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Help[Opinions] Vladimir
This is my fave name ever, but I have trouble with nicknames - I don't like Vlad. I like the more Russian ones (Volodya, Vovochka, Volodenka, Volodka, Vovka)... is there any way to get around the NN Vlad? Also WDYTO Vladimir in general?
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I like the name Vladimir too, but it is an extremely intense name. I think it needs to be handled delicately if you live in an English speaking country. It has a lot of teasing potential. If you are not Russian or Romanian or Slavic, it's a mighty heavy name to put on a child.
That being said, what about the nn Dimir, or Dimi? I'm not Slavic myself so I don't know if these are acceptable names - just take it as my impression as an ignorant Anglo girl :)
It is very dashing indeed :)
That being said, what about the nn Dimir, or Dimi? I'm not Slavic myself so I don't know if these are acceptable names - just take it as my impression as an ignorant Anglo girl :)
It is very dashing indeed :)
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A nickname for Vladimir is Vlade, but a Macedonian dimunitive name that comes from it is Vlatko, and it never gets shortened to anything, Vlatko is a more modern version. I have a few Vladimir's in my family tree, and I love it but only when pronounced with the rolled r because otherwise it sounds a bit funny.
Whenever I tell people that my name would probably have been Vladimir if I was a boy, it gets a few sniggers because of its very European connotation. But I love it anyway!!
I think people would say Vlad anyway... unfortunately.
Whenever I tell people that my name would probably have been Vladimir if I was a boy, it gets a few sniggers because of its very European connotation. But I love it anyway!!
I think people would say Vlad anyway... unfortunately.
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I love Vladimir and all of the nicknames. You can get around Vlad. In my experience, people will be called what they want to be called.
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My husband loves Vladimir. I think it sounds really funny with our last name though, so we'll never use it.
I don't much like Vlad either. I think you could get around it if you had another nickname picked out and used it from the start (with the people who insist on nicknames). The only non-Vlad nickname I can think of is Vili, which might be more likely to "stick" with English-speaking people than the more Russian ones.
I don't much like Vlad either. I think you could get around it if you had another nickname picked out and used it from the start (with the people who insist on nicknames). The only non-Vlad nickname I can think of is Vili, which might be more likely to "stick" with English-speaking people than the more Russian ones.
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