How to pronounce Vasicek?

Vasicek is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ w ah - s ih - ch eh k ]

w	ah	-	s	ih	-	ch	eh	k
win	car		so	it		chin	pet	key

wa-si-CHECK
wa - 'a' is pronounced as 'A' in 'CAR'
si - pronounced as 'SI' in 'SIT'

Origin: Czechoslovakia
Last name

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Vasicek is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ wah SHE check ]

Last Name

Slovak, Czech

A little Vaclav (aka, King Wenceslas, Christian king/patron saint)

This name can either be Czech (Bohemian/Moravian) or Slovak. Many last names in this region are named after Vaclav (VOS love). His name comes from Czech into Polish and into English from the Polish as Wenceslas, of Christmas Carol fame (Good King Wenceslas). He was the regional King of Bohemia around 1,000 AD. You can read about him online.

"Cek" (check) means "little", so a Vasicek means one who, in some ways, is like Wenceslas. Vaclav sometimes comes into English as "James."

va-si-cek

wah-she'- check

Last Name

Slovak, Czech

A little Vaclav (aka, King Wenceslas, Christian king/patron saint)

This name can either be Czech (Bohemian/Moravian) or Slovak. Many last names in this region are named after Vaclav (VOS love). His name comes from Czech into Polish and into English from the Polish as Wenceslas, of Christmas Carol fame (Good King Wenceslas). He was the regional King of Bohemia around 1,000 AD. You can read about him online.

"Cek" (check) means "little", so a Vasicek means one who, in some ways, is like Wenceslas. Vaclav sometimes comes into English as "James."