# Vladimir

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvlæ.dɪ.miə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,998

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Macedonian, Pannonian Rusyn, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, or Russian male given name Владимир (Vladimir), equivalent to Volodymyr, popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
2. A male given name from Russian, but rare as a name of English-speaking persons.
3. A city, the administrative centre of Vladimir Oblast, Russia.
4. An oblast of Russia.
5. Russian form of Volodymyr, a city and raion of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.

## Etymology
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, “power”) (which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“be strong”)) and мѣръ (měrŭ, “great”), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, “peace”). Compare Waldemar.

## Common misspellings (12)
`lvadimir`, `valdimir`, `vladdimir`, `vladiimr`, `vladimirr`, `vladimmir`, `vladimri`, `vladmiir`, `vlaidmir`, `vldaimir`, `vlladimir`, `vvladimir`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vladimir