Wolodymyr
A Ukrainian name carrying the Slavic sense "ruler of the world". In Poland it belongs to just 76 men, all of them, with none born in recent years: most Poles have never met one.
Wolodymyr Pronunciation
Wolodymyr is pronounced vo-lo-DIH-mihr (/vɔlɔˈdɨmɨr/).
What Wolodymyr means
Where Wolodymyr comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wołodymyr grows from two old Slavic roots. Volodĭ means to rule, and mirŭ means world or peace. Together they give the name its short meaning, ruler of the world. The form is Ukrainian, and its Polish cognate is Włodzimierz.
One bearer anchors the name. Volodymyr the Great, prince of Kyiv, accepted Christian baptism around 988 and brought it to the Rus'. His choice reshaped the region for centuries. The name has stayed close to power since.
A closer bearer walks today. Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, carries the same two roots. On a class register the name reads plainly, ruler of the world spelled out in a child's own hand.
The Polish władca świata says the same thing. Wołodymyr keeps its Ukrainian spelling, and Włodzimierz keeps its Polish one.
How many people are named Wolodymyr
1 in 280871 men in Poland is named Wolodymyr. 76 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4112 among male names.