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Mstislav (given name)

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Gender
  
male

Word/name
  
Slavic

Meaning
  
msti/mści ("vengeance") + slav/sław ("glory, famous")

Variant form(s)
  
Mstislava (f), Mścisława (f)

Nickname(s)
  
Mszczuj, Slava, Slavko,

Related names
  
Mściwoj, Mstivoj, Mszczuj

Mstislav or Mścisław (Polish) - is a very old Slavic origin given name, consists of two elements: msti - "vengeance" and slav - "glory, fame". The feminine forms are Mstislava and Mścisława.

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Royalty

  • Mstislav of Chernigov (d. 1036), or Mstislav the Brave, son of Vladimir the Great
  • Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1125), or Mstislav the Great, last sovereign of united Kievan Rus
  • Mstislav II of Kiev (? - 1172)
  • Mstislav III of Kiev, or Mstislav Romanovich the Old
  • Mstislav the Eyeless (d. 1178), of Rostov and Novgorod
  • Mstislav Rostislavich (d. 1180), "the Brave", of Smolensk
  • Mstislav Mstislavich (d. 1228), or Mstislav the Bold, of Novgorod
  • Mstislav Danylovich (d. aft 1300), King Danylo's son

    • Others

  • Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian artist
  • Mstislav Keldysh, Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics
  • Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor

    • References

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