Vladimír - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ syll. vla-d-imír ] The boy name Vladimír is pronounced as VLAEDahMihR ^KEY. Vladimír is largely used in the Czech and Hungarian languages, and it is derived from Old Slavic origins. Derived from the elements 'volod' meaning rule + 'meri' meaning great, famous + 'mir' meaning peace. Volodimeri (Old Slavic) is an original form of Vladimír. The second element of the name is sometimes taken as 'mir', a re-interpretation of the original element 'meri'. The name was borne by the famous Saint Vladimir (958-1015), the grand prince of Kievan Russia who converted to Christianity and subsequently brought his country into the Christian Church. The name Vladimíra (Czech) is the female equivalent of Vladimír.

Vadim (Russian), Valdemar (Scandinavian and Czech), Vladimir (Russian and Slavic), Vladimiro (Italian), Volodymyr (Russian), Waldemar (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), and Wlodzimierz (Polish) are variants of Vladimír. Other variants of Vladimír include the pet forms Volodya (Russian) and Volya (Russian).

Vladimír is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Vladimír include Vladimir (Russian and Slavic), Valdemar (Scandinavian and Czech), Waldemar (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Vladimiro (Italian), and Volodymyr (Russian).

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Vladimír: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"

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