Vyacheslav

Vjatscheslav (Cyrillic Вячеслав , scientific transliteration Vjačeslav ) is an East Slavic male given name. The short form often used is slava .

Origin and meaning

Vyacheslav is composed of two components. Wjatsche- means 'more, bigger', -slav means 'fame'. The name could be translated as "the most glorious". The analogous Czech and Polish forms are Václav and Waclaw , Germanized Wenzel (Wenceslas).

The name joins the other Slavic names that end in -slaw : Jaroslaw , Miroslaw , Wladislaw or Stanislaw .

After several Russian princes bore this first name in the Middle Ages, like most non-Christian Slavic first names in the sphere of influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, it became out of use for several centuries. It experienced a renewed distribution from the second half of the 19th century and increasingly in the 20th century when interest in history and one's own national identity increased.

Well-known namesake

• Vyacheslav Anissin (* 1951), Russian ice hockey player.
• Vyacheslav Artyomov (* 1940), Russian composer.
• Vyacheslav Brjuchowezkyj (* 1947), Ukrainian philologist and literary critic.
• Vyacheslav Butusov (* 1961), Russian musician.
• Vyacheslav Buzayev (* 1970), Russian ice hockey player
• Vyacheslav Bykov (* 1960), Russian ice hockey player and coach.
• Vyacheslav Fetisov (* 1958), Russian ice hockey player and sports official.
• Vyacheslav Golubtsov (1894–1972), Russian scientist.
• Vyacheslav Ivanov (1866–1949), Russian philologist, poet and author.
• Vyacheslav Moshe Kantor (* 1953), Russian-Jewish entrepreneur and philanthropist.
• Vyacheslav Kozlov (* 1972), Russian ice hockey player.
• Vyacheslav Kuljomin (* 1990), Russian ice hockey player.
• Vyacheslav Kyrylenko (* 1968), Ukrainian politician.
• Vyacheslav Lemeschew (1952–1996), Russian boxer.
• Vyacheslav Lypynskyj (1882–1931), Ukrainian historian.
• Vyacheslav Malafeyev (* 1979), Russian football goalkeeper.
• Vyacheslav Menschinsky (1874–1934), Soviet revolutionary and politician.
• Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986), Soviet politician.
• Vyacheslav Nikonov (* 1956), Russian politician.
• Vyacheslav von Plehwe (1846–1904), Russian politician.
• Vyacheslav Polunin (born 1950), Russian clown.
• Vyacheslav Ragosin (1908–1962), Russian chess player.
• Vyacheslav Sahorodnjuk (* 1972), Ukrainian figure skater.
• Slava Saizew (* 1938), Russian fashion designer
• Vyacheslav Sof (1889–1937), Soviet military and functionary.
• Vyacheslav Sresnewski (1849–1937), Russian Slavist, photography pioneer and sports official
• Vyacheslav Stepanov (1889–1950), Russian mathematician.
• Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928–2009), Russian actor
• Vyacheslav Chornovil (1937–1999), Ukrainian human rights activist and politician
• Vyacheslav Wiskovsky (1881–1933), Russian film director and actor
• Vyacheslav Volodin (* 1964), Russian politician.
• Vyacheslav Voronin (* 1974), Russian high jumper.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Фасмер, Макс. Вячеслав. Этимологический словарь русского языка. Институт русского языка РАН им. В. В. Виноградова