Wadim (name)

Wadim (Polish: Wadym ) is a masculine given name common in Russia . It comes from the Old East Slavonic language . There are different opinions about its meaning. He is often mistakenly perceived as the short form of the name Vladimir . It also appears as a family name .

variants

• Vadim
• Vadi
• Vadik
• Vadimka
• Wadym (Polish)

Name bearer

First name

• Vadim Glowna (1941–2012), German actor
• Wadym Malachatko (* 1977), Ukrainian chess grandmaster
• Vadim Jurjewitsch Karpow (* 2002), Russian football player
• Vadim Borissowitsch Schawrow (1898–1976), Soviet aircraft designer
• Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949–2015), Romanian politician
• DJ Vadim , British DJ and music producer

family name

• Christian Vadim (* 1963), French actor
• Roger Vadim (1928-2000), French film director