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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Vladimir
Slavic
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Usage of the Name Vladimir
Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian
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Meaning of the Name Vladimir
The name Vladimir was originally derived from the Germanic name Waldemar,
but the meaning of the name was altered. As a Slavic name, it is derived from the Slavic elements "vladet" - "to rule, to possess, to control" and "mir" - "world, universe".
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924), a Russian revolutionary, politician, and the leader of the October Revolution;
Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977), a Russian-American novelist and short story writer;
Vladimir Horowitz (1903 - 1989), a Russian-American pianist;
Vladimir Putin (born 1952), a Russian politician, the 2nd President of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and the current Prime Minister of Russia.
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