Wenceslas

English

Etymology

Variant of Wenceslaus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Wenceslas

1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.
   • 1854, John Mason Neale, “Good King Wenceslas”, in J. M. Neale, T. Helmore, Carols for Christmas-tide: The Condensed Vocal Parts, London: Novello, →OCLC, page 37:

     Good King Wenceslas look'd out, On the Feast of Stephen; / When the snow lay round about, Deep, and crisp, and e-ven: / Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cru-el, / When a poor man came in sight, Gath'ring win-ter fu-el.

Translations

male given name — see Wenceslaus