Jaroslav

Jaroslav is a Czech and Slovak masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar ('spring' 'might' 'ruler') and slav ('glory, fame').The name translates into English as Roderick.^[1][2]

The feminine form of the name is Jaroslava.

Jaroslav is equivalent to the Polish name Jarosław and the Ukrainian and Russian name Yaroslav.

Notable people with the name

A

• Jaroslav Alexa (1949–2008), Czech athlete

B

• Jaroslav Bába (born 1984), Czech high jumper
• Jaroslav Babušiak (born 1984), Slovak alpine skier
• Jaroslav Balaštík (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Balcar (1953–2015), Czechoslovak ski jumper
• Jaroslav Balík (1924–1996), Czechoslovak film director and screenwriter
• Jaroslav Baška (born 1975), Slovak politician
• Jaroslav Bašta (1948–2024), Czech politician and diplomat
• Jaroslav Beck (born 1988), Czech composer and entrepreneur
• Jaroslav Bednář (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Beláň (born 1981), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Benák (born 1962), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Benda (1882–1970), Czech artist
• Jaroslav Beneš (born 1946), Czech photographer
• Jaroslav of Bezmíře, also known as Jaroslav of Benešov, 14th century Bohemian inquisitor and bishop
• Jaroslav Bílek (born 1971), Czech cyclist
• Jaroslav Bím (1931–2012), Czechoslovak gymnast
• Jaroslav Blahoš (1930–2018), Czech medical doctor
• Jaroslav Blažek (1896–1976), Czech cinematographer
• Jaroslav Bogdálek (1929–2022), Czech alpine skier
• Jaroslav Bohatý (born 1935), Czech long-distance runner
• Jaroslav Borovička (1931–1992), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Boroš (born 1947), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Borák (born 1989), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Bouček (1912–1987), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice (1582–1649), Bohemian nobleman
• Jaroslav Brabec (1949–2018), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Brejcha, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Brož (cyclist) (1906–?), Czech Olympic cyclist
• Jaroslav Brož (long jumper) (1950–1975), Czech Olympic athlete
• Jaroslav Brožek (1923–2019), Czech artis and university professor
• Jaroslav Bulant (born 1964), Czech tennis player
• Jaroslav Bureš (born 1954), Czech lawyer and politician
• Jaroslav Burgr (1906–1986), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Bžoch (born 1983), Czech politician

C

• Jaroslav Cardal (1919–2010), Czech cross-country skier
• Jaroslav Čejka (1936–2022), Czech dancer, comedian and actor
• Jaroslav Cejp (1924–2002), Czechoslovak footballer
• Jaroslav Čermák (1929–2011), Czech resistance fighter
• Jaroslav Čermák (painter) (1830–1878), Czech painter
• Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist) (1898–1970), Czech egyptologist
• Jaroslav Černý (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Černý (painter) (1904–1984), Czech painter
• Jaroslav Červený (1895–1950), Czechoslovak footballer
• Jaroslav Chalupský (born 1974), Czech politician
• Jaroslav Cháňa (1899–2000), Czechoslovak footballer
• Jaroslav Chlebek (born 1976), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Chmelař (born 2003), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Čihák (1891–1944), Austro-Hungarian army officer
• Jaroslav Cihlář (1924–2014), Czech cyclist

D

• Jaroslav Dietl (1929–1985), Czech screenwriter and playwright
• Jaroslav Dittrich (born 1982), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Diviš (born 1986), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Dočkal (1939–2021), Czech football player and manager
• Jaroslav Doubek (1931–2017), Czech ice skater
• Jaroslav Doubrava (1909–1960), Czech composer, painter, and pedagogue
• Jaroslav Drobný (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Drobný (1921–2001), Czech tennis player
• Dominik Jaroslav Duka, (born 1943), Czech Catholic bishop
• Jaroslav Durych (1886–1962), Czech poet and writer
• Jaroslav Dušek (born 1961), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Dvořák (politician) (born 1957), Czech neurologist and politician
• Jaroslav Dvořák (weightlifter) (1896–?), Czech weightlifter

E

• Jaroslav Eliáš (1906–1962), Czechoslovak athlete
• Jaroslav Eminger (1886–1964), Czech military officer

