Rostislav (given name)
Encyclopedia
Rastislav or Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to usurp glory" . The name has been used by several notable people of Czech
, Polish
, Ukrainian
, Russian
and Slovak
backgrounds.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
backgrounds.
- Slovak: Rastislav
- Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swav)
- Serbian, Old Slavonic: Rastislav
- Russian, Bulgarian: Rostislav
- Ukrainian: Rostyslav
- Belarusian: Rascisłaŭ
Name Day
- Czech: 19th April
- Slovene: 10th March
- Slovak: 13th January
- Polish: 17th January
Royalty
- RastislavRastislavRastislav or Rostislav was the second known ruler of Moravia . Although he started his reign as vassal to Louis the German, king of East Francia, he consolidated his rule to the extent that after 855 he was able to repel a series of Frankish attacks...
, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870 - Rostislav of TmutarakanRostislav of TmutarakanRostislav Vladimirovich was a landless prince from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’. He was baptized as Mikhail.During his minority, Rostislav ruled Rostov in the land of the Merya. His father Vladimir of Novgorod was the eldest son of Yaroslav I of Kiev. If Vladimir had not predeceased his...
(d. 1066) - Rostislav VsevolodovichRostislav VsevolodovichRostislav Vsevolodovich was the Prince of Pereyaslavl , son of Vsevolod I of Kiev and half brother of Vladimir Monomakh....
, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093 - Rostislav I of KievRostislav I of KievRostislav Mstislavich , Kniaz' of Smolensk , Novgorod and Velikiy Kniaz of Kiev . He was the son of Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden....
, (Rostislav Mstislavich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervals - Rostislav II of KievRostislav II of KievRostyslav Rurykovych , Prince of Torchesk , Grand Prince of Kiev , Prince of Vyshhorod , Prince of Halych . Son of Rurik Rostislavich.-References:...
, (Rostislav Rurikovich), Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206 - Rostislav III of Kiev (Rostislav Mikhailovich or Rostislav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kiev in 1239
- Rastislav NemanjićSaint SavaSaint Sava was a Serbian Prince and Orthodox monk, the first Archbishop of the autocephalous Serbian Church, the founder of Serbian law and literature, and a diplomat. Sava was born Rastko Nemanjić , the youngest son of Serbian Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja , and ruled the appanage of Hum briefly in...
(Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235 - Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
Others
- Rastislav BeličákRastislav BelicakRastislav Beličák is a Slovakian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He tired from professional football in 2010.-Football career:Beličák grew up as a footballer in the youth system of MFK Košice, and stayed with the club when he started his professional career, before moving to Malaysian Super...
, a SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n footballer - Rastislav KuželRastislav KuželRastislav Kužel is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Seville....
, a SlovakSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
sprint canoerCanoe racingThis article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
who competed in the early 2000s - Rastislav MichalíkRastislav MichalíkRastislav Michalík is a Slovak football player.Michalík moved in 1995 to the Czech Republic to play for FK Fotbal Třinec. He gradually progressed and played for FC Slovan Liberec and Sparta Prague in Gambrinus liga. In 2003 he won the Czech championship with Sparta...
, a SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
n footballer - Rastislav StaňaRastislav StanaRastislav Staňa is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League....
, a SlovakSlovaksThe Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
professionalProfessionalA professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltenderGoaltenderIn ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring... - Rastislav ŠpirkoRastislav ŠpirkoRastislav Špirko is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:...
- Slovak hockey player - Rastislav DejRastislav DejRastislav Dej is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played with HC Karlovy Vary in the Czech Extraliga during the 2010–11 Czech Extraliga season.-External links:...
- Slovak hockey player - Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikMilan Rastislav ŠtefánikMilan Rastislav Štefánik , Kingdom of Hungary – May 4, 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer. During World War I, he was General of the French Army, at the same time the Czechoslovak Minister of War, one of the leading members of the...
, a SlovakSlovaksThe Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, diplomatDiplomatA diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, and astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using... - Rostislav OleszRostislav OleszRostislav Olesz is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. Olesz was originally drafted in the 1st round, 7th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft....
- Czech hockey player - Rostislav VojáčekRostislav VojácekRostislav Vojáček is a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 40 matches and scored one goal....
- ex-Czechoslovakian footballer - Rostislav ČtvrtlíkRostislav ČtvrtlíkRostislav Čtvrtlík was a Czech stage and television actor. He was the Czech voice of Matthew Perry in Friends and other TV shows and movies.- Filmography :*"Kriminálka Anděl" ......
- Czech actor - Rościsław ŻerelikRościsław ŻerelikRościsław Żerelik is a Polish historian specializing in medieval history, history of supporting science, and the history of Silesia in the Middle Ages.- Life :He is a graduate and research fellow of the Institute of History, University of Wrocław...
, a Polish historian