Given name
Włodzisław
Włodzisław is a masculine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
The story
Włodzisław is a variant of Władysław. The history of Władysław gives this family its wider story. Władysław has historical associations with Polish royalty.
Explained through its name family
Włodzisław’s family of names
In Polish usage, Włodzisław has a diminutive in Włodek. In Polish usage, Włodzisław shares an earlier linguistic root with Władysław. In Polish usage, Włodzisław has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vladislav.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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