Vladimir
\vla.di.miʁ\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Russian origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russian |
| Pronunciation | \vla.di.miʁ\ |
Origin and meaning
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar.
Where it is mostly given
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Romania
- Bulgaria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Serbia
- Slovenia
Around the world
- GermanWladimir
- SpanishWladimir
- GreekΒλαδιμίρ, Βλαδίμηρος, Βλαντίμιρ
- HungarianLadomer
- DutchWladimir
- PolishWłodzimierz, Władimir
- RussianВладимир
- SlovakVladimír
- CzechVladimír
- UkrainianВолодимир
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).