Rastislav or Rostyslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian backgrounds.

Name Day

*Czech: ''19 April'' *Slovene: ''10 March'' *Slovak: ''13 January'' *Polish: ''17 January'' *Ukrainian ''27 March''

Derivatives and nicknames

''Rostia'', ''Rostek'', ''Rastko'', ''Rastio'', ''Rasty'', ''Rosty'', ''Rostic'', ''Rosko'', ''Rostko'', ''Rastík'', ''Rasťo'', ''Slava'', ''Slavik'', ''Rasti'', ''Ross'', ''Rostyk'' *Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: ''Rastislav'' *Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (''Rostislav''), Czech: ''Rostislav'' *Ukrainian: ''Rostyslav'' *Belarusian: ''Rascislaŭ'' (roughly pronounced: ''Ras-''tsi''-''slaw'') *Polish: ''Rościsław'' (roughly pronounced: ''Ros-''chi''-''swav'')

List of people with the given name Rostyslav, Rostislav or Rastislav

Royalty

Rastislav of Moravia Rastislav or Rostislav (; ) was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870).Spiesz ''et al.'' 2006, p. 20. Although he started his reign as vassal to Louis the German, the king of East Francia, he consolidated his rule to the extent that ...

, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870 * Rostyslav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066) * Rostyslav Vsevolodovych, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093 * Rostyslav I of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Mstyslavych), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1154–1167, with intervals * Rostyslav II of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Ryurikovich), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1204–1206 * Rostyslav III of Kyiv (Rostyslav Mykhaylovych or Rostyslav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kyiv in 1239 * Rastislav Nemanjić (''Rastko''), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235 * Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family * Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902-1978)

Others

* Rastislav (born 1978), Eastern Orthodox bishop * Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer * Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor * Rostislav Goldshteyn, Russian politician * Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist * Rastislav Michalík, Slovak footballer * Rastislav Staňa, Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender * Rastislav Špirko, Slovak hockey player * Rastislav Dej, Slovak hockey player * Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919), Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer * Rostislav Olesz (born 1985), Czech hockey player * Rastko Petrović (1898–1949), Serbian poet and writer * Rostislav Shilo (1940–2016), Russian zoo director * Rostislav Stratimirovic (1683–1688), Bulgarian rebel leader * Rastislav Trtík (1961–2024), Czech handball player and coach * Rostislav Vojáček (born 1949), Czech footballer * Rościsław Żerelik (born 1956), Polish historian

References

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