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Wenceslas
masc. proper name, from Medieval Latin
Venceslaus
(modern Czech
Vaclav
), from Old Czech
Veceslavŭ
, literally "having greater glory," from Slavic
*vetye-
"greater" +
*-slavu
"fame, glory," from PIE
*klou-
, from root
*kle-
"to hear" (see
listen
).