Ctirad () (Polish: Czcirad) is a
Slavic origin male given name derived from the elements: čest / chest "honour" and rad "care, joy".
Maybe, it means "he honours advice" or "worshiping advice".
Name Days
Czech: ''16 January''
Nicknames
Ctishek, Ctisha, Radek, Ctirek, Rado, Ches
Famous bearers
* In Czech
mythology
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narra ...
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The Maidens' War
"The Maidens' War" ( cs, Dívčí válka) is a tale in Bohemian tradition about an uprising of women against men. According to legend, it took place sometime in the 8th century. It first appeared in the twelfth-century ''Chronica Boëmorum'' ...
''), the nobleman Ctirad was killed by Šárka and the other rebel maidens
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Ctirad Mašín, 1950s Czech resistance fighter
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Ctirad Kohoutek Ctirad Kohoutek (18 March 1929 in Zábřeh, Czechoslovakia – 19 September 2011 in Brno, Czech Republic) was a contemporary Czech composer, music theorist, and pedagogue.
Life
In 1948–1949 he studied composition, musical theory and conductin ...
, Czech composer, music theorist, and pedagogue
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Ctirad Uher, Czech physicist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Another
* Ctirad - poem by
Julius Zeyer
Julius Zeyer (26 April 1841 – 29 January 1901) was a Czech prose writer, poet, and playwright.
Personal life
Zeyer was born on 26 April 1841 in Prague. His mother, Elisabeth Eleonora (née Weisseles), came from a German Jewish-turned-Catholic ...
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External links
Ctirad on Behind The Name
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