Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ); compare вадить (vaditʹ, to argue; to tame) (see Proto-Slavic *vaditi).

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Proper noun edit

Вади́м (Vadímm anim (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́мы, genitive plural Вади́мов)

  1. a male given name, Vadim

Declension edit

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Вадим”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vaditi (to argue, to scold).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʋɐˈdɪm]
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Proper noun edit

Вади́м (Vadýmm pers (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́ми, genitive plural Вади́мів)

  1. a male given name, Vadym

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