Sobieslaw

Gender	male
Word/name	Proto-Indo-European
Meaning	('to know') + ('fame, glory')
Alternative spelling	Soběslav, Собѧславь
Variant form(s)	Sobiesława (f), Soběslava (f), Собѧслава (f)
Related names	Sobierad, Sobiemir, Sobiebor, Sophocles

Sobiesław (Proto-Slavic: *Sobęslavь, Polish: Sobiesław, Czech, Slovak: Soběslav, Old Church Slavonic: Собѧславь) is a very old 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") and sław ("glory, prestige"); however, it is actually derived from a Proto-Indo-European name meaning "wise-famous", cognate with Sophocles (roots and ). The feminine form is Sobiesława/Soběslava/Собѧслава.

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