F

• Jaroslav Falta (1951–2022), Czech motocross racer
• Jaroslav Feistauer (1909–?), Czech cross-country skier
• Jaroslav Ferianec (born 1970), Slovak sailor
• Jaroslav Fikejz (1927–2008), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Filip (1949–2000), Slovak musician
• Jaroslav Findejs (born 1943), Czechoslovak footballer
• Jaroslav Flegr (born 1958), Czech biologist
• Jaroslav Foglar (1907–1999), Czech novelist
• Jaroslav Folda (born 1940), American medievalist
• Jaroslav Fragner (1898–1967), Czech architect
• Jaroslav Erik Frič (1949, Libina–2019), Czech poet, musician and publisher

G

• Jaroslav Gabro (1919–1980), American Catholic bishop
• Jaroslav Galko (born 1961), Slovak football player and manager
• Jaroslav Goll (1846–1929), Czech historian
• Jaroslav Gürtler (born 1954), Czech football manager

H

• Jaroslav Hainz (1883–1914/18), Czech tennis player
• Jaroslav Hájek (1926–1974), Czech mathematician
• Jaroslav Halák (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Handlíř (1888–1942), Czech politician and soldier
• Jaroslav Hanf (1888–1958), Czechoslovak equestrian
• Jaroslav Hatla (born 1973), Czech equestrian
• Jaroslav Havlíček (1896–1943), Czech novelist
• Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), Czech writer and journalist
• Jaroslav Hellebrand (born 1945), Czech rower
• Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890–1967), Czech chemist and inventor
• Jaroslav Hilbert (1871–1936), Czech dramatist and writer
• Jaroslav Hílek (born 1978), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Hlava (1855–1924), Czech anatomist and medical doctor
• Jaroslav Hlinka (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Holík (1942–2015), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Holík (politician) (born 1953), Czech politician
• Jaroslav Hrabal (born 1974), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Hrbáček (1921–2010), Czech academic and zoologist
• Jaroslav Hřebík (born 1948), Czech football player and coach
• Jaroslav Hübl (ice hockey, born 1957), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Hübl (ice hockey, born 1982), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Huleš (1974–2004), Czech motorcycle racer
• Jaroslav Humpál (1916–?), Czechoslovak canoeist
• Jaroslav Hutka (born 1947), Czech musician and composer
• Jaroslav Hynek (born 1975), Czech football manager

J

• Jaroslav Jabrocký (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Jágr (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Jahn (1865–1934), Czech paleontologist, mineralogist and geologist
• Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948), Czech jazz saxophonist
• Jaroslav Janda (born 1942), Czech alpine skier
• Jaroslav Janiš (born 1983), Czech race car driver
• Jaroslav Janus (born 1989), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Jareš (1930–2016), Czech football player and manager
• Jaroslav Jašek (1946–2010), Czechoslovak orienteering competitor
• Jaroslav Jeroným Neduha (1945–2024), Czech singer-songwriter
• Jaroslav Jeřábek (born 1971), Slovak cyclist
• Jaroslav Ježek (chess player) (1926–1998), Czech chess player
• Jaroslav Ježek (composer) (1906–1942), Czech composer and conductor
• Jaroslav Ježek (designer) (1923–2002), Czech industrial designer
• Jaroslav Jílek (born 1989), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Jílek (table tennis), Czechoslovak table tennis player
• Jaroslav Jirásek (1932–2012), Czech sprinter
• Jaroslav Jiřík (1939–2011), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Jirkovský (1891–1971), Czechoslovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Jokeľ (born 1970), Slovak weightlifter
• Jaroslav Josef Polívka (1886–1960), Czech engineer
• Jaroslav Jurka (born 1949), Czech fencer
• Jaroslav Just (1883–1928), Czech tennis player

