Mstislav (given name)
Mstislav, Mścisław |
Gender |
male |
Origin |
Word/Name |
Slavic |
Meaning |
msti/mści ("vengeance") + slav/sław ("glory, famous") |
Other names |
Variant form(s) |
Mstislava (f), Mścisława (f) |
Nickname(s) |
Mszczuj, Slava, Slavko, |
Related names |
Mściwoj, Mstivoj, Mszczuj |
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Mstislav or Mścisław (Polish) - is a very old Slavic origin given name, consists of two elements: msti - "vengeance" and slav - "glory, fame". The feminine forms are Mstislava and Mścisława.
List of people with the given name Mstislav
Royalty
- Mstislav of Chernigov (d. 1036), or Mstislav the Brave, son of Vladimir the Great
- Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1125), or Mstislav the Great, last sovereign of united Kievan Rus
- Mstislav II of Kiev (? - 1172)
- Mstislav III of Kiev, or Mstislav Romanovich the Old
- Mstislav the Eyeless (d. 1178), of Rostov and Novgorod
- Mstislav Rostislavich (d. 1180), "the Brave", of Smolensk
- Mstislav Mstislavich (d. 1228), or Mstislav the Bold, of Novgorod
- Mstislav Danylovich (d. aft 1300), King Danylo's son
Others
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