Vladimir
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Etymology


Saint's name in the Russian Orthodox Church, from Slavonic vlad "rule" + mer "fame", changed by folk etymology into mir "peace".

Proper noun



  1. famous in the history of Slavonic countries, but not normally bestowed on children in the Anglo-Saxon world.
  2. A city in Russia (Владимир - Vladímir) (see the Wikipedia article), administrative centre of Vladimir oblast.

See also

  • transliterated Russian pet forms: Vlad, Volodya, Vova
  • Valdemar (Scandinavian)
  • Waldemar (German)
  • Valto ( Finnish)
 
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