Gender Masculine
Scripts Влад(Russian, Ukrainian)
Meaning & History
Old short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control". This name was borne by several princes of Wallachia (in Romania) including the 15th-century Vlad III Dracula, who was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire Count Dracula.
Related Names
Feminine FormsVladislava(Russian) Vladyslava(Ukrainian)
Other Languages & CulturesUladzislau(Belarusian) Vladislav, Vlado(Bulgarian) Vladislav, Vlatko, Ladislav, Vlado(Croatian) Vladan, Vladislav, Ladislav(Czech) Ladislas(French) László, Laci(Hungarian) Ladislao(Italian) Vladislavs(Latvian) Vlatko(Macedonian) Voldislavŭ(Old Slavic) Władysław, Władek, Włodzisław(Polish) Ladislau(Portuguese) Vladan, Vladislav, Vlatko, Ladislav, Vlado(Serbian) Vladislav, Ladislav(Slovak) Vladislav, Ladislav, Vlado(Slovene) Ladislao(Spanish)
Surname DescendantVlad(Romanian)
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