Bohemian Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic.

• Bohemians is the more correct designation for Czechs used predominantly before 1918. It is quite an old name, derived from Latin and continually used between years 806 and 1918. Today, the word Bohemian is synonymous with the word Czech. 'Czech' is more formal than 'Bohemian' and is tinged with 'political correctness' because the English name 'Czech' was created just after 1918 and officially promoted between 1919-1938 and 1945-1993 in accordance with the concept of a united 'Czechoslovakia', created by the merging of Bohemia and Slovakia. Following the peaceful secession of Slovakia from Czechoslovakia, the term 'Czechs' for Bohemians has no rationale. Although it is used by officials and politicians, it is not used by ordinary people, who still prefer the old name.
• A secondary meaning for the term Bohemian emerged in early 19th century France. The term was used to describe a group of artists, writers, and disenchanted people of all sorts who wished to live a non-traditional lifestyle. See the article Bohemianism for more on this. In the 15th century, King Zikmund of Bohemia ejected all Roma from Bohemia; they fled to France, where they were sometimes called 'Bohemiens'.

In the 19th century, a few French writers renewed this name and Henri Murger used it in his books. It was W. M. Thackeray who first used this second meaning of the word in English.

• FC BOHEMIANS is a famous Prague football (soccer) club, founded in 1927. FC Bohemians
• Bohemian FC is a Dublin football team founded in 1890. Bohemian FC homepage

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See also Bohemian Rhapsody, a song by Queen.

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