Rostislav (given name)

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.

Rostyslav, Rostislav, Rościsław, Rastislav

Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Meaning	rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")
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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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'-tsi-swav)

List of people with the given name Rostyslav, Rostislav or Rastislav

Royalty

• Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
• Rostyslav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
• Rostyslav Vsevolodovych, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
• Rostyslav I of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Mstyslavych), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1154–1167, with intervals
• Rostyslav II of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Ryurikovich), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1204–1206
• Rostyslav III of Kyiv (Rostyslav Mykhaylovych or Rostyslav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kyiv in 1239
• Rastislav Nemanjić (Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235
• Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
• Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902-1978)

Others

• Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer
• 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, Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer
• Rostislav Olesz, Czech hockey player
• Rostislav Shilo, Russian zoo director
• Rostislav Stratimirovic, Bulgarian rebel leader
• Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovak footballer
• Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
• Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
• Rastislav (Gont), Eastern Orthodox bishop
• Rastko Petrović, Serbian poet and writer