Jaroslav (also written as

Yaroslav Yaroslav () is a Slavic peoples, Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky (disambiguation), Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to: ...

or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the name referred to ''

Jarilo Jarylo (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jarilo, Јарило; be, Ярыла), alternatively Yaryla, Iarilo, Juraj, Jurij, or Gerovit, is a East and South Slavic god of vegetation, fertility and springtime. Etymology The Proto-Slavic root ''*jarъ'' (jar), fr ...

'' - male Proto-Slavic deity of the sun, spring, and fertility, and ''slav'' meaning glory, i.e. "glory of the sun". However, with the adoption of Christianity in the Slavic countries the name began to be commonly understood not as a reference to a pagan deity, but rather to the "fervent worship of Go
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of the Bible. ;People named Jaroslav: * Jaroslav Drobný, Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Drobný (footballer) Jaroslav Drobný (; born 18 October 1979) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and who works as goalkeeping coach for Bayern Munich II. At international level, he has represented the Czech Republic. Drobný has p ...

, Czech footballer *

Jaroslav Foglar Jaroslav Foglar (6 July 1907 – 23 January 1999) was a Czechoslovak writer who wrote many novels about youths (partly also about Boy Scouts movement) and their adventures in nature and dark city streets. His signature series is ''Rychlé šípy'' ...

, Czech novelist * Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player * Jaroslav Hašek, Czech author, writer of '' The Good Soldier Švejk'' * Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and inventor, recipient of the Nobel prize *

Jaroslav Jakubovič Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948) is a Czech-born Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer. Biography Born in Czechoslovakia, Jakubovič emigrated to Israel, via Switzerland in 1968, as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechosl ...

, Czech jazz saxophonist *

Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš (born 8 July 1983) is a Czech auto racing driver. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken three pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring turning two of them into victories, teamed with Sascha ...

, Czech race car driver * Jaroslav Janus, Slovak ice hockey player *

Jaroslav Levinský Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles r ...

, Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Mostecký Jaroslav Mostecký (29 September 1963 in Zábřeh – 13 December 2020) was a Czech science fiction writer. Biography He won the science fiction fandom related Karel Čapek prize in 1997. Mostecký died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

(1963–2020), Czech fantasy writer * Jaroslav Nešetřil, Czech mathematician * Jaroslav Pelikan, American Christian scholar *

Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103. The following year, on 1 October 2012, h ...

, Czech tennis player * Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet, recipient of the Nobel prize * Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player * Jaroslav Šrámek, Czechoslovak fighter pilot and military commander ;Places * Jaroslav (Pardubice District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic

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