Vladimir

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Anglicised, UK/ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.

OriginRussian Владимир ← Old East Slavic Володимѣръ ← Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ →
CommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Russian, or Serbo-Croatian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
  2. A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
  3. A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
  4. An oblast and federal subject of Russia.
  5. RussianRussian form of Volodymyr, a city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-“be strong”
  2. Proto-Slavic*Voldiměrъ
  3. Old Church SlavonicВладимѣръ
  4. Old East SlavicВолодимѣръ
  5. RussianВладимир
  6. EnglishVladimir

From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βαλδίμερ
  • Βαλδίμερ (Baldímer)male given name
Arabic فْلَادِيمِير, فْلَادِيمِير
  • فْلَادِيمِير (fladīmir)male given name
  • فْلَادِيمِير (fladīmir)Russian city
Bengali ভ্লাদিমির
  • ভ্লাদিমির (bhladimir)male given name
Bulgarian Владими́р, Влади́мир
  • Владими́р (Vladimír)male given name
  • Влади́мир (Vladímir)Russian city
Catalan Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Chinese Mandarin 弗拉基米爾 /弗拉基米尔, 弗拉基米爾 /弗拉基米尔
  • 弗拉基米爾 /弗拉基米尔 (Fúlājīmǐ'ěr)male given name
  • 弗拉基米爾 /弗拉基米尔 (Fúlājīmǐ'ěr)Russian city
Czech Vladimír, Vladimir
  • Vladimírmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Danish Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Dutch Wladimir, Vladimir
  • Wladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Esperanto Vladimiro
  • Vladimiromale given name
Finnish Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
French Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
German Wladimir, Wladimir
  • Wladimirmale given name
  • WladimirRussian city
Greek Βλαδίμηρος, Βλαντίμιρ
  • Βλαδίμηρος (Vladímiros)male given name
  • Βλαντίμιρ (Vlantímir)male given name
  • Βλαντίμιρ (Vlantímir)Russian city
Hebrew ולדימיר, ולדימיר
  • ולדימיר (vladímir)male given name
  • ולדימיר (vladímir)Russian city
Hindi व्लादिमिर, व्लादिमिर
  • व्लादिमिर (vlādimir)male given name
  • व्लादिमिर (vlādimir)Russian city
Hungarian Vladimír, Vlagyimir
  • Vladimírmale given name
  • Vlagyimirmale given name
Italian Vladimiro, Valdemaro
  • Vladimiromale given name
  • Valdemaromale given name
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Japanese ウラジーミル, ヴラジーミル
  • ウラジーミル (Urajīmiru)male given name
  • ヴラジーミル (Vurajīmiru)male given name
  • ウラジーミル (Urajīmiru)Russian city
  • ヴラジーミル (Vurajīmiru)Russian city
Korean 블라디미르, 울라지미르
  • 블라디미르 (Beulladimireu)male given name
  • 울라지미르 (Ullajimireu)male given name
  • 블라디미르 (Beulladimireu)Russian city
Latin Vladimirus, Baldimer
  • Vladimirusmale given name
  • Baldimermale given name
  • VolodimiriaRussian city
Latvian Vladimirs, Vladimira
  • Vladimirsmale given name
  • VladimiraRussian city
Lithuanian Vladimiras, Vladimiras
  • Vladimirasmale given name
  • VladimirasRussian city
Persian ولادیمیر, ولادیمیر
  • ولادیمیر (vlâdimir)male given name
  • ولادیمیر (velâdimir)Russian city
Polish Włodzimierz, Władimir
  • Włodzimierzmale given name
  • Władimirmale given name
  • WłodzimierzRussian city
Portuguese Vladimir, Wladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • Wladimirmale given name
  • Vladímirmale given name
  • Vladimiromale given name
  • Valdemiromale given name
  • Waldemiromale given name
  • Valdomiromale given name
  • Waldomiromale given name
  • Vladmirmale given name
  • Valdemarmale given name
  • Waldemarmale given name
  • Valdemaromale given name
Romanian Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Russian Влади́мир, Влади́мир
  • Влади́мир (Vladímir)male given name
  • Влади́мир (Vladímir)Russian city
Slovak Vladimír, Vladimír
  • Vladimírmale given name
  • VladimírRussian city
Spanish Vladimiro, Vladímir
  • Vladimiromale given name
  • Vladímirmale given name
  • Baldomeromale given name
  • VladímirRussian city
Swedish Vladimir, Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
  • VladimirRussian city
Thai วลาดีมีร์, วลาดีมีร์
  • วลาดีมีร์ (wá-laa-dii-mii)male given name
  • วลาดีมีร์ (wá-laa-dii-mii)Russian city
Turkish Vladimir
  • Vladimirmale given name
Ukrainian Володи́мир, Владі́мір
  • Володи́мир (Volodýmyr)male given name
  • Владі́мір (Vladímir)Russian city
  • Володи́мир (Volodýmyr)Russian city
Yiddish וולאַדימיר
  • וולאַדימיר (vladimir)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Vladimir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vladimir

MLA

“Vladimir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vladimir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vladimir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vladimir.

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