Vlad

See also: VLAD

English

Etymology

Common Romanian male given name, sometimes used as a short form of Vladimir, but more commonly a hypocorism of Vladislav. It is also found as Czech and Slovak surname.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vlæd/

Proper noun

Vlad

1. A male given name.
2. An abbreviation of Vladimir (in English, not in Russian; see usage notes).
3. (rare) An abbreviation of Vladislav.

Usage notes

• The Russian male name Влади́мир (Vladímir) is never abbreviated as Влад (Vlad) in Russian; the common abbreviations are Воло́дя (Volódja) or Во́ва (Vóva). The Russian Влад (Vlad) is an abbreviation of Владисла́в (Vladisláv) or a name on its own.

Derived terms

• Vlad the Impaler

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vlad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• DVLA