Ctirad
| Ctirad | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | chest ("honour") + rad ("joy, care") |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ctirada {f} |
| Related names | Ctibor, Česlav |
| http://www.behindthename.com/name/ctirad | |
Ctirad (pronounced [ˈtscɪrat]) (Polish: Czcirad) is a Slavic origin male given name derived from the elements: chest "honour" and rad "care, joy".
Name Days
Czech: 16 January
Nicknames
Ctishek, Ctisha, Radek, Ctirek
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)
External links
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