Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' fo ...

Vladislav Vladislav ( be, Уладзіслаў (', '); pl, Władysław, ; Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав) is a male given name of Slavic origin. Variations include ''Volodislav'', ''Vlastislav'' and ''Vlaslav' ...

and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

People

* Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia *

Vlad II Dracul Vlad II ( ro, Vlad al II-lea), also known as Vlad Dracul () or Vlad the Dragon (before 1395 – November 1447), was Voivode of Wallachia from 1436 to 1442, and again from 1443 to 1447. He is internationally known as the father of Vlad the Im ...

(before 1395 – 1448), ''voivode'' of Wallachia *

Vlad the Impaler Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( ro, Vlad Țepeș ) or Vlad Dracula (; ro, Vlad Drăculea ; 1428/311476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most im ...

(1428/31 – 1476/77), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad III, inspiration for the character Count Dracula *

Vlad Călugărul Vlad IV Călugărul ("Vlad IV the Monk"; prior to 1425 – September 1495) was the Prince of Wallachia in 1481 and then from 1482 to 1495. His father Vlad Dracul had previously held the throne, as had his brothers Mircea II and Radu the Handsome, ...

(before 1425? – 1495), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad IV, half-brother of Vlad the Impaler * Vlad cel Tânăr (1494–1512), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad V * Vlad VI Înecatul (c. 1508 – 1532), ''voivode'' of Wallachia * Vlad Vintilă de la Slatina (died 1535), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad VII * Vlad Achim (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Bădălicescu (born 1988), Romanian rugby union footballer * Vlad Bujor (born 1989), Romanian footballer *

Vlad Chiricheș Vlad Iulian Chiricheș (; born 14 November 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for club Cremonese and captains the Romania national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a right-back or a defensive midfield ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Danale (born 1998), Romanian footballer * Vlad Dragomir (born 1999), Romanian footballer * Vladimir

Vlad Filat Vladimir Filat (born 6 May 1969), commonly referred to as Vlad Filat (), is a Moldovan businessman and politician, founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He ...

(born 1969), Moldovan businessman and politician, former Prime Minister of Moldova *

Vlad Goian Vlad Goian (born 14 November 1970) is a football manager and former player who last time was manager of FC Zimbru Chișinău in 2022. Career Managerial Between 2011 and 2014, Vlad Goian worked as manager of FC Tiraspol, winning two times Moldovan ...

(born 1970), Moldovan football manager and former player *

Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Alvino Guerrero Sr. (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and designated hitter. He played fo ...

(born 1975), Dominican retired Major League Baseball player *

Vlad Hagiu Vlad Hagiu (born 29 March 1963) is a Romanian coach and former water polo player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Achievements Player ;Dinamo Bucharest * Romanian Superliga: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 *LE ...

, (born 1963), Romanian water polo coach * Vlad Ioviță (1935–1983), Moldovan writer * Vladimir Vlad Ivanov (born 1969), Romanian actor *

Vlado Kreslin Vlado Kreslin (born 29 November 1953) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and folk rock musician. Life and work Kreslin was born in the village of Beltinci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia. He began his musical career ...

(born 1953), Slovene singer, songwriter and musician * Vlad Lyubovny (born 1973), commonly known as DJ Vlad, Ukrainian-born American interviewer, journalist and director * Vlad Miriță (born 1981), Romanian singer *

Vlad Moldoveanu Vlad-Sorin Moldoveanu (born February 11, 1988) is a Romanian professional basketball player who last played for CSO Voluntari. He also represents the Romanian national basketball team in international competition. Standing at , he plays at the po ...

(born 1988), Romanian basketball player * Vlad Morar (born 1993), Romanian footballer * Vlad Munteanu (born 1981), Romanian retired footballer * Vlad Muțiu (born 1995), Romanian football goalkeeper * Vlad Nistor (rugby union) (born 1994), Romanian rugby union player * Vlad Olteanu (born 1996), Romanian footballer * Vlad Rusu (born 1990), Romanian footballer * Vlad Sokolovskiy (born 1991), Russian singer * Vladislav Vlad Topalov (born 1985), Russian singer, dancer and actor

Fictional characters

* Vlad Plasmius, in the Nickelodeon TV series ''Danny Phantom'' * Vlad Taltos, in Steven Brust's ''Dragaera'' novels * Vlad Vladikoff, in the Dr. Seuss children's books * Vlad, in the ''Ender's Game'' series * Vlad Glebov, in the ''

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'' video game * Vlad, in the '' Hack/Slash'' comic series * Vlad Dracula, in the CBBC show ''

Young Dracula ''Young Dracula'' is a British children's horror drama comedy television series which aired on CBBC, loosely based on '' Young Dracula'', a 2002 children's book by Michael Lawrence. It is also based on the epistolary novel ''Dracula'', writt ...

Stage name

* Vlad (musician), born Volodymyr DeBriansky in 1972, Ukrainian-born American guitarist, composer, songwriter and music producer * Vlad Stashevsky, Russian pop singer Vladislav Stanislavovich Tverdohlebov (born 1974)

Surname

* Alexandru Vlad (born 1989), Romanian footballer * Andrei Vlad (born 1999), Romanian football goalkeeper * Dan Vlad (born 1983), Romanian rugby union player *

Marcel Vlad Marcel Vlad (born 5 February 1948) is a Romanian former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972) ...

(born 1948), Romanian wrestler * Marina Marta Vlad (born 1949), Romanian composer * Nicu Vlad (born 1963), Romanian weightlifter * Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Italian composer, pianist and musicologist {{Given name, type=both Romanian masculine given names Hypocorisms