Viacheslava
Fewer than 30 women in Poland carry it, and no girl has been given it in years: most Poles will never meet one. A Slavic name meaning "greater glory".
Viacheslava Pronunciation
What Viacheslava means
Where Viacheslava comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Viacheslava is the feminine form of the Slavic name Vyacheslav. The origin is Slavic. It brings together two old roots, vyache, meaning "more" or "greater", and slav, meaning "glory". Together they give the short meaning: greater glory. Russian and Ukrainian families have carried the name for generations.
The masculine root travelled far. Its Czech cousin Václav became Wenceslas in Latin, the tenth-century Bohemian duke and saint later sung in an English carol. Viacheslava holds the same promise in a woman's name.
Written in full on an official form at the urząd, Viacheslava takes the whole line. No standard diminutive trims it in Polish records. The sense stays plain: greater glory.
How many people are named Viacheslava
1 in 777374 women in Poland is named Viacheslava. 29 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #7753 among female names.