Vladimir (name)

Vladimir

Vladimir the Great
Pronunciation	Russian: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr] Serbo-Croatian: [ʋlǎdimiːr]
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, Vladimír, Uladzimir, Valdis
Related names	female form Vladimira, Waldek, Waldemar, Valdemārs, Woldemar, Voldemārs, Voldemar, Valdimar, Baldomero, Vlas

Vladimir (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).