Sobiesław, Soběslav or Sebeslav (Proto-Slavic: *Sobęslavь, Polish: Sobiesław, Czech: Soběslav, Slovene: Sebeslav, Church Slavonic: Собѧславь, romanized: Sobęslavǐ) is a very old Slavic given name, mostly common among the West Slavs. Because of folk etymology, it is popularly supposed to derive from sobie ("usurp, for me, myself") and sław ("glory, prestige"); however, it is actually derived from a Proto-Indo-European name meaning "wise-famous", cognate with Sophocles (roots *sap and *ḱléwos).[1] The feminine form is Sobiesława, Soběslava, or Собѧслава (Sobęslava).

Sobiesław
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameProto-Indo-European
Meaning*sap ('to know') + *ḱléwos ('fame, glory')
Other names
Alternative spellingSoběslav, Собѧславь
Variant form(s)Sobiesława (f), Soběslava (f), Собѧслава (f)
Related namesSobierad, Sobiemir, Sobiebor, Sophocles

People with the name

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997, p.390.