K

• Jaroslav Kabeš (1896–1964), Czechoslovak economist and politician
• Jaroslav Kacmarcyk (1885–1944), Polish and Lemko politician
• Jaroslav Kadavý (1912–2000), Czech cross-country skier
• Jaroslav Kalla (born 1979), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kantůrek (born 1953), Czech basketball player
• Jaroslav Kasprisin (born 1990), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Kasík (born 1983), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Katriňák (born 1966), Slovak motorcycle racer
• Jaroslav Kentoš (born 1974), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Kmiť (born 1979), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Knotek (1912–1996), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Kocián (1883–1950), Czech violinist and composer
• Jaroslav Kolbas (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Kollinger (1905–1949), Czech gymnast
• Jaroslav Kolínek (born 1972), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Koma (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Konečný (boxer) (born 1976), Czech boxer
• Jaroslav Konečný (1945–2017), Czechoslovak handball player
• Jaroslav Kopet (born 1952), Czech volleyball player
• Jaroslav Kopřiva (born 1990), Czech bobsledder
• Jaroslav Kořán (1940–2017), Czech translator
• Jaroslav Korbela (born 1957), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Košnar (1930–1985), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Kostelný (born 1985), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Koutecký (1922–2005), Czech chemist and university professor
• Jaroslav Kovář (1934–2015), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Kožešník (1907–1985), Czech scientist and politician
• Jaroslav Kozlík (1907–2012), Czech educator
• Jaroslav Kracík (born 1983), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kraft (1940–2007), Czech palaeontologist
• Jaroslav Král (born 1948), Czechoslovak boxer
• Jaroslav Kravárik (born 1941), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Krček (born 1939), Czech conductor, composer and musician
• Jaroslav Krejčí (1892–1956), Czech lawyer
• Jaroslav Krejčí (sociologist) 1916–2014), Czech-British sociologist, historian and university professor
• Jaroslav Křička (1882–1969), Czech composer, conductor, and music teacher
• Jaroslav Kristek (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kříž (born 1955), Czech judoka
• Jaroslav Krombholc (1918–1983), Czechoslovak conductor
• Jaroslav Krupicka (born 1946), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kubera (1947–2020), Czech politician
• Jaroslav Kubečka (1934–2025), Slovak politician
• Jaroslav Kučera (1929–1991), Czech cinematographer
• Jaroslav Kudrna (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kulhavý (born 1985), Czech mountain biker
• Jaroslav Kurzweil (1926–2022), Czech mathematician
• Jaroslav Kůs (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950), Czech poet, playwright and theatre director
• Jaroslav Kvapil (composer) (1892–1958), Czech composer and conductor
• Jaroslav Kyzlink (born 1973), Czech conductor

L

• Jaroslav Levinský (born 1981), Czech tennis player
• Antonín Jaroslav Liehm (1924–2020), Czech publicist and writer
• Jaroslav Lukeš (born 1912), Czech skier
• Jaroslav Lyčka (born 1951), Czech ice hockey player

M

• Jaroslav Machač (born 1926), Czechoslovak speedway rider
• Jaroslav Machovec (born 1986), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Mach (1887–?), Czech sports shooter
• Jaroslav Makohin (born 1976), Czech diver
• Jaroslav Makovec (born 1960), Czech race walker
• Jaroslav Malátek (1923–2014), Czech painter
• Jaroslav Malina (anthropologist) (born 1945), Czech archaeologist and anthropologist
• Jaroslav Malina (scenographer) (1937–2016), Czech scenographer
• Jaroslav Mareš (1937–2021), Czech biologist, traveller and writer
• Jaroslav Markovič (born 1985), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Marvan (1901–1974), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Marx (born 1971), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Masrna (born 1950), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Matoušek (born 1951), Czech sprinter
• Jaroslav Melichárek (born 1977), Slovak rally driver
• Jaroslav Mihalík (born 1994), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Mikoška (1933–1991), Czech gymnast
• Jaroslav Miller (born 1971), Czech historian and university professor
• Jaroslav Modrý (born 1971), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Mostecký (1963–2020), Czech writer
• Jaroslav Moučka (ice hockey) (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Moučka (1923–2009), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Müller (1901–?), Czech swimmer
• Jaroslav Mysliveček (1908–?), Czech rower

N

• Jaroslav Naď (born 1981), Slovak politician
• Jaroslav Narkevič (born 1962), Lithuanian politician
• Jaroslav Navrátil (footballer) (born 1991), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Navrátil (sport shooter) (born 1943), Czech Olympic shooter
• Jaroslav Navrátil (tennis) (born 1957), Czechoslovak tennis player
• Jaroslav Nedvěd (born 1969), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Němec (born 1954), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Nešetřil (born 1946), Czech mathematician
• Jaroslav Nesvadba (born 1982), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Netolička (born 1954), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Nikodým (born 1950), Czech judoka

