Vladimir

Влади́мирCyrillic[vlah-DEE-meer]

«ruling with greatness» Slavic

Two-part Slavic name (vlad- 'rule' + -mir, originally 'great', later 'peace/world'); borne by Vladimir the Baptiser of Rus.

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GenderMale
ElementFirethe main name day July 28 falls under Leo (fire); the meaning of the name points to fire as well
Passport spellingVLADIMIR
Pronunciationvlah-DEE-meerВлади́мир
Popularity, Moscow#19 in 202510 587 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationВладимирович / Владимировна
English equivalentVladimir

Name days

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Saints with this name
  • Владимир (в крещении Василий) , равноапостольный, великий князь — July 28 · life
  • Владимир (Правдолюбов), мч. — October 4
  • Владимир (Волков), сщмч., архим. — March 25
  • Владимир (Двинский), сщмч., диакон — September 13
  • Владимир (Терентьев), прп., игумен — March 3
  • Владимир (Дамаскин), сщмч., иерей — December 29 · life

What family calls them

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The same name in other languages

EnglishVladimir
GermanWaldemar
PolishWłodzimierz
Chinese弗拉基米尔
Japaneseウラジミール
Korean블라디미르
GreekΒλαδίμηρος

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