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Мстислав
“revenge”·“glory, fame”
Мстислав (Mstysláv) is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Mstislav.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Мстислав is built from elements meaning “revenge” and “glory, fame”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Мстислав comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old East Slavic Мьстиславъ, from Proto-Slavic *Mьstislavъ, built from Ukrainian мстити (“revenge”) + -слав (“glory, fame”).
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Мстислав’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Мстислав shares a linguistic root with the Polish form Mścisław. In Ukrainian usage, Мстислав has a conventional equivalent in the French form Mstislav. In Ukrainian usage, Мстислав has a transliteration in Mstislav.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Мстислав has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
4 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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Мстислав
- Mstislav RostropovichSoviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)
- Mstislav I of Kievgrand prince of Kiev (1076–1132)
- Mstislav KeldyshSoviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978)
- Mstislav II of KievGrand Prince of Kiev1200–1170
- Mstyslav ChernovUkrainian photographer, reporter, photojournalist, videographer, filmmaker, war correspondent, and novelistborn 1985
- Mstislav of ChernigovPrince of Tmutarakan and Prince of Chernigov983–1036
- Mstislav DobuzhinskyRussian artist (1875-1957)
- Mstislav MstislavichPrince of Novgorod, Galich and Torchesk1180–1228
- Mstislav III of KievRussian prince1150–1223
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