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Veleslav - Meaning of Veleslav
What does Veleslav mean?
[ syll. ve-le-slav, vel-esl-av ] The baby boy name Veleslav is pronounced as VEYL-SLaaV †. Veleslav is a Czech name of Slavonic origin. The name's meaning is great fame. A two-element name, it is derived from the elements 'vele' meaning great ; 'slav' fame, glory, Slav. The name Veleslava (Czech) is the female version of Veleslav.
Wielislaw (Polish), Wiesiek (Polish), Wiesiulek (Polish), and Wieslaw (Polish) are variants of Veleslav.
Other variants of Veleslav include the diminutive forms Vela (Czech), Velek (Czech), and Velousek (Czech).
See also the related categories, glory (honor) and czech.
Veleslav is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.
A baby name that sounds like Veleslav is the name Vlacheslav (Russian).
† approx English pronunciation for Veleslav: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"
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