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VLADIMIR
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Владимир (Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: vlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAD-i-meer (English) [key]
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Means "to rule with greatness" or "to rule with peace", derived from the Slavic element volod "rule" combined with mer "great, famous" or mir "peace". This was the name of an 11th-century Grand Duke of Kiev who is venerated as a saint because of his efforts to Christianize Russia. It was also borne by the founder of the former Soviet state, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. |
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