Vadzim Explained

Vadzim
Gender:	Male
Region:	Belarus
Language:	Belarusian
Origin:	Persian — Bademus or Slavic — Vadim
Variant Forms:	Vadzik, Vadzia, Vadziuša, Vadziuś
Name Day:	April 10, April 22.

Vadzim is a Belarusian masculine given name derived either from the Persian badian (anise or aniseed),^[1] or from the Belarusian word valodać (Belarusian: валодаць), meaning to rule or ancient Russian vaditi (Russian: вадити), meaning to blame. Its long version, Vadzimir, is now obsolete.^[2]

It may refer to:

• Vadzim Bojka (born 1978), Belarusian footballer
• Vadzim Dziemidovič (born 1985), Belarusian footballer
• Vadzim Lasoŭski (born 1975), Belarusian retired footballer
• Vadzim Machnieŭ (born 1979), Belarusian canoer
• Vadzim Mazanik, Belarusian welterweight champion in men's Thai-Boxing at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)
• Vadzim Mytnik (born 1988), Belarusian footballer
• Vadzim Jerčyk (born 1991), Belarusian footballer

References

1. https://www.filae.com/nom-de-famille/VADIM.html Vadim on filae.com
2. http://www.gramota.ru/slovari/dic/?pe=x&word=%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC ВАДИМ, -а, м. Ст.-русск.