Wenceslau: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Wenceslau – Meaning: greater glory – Origin: Slavic (via Portuguese Venceslau, from Václav) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ven-ses-LOW


Wenceslau is a Slavic (via Portuguese Venceslau, from Václav) boy's name meaning “greater glory”. It appears in our list of 175+ Portuguese Baby Boy Names From Lisbon to São Paulo.

Meaning & Origin of Wenceslau

Meaning: Greater glory.

Origin: Slavic (via Portuguese Venceslau, from Václav).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Wenceslau

Phonetic: ven-ses-LOW

Popularity of Wenceslau

Wenceslau 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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