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The name WENCESLAUS derives from VÁCLAV, and may have Medieval Czech, Czech, or Slovak origins and have its roots in Christianity.
Contracted form of the older name Veceslav, from the Slavic elements veche "more" and slava "glory". Saint Václav (known as Wenceslas in English) was a 10th-century duke of Bohemia murdered by his brother. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic. This was also the name of several Bohemian kings.
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