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Gender: Male Meaning of Vladimir: "renowned prince" Origin of Vladimir: Slavic

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 --oops--Vlad the Impaler. A more modern literary character is Vladimir, one of the two main figures in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot.

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Famous People Named Vladimir

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Vladimir the Great, Grand Prince of Kiev
Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov), Soviet leader
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of Russia
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov, Russian-American novelist
Vladimir Ivanovich Osenev, Soviet stage, film and voice actor
Vladimir Ducasse, Haitian-American NFL football player
Vladimir Alvino Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik, Russian chess grandmaster
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky, Russian poet and playwright
Vladimir Kozlov (born Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius), Russian pro wrestler
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov, Russian Soviet test pilot

Pop Culture References for the name Vladimir

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Vladimir Dracula, main character on British TV series "Young Dracula"
Vladimir "Vlad" Masters/Plasmius, antagonist in animated series "Danny Phantom"
Dr. Vladimir "Vlad" Stain, character in "Blood Stain"
Saint Vladimir, namesake of the school in the Vampire Academy series
Vladimir, also known as Prince Blueblood, character in "My Little Pony" series
Vladimir, the Crimson Reaper, a playable character in the MOBA game "League of Legends"
Vladimir Tod, protagonist of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series written by Zac Brewer
Vladimir, a vampire in the French online visual novel Moonlight Lovers

Nicknames & Variations for Vladimir

Dimka, Wladunir, Volodimir, Vladko, Vladimeer, Vladka, Vladimyr, Vladmir, Vimka, Volya, Vladik, Vladya, Volodya, Vladjimir, Vlad, Vlady,

Vladimir's International Variations

Waldemar, Valdemar (Scandinavian) Vladimír (Czech) Wlodzimirez (Polish)

Comments

eve Says:

2018-02-20T04:26:27

it actually vlad-AAAAaaaaaAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAHHHHA-meer. with stress on the screaming

QuxxnAphrosephone Says:

2016-06-02T21:36:56

In Russian, there's no "ih" or "a"...it's "ee" and "ah".
So, it should be pronounced vlah-DEE-meer

indiefendi2 Says:

2015-10-01T00:06:56

amberdaydream took the words out of my mouth. vlah DEE meer is how you say it, there's no "ih" soft i sound in Russian. The news butcher this name on a daily basis via Putin (which is pu TEEN, btw)

amberdaydream Says:

2014-12-23T18:05:12

In Russia it's pronounced vlah-DEE-meer with stress on the middle syllable, whereas in English-speaking countries it is more likely to be pronounced VLA-di-meer with the stress on the first syllable. Volodya is a common nickname for Vladimir in Russia.