Vladimir
Slavic
"renowned prince"Vladimir Origin and Meaning
The name Vladimir is a boy's name of Slavic, Russian origin meaning "renowned prince".
Vladimir, which has a musical prodigy kind of vibe, is a cultured Russian name associated in this country with political strongman Vladimir Putin, piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz, and the author of Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov.
Vladimir is rich in history as well, being the name of the first Christian ruler of Russia, who became the patron saint of that country's Catholic church; Lenin, the founder of the USSR, and current President Putin.
A common name throughout Russia, Vladimir is featured in novels by Turgenev and Pushkin. Vladimir also has vampirish connections: Dracula is based on Vlad III, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler. A more modern literary character is Vladimir, one of the two main figures in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot.
Slavic diminutive forms include Volodya, Vova, Vladan and Vlatko.
Vladimir is rich in history as well, being the name of the first Christian ruler of Russia, who became the patron saint of that country's Catholic church; Lenin, the founder of the USSR, and current President Putin.
A common name throughout Russia, Vladimir is featured in novels by Turgenev and Pushkin. Vladimir also has vampirish connections: Dracula is based on Vlad III, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler. A more modern literary character is Vladimir, one of the two main figures in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot.
Slavic diminutive forms include Volodya, Vova, Vladan and Vlatko.
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Famous People Named Vladimir
- Vladimir the GreatGrand Prince of Kiev
- Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov)Soviet leader
- Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinPresident of Russia
- Vladimir Vladimirovich NabokovRussian,American novelist
- Vladimir Ivanovich OsenevSoviet stage, film and voice actor
- Vladimir DucasseHaitian,American NFL football player
- Vladimir Alvino GuerreroDominican baseball player
- Vladimir Semyonovich VysotskyRussian singer,songwriter
- Vladimir Borisovich KramnikRussian chess grandmaster
- Vladimir Vladimirovich MayakovskyRussian poet and playwright
- Vladimir Kozlov (born Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius)Russian pro wrestler
- Vladimir Mikhaylovich KomarovRussian Soviet test pilot
- Vladimir Kosmich ZworykinRussian,American inventor, engineer, and TV pioneer
- Vladimir "Wonta" MatovicSerbian singer & member of Elitni Odredi
- Vladimir Restoin Roitfeldart dealer, son of former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld
- Vladimir PrelogCroatian,Swiss chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Vladimir Nikolaevich KonstantinovRussian,American ice hockey player
- Vladimir MaslennikovRussian sport shooter
Vladimir in Pop Culture
- Vladimir Draculamain character on British TV series "Young Dracula"
- Vladimir "Vlad" Masters/Plasmiusantagonist in animated series "Danny Phantom"
- Dr. Vladimir "Vlad" Staincharacter in "Blood Stain"
- Saint Vladimirnamesake of the school in the Vampire Academy series
- Vladimiralso known as Prince Blueblood, character in "My Little Pony" series
- Vladimirthe Crimson Reaper, a playable character in the MOBA game "League of Legends"
- Vladimir Todprotagonist of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series written by Zac Brewer
- Vladimira vampire in the French online visual novel Moonlight Lovers