Vladimir (name)

Vladimir
	Vladimir the Great
Pronunciation	Russian:[vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr]; Serbo-Croatian:[ʋlǎdimiːr]
Gender	masculine
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Meaning	"of great power" (folk etymology: "ruler of the world", "ruler of peace" ) / "famous power", "bright and famous"
Other names
Alternative spelling	Cyrillic:Владимир, Влади́мир, Владиміръ, Владимѣръ
Variant form(s)	Wladimir, Vladimer,Vlado,Vlade,Włodzimierz,Volodymyr,Vladimiro,Vladimír,Uladzimir,Valdis
Related names	female formVladimira,Waldek,Waldemar,Valdemārs,Woldemar,Voldemārs,Voldemar,Valdimar,Baldomero,Vlas

Vladimir(‹See Tfd›Russian:Влади́мир,pre-1918 orthography:‹See Tfd›Владимиръ)^[1]is a masculine given name ofSlavicorigin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name isVladimir of Bulgaria(r. 889–893).

Etymology

TheOld East Slavicform of the name is ВолодимѣръVolodiměr^{[citation needed]},while theOld Church Slavonicform isVladiměr.According toMax Vasmer,the name is composed of Slavic владьvladĭ"to rule" and*mēri"great", "famous" (related toGothicelementmērs,-mir,c.f.Theodemir,Valamir). The modern (pre-1918) Russian forms Владимиръ and Владиміръ are based on the Church Slavonic one, with the replacement of мѣръ by миръ or міръ resulting from afolk etymologicalassociation withмиръ"peace" or міръ "world".^[2]

TheBolshevik reformof Russian spelling in 1918 abolished the orthographic distinction betweenмиръ(peace) andміръ(universe, world): both are now spelled asмир,so the name came to be spelled Владимир.

Its Germanic relative,Waldemar,almost exactly shares the same meaning with the nameRobert.

History

The earliest known record of this name was the name ofVladimir-Rasate(died 893), ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire.Vladimir-Rasate was the second Bulgarian ruler following theChristianization of Bulgariaand the introduction ofOld Church Slavonicas the language of church and state. The name of his pre-Christiandynastic predecessor,khanMalamir(r. 831–836), sometimes claimed as the first Bulgarian ruler with a Slavic name, already exhibits the (presumably Gothic)-mirsuffix.

The name Vladimir also gave rise to anEast Slavicadaptation,Vladimir(Old East Slavic:Владимиръ) orVolodimir(Old East Slavic:Володимѣръ).^[3]Following theChristianization of Kievan Rus'in 988 during the reign ofVladimir the Great,the name Vladimir, along with other pagan names, was gradually replaced with Christian names, although the name Vladimir retained its popularity within the princely family in the following centuries.^[4]

Three successors of Vladimir the Great shared his given name:Vladimir II Monomakh(1053–1125),Vladimir III Mstislavich(1132–1173) andVladimir IV Rurikovich(1187–1239). The townVolodymyrin north-western Ukraine was founded by Vladimir and is named after him.^[5]The foundation of another town,Vladimirin Russia, is usually attributed to Vladimir II Monomakh. However some researchers argue that it was also founded by Vladimir the Great.^[6]The veneration of Vladimir the Great as a saint of theRussian Orthodox Churchgave rise to the replacement of the East Slavic form of his name with the Old Church Slavonic (Old Bulgarian) one^{[citation needed]}.The immense importance of Vladimir the Great as national and religious founder resulted inVladimirbecoming one of the most frequently-given Russian names.^{[citation needed]}

Variants

The Slavic name survives in two traditions, theOld Church Slavonicone using the vocalismVladi-and theOld East Slavicone in the vocalismVolodi-.

The Old Church Slavonic formVladimir(Владимир) is used inRussian,Bulgarian,Serbian,andMacedonian,borrowed intoSlovenian,CroatianVladimir,CzechandSlovakVladimír.

