Vladimir

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Gender Masculine
Usage Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian
Scripts Владимир(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. /vlɐ.ˈdʲi.mʲɪr/(Russian) /ˈʋlǎ.di.miːr/(Serbian, Croatian) /ˈvɫa.di.mir/(Macedonian)

Meaning & History

From the Old Slavic name *Voldiměrŭ, derived from the elements volděti meaning "to rule" and měrŭ meaning "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with mirŭ meaning "peace, world".

This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Bulgaria. It was also borne by an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv, Vladimir the Great, who is venerated as a saint because of his efforts to Christianize his realm. Other notable bearers include the revolutionary and first leader of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), the Russian author Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), and the Russian president and prime minister Vladimir Putin (1952-).