Ladislav

For the settlement, see Ladislav, Croatia.
For other uses, see Ladislaus (disambiguation).

Ladislav is a name of Slavic origin and a variant of the name Vladislav, likewise meaning “one who commands (vlad-) glory (slav)”, i.e., “glorious”. The name is popular among all Slavic nations as well as some neighboring non-Slavic countries. The female form of this name is Ladislava.

Folk etymology occasionally links Ladislav with the Slavic goddess Lada.

Spellings and variations

In Bulgarian and Russian this name is spelled in Cyrillic: Ладислав.

László is a Hungarian variation of this name.

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See also

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