Vladimir
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (UK, Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun edit
Vladimir
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
- A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
- A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
- An oblast of Russia.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
male given name
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Russian city
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Volodymyr — see Volodymyr
See also edit
Azerbaijani edit
Cyrillic | Владимир | |
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Abjad | ولادیمیر |
Proper noun edit
Vladimir
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir).
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Vladimir, from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).
Proper noun edit
Vladimir
- a male given name from English [in turn from Russian]
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Vladimir m
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Vladimir m
- a male given name