Ctirad () (Polish: Czcirad) is a Slavic-origin male given name derived from the elements ''čĭstĭ'' "honour" and ''radŭ'' "happy, willing".

Name days

Czech: ''16 January''

Nicknames

Ctishek, Ctisha, Radek, Ctirek, Rado, Ches

Notable people

* In Czech mythology (as told in ''

The Maidens' War The Maidens' War () is a tale in Bohemian tradition about an uprising of women against men. According to legend, it occurred sometime in the 8th century. It first appeared in the twelfth-century '' Chronica Boemorum'' of Cosmas of Prague, and ...

''), the nobleman Ctirad was killed by Šárka and the other rebel maidens *

Ctirad Benáček Ctirad Benáček (8 September 1924 – 1 December 1999) was a Czech basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially brande ...

(1924–1999), Czech basketball player *

Ctirad Jungmann Ctirad Jungmann (born 20 May 1959) is a Czech rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 ...

(born 1959), Czech rower *

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 conducting ...

(1929–2011), Czech composer, music theorist, and pedagogue *

Ctirad Mašín Ctirad () (Polish: Czcirad) is a Slavic names, Slavic-origin male given name derived from the elements ''čĭstĭ'' "honour" and ''radŭ'' "happy, willing". Name days Czech: ''16 January'' Nicknames Ctishek, Ctisha, Radek, Ctirek, Rado, Ches ...

, 1950s Czech resistance fighter *

Ctirad Ovčáčík Ctirad Ovčáčík (born 18 October 1984, in Ostrava) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. He played with HC Vítkovice in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season The 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season was the 18t ...

(born 1984), Czech ice hockey player *

Ctirad Uher Professor Ctirad Uher is the C. Wilbur Peters Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Born in Prague, Czech Republic, he graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1972 and earned his Ph.D. from there in ...

, Czech physicist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

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