Vlad

Gender Masculine
Usage Romanian, Russian, Medieval Slavic [1]
Scripts Влад(Russian)

Meaning & History

Old short form of Vladislav and other Slavic names beginning with the element vladeti meaning "rule". Vlad Dracula, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia, was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire, Count Dracula.

Related Names

VariantsSlava, Vladik(Russian)
Feminine FormVladislava(Russian)
Other Languages & CulturesVladislav, Vlado(Bulgarian) Vladislav, Ladislav, Vlado(Croatian) Vladan, Vladislav, Ladislav(Czech) Ladislas, Ladislaus(History) László, Laci(Hungarian) Ladislao(Italian) Vladislavs(Latvian) Władysław, Włodzisław, Władek(Polish) Ladislau(Portuguese) Vladan, Vladislav, Vlado(Serbian) Vladan, Vladislav, Ladislav, Vlado(Slovak) Vladislav, Ladislav, Vlado(Slovene) Ladislao(Spanish) Vladyslav(Ukrainian)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   devious   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Categories

Castlevania characters, Danny Phantom characters, diminutives, Discworld characters, Dr. Seuss characters, Eurovision 2022, Eurovision Song Contest winners, folk heroes, Genshin Impact characters, horror, isograms, Killing Eve characters, leadership, medieval, princes, Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest, rugby union The Oaks, short forms, Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sources & References

  1. Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
Entry updated February 4, 2020