hɪz nˈɪkneɪm wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚ baɪ dˈɪnəmˌoʊ fˈænz hˌuː kˈɔːld hˌɪm "nˈɛdvd fɹʌm stˈɛfən sˈɛl mˈɛɹ", bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ baɪ vˈæsluː fˈænz wɪð "nˈɛdvd fɹʌm vˈæsluː".
His nickname was taken over by Dinamo fans who called him "Nedved from Stefan cel Mare", but also by Vaslui fans with "Nedved from Vaslui".