Pronunciation | Bulgarian: [vlɐdiˈmir] Russian: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr] Serbo-Croatian: [ʋlǎdimiːr] |
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Gender | masculine |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Meaning | "of great power" (folk etymology: "ruler of the world", "ruler of peace") / "famous power", "bright and famous" |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Владимир, Влади́мир, Владиміръ, Владимѣръ |
Variant form(s) | Wladimir, Vladimer, Vlado, Vlade, Włodzimierz, Volodymyr, Vladimiro, Uladzimir, Valdis |
Related names | female form Vladimira, Waldek, Waldemar, Valdemārs, Woldemar, Voldemārs, Voldemar, Valdimar, Baldomero, Vlas |
Vladimir (Bulgarian: Владими́р, Russian: Влади́мир, pre-1918 orthography: Владимиръ)[1] is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (r. 889–893).