Sobieslaw

Sobiesław, Soběslav or Sebeslav (Proto-Slavic: , , , , ) 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 and ). The feminine form is , , or ().

People with the name

• Soběslav (d. 1004), a brother of Saint Adalbert of Prague
• Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
• Sobieslaw I, Duke of Pomerania
• Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia
• Sobiesław Zasada, a Polish former rally driver
• Soběslav Pinkas, a 19th-century Czech painter
• Dominik Szoboszlai a Hungarian soccer player

See also

• Samborides, a Pomeranian dynasty

References