Radyslav
Around 100 men and boys in Poland carry it, so most people here have never met one. A Slavic name that came in from Ukrainian, built from roots meaning "happy glory".
Radyslav Pronunciation
What Radyslav means
Where Radyslav comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Radyslav belongs to the old Slavic pattern of two roots joined into one wish. The first part, "rad," means glad or joyful in the Slavic languages. The second, "slav," means glory. Put together they give the short meaning the name carries today: happy glory. In Ukraine it sits among a family of similar compounds, though Radyslav keeps no diminutive or variant of its own on this list.
The "slav" root links it to a wide company of names across Slavic countries. Stanisław, Mirosław, Bronisław all share that second half. Radyslav pairs glory with gladness rather than with fame or with war. That is the whole of its meaning: sławny z radości, renowned through joy.
A boy named Radyslav in Ukraine meets his name on official paper more than in daily speech. It reads formally on a class register or a form at the office. The short form of address does the everyday work, while the full compound stays for the record. What the name gives him is fixed and plain. Two roots, glad and glory. The reading stays happy glory.
How many people are named Radyslav
1 in 211348 men in Poland is named Radyslav. 101 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3436 among male names.