Rostislav (given name)

Rostislav

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Meaning	rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame") [1]
Other names
Variant form(s)	Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f), Rostyslava (f)
Nickname(s)	Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross
Related names	Rościgniew, Rostimir
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Rostislav, Rastislav or Rostyslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian backgrounds.

Name Day

• Czech: 19 April
• Slovene: 10 March
• Slovak: 13 January
• Polish: 17 January
• Ukrainian: 27 March

Derivatives and nicknames

Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross, Rostyk

• Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
• Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav
• Ukrainian: Rostyslav
• Belarusian: Rascislaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
• Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Ros'-chi-swav)

People

Royalty

• Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia from 846–870
• Rostislav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
• Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl from 1078-1093
• Rostislav I of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervals
• Rostislav II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206
• Rostislav III of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev in 1239
• Rastislav Nemanjić, Grand Prince of Hum from 1190–1192, Serb Archbishop from 1217–1235
• Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902–1978)
• Prince Rostislav Romanov, multiple persons

Others

• Rastislav of Prešov (born 1978), Eastern Orthodox bishop
• Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer
• Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
• Rostislav Goldshteyn, Russian politician
• Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist
• Rastislav Michalík, Slovak footballer
• Rastislav Staňa, Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender
• Rastislav Špirko, Slovak hockey player
• Rastislav Dej, Slovak hockey player
• Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880–1919), Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer
• Rostislav Olesz (born 1985), Czech hockey player
• Rastko Petrović (1898–1949), Serbian poet and writer
• Rostislav Shilo (1940–2016), Russian zoo director
• Rostislav Stratimirovic (1683–1688), Bulgarian rebel leader
• Rastislav Trtík (1961–2024), Czech handball player and coach
• Rostislav Vojáček (born 1949), Czech footballer
• Rościsław Żerelik (born 1956), Polish historian

References

1. "Значение имени Ростислав".