Volodymyr

### Meaning

"of great power" (folk etymology: "ruler of the world", "ruler of peace") / "famous power", "bright and famous"

## Other Names

### Related Names

**Variants**
Vladimir, Wladimir, Vladimer, Vlado, Vlade, Włodzimierz, Vladimiro, Uladzimir, Valdis
**Related names**
Waldek, Walden, Waldemar, Valdemārs, Woldemar, Voldemārs, Voldemar, Valdimar, Baldomero, Vlas

### See Also

Robert (name with the same meaning)

**Volodymyr** (Ukrainian: *Володи́мир*, romanized: *Volodýmyr*, pronounced *[woloˈdɪmɪr]*, Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is *Володимѣръ* (*Volodiměr*), which in other Slavic languages became **Vladimir** (from Church Slavonic: *Владимѣръ*, romanized: *Vladiměr*).

Diminutives include *Volodyk*, *Volodia*, *Lodgo* and *Vlodko*.

## People known as Volodymyr

### Royalty

* **Volodymyr the Great** (aka St. Volodymyr, Volodymyr I of Kiev), Grand Prince of Kiev
* Volodymyr II Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev
### Religion

* **Volodymyr Romaniuk** (1925–1995), the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
* **Volodymyr Sabodan** (1935–2014), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
### Presidents and Prime Ministers

* **Volodymyr Groysman** (born 1978), Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016–19), one of the principal commanders Operation Freedom's Sentinel
* **Volodymyr Shcherbytsky** (1918-1990), Ukrainian Soviet politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1972 to 1989
* **Volodymyr Vynnychenko**, Ukrainian statesman, political activist, writer, playwright, artist, who served as the first Prime Minister of Ukraine
* **Volodymyr Zatonsky**, Soviet politician, academic, Communist Party activist, head of All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee, one of the principal commanders of Kiev Bolshevik Uprising and Ukrainian–Soviet War
* **Volodymyr Zelenskyy** (born 1978), Ukrainian former comedian and actor, politician, current President of Ukraine, one of the principal commanders of Russo-Ukrainian War, War in Donbas, Taliban insurgency, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis, Battle of Kyiv (2022), Kyiv Offensive (2022), Southern Ukraine Offensive, Eastern Ukraine campaign, Northern Ukraine campaign and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
### Military

* **Volodymyr Baranyuk**, Ukrainian serviceman, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one of the principal commanders of Siege of Mariupol
* **Volodymyr Pravyk**, Soviet firefighter notable for his role in directing initial efforts to extinguish fires following the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
* **Volodymyr Poplavsky**, Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel, one of the principal commanders of Odessa Bolshevik uprising
* **Volodymyr Ratushnyak**, Ukrainian military commander, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Voznesnensk
* **Volodymyr Rehesha**, Ukrainian military officer, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Pisky (2022)
* **Volodymyr Saldo**, Ukrainian and Russian politician and war criminal who served from 26 April until 5 August as the head of the collaborationist Kherson military–civilian administration during Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
* **Volodymyr Salsky**, Ukrainian general, minister of defense, head of the Ukrainian government in exile, one of the principal commanders of Capture of Kiev by the White Army
* **Volodymyr Shkidchenko**, Ukrainian military officer, General of Army of Ukraine, Minister of Defence of Ukraine
* **Volodymyr Zamana**, Ukrainian colonel general, Chief of the General Staff in 2012–2014
### Movie Industry

* **Volodymyr Talashko**, Soviet and Ukrainian actor, Peoples Artist of Ukraine
### Musicians

* **Volodymyr Huba** (1938–2020), Ukrainian composer
### Literature

* **Volodymyr Shukhevych** Ukrainian public figure, writer, ethnographer and teacher
### Politicians

* **Volodymyr Omelyan**, Ukrainian diplomat and politician, former Ukraine's infrastructure minister
* **Volodymyr Viatrovych**, Ukrainian historian, civic activist and politician
### Journalists

* **Volodymyr Biriukov**, Ukrainian journalist

### Sportsmen

* **Volodymyr Atamanyuk** (born 1955), Soviet footballer
* **Volodymyr Bahaziy** (1902–1942), Ukrainian nationalist
* **Volodymyr Barilko** (born 1994), Ukrainian football striker
* **Volodymyr Bezsonov** (born 1958), Ukrainian football manager and player
* **Volodymyr Chesnakov** (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
* **Volodymyr Demchenko** (born 1981), Ukrainian sprinter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
* **Volodymyr Dyudya** (born 1983), Ukrainian racing cyclist
* **Volodymyr Gerun** (born 1994), Ukrainian basketball player
* **Volodymyr Herashchenko** (born 1968), Ukrainian footballer
* **Volodymyr Holubnychy** (born 1936), Ukrainian race walker
* **Volodymyr Homenyuk** (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer
* **Volodymyr Horilyi** (born 1965), Soviet-Ukrainian football defender
* **Volodymyr Inozemtsev** (born 1964), Ukrainian triple jumper
* **Volodymyr Ivasyuk** (1949–1979), Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet
* **Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy** (born 1972), Ukrainian fencer
* **Volodymyr Kaplychnyi** (1944–2004), Soviet footballer of Jewish descent
* **Volodymyr Kilikevych** (born 1983), Ukrainian footballer
* **Volodymyr Lozynskyi** (1955–2020), Soviet-Ukrainian football coach and player
* **Volodymyr Lukashenko** (born 1980), Ukrainian sabre fencer
* **Volodymyr Lyutyi** (born 1962) Ukrainian football coach and player
* **Volodymyr Mykhailenko** (born 1973), Ukrainian decathlete
* **Volodymyr Nikolaychuk** (born 1975), Ukrainian backstroke swimmer
* **Volodymyr Onyshchenko** (born 1949), Soviet footballer
* **Volodymyr Parasyuk** (born 1987), Ukrainian public figure
* **Volodymyr Pianykh** (born 1951), Soviet footballer
* **Volodymyr Ploskina** (1954–2010), Ukrainian professional footballer
* **Volodymyr Polyovyi** (born 1985), Ukrainian football defender
* **Volodymyr Pryyomov** (born 1986), Ukrainian football player
* **Volodymyr Raskatov** (1957–2014), Ukrainian swimmer
* **Volodymyr Rybin** (born 1980), Ukrainian racing cyclist
* **Volodymyr Shatskykh** (born 1981), Ukrainian former Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler
* **Volodymyr Starchyk** (born 1980), Ukrainian racing cyclist
* **Volodymyr Tkachenko** (born 1965), Ukrainian swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
* **Volodymyr Troshkin** (born 1947), Soviet-Ukrainian football player and coach
* **Volodymyr Yezerskiy** (born 1976), Ukrainian football defender
* **Volodymyr Zagorodniy** (born 1983), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
## References

https://www.behindthename.com/name/volodymyr