Gender:
Origin:
Slavic
288 famous people named Waclaw found on Wikipedia.
51 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
2866-th in year 1919
Best ranking:
2526-th in year 1912
Wenceslaus and Wenceslas (and other similar) are Latinized forms of the Slavic name (in different forms) Czech: Václav, Polish: Wacław, Więcesław, Russian: Vyacheslav, Croatian: Vjenceslav, among others. It originated as a Latin spelling for West Slavic rulers. It is a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic names. It roughly means "greater glory". It may refer to:
People
Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935 or 929), and subject of a Christmas carol
Wenceslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (died 1192)
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia (c. 1205–1253), King of Bohemia
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (1271–1305), King of Bohemia and Poland
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), King of Hungary, Bohemia, and Poland
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361–1419), King of Bohemia, and German King
Wenceslaus I of Legnica (ca. 1318 – 1364)
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg (1337–1383), the first Duke
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1316–1378), born Wenceslaus
Wenceslas Hollar (1607–1677), Bohemian etcher
Wenceslaus Hanka (1791–1861), Bohemian philologist
Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo (1825–1894), 13th President of Colombia
Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819–1909), Faroese minister and linguist
Venceslau Brás (1868–1966), 9th President of Brazil
Prince Wenceslas of Nassau (born 1957)
Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein (born 1974).
Vjenceslav Richter (1917–2002), Croatian architect
Vjenceslav Novak (1859–1905), Croatian writer
Placenames
Wenceslas Square, a public square in Prague
Wenceslas Mine, Lower Silesia, now in Poland
Other
"Good King Wenceslas", a popular Christmas carol
Variant of Vaklav: combine of veche (more) and slava (glory).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Wacław Berczyński | 1946 | |
2 | Wacław Sierpiński | 1882 | Mathematician |
3 | Wacław Kiełtyka | 1981 | Polish musician and composer |
4 | Wacław Alchimowicz | 1914 | Polish officer |
5 | Wacław Stachiewicz | 1894 | Polish general |
6 | Wacław Barcikowski | 1887 | Polish lawyer (1887-1981) |
7 | Wacław Grabowski | 1916 | |
8 | Wacław Stykowski | 1912 | Polish clerk and military officer |
9 | Wacław Nałkowski | 1851 | |
10 | Wacław Micuta | 1915 | POlish economist |
11 | Wacław Felczak | 1916 | Polish historian |
12 | Wacław Holewiński | 1956 | |
13 | Wacław Pawliszak | 1866 | Polish painter |
14 | Wacław Potocki | 1621 | Polish noble |
15 | Wacław Sieroszewski | 1858 | Polish writer |
16 | Wacław Tułodziecki | 1904 | |
17 | Wacław Szybalski | 1921 | Polish physician |
18 | Wacław Uruszczak | 1946 | |
19 | Wacław Nycz | 1954 | Polish sportsperson |
20 | Wacław Gajewski | 1911 | Polish biologist |
21 | Wacław Krzeptowski | 1897 | Polish politician |
22 | Wacław Kisielewski | 1943 | Polish musician |
23 | Wacław Rzewuski | 1705 | Polish writer and noble |
24 | Wacław Kopisto | 1911 | Polish elite World War II soldier |
25 | Wacław Kuchar | 1897 | Polish footballer |
26 | Wacław of Szamotuły | 1520 | Polish composer |
27 | Wacław Jędrzejewicz | 1893 | Wacław Jędrzejewicz |
28 | Wacław Zalewski | 1917 | Polish architect |
29 | Wacław Borowy | 1890 | Polish literary critic (1890-1950) |
30 | Wacław Jagas | 1922 | |
31 | Wacław Sikorski | 1925 | |
32 | Wacław Berent | 1873 | Polish novelist and translator |
33 | Wacław Ciepłucha | 1915 | |
34 | Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski | 1785 | Polish poet and explorer |
