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Vadim

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Vadim
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
Variant form(s)Vadik, Vadya

Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word volod (Russian: волод), meaning to rule or vaditi (Russian: вадити), meaning to blame. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete.[1] This given name is highly popular in Russia (as Vadim), Ukraine (as Vadym), Belarus (as Vadzim) and Moldova.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ ВАДИМ, -а, м. Ст.-русск. Dictionary of Russian Names

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