Wenceslas: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Wenceslas – Meaning: greater glory – Origin: Slavic (via Medieval Latin Wenceslaus, French Wenceslas) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: WEN-səs-lahs


Wenceslas is a Slavic (via Medieval Latin Wenceslaus, French Wenceslas) boy's name meaning “greater glory”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Wenceslas

Meaning: Greater glory.

Origin: Slavic (via Medieval Latin Wenceslaus, French Wenceslas).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Wenceslas

Phonetic: WEN-səs-lahs   IPA: /ˈwɛnsəslɑːs/

Popularity of Wenceslas

Wenceslas doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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