Włodzimira
A Slavic name meaning "to rule in peace", the female counterpart of Włodzimir. Just twelve Polish women carry it today, so most people here will never meet one.
Włodzimira Pronunciation
Włodzimira is pronounced vwo-jee-MEE-rah (/vwɔd͡ʑiˈmira/).
What Włodzimira means
Where Włodzimira comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Włodzimira begins in Slavic soil. Its first part traces to a verb for ruling, the element also behind Włodzimierz and the eastern Vladimir. The second part, mir, means peace. Together they read as the meaning still given the name: to rule in peace.
The cross-gender partner is Włodzimir. Both belong to the old family of Slavic two-part names, where a person was described by two joined virtues. Rule and peace here sit together.
Names like this feel formal now. A Włodzimira on a school class register stands out among the shorter choices around her. The full form asks to be said in full.
To rule in peace is a large thing to answer to. The name does not shrink from it. The short meaning holds: to rule in peace.
How many people are named Włodzimira
1 in 1878653 women in Poland is named Włodzimira. 12 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #14660 among female names.
Włodzimira as a middle name
Włodzimira is a first name for 12 women in Poland and a middle name for another 8, a 60/40 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2891st, between Wieczysława (8) and Włodzisława (8).
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#2889 Whitney8
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#2890 Wieczysława8
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#2891 Włodzimira8
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#2892 Włodzisława8
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#2893 Yamina8