Вадим

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ); compare вадить (vaditʹ, to argue; to tame) (see Proto-Slavic *vaditi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈdʲim]

Proper noun

Вади́м • (Vadím) m anim (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́мы, genitive plural Вади́мов)

  1. a male given name, Vadim

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Вадим”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic Вадимъ (Vadimŭ), diminutive of Вадимиръ (Vadimirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vaditi (to argue, to scold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋɐˈdɪm]
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Proper noun

Вади́м • (Vadým) m pers (genitive Вади́ма, nominative plural Вади́ми, genitive plural Вади́мів)

  1. a male given name, Vadym

Declension

Derived terms

  • Вади́мович (Vadýmovyč) (male patronymic)
  • Вади́мівна (Vadýmivna) (female patronymic)

References

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