.jpg) Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland | |
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Slavic, |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | possessor of the glory, fame, the one who is famous for order |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Cyrillic: Владислав |
| Variant form(s) | Vladyslav, Władysław |
| Related names | female form Vladislava |
| See also | Vladisav, Volodyslav, Ladislao, Ladislav, Ladislaus, Ŭladzislaŭ, Ulászló, László |
Vladislav[1] (Belarusian: Уладзіслаў (Uladzislaŭ, Uładzisłaŭ); Polish: Władysław, Włodzisław; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Владислав, Latin: Ladislaus)[1] is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include Volodislav, Vlastislav and Vlaslav. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, the common variation is Ladislav.
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.
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 or, in Polish spelling, Władysława.