35 | Wacław Klukowski | 1966 | MEP |
36 | Wacław Berka | 1894 | Polish officer |
37 | Wacław Taranczewski | 1903 | |
38 | Wacław Hański | 1782 | Polish noble |
39 | Wacław Święcicki | 1848 | Poet |
40 | Wacław Struszyński | 1905 | Polish engineer |
41 | Wacław Grzybowski | 1887 | Polish politician and philosopher |
42 | Wacław Niemojowski | 1865 | |
43 | Wacław Panek | 1948 | Polish musicologist |
44 | Wacław Makowski | 1897 | Polish officer |
45 | Wacław Król | 1915 | Polish flying ace |
46 | Waclaw Adamczyk | 1990 | Polish actor |
47 | Wacław Karłowicz | 1907 | |
48 | Wacław Aleksander Lachman | 1880 | |
49 | Wacław Janaszek | 1903 | Polish officer |
50 | Wacław Komarnicki | 1891 | |
51 | Wacław Ulewicz | 1937 | Polish actor |
52 | Wacław Lipiński | 1896 | Polish amry officer and historian |
53 | Wacław Lednicki | 1891 | Polish literary critic (1891-1967) |
54 | Wacław Wieczorek | 1958 | Polish sportsperson |
55 | Wacław Długoborski | 1926 | Polish historian |
56 | Wacław Mikłaszewski | 1985 | Polish actor |
57 | Wacław Denhoff-Czarnocki | 1896 | Polish officer |
58 | Waclaw Korabiewicz | 1903 | Polish writer |
59 | Wacław Kostek-Biernacki | 1884 | Polish politician and writer |
60 | Wacław Szpakowski | 1883 | Polish architect |
61 | Wacław Krzywiec | 1908 | Polish officer |
62 | Wacław Kobyliński | 1896 | Polish officer |
63 | Wacław Olszak | 1868 | Polish physician |
64 | Wacław Wierzbieniec | 1963 | Polish historian |
65 | Wacław Krzyżanowski | 1881 | Polish architect |
66 | Wacław Brzeziński | 1878 | Polish singer |
67 | Wacław Stępień | 1911 | |
68 | Wacław Kasprzak | 1932 | |
69 | Wacław Grubiński | 1883 | |
70 | Wacław Kruszka | 1868 | American journalist |
71 | Wacław Liskiewicz | 1937 | |
72 | Wacław Grodziecki | 1535 | Polish cartographer |
73 | Wacław Agryppa | 1525 | |
74 | Wacław Szymanowski | 1895 | Polish physicist |
75 | Wacław Biliński | 1921 | |
76 | Wacław Iwaszkiewicz-Rudoszański | 1871 | Polish officer |
77 | Wacław Iwaniuk | 1912 | Poet and literary critic |
78 | Wacław Paszkowski | 1881 | |
79 | Wacław Szczeblewski | 1888 | Polish painter |
80 | Wacław Szalewicz | 1895 | |
81 | Wacław Borowski | 1885 | Polish artist |
82 | Wacław Strykowski | 1942 | |
83 | Wacław Kryński | 1898 | |
84 | Wacław Łapkowski | 1913 | Polish fighter pilot and officer |
85 | Wacław Szokalski | 1874 | Polish officer |
86 | Wacław Szuniewicz | 1892 | |
87 | Wacław Leszczyński | 1632 | |
88 | Wacław Radziwinowicz | 1953 | Polish journalist |
89 | Wacław Studnicki | 1874 | Polish historian |
90 | Wacław Bojarski | 1921 | Polish writer |
91 | Wacław Walicki | 1903 | |
92 | Wacław Grabkowski | 1953 | Polish writer |
93 | Wacław Szubert | 1912 | |
94 | Wacław Szklarski | 1934 | Polish actor |
95 | Wacław Wycisk | 1912 | |
96 | Wacław Budzyński | 1891 | Polish officer |
97 | Wacław Michał Zaleski | 1799 | Writer, folklorist, political activist |
98 | Wacław Roszkowski | 1886 | |
99 | Wacław Urban | 1930 | Polish historian |
100 | Wacław Latocha | 1936 | Polish cyclist |
101 | Wacław Babiński | 1887 | Diplomat |
102 | Wacław Dziewulski | 1882 | Polish physicist |
103 | Wacław Tokarz | 1873 | Polish officer and historian |
104 | Wacław Sąsiadek | 1931 | Polish association football player |
105 | Wacław Fara | 1874 | Polish officer |
106 | Wacław Rogowicz | 1879 | |
107 | Wacław Wiślicki | 1882 | |
108 | Wacław Depo | 1953 | Polish priest |
109 | Wacław Maciejowski | 1792 | Polish historian |
110 | Wacław Świeciński | 1896 | Polish officer |
111 | Wacław Werner | 1879 | Polish physicist |
112 | Wacław Zawadowski | 1891 | Painter |
113 | Wacław Młodzianowski | 1891 | Polish officer |
114 | Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski | 1926 | Warsaw Uprising insurgent and Author |
115 | Wacław Osuchowski | 1906 | |