Thepolnoglasie"-olo-" of Old East Slavic formVladimir(Владимиръ) (likely pronounced asVolodymyr) persists in theUkrainianformVolodymyr(Володимир), borrowed intoSlovakVolodymýr.

Historical diminutive forms:Vladimirko(Russian),Volodymyrko(Ukrainian).

InBelarusianthe name is spelledUladzimir (Uładzimir, Уладзімір)orUladzimier (Uładzimier, Уладзімер).

InPolish,the name is spelledWłodzimierz.

In Russian,shortened and endeared versionsof the name are Volodya (and variants withdiminutive suffixes:Volod'ka, Volodyen'ka, Volodechka etc.), Vova (and diminutives: Vovka,Vovochka,etc.), Vovchik, Vovan. In West and South Slavic countries, other short versions are used: e.g., Vlade, Vlado, Vlada, Vladica, Vladko, Vlatko, Vlajko, Vladan, Władek, Wlodik and Włodek.^{[citation needed]}

The Germanic form,WaldemarorWoldemar,is sometimes traced toValdemar I of Denmark(1131–1182) named after his Russian maternal grandfather,Vladimir II Monomakh.^[7]The Germanic name is reflected in LatvianVoldemārsand Finnic (FinnishandEstonian)Voldemar.

The Greek form isVladimiros(Βλαδίμηρος). The name is most common inNorthern Greeceespecially among theSlavic speakers of Greek Macedonia.Diminutives of the name among these Slavic speakers areVladeandMire.

People with the name

Royalty

Vladimir of Bulgaria,(r.889–893),KnyazofBulgaria
Vladimir the Great,(958–1015), prince ofNovgorod,grand Prince ofKiev,and ruler ofKievan Rus'
Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia(1847–1909)
Vladimir Kirillovich, Grand Duke of Russia(1917–1992)
Jovan Vladimir,(990–1016), prince ofDuklja
Vladimir II Monomakh,(1053–1125),Grand PrinceofKievan Rus',prince of Kiev; also ruled in Rostov and Suzdal
Vladimir the Bold(1353–1410), prince ofSerpukhov,one of the principal commanders ofLithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–1372)andBattle of Kulikovo

Religious figures

Vladimir Bogoyavlensky(1848–1918), bishop of theRussian Orthodox Church,Metropolitan of Moscowand Kolomna between 1898 and 1912,Metropolitanof St. Petersburg and Ladoga between 1912 and 1915, andMetropolitan of Kiev and Gallichbetween 1915 and 1918
Vladimir Gundyayev, known asPatriarch Kirill of Moscow(born 1946),Russian Orthodox bishop,Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'andPrimateof theRussian Orthodox Church
Vladimir Sabodan(1935–2014), head of theUkrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)(UOC-MP) from 1992 to 2014

Presidents and prime ministers

Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze(born 1970), Georgian career banker, business executive, and former politician, sixthPrime Minister of Georgia.
Vladimir Ivashko(1932-1994), Soviet Ukrainian politician,General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Unionand Chairman of theSupreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Vladimir Kokovtsov(1853–1943), Russian politician who served as theprime ministerofRussiafrom 1911 to 1914
Vladimir Lenin(1870–1924), Russian revolutionary,head of governmentofRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,founder andfirst leaderofSoviet Union.
Vladimír Mečiar(born 1942), Slovak politician who served as theprime minister of Slovakiathree times, from 1990 to 1991, from 1992 to 1994 and from 1994 to 1998
Vladimir Pashkov(born 1961), Prime Minister of theDonetsk People's Republic(DPR).
Vladimir Putin(born 1952), currentpresident of Russiaand formerprime minister.
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky(1918-1990), Ukrainian Soviet politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of theUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republicfrom 1972 to 1989
Vladimir Špidla(born 1951), Czech politician who served as theprime minister of the Czech Republic
Vladimir Vasilyev(born 1949), Russian politician andHead of the Republic of Dagestan.
Vladimir Voronin(born 1941), formerpresident of Moldova.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy(born 1978), Ukrainian former comedian and actor, politician, currentPresident of Ukraine.

