The baby name Ventsislav is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɛntsi.slav/ (VEN-tsee-slav).
The baby name Ventsislav is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈvɛntsi.slav/ (VEN-tsee-slav).
Ventsislav is Bulgarian, Slavic in Origin.
Ventsislav (Bulgarian: Венцислав) is a masculine Slavic compound name from venets “wreath, crown” + slava “glory, fame.” It thus conveys “crowned with glory” or “wreathed in fame,” aligning with the -slav naming tradition across the Slavic world. Pronounced VEN-tsee-slav in Bulgarian.
Documented in medieval Bulgarian naming patterns and popularized again during the 19th–20th‑century national revival, it remains in steady modern use, borne by several Bulgarian athletes and artists. Diminutives include Ventsi/Venci and Slav; the feminine counterpart is Ventsislava (Венцислава). Close variants and cognates appear as Serbian/Croatian Vencislav, Polish Wieńczysław, and occasionally the Latinized Venceslav in historical records. It is sometimes mistaken for Václav/Wenceslaus or for Vyacheslav, but those derive from roots meaning “more/greater glory” rather than “crown,” making Ventsislav semantically distinct.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | 0 | #61 | 20 | 1,799 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #106 | 157 | 3,850 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #872 | 59 | 5,610 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,425 | 47 | 10,046 |
Ventsislav is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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