Vladislavs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1749. Of Slavic origin. Cognate to English Ladislaus.

Proper noun

Vladislavs m

1. a male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to Polish Władysław, Czech Vladislav, or Russian Владисла́в (Vladisláv)
2. A respelling of the Polish male given name Władysław.
3. A respelling of the Czech male given name Vladislav.
4. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Владисла́в (Vladisláv).

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Vladislavs was the only given name of 7587 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Polish and Russian speakers.