Přemysl
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Přemysl (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpr̝̊ɛmɪsl̩] ⓘ) is a Czech masculine given name. It is derived from the prefix pre ('over', 'again', 'very') and the Slavic element myslĭ ('thought', 'idea').[1] The meaning can be interpreted as "man who thinks thoroughly" or "man with a good mind".[2] Polish forms of the name are Przemysł and Przemysław.
Notable people with the name include:
Royalty and nobility
- Ottokar I of Bohemia (Czech: Přemysl Otakar I.; c. 1155–1230), King of Bohemia
- Ottokar II of Bohemia (Czech: Přemysl Otakar II.; c. 1233–1278), King of Bohemia
- Přemek I, Duke of Opava (Czech: Přemysl I. Opavský; c. 1365–1433)
- Przemko II, Duke of Opava (Czech: Přemysl II. Opavský; c. 1423/25–1478)
- Przemko III, Duke of Opava (Czech: Přemysl II. Opavský; c. 1450–1493)
Other
- Přemysl Bičovský (born 1950), Czech football player and manager
- Přemysl Charvát (1930–2005), Czech conductor
- Přemysl Hainý (1925–1993), Czech ice hockey player
- Přemysl Kočí (1917–2003), Czech opera singer and theatre manager
- Přemysl Kovář (born 1985), Czech footballer
- Přemysl Krbec (1940–2021), Czech gymnast
- Přemysl Kubala (born 1973), Czech volleyball player
- Přemysl Pitter (1895–1976), Czech humanist and Protestant preacher
- Přemysl Pražský (1893–1964), Czech actor
- Přemysl Sobotka (born 1944), Czech politician
- Přemysl Švarc (born 1985), Czech triathlete
- Přemysl Vlk (1982–2003), Czech slalom canoeist
- Přemysl Vojta (born 1983), Czech horn player
Fictional
- Přemysl the Ploughman, mythical founder of the Bohemian royal dynasty of Přemyslids
See also
- All pages with titles containing Premysl
- Przemyśl, a city in Poland
- Slavic names