Vladimir

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See also: Vladimír and Vladímir

English

Etymology

From Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir) 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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/
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Proper noun

Vladimir

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
  2. A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
  3. A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
  4. An oblast of Russia.

Related terms

Translations

See also

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic Владимир
Abjad ولادیمیر

Proper noun

Vladimir

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir).

Cebuano

Etymology

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From English Vladimir, from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).

Proper noun

Vladimir

  1. a male given name from English

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vladimir m

  1. A village in Goiești, Dolj, Romania
  2. A commune of Gorj, Romania
  3. A village in Vladimir, Gorj, Romania
  4. a male given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bladiˈmiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: Vla‧di‧mir

Proper noun

Vladimir m

  1. a male given name