Chrudoš is a male first name, derived from the
Czech
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* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
word ''chruditi'' ("weaken"); therefore, Chrudoš literally means "boy who is weakened" and comes from the name
Chrudim
Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest town of the region. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#M ...
. It is mentioned in the
Manuscripts of Dvůr Králové and of Zelená Hora
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has c ...
(19th century). The name day is celebrated on 22 or 23 January or 25 October.
Nicknames
Chruďa, Chrudík, Chrudko, Chrudošek, Došek, Chru
Famous bearers
* ''
Libuše
, Libussa, Libushe or, historically ''Lubossa'', is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czechs, Czech people as a whole. According to legend, she was the youngest but wisest of three sisters, who became queen after their father ...
'', about brothers Chrudoš a Šťáhlav
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Veštírna
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Czech masculine given names
Masculine given names
Slovak masculine given names