Ladislaus

English

Etymology

From Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name (cognate to Vladislav), from the elements Slavic владь (vladĭ, “power”) and Proto-Slavic *slava ("glory").

Proper noun

Ladislaus

A male given name.

Usage notes

Mostly applied to historical foreign persons in English, for example, kings of Poland and Hungary.

Translations

male given name

Armenian: Վլադիսլավ (Vladislav)
Czech: Ladislav (cs) m, Vladislav (cs) m
French: Ladislas (fr) m
Hungarian: László (hu)
Italian: Ladislao (it) m

Latvian: Vladislavs m
Polish: Władysław (pl) m
Portuguese: Ladislau m
Russian: Владисла́в (ru) m (Vladisláv)
Spanish: Ladislao (es) m

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