Personal names on -slaw
Personal names ending in -slaw or -slav are common in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The feminine forms of first names end in - slava / - slawa .
The Lithuanian form of - slaw is - slavas , e.g. B. Bronislavas .
background
For the period since the 7th century, personal names in -slaw ( Radoslaw zu 688) first appeared in Greek chronicles . These were mentioned exclusively for Slavic namesake.
They are one of the oldest traditional Slavic name types and are still very common today.
meaning
The original meaning of -slaw is unclear. Today it is mostly interpreted as slava , honor, fame . In the Greek chronicles the form was -sthlabos / -sthlavos .
It is also an important Slav , so Rado (I) of the Slav > Radoslaw .
Personal names
The following have been mentioned or are in use:
| Serbo-Croatian | Czech | Bulgarian | Russian | Polish | Elbe Slavic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boleslav | Boleslaw | Boleslaw | |||
| Borislav | Borislav | ||||
| Braslav | |||||
| Bratislava | Vratislav | ||||
| Břetislav | Bryachislav | ||||
| Bronislav | Bronislaw | Bronislaw | |||
| Gojslav | |||||
| Izyaslav | |||||
| Jaroslav | Yaroslav | Jaroslaw | |||
| Mislav | |||||
| Miroslav | Miroslav | Miroslaw | Miroslaw | ||
| Mstislaw | Mistislaw | ||||
| Pribislaw | |||||
| Radoslav | Radoslaw | ||||
| Rastislav | Rostislav | Rostislav | |||
| Stanislav | Stanislaw | Stanislaw | |||
| Sobeslav | |||||
| Sudislaw | |||||
| Svyatoslav | |||||
| Tomislav | |||||
| Vladislav | Vladislav | Wladyslaw | |||
| Wseslaw | |||||
| Višeslav | Vysheslav | ||||
| Zdeslav |
literature
- Max Vasmer , Russian etymological dictionary , Heidelberg 1953-1958, ZDB -ID 1341766-6
Remarks
- ↑ Constantine VII. Porphyrogennetos , De Administrando Imperio , among others