Prostějov

Czech cs: Etymology The town was originally called Prostějovice, which was derived from person personal name zlw-ocs Prostěj ovice 1, meaning "a village of Prostěj's people". Prostěj was an informal form of some compound personal name such as cs Prostimír or cs Prostislav, where the first component is derived from cs sla-pro *prostъ simple. For similar etymology see cs Budějovice or cs Hodějovice.Hosák, Ladislav; Šrámek, Rudolf (1980). "Prostějov". Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku, vol. II. Praha: Československá akademie věd. Page 309–310. The name Prostějovice was shortened to Prostějov in the 1st half of the 13th century.Lutterer, Ivan; Majtán, Milan; Šrámek, Rudolf (1982). "Prostějov". Zeměpisná jména Československa. Praha: Mladá fronta. Page 246–247. Compare cs Holešov or cs Chomoutov. Pronunciation cs Cs Prostějov.ogg cs ɛjof cs Pro s tě jov Proper noun m-in prostějovský Prostějovan Prostějovanka cs city in the eastern c/Czech Republic Declension m.sg Related terms cs Prostějovičky References Further reading cs terms suffixed with -ov cs Places in Moravia