Rastislav or Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory" . The name has been used by several notable people of Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Russian and Slovak backgrounds.
Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
Bulgarian, Czech, Russian: Rostislav
Ukrainian: Rostyslav
Belarusian: Rascisłaŭ
Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)
Czech: 19 April
Slovene: 10 March
Slovak: 13 January
Polish: 17 January
Derivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti,
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
Rastislav Beličák, Slovakian footballer
Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist
Rastislav Michalík, Slovakian 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 Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovakian footballer
Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
