Władimir
The eastern spelling of the Polish Włodzimierz, from a Slavic root that reads as "ruler of the world". Most Poles have never met one: only around 170 men carry it, and hardly any boys get it now.
Władimir Pronunciation
Władimir is pronounced vwah-DEE-meer (/vwaˈdimir/).
What Władimir means
Where Władimir comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Władimir grows from Slavic soil. Its first part comes from the root meaning to rule; its second from mir, which in the eastern Slavic languages means both peace and world. Put together, one reading gives ruler of the world, władca świata.
The spelling here follows the Russian sound. Poles have their own form, Włodzimierz, yet Władimir keeps the accent of the east, of Kiev and Novgorod. The most famous bearer is Vladimir the Great, prince of Kiev, who accepted Christian baptism in 988 and was later made a saint. His feast day falls on 15 July.
The sense of world sits inside a small ambiguity. Mir carried peace first, and the reach of an entire world came alongside it. So władca świata can be heard as ruler over peace as much as ruler over land. A boy marked Władimir on a class register wears władca świata, a title older than any tsar who took it up.
How many people are named Władimir
1 in 124106 men in Poland is named Władimir. 172 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2442 among male names.
Władimir's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.
Władimir as a middle name
Władimir is a first name for 172 men in Poland and a middle name for another 16, a 91/9 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 2363rd, between Witek (16) and Yannick (16).
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#2361 Wali16
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#2362 Witek16
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#2363 Wladimir16
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#2364 Yannick16
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#2365 Yaseen16