Vladislav

Vladislav

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Old-Slavic native
Meaning	possessor of the glory, fame
Other names
Related names	Volodyslav, Vladyslav, Ladislao, Ŭladzislaŭ, Władysław, Ulászló

Vladislav (Belarusian: Уладзіслаў (Uładzisłaŭ); Polish: Władysław, Włodzisław; Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Владислав) is a Slavic male given name, sometimes confused with/treated as the same as Ladislav. It is traditionally Latinized as either Vladislaus or (erroneously) Ladislaus, or sometimes Vladislas. Feminine form is Vladislava/Władysława.

In Russia it is often shortened either to Vlad (Влад).

Origin

The name is of old Slavic origin, meaning "one who commands fame" from Slavic vlad- (to rule, command) and slav- (glory, fame).

Famous people

• Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria, ruled Bulgaria, 1015–1018
• Vladislav I, Czech monarch, Duke of Bohemia 1109–1117, 1120–1125
• Vladislav II, Bohemian monarch and second King of Bohemia (Přemyslids) 1140-1172
• Stefan Vladislav I of Serbia, Serbian monarch, King of Serbia 1233–1243
• Vladislav II. Jagello, Lithuanian-Polish monarch King of Poland 1386–1434
• Vladislav I, Vladislav II and Vladislav III, rulers of Wallachia
• Vladislav Jagellonský, Bohemian monarch, King of Bohemia 1471–1516 and Hungary 1490–1516
• Vladislav Jindřich, Prince of Bohemia and Margrave of Moravia
• Vladislav Vančura, Czech writer, dramatic and film director
• František Vladislav Hek, National revivalist
• Vladislav Gorodetsky, Polish architect
• Vladislav Tretiak, Russian goalie
• Vladislav of Croatia, duke of Croatia
• Vladyslav Vashchuk, Ukrainian footballer

Places

• Vladislavci, municipality in Osijek-Baranja county, Croatia

See also

• Slavic names
• Ladislav
• László

External links

• List of more than 193 famous Vladislavs in Russian