Vladislavs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1749. Of Slavic origin. Cognate to English Ladislaus.

Proper noun

Vladislavs m

  1. a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to Polish Władysław, Czech Vladislav, or Russian Владисла́в (Vladisláv)
  2. a respelling of the Polish male given name Władysław
  3. a respelling of the Czech male given name Vladislav
  4. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Владисла́в (Vladisláv)

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Vladislavs was the only given name of 7587 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Polish and Russian speakers.
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