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Володя
Володя (Volódja) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Volodâ.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Russian usage, Володя developed from Володимѣръ.
Володя’s family of names
In Russian usage, Володя developed from Володимѣръ. In Russian usage, Володя has a transliteration in Volodâ. In Russian usage, Володя can be written in the Roman alphabet as Volódja.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Володя has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
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