Prostějov

Etymology
The town was originally called Prostějovice, which was derived from person personal name, meaning "a village of Prostěj's people". Prostěj was an informal form of some compound personal name such as or, where the first component is derived from. For similar etymology see or.

The name Prostějovice was shortened to Prostějov in the 1st half of the 13th century. Compare or.