First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Вячесла́в (Vjačesláv). Related to English Wenceslaus.
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- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Вячесла́в (Vjačesláv).
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Vjačeslavs was the only given name of 5139 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
