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Ctirad

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Gender
  
male

Variant form(s)
  
Ctirada {f}

Word/name
  
Slavic

Related names
  
Ctibor, Česlav

Meaning
  
čest / chest ("honour") + rad ("joy, care, advice")

Ctirad ( [ˈtscɪrat]) (Polish: Czcirad) is a Slavic origin male given name derived from the elements: čest / chest "honour" and rad "care, joy". Maybe, it means "he honours advice" or "worshiping advice".

Contents

Name Days

Czech: 16 January

Nicknames

Ctishek, Ctisha, Radek, Ctirek, Rado, Ches

Famous bearers

  • In Czech mythology (as told in The Maidens' War), the nobleman Ctirad was killed by Šárka and the other rebel maidens
  • Ctirad John, Czech biologist and immunologist
  • Ctirad Mašín, 1950s Czech resistance fighter
  • Ctirad Kohoutek, Czech composer, music theorist, and pedagogue
  • Ctirad Uher, Czech physicist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

    • Another

  • Ctirad - poem by Julius Zeyer (complete text: here)

    • References

    Ctirad Wikipedia
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