Vladyslav ( uk, Владисла́в, Vladysláv ) or Volodyslav ( uk, Володисла́в, Volodysláv {{IPA, /wɔlɔdɪˈslɑu̯/) is a
Ukrainian given name
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for males. The female variant is the same with the addition of 'a' at the end.
The name is of old
Slavic origin and is mainly used in
Poland. The name derives from the Ukrainian words (Володіти (volodity) - to possess, + слава (slava) - glory, or слово (slovo) - word) meaning one who is a "possessor of glory, fame".
Many of Poland's kings bore this name. Its variant in
Russian is
Vladislav;
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
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Ŭladzislaŭ (Ўладзіслаў);
Czech -
Ladislav.
In
Ukraine and
Russia this name became popular in the 1960s and 1970s as
Polish culture
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became popular, as a way to be connected to Western culture that was permitted by the Soviet regime for the Soviet people.
Given names
Ukrainian masculine given names