Vlad

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
12/3/2014, 12:28 AM	Mike C	update #89
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian

Scripts Влад(Russian, Ukrainian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈvlat/(Russian) /ˈwlad/(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.