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Veselý (feminine Veselá) is a Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and English surname. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), it may derive from Vasily, which is a pet form of Basil (meaning "kingly"); or one who came from Vezelay, France; or "a joyous or happy fellow"[1] (from Czech and eastern Slavic veselý, meaning "merry" or "cheerful"). It is also reported to be a Jewish name from central and eastern Europe.[2]
The name Vesely was carried to England by the Normans after the Norman Conquest in 1066, with the family who settled in Northampton. The name origin of this family was its French place of residence in Vassy, in the Normandy region. Other records suggest that the name was formerly de Vesci, a baronial name.[3]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleš Veselý, Czech sculptor
- Bohumil Veselý (born 1945), Czech footballer
- Dalibor Vesely (1934-2015), Czech engineer, architect, art historian and aestheticist
- František Veselý (1943-2009), Czech footballer
- Jan Veselý (born 1990), Czech basketball player
- Jana Veselá (born 1983), Czech basketball player
- Jarmila Veselá, Czech criminal lawyer
- Jaroslav Veselý, Czech sport shooter
- Jindřich Veselý, Czech puppeteer
- Jiří Veselý (born 1993), Czech tennis player
- , Australian filmmaker, working at Closer Productions in Adelaide
- Ondřej Veselý, Czech ice hockey player
- Petr Veselý (canoeist), Czech canoeist
- Petr Veselý (footballer), Czech footballer
- Radek Veselý, Czech ice hockey player
- Tim Vesely (born 1963), Canadian musician and songwriter
- Václav Veselý, Czech gymnast
- Vítězslav Veselý (born 1983), Czech javelin thrower
- Vladimír Veselý, Slovak footballer
- Vlastimil Veselý, Czech footballer
See also[]
- All pages with titles containing Vesely
- Veselá (disambiguation)
- Veselé (disambiguation)
- Veselí (disambiguation)
- Vesyoly, alternatively spelled Vesely; name of several rural localities in Russia
References[]
- ^ "Veselý Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Meaning and Origin of Vesely". FamilyEducation. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Vesely Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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