Name «Mstysha»

The masculine name Mstysha is a regressive-suffix formation derived from the two-root name Mstislav. The oldest mention of this name in ancient Rus dates back to 945 AD: Mstysha, the son of Sveneld, the military commander of Kyiv (Chronicles of Rus, 54). In the 15th century, the village of Mstishino is mentioned in Volhynia (Dictionary of Old Ukrainian Language, I, 618).Regarding personal names, it is noted that the suffix -sha is a productive postfix of common Slavic origin (Rospond, Chronicles, 94). In Polish territories, names such as Mścisz, Mściszo, Mściszko have been recorded since the 13th century (Dictionary of Polish Names, III/Z, 579). In Galicia, the Latinized name Mscius, meaning Msty, was mentioned in 1491 (Archive of Galicia, XVIII, 2058). Additionally, Polish-Latin recordings of the name Msczyschek can also be found (Szulowska, 19).