Do too many V's in a Name, cause a Person to become too Outspoken? I have long been concerned by the effect of too many unusual letters and rows upon rows of consonants, such as Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski or those letters with fish hooks ( an example of too many accent marks and fish hooks, conştiinţă.
Apparently the Contrariness of the usually more relaxed Czechs, has been shown by their choice in leaders, the dissident turned National icon, Vaclav Havel and now the sceptical , outspoken Czech Representative to the European Union, Vaclav Klaus .
As to the possible link to Curmudgeoness in the Second Vaclav; " When the European Union and Russia held their most recent summit meeting in May, the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, stunned European diplomats when he passed out copies of his book denouncing the fight against global warming — a central policy of the 27-nation bloc he was supposed to lead. " (NYT article,8/4/09.)
Mr. Klaus, a contrarian agitator who is also the head of state of one of Eastern Europe’s wealthiest democracies, does not agree with many things the European Union espouses — or even that Europe should have a strong union. He declined to display its gold-starred flag in his office during his nation’s presidential term.
Klaus is the ultimate provocateur and would relish the opportunity to create a mess and to see Brussels officials go ballistic,” said Jaroslav Plesl, deputy editor of the Czech daily Lidove Noviny, who has spent more than a decade covering Mr. Klaus.
Perhaps there are too many Consonants in the Czech Republic which is beginning to spill over into other area of International Provocation. the Czechs apologized to several countries for a public artwork they commissioned in Brussels to celebrate their presidency. The art installation consisted of an avowedly satirical map of Europe that depicted Bulgaria as a Turkish toilet and Germany as a highway resembling a swastika, among other offenses.the Czechs apologized to several countries for a public artwork they commissioned in Brussels to celebrate their presidency.
The Derivation of names in Czech is also quite fascinating and perhaps relates to the above "Wild Hairs" expressed by thse East Europeans. Czech surnames (singular and plural: příjmení) are similar in origin to English ones. Typically, they reflect a personal characteristic of someones ancestor (such as Malý, "Small"); where he was from or where he lived (e.g. Polák, Pole); what he did for a living (Kovář, "Blacksmith"); or the first name of a relative (Petr, "Peter"). Many Czech surnames, such as Sokol ("Falcon") or Zajic ("Hare"), are the names of animals. What is not shared with English but is similar to North American native languages is the extremely colorful nature of some Czech surnames, such as Skovajsa (Hide yourself), Skočdopole (Go jump into a field), Osolsobě (Salt your own meal), Ventluka (Knocking outward) and even Jebavý (Having sex) or Vražda (Murder).
Hopefully, they will keep at it! Signing off, Wvîlevşý Jebavý
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