O

• Jaroslav Obšut (born 1976), Slovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Olesnitsky (1875–1933), Ukrainian diplomat, politician, and lawyer
• Jaroslav Olša Jr. (born 1964), Czech diplomat and writer
• Jaroslav Oplt, Czechoslovak rower
• Jaroslav Otevřel (born 1968), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Otruba (1916–2007), Czech architect and urban planner

P

• Jaroslav Panuška (1872–1958), Czech painter and illustrator
• Jaroslav Papiernik (1952–2002), Slovak handball player
• Jaroslav Papoušek (1929–1995), Czech film director
• Jaroslav Pavelka (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Pavlů (1936–2024), Czechoslovak-Italian ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Paška (1954–2021), Slovak politician
• Jaroslav Pekař (born 1944), Czech sports shooter
• Jaroslav Pelikan (1923–2006), American theological scholar
• Jaroslav Penc (born 1948), Czech volleyball player
• Jaroslav Peregrin (born 1957), Czech philosopher
• Jaroslav Perner (1869–1947), Czech paleontologist
• Jaroslav Pešán (1912–1972), Czechoslovak soldier and resistance fighter
• Jaroslav Pitner (1926–2009), Czech ice hockey coach
• Jaroslav Pížl (born 1961), Czech poet and writer
• Jaroslav Plašil (born 1982), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Plesl (born 1974), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Plíhal (1936–1997), Czech athlete
• Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist, born 1943), Czech slalom canoer
• Jaroslav Pollert (canoeist, born 1971), Czech slalom canoer
• Jaroslav Pollák (1947 –2020), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Pospíšil (born 1981), Czech tennis player
• Jaroslav Pospíšil (canoeist) (born 1973), Czech slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Poupa, Czechoslovak sprint canoer
• Jaroslav Pouzar (born 1952), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Prekop (born 1979), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Prišcák (born 1956), Czechoslovak long and triple jumper
• Jaroslav Procházka, Czech middle-distance runner
• Jaroslav Průcha (1898–1963), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Průšek (1906–1980), Czech sinologist
• Jaroslav Pušbauer (1901–1976), Czechoslovak ice hockey player

R

• Jaroslav Radil, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Radoň (born 1986), Czech sprint canoeist
• Jaroslav Řezáč (1886–1974), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Řídký (1897–1956), Czech composer and conductor
• Jaroslav Romanchuk (born 1966), Belarusian economist
• Jaroslav Róna (born 1957), Czech sculptor
• Jaroslav Rošický (1884–1942), Czech army officer
• Jaroslav Rössler (1902–1990), Czech photographer
• Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál (c. 1425–1486), Bohemian nobleman
• Jaroslav Rudiš (born 1972), Czech writer, journalist and musician
• Jaroslav Rudnyckyj (1910–1995), Ukrainian-Canadian linguist and lexicographer
• Jaroslav Rygl (born 1970), Czech orienteering competitor

