Given name
Mstislav
“vengeance”·“glory”·“glorious avenger”
Mstislav is a masculine given name. It is used in Old Czech.
Original RussianМстислав
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mstislav is built from elements meaning “vengeance” and “glory” and “glorious avenger”.
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Mstislav’s family of names
Mstislav shares a linguistic root with Mścisław. In French usage, Mstislav has a conventional equivalent in the Ukrainian form Мстислав. In French usage, Mstislav has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Mścisław.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mstislav
- 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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