Gender Masculine
Usage Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic [1]
Scripts Владимир(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Slavic element vladeti "rule" combined with meru "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with miru 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 Kiev, 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 Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), and the Russian president and prime minister Vladimir Putin (1952-).
Related Names
DiminutivesVolodya, Vova(Russian) Vladan, Vlado, Vlatko(Serbian) Vlado, Vlatko(Croatian) Vlado(Bulgarian) Vlado, Vlatko(Macedonian) Vlado(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesWaldomar(Ancient Germanic) Uladzimir(Belarusian) Vladimír, Vladan(Czech) Valdemar, Waldemar(Danish) Valdemar, Valto(Finnish) Vladimer, Lado(Georgian) Waldemar(German) Vladimirs, Voldemārs, Valdis(Latvian) Valdemaras, Vladimiras, Valdas, Vladas, Voldemaras(Lithuanian) Waldemar(Norwegian) Valdimárr(Old Norse) Waldemar, Włodzimierz, Waldek, Włodek(Polish) Vladimír, Vladan, Vlado(Slovak) Valdemar, Waldemar(Swedish) Volodymyr, Wolodymyr(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingVladimír
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Images
Icon depicting Saint VladimirPeople think this name is
classic mature formal upper class devious strong strange complex serious
Name Days
Categories
Animal Crossing characters, Dune characters, fame, Frasier characters, Grand Theft Auto IV characters, Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners, leadership, martyrs, Marvel characters, medieval, murderers, Orthodox saints, peace, power, princes, Russian presidents, Russian prime ministers, saints, top 10 in Estonia, top 10 in Kazakhstan, top 10 in Kyrgyzstan, top 10 in Russia, tyrants, virtues, William Faulkner characters, world, world leaders
Sources & References
- Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.
