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Přemysl
Say it: PRZHEH-mihsl
Meaning
From Slavic pře- 'very, over' and mysl 'thought'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
The name of the legendary ancestor of Bohemia's first dynasty, revived in the National Revival and still occasionally given.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Przemysł |
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Famous bearers
- Přemysl the Ploughman, legendary founder of the Přemyslid dynasty
- Ottokar I (Přemysl Otakar I), King of Bohemia
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- Royal and noble genealogies
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