Vladislav

Vladislav is a Slovak and generally Slavic name. Vladislav is derived from Slovak word Vlada (the government, the ruler, the keeper) and slava (glory, celebration). Meaning of the name could be both "to rule with glory" or "glory of rule", for example Miroslav could mean "glory of universe/peace" only, Vlastislav could mean "the glory/celebration of the homeland" only, Branislav could mean both "to defense with glory" or "glory/celebration of defense", Rastislav could mean both "to grow with glory" or "glory of growth", etc. The Poles would like to make the origin of the name Polish as according to them God is Polish as well, but the truth is that the name is widely spread in all Slavic countries and has been born by common people, not just the kings.

Another form of this name is the Romanian 'Vladislaus'. The name literally translated means 'prince of glory', or 'he shall rule with glory'.