Rostislav (given name)

Rastislav or Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory" . The name has been used by several notable people of Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Czech and Slovak backgrounds.

• Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
• Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav
• Ukrainian: Rostyslav
• Belarusian: Raścisłaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
• Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)

Name Day[]

• Czech: 19 April
• Slovene: 10 March
• Slovak: 13 January
• Polish: 17 January

Derivatives and nicknames[]

Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross

List of people with the given name Rostislav or Rastislav[]

Royalty[]

• Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
• Rostislav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
• Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
• Rostislav I of Kiev, (Rostislav Mstislavich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervals
• Rostislav II of Kiev, (Rostislav Rurikovich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206
• Rostislav III of Kiev (Rostislav Mikhailovich or Rostislav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kiev 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 Stratimirovic, Bulgarian rebel leader
• Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovak footballer
• Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
• Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
• Rastislav (Gont), Eastern Orthodox bishop

References[]

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