Volodya

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Diminutive of VLADIMIR.

VLADIMIR   male   Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Derived from the Slavic element vladeti "rule" combined with meru "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with miru meaning "peace, world". This was the name of an 11th-century Grand Prince of Kiev who is venerated as a saint because of his efforts to Christianize his realm (Kievan Rus). It was also borne by the founder of the former Soviet state, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924).
FULL FORMS
RUSSIAN: Vladilen, Vladimir, Vladlen
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Waldomar
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Valdimárr
BELARUSIAN: Uladzimir
BULGARIAN: Vladimir, Vlado
CROATIAN: Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko
CZECH: Vladan, Vladimír
DANISH: Valdemar, Waldemar
FINNISH: Valdemar, Valto
GEORGIAN: Lado, Vladimer
GERMAN: Waldemar
LATVIAN: Valdis, Voldemārs
LITHUANIAN: Valdas, Valdemaras, Vladimiras, Voldemaras
MACEDONIAN: Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Vladimeru, Vladimir, Volodimeru
NORWEGIAN: Valdemar, Waldemar
POLISH: Waldek, Waldemar, Włodek, Włodzimierz
RUSSIAN: Vova
SERBIAN: Vladan, Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko
SLOVAK: Vladan, Vladimír, Vlado
SLOVENE: Vladimir, Vlado
SWEDISH: Valdemar, Waldemar
UKRAINIAN: Volodymyr, Wolodymyr
FEMININE FORMS
CROATIAN: Vladimira, Vlatka
CZECH: Vladimíra
SLOVAK: Vladimíra
SLOVENE: Vladimira