Vadim

Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word volod (Russian: волод), meaning to rule or vaditi (Russian: вадити), meaning to blame. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete.[1] This given name is highly popular in Russia (as Vadim), Ukraine (as Vadym), Belarus (as Vadzim), Moldova, and Slovenia.

Vadim
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Variant form(s)Vadik, Vadya

Given name

Surname

  • Christian Vadim (born 1963), French actor, son of Roger
  • David Vadim (born 1972), Russian actor
  • Nathalie Vadim (born 1958), French film director, daughter of Roger and sister of Christian
  • Roger Vadim (1928–2000), French screenwriter, film director and producer

References

  1. ВАДИМ, -а, м. Ст.-русск. Dictionary of Russian Names

See also

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