Jaroslav 2526066 225343098 2008-07-13T05:04:06Z Kasnie 3557674 '''Jaroslav''' (also written as '''Yaroslav''' or '''[[Jarosław (disambiguation)|Jarosław]]''') is a common [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] first name, composed from the elements ''jar'' meaning strong or powerful and ''slav'' meaning glory or fame. It is also the name of several places. People named Jaroslav (Yaroslav): * [[Jaroslav Halak]] goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens * [[Jaroslav Hašek]], Czech author, writer of ''[[The Good Soldier Švejk]]''. * [[Yaroslav I the Wise]] Locations: * [[Yaroslavl]] - city in Russia * [[Jarosław]] - town in Poland * [[Jaroslav (Pardubice District)|Jaroslav]] - village in [[Pardubice District]], [[Czech Republic]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Czech given names]] [[Category:Russian given names]] [[Category:Slovak given names]] [[cs:Jaroslav]] [[de:Jaroslav]] [[pl:Jarosław]] [[pt:Jaroslav]] [[ro:Iaroslav (dezambiguizare)]]