Włodzimierz (given name)
| Włodzimierz | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [vwɔd͡ʑimjɛʂ] |
| Gender | male |
| Language(s) | Polish |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | włod ("to rule, ruler") + mir ("peace, prestige, world") |
| Region of origin | Poland |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Vladimir |
| Nickname(s) | Władek, Włodek, Mirek |
| Related names | Władysław, Włodzisław, Waldemar |
| http://www.behindthename.com/name/wl16odzimierz | |
Włodzimierz is a Polish variant of the Slavic name Vladimir, built of two elements: włod ("to rule, ruler") and mir ("peace, world, prestige"). The name may refer to:
List of people with the given name Włodzimierz
- Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (born 1950), Polish politician
- Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki (1825–1899), Polish noble (szlachcic), landowner, naturalist, political activist, collector and patron of arts
- Włodzimierz Kotoński (1925–2014), Polish composer
- Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski (1824–1887), Polish military leader and a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Włodzimierz Lubański (born 1947), Polish football player
- Włodzimierz Schmidt (born 1943), Polish chess grandmaster
- Włodzimierz Smolarek (born 1957), retired Polish football player
- Włodzimierz Sokorski (1908–1999), Polish communist activist, writer, military journalist and eventually a Brigadier General
- Włodzimierz Tetmajer (1861–1923), Polish painter
- Włodzimierz Zawadzki (born 1967), Polish wrestler
- Wlodzimierz Perzynski (1877–1930), Polish writer and dramatist
- Wlodzimierz Ksiazek (born 1951), contemporary New England painter
See also
- Vladimir (name)
- Włodzimierz (disambiguation)
External links
- Włodzimierz at Behind The Name