Uladzimir
A Slavic name that carries the sense of "famous ruler". Only about 5,300 men in Poland go by it, and it's given almost never now: meeting one is memorable.
Uladzimir Pronunciation
Uladzimir is pronounced oo-lah-JEE-meer (/ulaˈd͡ʑimir/).
What Uladzimir means
Where Uladzimir comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Uladzimir comes from the Slavic world, the Belarusian shape of a name Poles recognize as Włodzimierz. Two old roots stand behind it. The first, vladi, means to rule; the second, mir, could carry the sense of peace, fame, or the wider world. Read the pair one way and you get famous ruler.
The oldest well-known bearer, Vladimir the Great, ruled Kievan Rus and accepted Christianity around 988, a turn that reshaped the Slavic east. Belarusian keeps that old name and simply spells it in its own hand, with vowels a Polish eye reads slowly.
Hand a Belarusian passport across the counter at a Polish urząd and a clerk used to Włodzimierz may pause over the vowels. Same roots underneath. The name holds many things, and it still opens onto that first plain reading: one who rules and is famous for it.
How many people are named Uladzimir
1 in 4020 men in Poland is named Uladzimir. 5,312 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #473 among male names.
Uladzimir's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.