Boy · Old Slavic
Mstislav
Say it: mstee-SLAHF
Meaning
From Slavic mstiti 'to avenge' and slava 'glory'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A common Rurikid name of the 11th to 13th centuries.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Мстислав
| Polish | Mścisław |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | Mstyslav |
Famous bearers
- Mstislav the Great, prince of Kiev
- Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- Royal and noble genealogies
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