Jaroslav

This article is about the Slavic given name. For locations in Poland, see Jarosław (disambiguation). For locations in Russia, see Yaroslavl (inhabited locality).
Jaroslav
PronunciationCzech: [ˈjaroslaf]
Slovak: [ˈjarɔsɫau̯]
Gendermasculine
LanguageCzech, Slovak
Origin
LanguageSlavic
Word/namejar ("spring") + slav ("glory, fame")
Other names
Related namesJaroslava (f), Jarosław, Yaroslav
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Jaroslav is a Czech and Slovak masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".

There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the name referred to Jarilo - male Proto-Slavic deity of the sun, spring, and fertility, and slav meaning glory, i.e. "glory of the sun".

The feminine form of the name is Jaroslava.

Jaroslav is equivalent to the Polish name Jarosław and the Ukrainian and Russian name Yaroslav.

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