A nickname for
Vladimir is Vlade, but a Macedonian dimunitive name that comes from it is
Vlatko, and it never gets shortened to anything,
Vlatko is a more modern version. I have a few
Vladimir's in my family tree, and I love it but only when pronounced with the rolled r because otherwise it sounds a bit funny.
Whenever I tell people that my name would probably have been
Vladimir if I was a boy, it gets a few sniggers because of its very European connotation. But I love it anyway!!
I think people would say
Vlad anyway... unfortunately.