Military leaders

Vladimir Vazov(1868 – 1945) Bulgarian general in theBalkan WarsandFirst World War
Vladimir Stoychev(1892 – 1990) Bulgarian general in theSecond World War
Vladimir Zaimov(1888 – 1942) Bulgarian general who acted as a Soviet spy in theKingdom of Bulgaria.He was madeHero of the Soviet Unionfor his actions.
Vladimir Antonov-Ovseenko(1883–1938), UkrainianBolshevikleader and diplomat, one of the principal commanders ofOctober Revolution,Ukraine Offensive (1919)andAllied intervention in the Russian Civil War
Vladimir Arshba(1958-2018), Abkhaz soldier and politician who served as the first Minister of Defence of theRepublic of Abkhazia,an unrecognised state, from 1992 until 1993, one of the principal commanders ofWar in Abkhazia (1992-1993)
Vladimir Baer(1853-1905), Russian captain of theRusso-Japanese War
Vladimir Boldyrev(born 1949), Commander-in-Chief of theRussian Ground Forces,one of the principal commanders ofSecond Chechen War,Russo–Georgian WarandInsurgency in the North Caucasus
Vladimir Chirkin(born 1955), Russian military officer and a former commander of Russian Ground Forces, one of the principal commanders ofInsurgency in the North Caucasus
Vladimir Constantinescu(1895–1965), Romanian general inWorld War II,one of the principal commanders ofBattle of the Caucasus
Vladimir Cukavac(1884-1965), Serbian general holding the title of army general in theRoyal Yugoslav Army,one of the principal commanders ofInvasion of Yugoslavia
Vladimir Dobrovolsky(1834-1877), Russian general of theRusso-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Vladimir Gelfand,Soviet soldier in World War II who became known for his published war time diaries
Vladimir Gittis(1881–1938), Soviet military commander and komkor, one of the principal commanders ofBattle for the Donbas (1919)andLatvian War of Independence
Volodymyr Kedrowsky(1890–1970), political activist, diplomat, writer, and a colonel in the army of theUkrainian People's Republic
Vladimir Kondić(1863-1940), Serbian general of World War I
Vladimir Kotlinsky(1894–1915), Russian Second Lieutenant of World War I
Vladimir Lazarević(born 1949), Serbian general and convicted war criminal, one of the principal commanders ofKosovo War
Vladimir Lobov(born 1935), former Soviet and Russian military commander,Chief of the General Staffof theSoviet Armed Forcesin 1991,General of the Army,Doctor of Military SciencesandPeople's Deputy of the USSRfrom 1989 to 1991
Vladimir Marushevsky(1874-1951), Imperial Russian general, last chief of staff of the Russian Republic
Vladimir May-Mayevsky(1867-1920), general in the Imperial Russian Army, one of the principal commanders ofBattle for the Donbas (1919)
Vladimir Mikhaylov(1943), Russian general, former commander-in-chief of theRussian Air Force
Vladimir Miklukha(1853–1905), Russian captain of theRusso-Japanese War
Vladimir Shamanov(born 1957), retiredColonel Generalof theRussian Armed Forces,who was Commander-in-Chief of theRussian Airborne Troops(VDV), one of the principal commanders ofFirst Chechen War,First Nagorno-Karabakh WarandRusso–Georgian War,the leading perpetrator ofAlkhan-Yurt massacre
Vladimir Sukhomlinov(1848–1926) Russian general of the Imperial Russian Army who served as the Chief of the General Staff from 1908 to 1909 and the Minister of War from 1909 to 1915
Vladimir Triandafillov(1894-1931), Soviet military commander and theoretician considered by many to be the "father of Sovietoperational art"
Vladimir Tributs(1900-1977), Soviet naval commander and admiral, one of the principal commanders ofEastern Front (World War II)
Vladimir Vol'skii(1877–1937), Russian revolutionary, one of the principal commanders ofRussian Civil War
Vladimir Zhoga(1993 - 2022), Russian-Ukrainian separatist who was the commander of theSparta Battalion,a pro-Russian separatist force, one of the principal commanders ofSecond Battle of Donetsk Airport,Siege of Sloviansk,Battle of VolnovakhaandEastern Ukraine offensive

