Gender: Masculine
Origin: Czech/Slovak
Meaning: “honour; joy.”
(STEE-rahd).

The name is composed of the Old Slavonic elements, chest meaning “honour” and rad, meaning “joy.”

The name appears in Czech folklore, as that of the name of a warrior who tried to uprise against the leaders of the Slavic warrior women, Libuše, Šárka and Vlasta.

The story appears in the 12th-century chronicle, Chronica Boëmorum, written by Cosmas of Prague.

The designated name-day is January 8th.