Prostějov.
a city in the eastern Czech Republic
Meaning & usage
a city in the eastern Czech Republic
Where this word comes from
The town was originally called Prostějovice, which was derived from person personal name Prostěj + -ovice, meaning "a village of Prostěj's people". Prostěj was an informal form of some compound personal name such as Prostimír or Prostislav, where the first component is derived from Proto-Slavic *prostъ (“simple”). For similar etymology see Budějovice or Hodějovice. The name Prostějovice was shortened to Prostějov in the 1st half of the 13th century. Compare Holešov or Chomoutov.
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