What is "caslav"

Čáslav (; ) is a town in eastern part of Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Čáslav is a Czech name, which may refer to:

• Čáslav, a town in eastern part of Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic
  • FK Čáslav, football club
• Čáslavsko, a village and municipality ( obec) in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
• Čáslavice, a village and municipality ( obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

Časlav is a Slavic given name, which has several spelling variants: Časlav ( Cyrillic: Часлав) in Serbian, Čáslav or Čéslav in Czech, and Czasław or Czesław in Polish. In medieval Greek texts, the name is spelled as Τζασϑλάβος. The name consists of two elements, ča and slav. The element ča is a Slavic root meaning "to await" or "to look forward to", expressing the idea that the child is an eagerly awaited gift. The element slav is very common in Slavic anthroponyms. It comes from slava "glory", and has the sense of "good name" in the given names.

Notable people named Časlav:

• Časlav Klonimirović, ruler of Serbia (927–960)
• Časlav Đorđević, Serbian writer