Ladislaus
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.
Proper noun edit
Ladislaus
- 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 edit
male given name
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