VladislavBehind the Name - Vladislav
/ref> ( (', '); , ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male

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of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav''. In the

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and

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, the common variation is

Ladislav Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava. Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada. Spellings and variations In Bulgarian ...

. Outside of Slavic and Eastern Romance countries, it is sometimes latinized as either ''Vladislaus'' or ''Vladislas''. Spanish forms include '' Ladislao'' and ''Uladislao''. The Portuguese and Romanian forms are ''Ladislau''. The Hungarian form is

László László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, ...

. In Russian-speaking countries, it is usually colloquially shortened to either ''Vlad'' (Влад) or ''Vladik'' (Владик). The feminine form of the name Vladislav is

Vladislava Vladislava () is a female given name. Those bearing it include: * Vladislava Ovcharenko (born 1986), Tajikistani track and field sprinter * Vladislava Evtushenko (born 1996), Russian actress, dancer, model, beauty pageant * Vladislava Tancheva (b ...

or, in Polish spelling, ''Władysława''.

Origin

The name Vladislav literally means 'one who owns a glory', or simply 'famous'. It is a composite name derived from two Slavic

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: ''Vlad-'', meaning either 'to own' (Ukrainian ''volodity'' [] means 'to own', Polish ['to possess'], Russian [ 'to own']), or 'to rule' (another meaning of Polish ''władać'' is 'to rule'. Ukrainian ''vlada'' [влада] means 'power', 'the government'; in Slovak and

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, ''vláda'' means ruling body, government in modern form, ''vládnuť (vládnout)'' means 'to rule', ''vládca ládce' is 'ruler'), and ''slav-'', meaning 'fame'/'glory'. It has also extended into

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and

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, which are non-Slavic countries.

People with the name

Mononymous uses

Vladislav Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male given names, given name of Slavs, Slavic origin. Variatio ...

, a duke of Croatia, 821–c. 835 * Ivan Vladislav, emperor of Bulgaria 1015–1018 * Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia 1109–1117, 1120–1125 * Vladislaus II (c. 1110–1174), duke and later king of Bohemia 1158–1172 * Vladislaus III, duke of Bohemia, 1197; prince of Bohemia and margrave of Moravia, 1197–1222 *

Stefan Vladislav I Stefan Vladislav ( sr-cyr, Стефан Владислав, ; – after 1264) was the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval), King of Serbia from 1234 to 1243. He was the middle son of Stefan the First-Crowned of the Nemanjić dynasty, who ruled Ser ...

, king of Serbia 1234–1243 *

Stefan Vladislav II Stefan Vladislav II ( sr-cyr, Стефан Владислав II; 1270–after 1326) was a King-pretender to the royal throne of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1316 and again in 1321, and Lord of Syrmia from 1316 to 1325. He was the eldest son of Ser ...

(reigned 1316 to 1325), king of Syrmia * Vladislav of Bosnia, ruler of Banate of Bosnia, died 1354 * Vladislav I, ruler of Wallachia 1364–c. 1377 *

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło (),Other names include (; ) (see also Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło) was Grand Duke of Lithuania beginning in 1377 and starting in 1386, becoming King of Poland as well. ...

(d. 1434), grand duke of Lithuania and king of Poland 1386–1434 * Vladislav II, ruler of Wallachia 1447–1456 *

Vladislaus II of Hungary Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas (; 1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516), was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516 and King of Hungary and King of Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, he wa ...

, king of Bohemia 1471–1516, king of Hungary and Croatia 1490–1516 * Vladislav I Herman of Poland, duke of Poland * Vladislav the Grammarian (fl. 1456–1479), Bulgarian writer * Vladislav III of Wallachia (died 1525), ruler of Wallachia *

Vladislav IV of Russia Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male given names, given name of Slavs, Slavic origin. Variatio ...

(reigned 1595–1648), king of Poland, grand duke of Lithuania and titular king of Sweden

Given name

František Vladislav Hek František Vladislav Hek (11 April 1769 – 4 September 1847) was a Czech writer, composer, and patriot active in the early phases of the Czech National Revival. He was a major inspiration behind the fictionalized novel '' F. L. Věk'' (1906) ...

(1769–1847), Czech national revivalist * Władysław Horodecki (1863–1930), Polish architect * Vladislav Artemiev (born 1998), Russian Chess Grandmaster * Vladislav Bajac (born 1954), Serbian writer, journalist, and publisher * Vladislav Bogićević (born 1950), Serbian footballer * Vladislav Bykanov (born 1989), Israeli Olympic short track speed skater * Vladislav Dajković (born 1992), Montenegrin political and activist * Vladislav Dikidzhi (born 2004), Russian figure slater * Vladislav Jovanović (born 1933), Serbian diplomat * Vladislav Khodasevich (1886–1939), Russian poet * Vladislav Krapivin (1938–2020), Russian writer *

Vladislav Kulminski Vladislav Kulminski (born 24 October 1972) is a Moldovan politician. Biography Vladislav Kulminski was born on 24 October 1972. He has been referred to as an expert in internal affairs and national security. Furthermore, as of 2021, he was pres ...

(born 1972), Moldovan politician * Vladislav Listyev, Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel (now government-owned Channel One) *

Vladislav Petković Dis Vladislav Petković Dis ( sr-cyr, Владислав Петковић Дис; 10 March 1880 – 30 May 1917) was a Serbian impressionist poet. He died in 1917 on a boat on the Ionian Sea after being hit by a torpedo making him also remembered as ...

(1880–1917), Serbian impressionist poet * Vladislav F. Ribnikar (1871–1914), Serbian journalist, founder of ''

Politika ( sr-Cyrl, Политика, lit=Politics) is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and ownership is publ ...

'' *Vladislav Roslyakov (2000–2018), Russian mass murderer and perpetrator of the 2018

Kerch Polytechnic College massacre The Kerch Polytechnic College massacre took place in Kerch, Crimea, on 17 October 2018. It was a school shooting and School bombing, bombing attack perpetrated by an 18-year-old student, Vladislav Roslyakov, who killed 20 people and wounded 67 o ...

* Vladislav Sitnichenko (born 1998), Russian footballer *

Vladislav Tretiak Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak State Duma, MP ( rus, links=no, Владислав Александрович Третьяк, p=trʲɪˈtʲjak; born 25 April 1952) is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. ...

(born 1952), Russian ice hockey goaltender * Vladislav Vančura (1891–1942), Czech writer, playwright and film director * Vladyslav Vashchuk (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer

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