Intelligence officers

Vladimir Dekanozov(1898–1953), Soviet senior state security operative and diplomat, deputy chief ofGUGB
Vladimir Kolokoltsev(born 1961), Russian politician and police officer,General of the police,Moscow Police CommissionerandRussian Minister of Internal Affairs
Vladimir Kvachkov,Russian formerSpetsnazcolonel and military intelligence officer, known for being arrested and charged for the attempted assassination
Vladimir Pozner Sr.(1908-1975), Russian-Jewish émigré to the United States who spied for Soviet intelligence while employed by the US government
Vladimir Semichastny(1924–2001), Soviet politician, who served as chairman of theKGB

Cosmonauts

Vladimir Aksyonov(born 1935), former Soviet cosmonaut
Vladimir Dezhurov(born 1962), Russian former cosmonaut
Vladimir Dzhanibekov(born 1942), former cosmonaut
Vladimir Komarov(1927–1967), Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut, commander ofVoskhod 1,the first spaceflight to carry more than one crew member, solo pilot ofSoyuz 1and the first human to die in a space flight
Vladimir Kovalyonok(born 1942), retired Soviet cosmonaut
Vladimir Lyakhov(1941–2018), Ukrainian Soviet cosmonaut
Vladimír Remek(born 1948), Czech politician and diplomat and former cosmonaut and military pilot
Vladimir Shatalov(1927–2021), Soviet cosmonaut
Vladimir Solovyov(born 1946), former Soviet cosmonaut
Vladimir G. Titov(born 1947), retired Russian Air Force Colonel and former cosmonaut
Vladimir Vasyutin(1952–2002), Soviet cosmonaut

Musicians

Vladimir Ashkenazy(born 1937), internationally recognized solo pianist, chamber music performer and conductor
Vladimir Feltsman(born 1952), Russian musician
Vladimir Horowitz(1903–1989), Russian-American classical pianist and composer
Vladimir A. Komarov(born 1976), Russian musician, singer, songwriter, sound producer, DJ, and journalist
Vladimir de Pachmann,Russian-German pianist
Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.(born 1968), Soviet and Russian singer, musician, keyboardist, composer, arranger, and actor
Vladimir Rosing(1890–1963), Russian-born American and English operatic tenor and stage director
Vladimir Vysotsky(1938–1980), Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor
Vladimir Djambazov(born 1954), Bulgarian composer and horn player

Actors and TV hosts

Vladimir Duthiers(born 1969), American journalist and TV host atCBS
Vladimir Fogel,Russian actor of thesilent filmera
Vladimir Mashkov(born 1963), Russian actor and film director
Vladimir Solovyov(born 1963), Russian journalist, television presenter, writer and propagandist
Vladimir Yeryomin,Soviet and Russian actor, screenwriter and producer, member of theUnion of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Karamazov(born 1979), Bulgarian actor, producer and photographer

