Přemysl
Pronunciation | Czech: [ˈpr̝̊ɛmɪsl̩] ⓘ |
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Gender | masculine |
Language(s) | Czech |
Name day | May 16 |
Origin | |
Derivation | pre ("over, again, very") and myslĭ ("thought, idea") |
Region of origin | Czech Republic |
Other names | |
Nickname(s) | Přemek |
Related names | Przemysł, Przemysław |

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Přemysl (Czech: [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]
Polish forms of the name are Przemysł and Przemysław.
Notable people with the name
Royalty and nobility
- Přemysl the Ploughman, mythical founder of the Bohemian royal dynasty of Přemyslids
- Přemysl I Otakar (c. 1155–1230), King of Bohemia
- Přemysl II Otakar, (c. 1233–1278), King of Bohemia
- Přemysl I, Duke of Opava (c. 1365–1433)
- Přemysl II, Duke of Opava (c. 1423/25–1478)
- Přemysl III, Duke of Opava ({{circa|1450–1493)
- Rarely: Any member of the Přemyslid dynasty (the form preferred in English is however "Přemyslid" in this case)
Others
- Přemysl Bičovský (born 1950), Czech football player and manager
- Přemysl Charvát (1930–2005), Czech conductor
- Přemysl Hajný (1925–1993), Czechoslovakian ice hockey player
- Přemysl Kočí (1917–2003), Czech opera singer and theatre manager
- Přemysl Kovář (born 1985), former Czech footballer
- Přemysl Krbec (1940–2021), Czech gymnast
- Přemysl Kubala (born 1973), Czech volleyball player
- Přemysl Pitter (1895–1976), Czech humanist and Protestant preacher
- Přemek Podlaha (1938−2014), Czech television personality
- 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
See also
- All pages with titles containing Premysl
- Przemyśl, a city in Poland, sometimes referred to as Premysl in English-language documents prior to World War II
- Slavic names