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

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

Vladislav Vladislav ( (', '); , ; Russian language, Russian, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, sh-Cyrl, Владислав, ) is a male given names, given name of Slavs, Slavic origin. Variatio ...

and can also be used as a surname. Alternately, it may be a hypocoristic form of the Slavic name ''Vladimir'' (although the normative nickname is Vova). It may refer to:

Given name

People

* Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia * Vlad II Dracul (before 1395 – 1448), ''voivode'' of Wallachia *

Vlad the Impaler Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( ) or Vlad Dracula (; ; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77. He is often considered one of the most important rulers in Wallachian hi ...

(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. Context of his reign His father Vlad Dracul had previously held the throne, as had his brothers Mircea II ...

(before 1425? – 1495), ''voivode'' of Wallachia as Vlad IV, half-brother of Vlad the Impaler *

Vlad cel Tânăr Vlad V cel Tânăr (Vlad V the Younger or "''Vladuț''"; 1488 – 23 January 1512) was the Prince of Wallachia (1510–1512). He took the throne from Mircea III Dracul on 8 April 1510 with the help of the Ottomans and with the support of the Cra ...

(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 association football, footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB and the Romania national football team, Romania national team. Primarily a Defender (association football) ...

(born 1989), Romanian footballer * Vlad Danale (born 1998), Romanian footballer * Vlad Dragomir (born 1999), Romanian footballer * Vlad Filat (born 1969), Moldovan businessman and politician, former Prime Minister of Moldova * Vlad Goian (born 1970), Moldovan football manager and former player * Vladimir Guerrero (born 1975), Dominican retired Major League Baseball player * Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (born 1999), Canadian Major League Baseball player, son of the above * Vlad Hagiu, (born 1963), Romanian water polo coach *

Vlad Ioviță Vlad Ioviță (December 25, 1935 – June 23, 1983) was a film director from Moldova also known as a writer and publicist. Biography Vlad Ioviță was born on December 25, 1935, in Cocieri Cocieri is a commune in the Republic of Moldova, and t ...

(1935–1983), Moldovan writer * 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 caree ...

(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 (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 Popescu (born 1989), Romanian politician * Vlad Rusu (born 1990), Romanian footballer * Vlad Sokolovskiy (born 1991), Russian singer * 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''

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 (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 Masculine given names Hypocorisms