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) 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   nerdy  

Categories

Castlevania characters, Danny Phantom characters, Discworld characters, Dr. Seuss characters, Eurovision 2022, Genshin Impact characters, horror, medieval, princes, short forms

Sources & References

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