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: RastislavBulgarian, Czech, Russian: RostislavUkrainian: RostyslavBelarusian: RascisłaŭPolish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)Czech: 19 AprilSlovene: 10 MarchSlovak: 13 JanuaryPolish: 17 JanuaryDerivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti,
Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870Rostislav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093Rostislav I of Kiev, (Rostislav Mstislavich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervalsRostislav II of Kiev, (Rostislav Rurikovich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206Rostislav III of Kiev (Rostislav Mikhailovich or Rostislav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kiev in 1239Rastislav Nemanjić (Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble familyRastislav Beličák, Slovakian footballerRastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeistRastislav Michalík, Slovakian footballerRastislav Staňa, Slovak professional ice hockey goaltenderRastislav Špirko, Slovak hockey playerRastislav Dej, Slovak hockey playerMilan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomerRostislav Olesz, Czech hockey playerRostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovakian footballerRostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actorRościsław Żerelik, Polish historian 