Gender | male |
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Language(s) | Serbo-Croatian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Meaning | vlad ("to rule, ruler") |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Serbian Cyrillic: Владан |
Variant form(s) | Vladin, Vladun female form Vladana, Vladanka |
See also | Vlada, Vlado, Vlade, Vladko, Vladoje, Vladeta |
Vladan[1] (pronounced [ʋlǎːdan], Serbian Cyrillic: Владан[1]) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, a shorter form of Slavic dithematic names with the element vlad meaning "to rule, ruler". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages.[2] The patronymic surname Vladanović is derived from the name. Feminine forms are Vladana and Vladanka.
It may refer to: