Vojislav ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав, ) is a Serbian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words ''voj'' ("war, warrior"), and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"). Its feminine form is '' Vojislava''. The first historical encounter of the name is through Serbian ruler Stefan Vojislav, also known as the ''Prince of the Serbs.'' He would also found the Serbian dynasty Vojislavljević (992–1091), the second oldest Serbian dynasty after Vlastimirović.

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* Stefan Vojislav (fl. 1034–43), Serbian ruler * Vojislav Brajović (born 1949), Serbian actor * Vojislav Đonović (1921–2008), Serbian jazz guitarist * Vojislav Ilić (1860–1894), Serbian poet * Vojislav Jovanović Marambo, Serbian university professor and diplomat * Vojislav V. Jovanović, Serbian writer * Vojislav Koštunica (b. 1944), Serbian politician * Vojislav Melić (1940–2006), Yugoslav footballer * Vojislav Mihailović (born 1951), Serbian politician *

Vojislav Nikčević Vojislav Nikčević ( cyrl, Војислав Никчевић; 18 January 1935 – 2 July 2007) was a Montenegro, Montenegrin linguist. Life Nikčević was born in village near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and was educated at the Univer ...

(1935–2007), Montenegrin linguist *

Vojislav Šešelj Vojislav Šešelj ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав Шешељ, ; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and convicted war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). Between 1998 and 2000, he was a D ...

(b. 1954), Serbian politician * Vojislav Vranjković (b. 1983), Serbian footballer * Vojislav Vukčević (b. 1938), retired Serbian politician

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