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English
Etymology
Common Romanian male given name, sometimes used as a short form of Vladimir, but more commonly a hypocorism of Vladislav. It is also found as Czech and Slovak surname.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vlad
- A male given name.
- An abbreviation of Vladimir (in English, not in Russian; see usage notes).
- (rare) An abbreviation of Vladislav.
Usage notes
- The Russian male name Влади́мир (Vladímir) is never abbreviated as Влад (Vlad) in Russian; the common abbreviations are Воло́дя (Volódja) or Во́ва (Vóva). The Russian Влад (Vlad) is an abbreviation of Владисла́в (Vladisláv) or a name on its own.
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