Vlad
Vlad ( Russian Влад ) is a Russian and Romanian male given name , which also occurs as a family name in Romania .
Origin and meaning
Vlad is an old short form of Slavic names that begin with the element volod meaning "rule".
Name bearer
Ruler
- Vlad I. Uzurpatorul
- Vlad II Dracul (1395-1447)
- Vlad III. Drăculea (~ 1431–1476)
- Vlad Călugărul
- Vlad cel Tânăr
- Vlad Înecatul
- Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina
First name
- Vlad Chiricheș (* 1989), Romanian football player
- Vlad Filat (* 1969), Moldovan politician
- Ottomar Rodolphe Vlad Dracula Prince Kretzulesco (1940-2007), German member of the district council
- Vlad Georgescu (* 1966), German journalist and author
- Vlad Miriță (* 1981), Romanian pop and opera singer
- Vlad Munteanu (* 1981), Romanian football player
family name
- Ionel Valentin Vlad (1943–2017), Romanian engineer and physicist
- Iulian Vlad (1931–2017), Romanian politician
- Nicu Vlad (* 1963), Romanian-Australian weightlifter
- Remus Vlad (* 1946), Romanian football player and coach
- Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Romanian-Italian pianist and composer
stage name
- Vlad Kabec ( Hans Kolditz; 1923–1996), German composer, arranger and conductor