← Back to The Early Middle Ages
Boy · Old Slavic
Svätopluk
Say it: SVEH-toh-plook
Meaning
From Slavic svęt 'holy, strong' and pъlkъ 'host, army'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
The name of the 9th-century Great Moravian ruler, revived as a patriotic name in Slovakia and Bohemia.
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
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Svatopluk
| Czech | Svatopluk |
|---|---|
| Russian | Svyatopolk |
Famous bearers
- Svatopluk I, ruler of Great Moravia
- Svatopluk Čech, Czech poet
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- Royal and noble genealogies
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.