Gleb ( Russian and be, Глеб) or Hlib ( uk, Гліб) is a Slavic male given name derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

name ''Guðleifr'', which means "heir of god." According to another version, the name Gleb comes from the name

Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...

. It is popular in Russia due to an early martyr, Saint Gleb, who is venerated by

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...

churches.Gleb
Behind the Name It is also commonly used in Ukraine. Notable people with the name include:

People

Gleb of Kiev Gleb Yurievich (russian: Глеб Юрьевич, uk, Гліб Юрійович) (died 1171), Prince of Kursk (1147), Kanev (1149), Pereyaslavl (1155–1169) and Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1169-1170, 1170–1171). He was a son of Yuri Dolgoruk ...

(died 1171), Rus’ prince *

Gleb Axelrod Gleb Borisovich Axelrod (russian: Глеб Борисович Аксельрод; 11 October 1923 in Moscow – 2 October 2003 in Hannover; also spelled Gleb Akselrod) was a Russian pianist. He was a disciple of Grigory Ginzburg. Axelrod won ...

(1923–2003), Russian pianist *

Gleb Baklanov , birth_date = , death_date = , image = , image_size = , birth_place = Moscow, Russian Empire , death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union , placeofburial = Novodevichy Cemetery , placeofburial_label = , nickname = ...

(1910–1976), Russian general *

Gleb Boglayevskiy Gleb Andreyevich Boglayevskiy (russian: Глеб Андреевич Боглаевский; born 4 July 1986) is a former Russian football striker. Club career He made his senior debut for FC Amkar Perm on 6 July 2005 in the Russian Cup game ...

(born 1986), Russian football player *

Gleb W. Derujinsky Gleb W. Derujinsky (August 13, 1888 – March 9, 1975) was a Russian-American sculptor. Biography Born in Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Otradnoye, in the Smolensky Uyezd of the Smolensk Governorate of the Russian Empire, he was relate ...

(1888–1975), Russian-American sculptor *

Gleb Galperin Gleb Sergeyevich Galperin (russian: Глеб Серге́евич Гальпе́рин; born 25 May 1985, in Moscow) is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform wi ...

(born 1985), Russian diver * Gleb Ilyin (1889–1968), Russian-American painter *

Gleb Kotelnikov Gleb Yevgeniyevich Kotelnikov (Russian: ''Глеб Евгеньевич Котельников'', – November 22, 1944), was the Russian-Soviet inventor of the knapsack parachute (first in the hard casing and then in the soft pack), and braking ...

(1872–1944), Russian inventor *

Gleb Krotkov Gleb Paul Krotkov, (May 9, 1901 – January 29, 1968) was a Russian-Canadian academic and plant physiologist. Born in Moscow, Russian Empire, he joined the White Russian Navy. After the defeat of the White forces in 1920 during the Russian C ...

(1901–1968), Canadian scientist * Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (1872–1959), Russian economist * Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy (1909–2001), Russian engineer *

Gleb Vladimirovich Nosovsky Gleb Vladimirovich Nosovsky or Nosovskiy (russian: Глеб Владимирович Носовский; born 26 January 1958) is a Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow, Russia. In Russia, Nosovsky is known for his pseudoscientific public ...

(born 1958), Russian mathematician * Gleb Panfilov (born 1934), Russian film director *

Gleb Panfyorov Gleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov (russian: Глеб Николаевич Панфёров; born 29 May 1970) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Chayka-CS ...

(born 1970), Russian football player *

Gleb Pavlovsky Gleb Olegovich Pavlovsky (russian: Глеб Оле́гович Павло́вский; born 5 March 1951) is a Russian political scientist who also describes himself as a "political technologist". During the Soviet era, he was prosecuted as a d ...

(born 1951), Russian political scientist * Gleb Pisarevskiy (born 1976), Russian weightlifter * Gleb Sakharov (born 1988), French tennis player *

Gleb Savchenko Gleb Savchenko (russian: Глеб Савченко; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian-American dancer, choreographer, and model, who is currently a professional dancer on the U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He previously appeare ...

(born 1984), Russian dancer * Gleb Savinov (1915–2000), Russian painter * Gleb Shishmaryov (1781–1835), Russian admiral * Gleb Shulpyakov (born 1971), Russian writer * Gleb Strizhenov (1923–1985), Russian actor * Gleb Struve (1898–1985), Russian poet and literary historian * Gleb Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (1168–1215), Rus' prince * Gleb Uspensky (1843–1902), Russian writer * Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Italian scientist *

Gleb Yakunin Gleb Pavlovich Yakunin (russian: Глеб Па́влович Яку́нин; 4 March 1936 – 25 December 2014) was a Russian priest and dissident, who fought for the principle of freedom of conscience in the Soviet Union. He was a member of t ...

(1934–2014), Russian priest and dissident *

Gleb Veselov Gleb (Russian language, Russian and be, Глеб) or Hlib ( uk, Гліб) is a Slavic male given name derived from the Old Norse name ''Guðleifr'', which means "heir of god." According to another version, the name Gleb comes from the name Olaf. It ...

(born 1991), Slovak rapper born in Pjatigorsk, Russia

Fictional characters

*Gleb Nerzhin, leading character, mathematician, prisoner, and Solzhenitsyn's alter ego in '' In the First Circle''; Solzhenitsyn also uses Nerzhin in some of his writings about his experiences in World War II *Gleb, a female character in the 2017 video game '' Star Wars Battlefront II'' *Gleb Vaganov, main antagonist in 2017 musical ''

Anastasia (musical) ''Anastasia'' is a musical play with music and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 1997 animated film of the same name, the musical adapts the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Ru ...

'' *Gleb Zhiglov, main character in 1979 Soviet mini-series '' The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed''

References

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People

Fictional characters

See also

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