Vyacheslav
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Vyacheslav, also transliterated Viacheslav or Viatcheslav (, ; , ), is a Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It is the equivalent of Belarusian Вячаслаў/Вацлаў (transliterated Viačaslaŭ/Vaclaŭ, or Viachaslau/Vaclau), Croatian Vjenceslav, Czech Václav, Polish Wacław and Więcesław — Latinised as Wenceslaus. Also: Romanian of Moldova Veaceslav.
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Vyacheslav, also transliterated Viacheslav or Viatcheslav (, ; , ), is a Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It is the equivalent of Belarusian Вячаслаў/Вацлаў (transliterated Viačaslaŭ/Vaclaŭ, or Viachaslau/Vaclau), Croatian Vjenceslav, Czech Václav, Polish Wacław and Więcesław — Latinised as Wenceslaus. Also: Romanian of Moldova Veaceslav.
It is a Slavic dithematic name (that is, composed of two lexemes) derived from the Slavic words vyache, "great(er)", and slava, "glory, fame". Common short forms are Slava, Slavik.
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