Rostislav (given name)
Rastislav or Rostyslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian backgrounds.
| 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), Rostyslava (f) |
| Nickname(s) | Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross |
| Related names | Rościgniew, Rostimir |
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Name Day
- Czech: 19 April
- Slovene: 10 March
- Slovak: 13 January
- Polish: 17 January
- Ukrainian 27 March
Derivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross, Rostyk
- Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
- Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav
- Ukrainian: Rostyslav
- Belarusian: Raścisłaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
- Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)
List of people with the given name Rostyslav, Rostislav or Rastislav
Royalty
- Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
- Rostyslav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
- Rostyslav Vsevolodovych, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
- Rostyslav I of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Mstyslavych), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1154–1167, with intervals
- Rostyslav II of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Ryurikovich), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1204–1206
- Rostyslav III of Kyiv (Rostyslav Mykhaylovych or Rostyslav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kyiv in 1239
- Rastislav Nemanjić (Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235
- Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
- Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902-1978)
Others
- Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer
- Rostislav Goldshteyn, Russian politician
- Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist
- Rastislav Michalík, Slovak 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 Shilo, Russian zoo director
- Rostislav Stratimirovic, Bulgarian rebel leader
- Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovak footballer
- Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
- Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
- Rastislav (Gont), Eastern Orthodox bishop
- Rastko Petrović, Serbian poet and writer
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