Politicians

Vladimir Chirskov(born 1935), Soviet politician
Vladimir Dedijer,Yugoslav partisan fighter during World War II who became known as a politician, human rights activist, and historian, representative ofYugoslaviaat theUnited Nations
Volodymyr Horbulin(born 1939), Ukrainian politician, Head of theCouncil for Foreign and Security Policy,former secretary of theNational Security and Defense Council of Ukraine,former Head of theNational Space Agency of Ukraine
Vladimír Hučín(born 1952), Czech political celebrity and dissident of both communist and post-communist era
Vladimir Kara-Murza(born 1981), Russian opposition politician, journalist, author, and filmmaker
Vladimir Konstantinov,Crimean and Russian politician serving as Chairman of the State Council of theRepublic of Crimea,one of the principal commanders ofAnnexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Vladimir Korolenko,Ukrainian-born Russian writer, journalist, human rights activist and humanitarian of Ukrainian and Polish origin
Vladimir Makei,Belarusian politician who has served as the minister of foreign affairs of Belarus since 2012
Vladimir Medinsky(born 1970), Russian political figure, academic and publicist who served as the Minister of Culture of Russia from May 2012 to January 2020
Vladimir Milov(born 1972),Russian opposition,economist, associate ofAlexei Navalny
Vladimir D. Nabokov(1870–1922), Russian criminologist, journalist, and progressive statesman
Volodymyr Ohryzko(born 1956), Ukrainian diplomat,Minister of Foreign AffairsofUkrainefrom December 18, 2007, to March 3, 2009
Vladimir Plahotniuc(born 1966), Moldovan politician, businessman and philanthropist, chairman of theDemocratic Party of Moldova
Vladimir Terebilov(1916–2004), Soviet judge and politician
Vladimir Tsyganko(1886/1887–1938), Bessarabian and Soviet politician
Vladimir Veselica,Croatian politician and economist
Vladimir Vladimirov,Russian politician, Governor ofStavropol Krai
Volodymyr Vynnychenko(1880–1951),Ukrainian statesman,political activist, writer, playwright, artist, who served as the firstPrime Minister of Ukraine
Vladimir A. Yakovlev(born 1944), Russian politician and former governor ofSaint Petersburg
Vladimir Yakushev(born 1968), Russian politician serving as the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in theUral Federal District
Vladimir Yelagin(born 1955), Russian politician

Literary figures

Vladimir Cavarnali(1910–1966), Romanian poet and editor
Vladimir Duthiers(born 1969), American journalist
Vladimir Mayakovsky(1893–1930), Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor
Vladimir Menshov(1939-2021), Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker
Vladimir Nabokov(1899–1977), Russian and American novelist, poet, translator and entomologist
Vladimir Nazor(1876-1949), Croatian poet
Vladimir Oravsky(born 1947), Swedish author and film director
Volodymyr Sosiura(1898–1965) Ukrainian poet
Vladimir Sorokin(born 1955), Russian writer and dramatist
Vladimir Vidrić(1875-1909), Croatian poet

Scientists

Vladimir Shkodrov(1930 – 2010) Bulgarian astronomer and professor at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Vladimir Derevenko,Russian Empire and Soviet medical doctor and surgeon who served at the court ofEmperor Nicholas II of Russia
Vladimir Hachinski,Canadian clinical neuroscientist and researcher
Vladimir L. Komarov(1869–1945), Russian botanist
Vladimir Kostitsyn(born 1945), Russian geophysicist
Vladimir Kovalevsky,Russian statesman, scientist and entrepreneur
Vladimir Vernadsky(1863 – 1945), Russian mineralogist and geochemist
Vladimir K. Zworykin,Russian-American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology

Artists

Vladimir Becić(1886–1954), Croatian painter and photographer
Vladimir Makovsky(1846–1920), Russian painter, art collector, and teacher
Vladimir Dimitrov(1882 – 1960), Bulgarian painter, draughtsman and teacher

Businessmen

Vladimir Potanin(born 1961), Russian business oligarch
Vladimir Tenev(born 1987), Bulgarian-American entrepreneur and billionaire

