Sobiesław, Soběslav or Sebeslav (
Proto-Slavic
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: , , , , ) is a very old
Slavic given name, mostly common among the
West Slavs
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. Because of
folk etymology
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, 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
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name meaning "wise-famous",
cognate
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Because language change can have radical effects on both the s ...
with
Sophocles
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(roots
*sap and
*ḱléwos).
[Adams, Douglas Q. ''Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997, p.390.] The feminine form is , , or ().
People with the name
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Soběslav (d. 1004), a brother of Saint
Adalbert of Prague
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Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
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Sobieslaw I, Duke of Pomerania
Sobiesław, Soběslav or Sebeslav (Proto-Slavic: , , , , ) is a very old Slavic names, 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") an ...
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Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia
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Sobiesław Zasada, a
Polish former
rally
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Gatherings
* Political demonstration, a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade
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Sport ...
driver
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Soběslav Pinkas, a 19th-century Czech painter
See also
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Samborides
The Samborides () or House of Sobiesław () were a ruling dynasty in the historic region of Pomerelia. They were first documented about 1155 as governors (''princeps'') in the Eastern Pomeranian lands serving the royal Piast dynasty of Kingdom o ...
, a
Pomeranian dynasty
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H ...
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