S

• Jaroslav Šabata (1927–2012), Czech political scientist, psychologist, and dissident
• Jaroslav Sadílek (1913–1993), Czech figure skater
• Jaroslav Šafránek (1890–1957), Czech physicist
• Jaroslav Šajtar (1921–2003), Czech chess player
• Jaroslav Sakala (born 1969), Czech jumper
• Jaroslav Šaršok (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Satoranský (born 1939), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Šedivec (born 1981), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Šedivý (1929–2023), Czech politician
• Jaroslav Erno Šedivý (born 1947), Czech drummer
• Jaroslav Seifert (1901–1986), Czech writer, poet and journalist
• Jaroslav Šerých (1928–2014), Czech painter, printmaker and illustrator
• Jaroslav Ševčík (born 1965), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Sieger, Czechoslovak sprint canoer
• Jaroslav Šifer (1895–1982), Yugoslav footballer
• Jaroslav Šilhavý (born 1961), Czech football player and manager
• Jaroslav Šíp (1930–2014), Czech basketball player and coach
• Jaroslav Šír (born 1923), Czechoslovak soldier and skier
• Jaroslav Škarvada (1924–2010), Czech Catholic bishop
• Jaroslav Škarvan (1944–2022), Czechoslovak handball player
• Jaroslav Skobla (1899–1959), Czech weightlifter
• Jaroslav Skála (1916–2007), Czech psychiatrist
• Jaroslav Skála (basketball) (born 1954), Czech basketball player
• Jaroslav Šlajs (born 1942), Czechoslovak boxer
• Jaroslav Slávik (born 1976), Slovak luger
• Jaroslav Šmíd (born 1955), Czech volleyball player
• Jaroslav Souček (1935–2006), Czech opera singer
• Jaroslav Soukup (born 1982), Czech biathlete
• Jaroslav Šourek (1927–2003), Czechoslovak long-distance runner
• Jaroslav Špaček (born 1974), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Špillar (1869–1917), Czech painter
• Jaroslav Špindler (1890–1965), Bohemian-Austrian footballer
• Jaroslav Spišiak (born 1963), Slovak politician
• Jaroslav Šrámek (1929–2015), Czechoslovak fighter pilot and military commander
• Jaroslav Stančo (1949–2011), Czech volleyball player
• Jaroslav Staněk (born 1940), Czechoslovak table tennis player
• Jaroslav Starosta (1937–2022), Czech rower
• Jaroslav Starý (fencer) (died 1989), Czech fencer
• Jaroslav Starý (footballer) (born 1988), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Šťastný (1936–2004), Czech gymnast
• Jaroslav Stodola, Czech serial killer
• Jaroslav Štork (1909–1980), Czechoslovak racewalker
• Jaroslav Stránský (1899–1945), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Suchý (born 1971), Czech figure skater
• Jaroslav Švach (1973–2020), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Svejkovský (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player and coach
• Jaroslav Svoboda (skier) (born 1944), Czech skier
• Jaroslav Svoboda (born 1980), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Svozil (born 1993), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Svěchota (1941–2004), Slovak lawyer and politician
• Jaroslav Sysel (1908–1989), Czech wrestler

T

• Jaroslav Tesař (born 1986), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Tetiva (1932–2021), Czech basketball player
• Jaroslav Timko (born 1965), Slovak footballer
• Jaroslav Tomáš (1949–2016), Czech volleyball player
• Jaroslav Tuček (1882–?), Bohemian fencer
• Jaroslav Tůma (born 1956), Czech organist
• Jaroslav Týfa, Bohemian wrestler

U

• Jaroslav Uhlíř (born 1945), Czech composer and pianist

V

• Jaroslav Vacek (1943–2017), Czech academic
• Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymnwriter
• Jaroslav Váňa, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Vaněk (1930–2017), Czech-American economist and university professor
• Jaroslav Veis (born 1946), Czech journalist and writer
• Jaroslav Vejvoda (1920–1996), Czech football player and manager
• Jaroslav Velinský (1932–2012), Czech writer and musician
• Jaroslav Veselý (born 1937), Czech sports shooter
• Jaroslav Věšín (1860–1915), Czech painter
• Jaroslav Vítek (1915–1966), Czechoslovak athlete
• Jaroslav Vlach (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Vlček (footballer) (1900–1967), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Vlček (politician) (born 1952), Czech politician
• Jaroslav Vogel (1894–1970), Czech conductor, composer and writer
• Jaroslav Vojta (1888–1970), Czech actor
• Jaroslav Volak (1915–?), Austrian handball player
• Jaroslav Volek (1923–1989), Czech musicologist
• Jaroslav Volf (born 1979), Czech slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Volf (ice hockey) (1933–1990), Czech ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Votruba (born 1939), Czech figure skater
• Jaroslav Vožniak (1933–2005), Czech painter and printmaker
• Jaroslav Vrábel (born 1971), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Vrchlický (1853–1912), Czech poet
• Jaroslav Vyhlíd, Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
• Jaroslav Vykoupil (1898–1976), Czechoslovak sprinter

W

• Jaroslav Walter (1939–2014), Czechoslovak ice hockey player
• Jaroslav Weigel (1931–2019), Czech actor, writer and playwright

Z

• Jaroslav Zajíček (1920–2002), Czech cross-country skier
• Jaroslav Záruba (1907–1945), Czechoslovak military officer
• Jaroslav Zelený (born 1992), Czech footballer
• Jaroslav Zeman (born 1962), Czech wrestler
• Jaroslav Žitňanský (born 1971), Slovak discus thrower
• Jaroslav Zvěřina (born 1942), Czech politician

See also

• Jaroslav (Pardubice District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic
• Jaroslava, feminine form of the name
• Jarosław (given name)
• Yaroslav
• Slavic names

References

1. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jaroslav
2. ^ Ancestry.com: Meaning of the Name Jaroslav