Vladan
Gendermale
Language(s)Serbo-Croatian
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Meaningvlad ("to rule, ruler")
Other names
Alternative spellingSerbian Cyrillic: Владан
Variant form(s)Vladin, Vladun
female form Vladana, Vladanka
See alsoVlada, Vlado, Vlade, Vladko, Vladoje, Vladeta

Vladan[1] (pronounced [ʋlǎːdan], Serbian Cyrillic: Владан[1]) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages.[2] The patronymic surname Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are Vladana and Vladanka.

It may refer to:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Vladan". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. Grković 1977, p. 54.
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