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From: Laurence Krupnak <>
Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L] Vlasta: male or female?
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 10:34:30 -0500


wrote:
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> Vlasta is short for the male Czech name Vlastimil.
>
> Joe Lischka
>

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Hello Joe,

Vlastimil is a feminine given name. Vlast, in Czech, Ukrainian,
etc. means "native land." Vlasta is as you indicated from the ancient
Slavic name Vlastimil, which was derived from vlast.

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Lavrentiy Krupniak

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