Rostislav (given name) explained
| Rostyslav, Rostislav, Rościsław, Rastislav |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning: | rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")[1] |
| Origin: | Slavic |
| Nickname: | Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross |
| Variant Forms: | Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f), Rostyslava (f) |
| Related Names: | Rościgniew, Rostimir |
| Footnotes: | http://imya.org.ua/names-m-r-rostislav.html |
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.
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: Rascislaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras-tsi-slaw)
- Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Ros-tsi-swav)
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Значение имени Ростислав.
