From: Piotr Gasiorowski Message: 67833 Date: 2011-06-22
W dniu 2011-06-22 23:42, Joao S. Lopes pisze:
> As name of a saint, became widespread in Catholic countries: in
> Portuguese, Venceslau.
Good King Wenceslas (who knocked a bobby senseless right in the middle
of Marks and Spencer's) was Duke of Bohemia in the 10th century, when
Czech still had a nasal vowel in the name. Now he's known as Svaty'
Václav (= St. Wenceslas) in his home country.