Given name · also Russian, Greek
Vsevolod
“the ruler of all”
Vsevolod is used as a given name. One Russian interpretation is “the ruler of all.”
Original RussianВсеволод
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Russian interpretation is “the ruler of all.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
From Russian Все́волод, from Ukrainian Все́волод.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vsevolod through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 263 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vsevolod’s family of names
Vsevolod has an affectionate form in Seva. In English usage, Vsevolod shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form VISVALDAS. In French usage, Vsevolod has a related form in Vsévolod.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vsevolod has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek 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.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vsevolod
- Vsevolod MeyerholdRussian theatre director (1874–1940)
- Vsevolod GarshinRussian author of short stories (1855-1888)
- Vsevolod PudovkinSoviet film director, screenwriter and actor (1893–1953)
- Vsevolod I of Kievgrand prince of Kiev (1030-1093)
- Vsevolod the Big NestGrand Prince of Vladimir, 1176-12121154–1212
- Vsevolod BobrovSoviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1922–1979)
- Vsevolod II of KievGrand Prince of Kiev1094–1146
- Vsevolod Ivanovscreenwriter, author1895–1963
- VolinRussian anarchist (1882–1945)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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