On 9/6/04 5:44 PM, Brian M. Scott wrote:
> This is the same name as in <princeps Wartizlauus> 1153 (of
> Pomerania), <domino Wartizlauo castellano de Stetin> 1178,
> <Obiit Wartizlaus filius Suantobori> 1196, <Wartyzlaus dei
> gracia dux Slavorum et Kassubie> 1311, etc.?
Of course it is. In the West Slavic area we find three principal
variants of the name, reflecting three different dialectal treatments of
Proto-Slavic *-orC- -- let's call them Northern (as in Pomeranian
Wartislaw), Midland (as in Polish Wrocisl/aw), and Southern (as in Czech
Vratislav). Apart from Warsaw, there are other placenames derived from
Warsz, e.g. Warszewo, now a district of Szczecin (Stettin) but once an
independent village, first mentioned in 1261 (and so at least as old as
Warsaw!).
The name of the now Polish city of Wrocl/aw in Lower Silesia (Ger.
Breslau, Lat. Vratislavia, Cz. Vratislav) probably commemorates its
foundation by Vratislav I, duke of Bohemia and father of "Good King"
Wenceslas.
PIotr