Sobieslaw

Sobiesław, Soběslav or Sebeslav (Proto-Slavic: Sobęslavь, Sobiesław, Soběslav, Sebeslav, Собѧславь) is a very old Slavic given name, mostly common among the West Slavs. Because of folk etymology, it is popularly supposed to derive from sobie ("usurp, for me, myself") and sław ("glory, prestige"); however, it is actually derived from a Proto-Indo-European name meaning "wise-famous", cognate with Sophocles (roots *sap and *ḱléwos). The feminine form is Sobiesława, Soběslava, or Собѧслава (Sobęslava).

People with the name

 * Soběslav (d. 1004), a brother of Saint Adalbert of Prague
 * Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
 * Sobieslaw I, Duke of Pomerania
 * Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia
 * Sobiesław Zasada, a Polish former rally driver
 * Soběslav Pinkas, a 19th-century Czech painter