Rostislav (given name)
| Rostyslav, Rostislav, Rościsław, Rastislav | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")[1] |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f) |
| Related names | Rościgniew, Rostimir |
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Rastislav or Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory" . The name has been used by several notable people of Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Russian and Slovak backgrounds.
- Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
- Bulgarian, Czech, Russian: Rostislav
- Ukrainian: Rostyslav
- Belarusian: Rascisłaŭ
- Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)
Name Day
- Czech: 19 April
- Slovene: 10 March
- Slovak: 13 January
- Polish: 17 January
Derivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti,
List of people with the given name Rostislav or Rastislav
Royalty
- Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
- Rostislav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
- Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
- Rostislav I of Kiev, (Rostislav Mstislavich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervals
- Rostislav II of Kiev, (Rostislav Rurikovich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206
- Rostislav III of Kiev (Rostislav Mikhailovich or Rostislav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kiev in 1239
- Rastislav Nemanjić (Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235
- Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
Others
- Rastislav Beličák, Slovakian footballer
- Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist
- Rastislav Michalík, Slovakian footballer
- Rastislav Staňa, Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender
- Rastislav Špirko, Slovak hockey player
- Rastislav Dej, Slovak hockey player
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer
- Rostislav Olesz, Czech hockey player
- Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovakian footballer
- Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
- Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
References
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