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Rostislav (given name)

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Rostyslav, Rostislav, Rościsław, Rastislav
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaningrosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f), Rostyslava (f)
Nickname(s)Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross
Related namesRościgniew, Rostimir
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Rastislav or Rostyslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian backgrounds.

Name Day

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  • Czech: 19 April
  • Slovene: 10 March
  • Slovak: 13 January
  • Polish: 17 January
  • Ukrainian 27 March

Derivatives and nicknames

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Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross, Rostyk

  • Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
  • Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav
  • Ukrainian: Rostyslav
  • Belarusian: Rascislaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
  • Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Ros'-tsi-swav)

List of people with the given name Rostyslav, Rostislav or Rastislav

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Royalty

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Others

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References

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  1. ^ "Значение имени Ростислав".