boy · slavic and russian
Vladimir
say it vlad-ih-meer
What Vladimir means
- Slavic and Russian great in rule, rule of peace Christian saint: Vladimir the Great, who Christianized Kievan Rus'
- Russian and Slavic ruler of the world/peace; from vlad 'rule' and mir 'peace, world' Christian saint: Saint Vladimir the Great, who brought Christianity to Kievan Rus'
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 314 in Chile (2021)
- no. 499 in Portugal (2017)
- no. 534 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 540 in Norway (2020)
- no. 696 in Austria (2020)
- no. 940 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 954 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1031 in France (2019)
In the United States it was most popular around 2010.
Other forms
Volodymyr, Włodzimierz, Vlado
Names with a similar meaning
Henry Harry Rodrigo Harrison Amir Freddie Quinn Erik Walter Eric Aubrey Frederick