| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f), Rostyslava (f) |
| Nickname(s) | Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross |
| Related names | Rościgniew, Rostimir |
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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.