Vlad

Common Romanian male given name, sometimes used as a short form of Vladimir, but more commonly a hypocorism of Vladislav. It is also found as Czech and Slovak surname.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vlæd/

Vlad

1. A male given name.
2. An abbreviation of Vladimir (in English, not in Russian; see usage notes).
3. (rare) An abbreviation of Vladislav.

• The Russian male name Влади́мир (Vladímir) is never abbreviated as Влад (Vlad) in Russian; the common abbreviations are Воло́дя (Volódja) or Во́ва (Vóva). The Russian and Ukrainian Влад (Vlad) is an abbreviation of Владисла́в (Vladisláv) or a name on its own.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vlad”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• DVLA

Clipping of Vladislav or Vladimir, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *volděti (“to rule”).

Vlad m (genitive/dative lui Vlad)

1. a male given name
2. a surname
3. a river in Arad County, Romania, tributary to the Moneasa