Vladimir

Meaning

Proper Noun

• , popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
• A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
• city, administrative centre Vladimir (oblast) Russia (country).
• oblast Russia (country).

Origin

• From Russian Влади́мир and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ, Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ, from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- ("be strong")) and мѣръ, changed by folk etymology into миръ. Compare Waldemar.