Mstislav (given name) explained

Mstislav, Mścisław
Gender:	male
Meaning:	msti/mści ("vengeance") + slav/sław ("glory, famous")
Origin:	Slavic
Nickname:	Mszczuj, Slava, Slavko,
Variant Forms:	Mstislava (f), Mścisława (f)
Related Names:	Mściwoj, Mstivoj, Mszczuj
Footnotes:	http://www.behindthename.com/name/mstislav

Mstislav or Mścisław (Polish) - is a very old Slavic origin given name, consists of two elements: msti - "vengeance" and slav - "glory, fame". The feminine forms are Mstislava and Mścisława.

List of people with the given name Mstislav

Royalty

• Mstislav of Chernigov (d. 1036), or Mstislav the Brave, son of Vladimir the Great
• Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1125), or Mstislav the Great, last sovereign of united Kievan Rus
• Mstislav II of Kiev (? - 1172)
• Mstislav III of Kiev, or Mstislav Romanovich the Old
• Mstislav the Eyeless (d. 1178), of Rostov and Novgorod
• Mstislav Rostislavich (d. 1180), "the Brave", of Smolensk
• Mstislav Mstislavich (d. 1228), or Mstislav the Bold, of Novgorod
• Mstislav Danylovich (d. aft 1300), King Danylo's son

Others

• Mstislav Dobuzhinsky (1875–1957), Russian-Lithuanian artist
• Mstislav Keldysh (1911–1978), Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics
• Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007), Russian cellist and conductor

See also

• Mieczysław
• Mstsislaw

External links

• http://www.behindthename.com/name/mstislav