Vladimir

From Macedonian and Russian Владимир (Vladimir) 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.

• (UK, Anglicised) IPA^(key): /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/

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Vladimir

1. a transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Вла́ди́мир (Vládímir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
2. A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
3. A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
4. An oblast of Russia.
5. Russian form of Volodymyr, a city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

• transliterated Russian pet forms: Volodya, Vova
• English pet form: Vlad, Vlady

• Valdemar (Scandinavian)
• Waldemar, Woldemar (Germanic names), whence Latvian Voldemārs, Finnish Valto

Vladimir (definite accusative Vladimiri, plural Vladimirlər)

1. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir)

From English Vladimir, from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).

Vladimir

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Russian]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ).

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Vladimir m

1. a village in Goiești, Dolj County, Romania
2. a commune of Gorj County, Romania
3. a village in Vladimir, Gorj County, Romania
4. a male given name

• IPA^(key): /ʋlǎdimiːr/

Vlàdimīr m anim (Cyrillic spelling Вла̀димӣр)

1. a male given name

• “Vladimir”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

• IPA^(key): /bladiˈmiɾ/ [bla.ð̞iˈmiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: Vla‧di‧mir

Vladimir m

1. a male given name