Ladislaus

English

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Ladislaus

  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Usage notes

  • Mostly applied to historical foreign persons in English, for example, kings of Poland and Hungary.

Translations

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