Vladimir
- Meaning:
- Ruler of peace / great ruler
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Vladimir
Slavic name from 'vladati' (to rule) and 'mir' (peace, world).
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- December 19
- Nicknames:
- Vlado
Popularity with newborns
Vladimir has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
14,283 people in Croatia are called Vladimir, according to the 2021 census. That is #51 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Vladimir is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Vladimir
- Vladimir Nazor — Croatian poet and writer
- Vladimir Prelog — Croatian-Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.