Ladislaus
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) (see *volděti) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.
Proper noun
editLadislaus
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Usage notes
edit- Mostly applied to historical foreign persons in English, for example, kings of Poland and Hungary.
Translations
editmale given name
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