Gorazd
Gorazd is an ancient Slavic name famously associated with Saint Gorazd, a disciple and designated successor of Saint Methodius. It strongly evokes the history of Great Moravia and the Cyrillo-Methodian heritage. Today, it is a distinctive and rare name rooted in rich cultural history.
Name variants
International equivalents and translations
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA Slavic name denoting a capable, skillful, adept, and experienced person.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Pochádza zo staroslovienskeho osobného mena Gorazd, utvoreného z praslovanského prídavného mena *gorazdъ vo význame „schopný, zdatný, obratný, skúsený“.
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GORAZD
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling9 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Známe v okolitých stredoeurópskych a slovanských krajinách.
- •Meno je špecifické pre stredoeurópsky / slovanský kultúrny okruh, pre cudzincov bude pôsobiť originálne a exoticky.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Gorazd
9People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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