To rule with peace; great power
Derived from the Slavic elements 'vladeti' meaning to rule and 'meru' meaning great or famous. In modern Russian, the second element is often associated with 'mir' meaning peace or world, giving the name a dual sense of a powerful ruler and a peaceful one.
Less common today
Vladimir isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,043 in 1997.
Russian-American novelist of 'Lolita'
Virtuoso classical pianist
Hall of Fame baseball player
The count and vampire protagonist · Dracula
Grand Prince of Kyiv who Christianized Kievan Rus'
Founder of the Russian Communist Party
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
