Volodymyr (name)
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Volodymyr is a Ukrainian male given name
.
The name is a direct descendant from the Old East Slavic Володимир (Volodimir), which is spelled identically in the Cyrillic alphabet
, but transliterated differently because of changes in the Ukrainian alphabet
since medieval times. The meaning of the name is "possessor of the world, people". Volodia (Володя) and Vovik (Vovik) is a short version of this name. The same Slavic sources also produced the Russian and Serbian variant Vladimir
, as well as Danish and German Waldemar
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
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The name is a direct descendant from the Old East Slavic Володимир (Volodimir), which is spelled identically in the Cyrillic alphabet
Cyrillic alphabet
The Cyrillic script or azbuka is an alphabetic writing system developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School...
, but transliterated differently because of changes in the Ukrainian alphabet
Ukrainian alphabet
The Ukrainian alphabet is the set of letters used to write Ukrainian, the official language of Ukraine. It is one of the national variations of the Cyrillic script....
since medieval times. The meaning of the name is "possessor of the world, people". Volodia (Володя) and Vovik (Vovik) is a short version of this name. The same Slavic sources also produced the Russian and Serbian variant Vladimir
Vladimir (name)
Vladimir is a male Slavic given name of Church Slavonic and Old Slavic origin, now widespread throughout all Slavic nations...
, as well as Danish and German Waldemar
Waldemar
- Royalty :* Valdemar I of Denmark or Waldemar the Great * Valdemar II of Denmark or Waldemar the Victorious * Valdemar the Young * Valdemar III of Denmark * Valdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar Otherday - Royalty :* Valdemar I of Denmark or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182)* Valdemar II of Denmark or...
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People known as Volodymyr
- Volodymyr the Great (aka St. Volodymyr, Volodymyr I of Kiev, also "Vladimir"), Grand Prince of Kiev
- Volodymyr II MonomakhVladimir II MonomakhVladimir II Monomakh |Basileios]]) was a Velikiy Kniaz of Kievan Rus'.- Family :He was the son of Vsevolod I and Anastasia of Byzantium Vladimir II Monomakh |Basileios]]) (1053 – May 19, 1125) was a Velikiy Kniaz (Grand Prince) of Kievan Rus'.- Family :He was the son of Vsevolod I (married in...
, Grand Prince of Kiev - Volodymyr III RurikovichVladimir III RurikovichVladimir IV Rurikovich , Prince of Pereyaslavl , Smolensk and Grand Prince of Kiev . Son of Rurik Rostislavich....
, Grand Prince of Kiev