116 | Waclaw Wasowicz | 1891 | Polish painter |
117 | Wacław Józef Walecki | 1947 | |
118 | Wacław Łukaszewicz | 1927 | |
119 | Wacław Lachert | 1872 | |
120 | Wacław Odyniec | 1922 | |
121 | Wacław Martyniuk | 1949 | Polish politician |
122 | Wacław Bajkowski | 1875 | |
123 | Wacław Sobieski | 1872 | Polish historian |
124 | Wacław Weker | 1891 | Polish architect |
125 | Wacław Scaevola-Wieczorkiewicz | 1890 | Polish officer |
126 | Wacław Cimochowski | 1912 | Philologist |
127 | Wacław Kowalewski | 1891 | Polish architect |
128 | Wacław Radecki | 1887 | |
129 | Wacław Okulicz-Kozaryn | 1884 | Wrestler |
130 | Wacław Łopuszyński | 1856 | |
131 | Wacław Mayzel | 1847 | |
132 | Wacław Dąbrowski | 1879 | |
133 | Wacław Zimpel | 1983 | Polish clarinetist |
134 | Wacław Kłyszewski | 1910 | |
135 | Wacław Gąssowski | 1917 | Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor |
136 | Wacław Wolski | 1867 | Polish poet |
137 | Wacław Długosz | 1892 | |
138 | Wacław Gralewski | 1900 | |
139 | Waclaw Rolicz-Lieder | 1866 | Polish poet |
140 | Wacław Kuźmicki | 1921 | Polish Olympic decathlete |
141 | Wacław Kotecki | 1897 | Polish officer |
142 | Wacław Żenczykowski | 1897 | POlish structural engineer |
143 | Wacław Borowiec | 1982 | |
144 | Wacław Soldan | 1912 | Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor |
145 | Wacław Tomalak | 1893 | |
146 | Wacław Ćmakowski | 1902 | |
147 | Wacław Klaczyński | 1887 | Polish officer |
148 | Wacław Piekarski | 1893 | Polish general |
149 | Wacław Malanowski | 1873 | |
150 | Wacław Korta | 1919 | |
151 | Wacław Zagórski | 1909 | Polish lawyer and journalist |
152 | Wacław Leon Makowski | 1854 | |
153 | Wacław Haczyński | 1894 | Polish officer |
154 | Wacław Gebethner | 1899 | Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor |
155 | Wacław Ciesielski | 1898 | |
156 | Wacław Anczyc | 1866 | Printer,historian |
157 | Wacław Osiński | 1868 | |
158 | Wacław Eytner | 1922 | Polish architect |
159 | Wacław Grzegorz Koral | 1876 | |
160 | Wacław Świerzawski | 1927 | Polish priest |
161 | Wacław Zembrzuski | 1912 | |
162 | Wacław Tadeusz Dobrzyński | 1886 | Polish lawyer (1886-1962) |
163 | Wacław Frankowski | 1903 | Polish diplomat |
164 | Wacław Seruga | 1943 | |
165 | Wacław Starzyński | 1910 | Cyclist |
166 | Wacław Pegza | 1913 | Polish association football player |
167 | Wacław Pijanowski | 1906 | |
168 | Wacław Piskorski | 1853 | |
169 | Wacław Iwaszkiewicz | 1894 | Polish officer |
170 | Wacław Waldemar Michalski | 1938 | |
171 | Wacław Znajdowski | 1889 | Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor |
172 | Wacław Wilhelm z Roupova | ||
173 | Wacław Zaleski | 1914 | Polish sportsperson and officer |
174 | Wacław Furmańczyk | 1919 | Polish architect |
175 | Wacław Strażewicz | 1889 | |
176 | Wacław Jasiński | 1899 | |
177 | Wacław Schayer | 1905 | |
178 | Wacław Wądołkowski | 1925 | |
179 | Wacław Dziewanowski | 1870 | Polish officer |
180 | Wacław Chodkowski | 1878 | Polish painter |
181 | Wacław Calewski | 1893 | Polish officer |
182 | Wacław Plewako | 1898 | Polish officer |
183 | Wacław Tuwalski | 1909 | |
184 | Wacław Romuald Kochański | 1878 | |
185 | Wacław Konderski | 1886 | |
186 | Wacław Zembal | 1893 | |
187 | Wacław Wójcik | 1919 | Polish sportsperson and bicycle racer |
188 | Wacław Kloss | 1867 | |
189 | Wacław Grandys | 1914 | |
190 | Wacław Janas | 1939 | |
191 | Wacław Dahlen | 1885 | Polish officer |
192 | Wacław Moszyński | 1892 | |
193 | Wacław Zaorski | 1908 | |
194 | Wacław Mauberg | 1931 | Polish chemist |
195 | Wacław Ostroróg | 1600 | |
196 | Wacław Pytkowski | 1904 | Polish economist (1904-1989) |
197 | Wacław Sonelski | 1947 | |
198 | Wacław Oszajca | 1947 | Polish poet |
199 | Wacław Aleksandrowicz | 1884 | Polish officer |
200 | Wacław Bruner | 1898 |