Mstislav


Gender:
Origin: Slavic
13 famous people named Mstislav found on Wikipedia.
Used in: Czech, Medieval-Slavic, Russian

Meanings

Mstislav or Mścisław (Polish) - is a very old Slavic origin given name, consists of two elements: msti - "vengeance" and slav - "glory, fame". The feminine forms are Mstislava and Mścisława.


Slavic masc. proper name, literally "vengeful fame," from Russian mstit' "to take revenge," from Proto-Slavic *misti "revenge," *mistiti "to take revenge," from PIE *mit-ti-, extended form of root *mei- (1) "to change, go, move;" for second element, see Slav.


Means: vengeance and glory. From Slavic misti (vengeance) and slava (glory).

Famous People: 13 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Mstislav Rostropovich 1927 Russian cellist and conductor
2 Mstislav I of Kiev 1076 Grand Prince of Kiev
3 Mstislav Keldysh 1911 Soviet mathematician and physicist
4 Mstislav III of Kiev Russian prince
5 Mstislav of Chernigov 0983 Prince of Tmutarakan and Prince of Chernihiv
6 Mstislav II of Kiev 1200 Rutherian prince
7 Mstislav Dobuzhinsky 1875 Russian artist
8 Mstislav Mstislavich 1180 Prince of Novgorod, Galich and Torchesk
9 Mstislav II Svyatoslavich Russian prince
10 Mstislav Rostislavich 1143 Prince of Smolensk and Prince of Novgorod
11 Mstislav the Eyeless Russian prince
12 Mstislav Andreyevich
13 Mstislav III Glebovich