Radoslav Explained

Radoslav
Gender:masculine
Meaning:"eager glory"
Derived:rad- ("happy, eager, to care") and slava ("glory, fame")
Region:Slavic Europe
Language origin:Slavic
Related Names:Radosław, Radosav, Radič, Radu
Shortform:Radan, Radek, Radič

Radoslav is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from rad- ("happy, eager, to care") and slava ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages.[1] The earliest known Radoslav was a 9th-century Serbian ruler. It may refer to:

People

Royalty and nobility

Other

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Myroslava T. Znayenko. The Gods of the Ancient Slavs: Tatishchev and the Beginnings of Slavic Mythology. 1980. Slavica. 978-0-89357-074-3. 79.