Sportsmen

Vladimir Arabadzhiev(born 1984), Bulgarian racing driver
Wladimir Balentien(born 1984), Curaçaoan-Dutch baseball player
Vladimír Coufal(born 1992), Czech footballer
Vladimir Dubov,Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
Vladimir Guerrero(born 1975), Dominican baseball player
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.(born 1999), Canadian-Dominican baseball player
Wladimir Klitschko(born 1976), Ukrainian boxer
Vladimir Konstantinov(born 1967), Russian-American ice hockey player
Vladimir Kozlov(born 1979), Ukrainian-American producer and wrestler
Vladimir Kramnik(born 1975), Russian chess grandmaster
Vladimir Lutchenko,retired ice hockey player who played in theSoviet Hockey League
Vladimir Moragrega(born 1998), Mexican footballer
Vladimir Nunez(born 1975), Cuban baseball player
Vladimir Obuchov(1935–2020), Soviet basketball coach
Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho(born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Vladimir Popov (weightlifter)(born 1977), Moldovan weightlifter
Vladimir Proskurin(1945–2020), Russian footballer
Vladimir Salkov(1937–2020), Russian footballer
Vladimir Sotnikov(born 2004), Russian Paralympic swimmer
Vladimir Stojković,Serbian professional footballer
Volodymyr Sydorenko(born 1976) Ukrainian formerprofessional boxer
Vladimir Tarasenko(born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
Vladimir Petkov(born 1971), Bulgarian chess grandmaster
Vladimir Iliev(born 1987), Bulgarian biathlete
Vladimir Gadzhev(born 1987), Bulgarian footballer
Vladimir Nikolov(born 1977), Bulgarian volleyball player

Others

Vladimir Socor(born 1945), Romanian-American political analyst of East European affairs for theJamestown Foundationand itsEurasia Daily Monitor
Vladimír Hrinčár, co-developer ofBeat Saber

References

^"Vladimir".Behind the Name.Retrieved21 July2018.
^ Max Vasmer,Etymological Dictionary of Russian Languages.v. "Владимир" (starling.rinet.ru,vasmer.narod.ru)
^Senderovich, Savely (2007)."К истории восточнославянского имени Владимир"(PDF).Славяноведение.2:10.
^Litvina, A. (2006).Выбор имени у русских князей в X—XVI вв. Династическая история сквозь призму антропонимики.Moscow: Indrik. p. 904.ISBN 5-85759-339-5.
^Henryk Paszkiewicz.The making of the Russian nation.Greenwood Press. 1977. Cracow 1996, pp. 77–79.
^С. В. Шевченко (ред.).К вопросу о дате основания г. Владимира,ТОО "Местное время", 1992. (S. V. Shevchenko (ed.). On the foundation date of Vladimir. in Russian)
^Ф.Б. Успенский,"ИМЯ И ВЛАСТЬ (Выбор имени как инструмент династической борьбы в средневековой Скандинавии)",In:Фольклор и постфольклор: структура, типология, семиотика("Folklore and Post-Folklore: Structure, Typology and Semiotics")

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[1] "Vladimir".Behind the Name.Retrieved21 July2018.

[Vasmer-2] Max Vasmer,Etymological Dictionary of Russian Languages.v. "Владимир" (starling.rinet.ru,vasmer.narod.ru)

[3] Senderovich, Savely (2007)."К истории восточнославянского имени Владимир"(PDF).Славяноведение.2:10.

[4] Litvina, A. (2006).Выбор имени у русских князей в X—XVI вв. Династическая история сквозь призму антропонимики.Moscow: Indrik. p. 904.ISBN 5-85759-339-5.

[5] Henryk Paszkiewicz.The making of the Russian nation.Greenwood Press. 1977. Cracow 1996, pp. 77–79.

[6] С. В. Шевченко (ред.).К вопросу о дате основания г. Владимира,ТОО "Местное время", 1992. (S. V. Shevchenko (ed.). On the foundation date of Vladimir. in Russian)

[7] Ф.Б. Успенский,"ИМЯ И ВЛАСТЬ (Выбор имени как инструмент династической борьбы в средневековой Скандинавии)",In:Фольклор и постфольклор: структура, типология, семиотика("Folklore and Post-Folklore: Structure, Typology and Semiotics")

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