Cyrillic
The Cyrillic script ( ) is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking countries in Southeastern Europe, Ea ...
: Вадим) is a Slavic masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word ''vaditi'' (), meaning ''to blame'' or as a diminutive of Vadimir."ВАДИМ, -а, м. Ст.-русск" ''Dictionary of Russian Names''.
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian (, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Ukraine. It is the first language, first (native) language of a large majority of Ukrainians.
Written Ukrainian uses the Ukrainian alphabet, a variant of t ...
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Vadym Vadym () is a Ukrainian given name. Its equivalents are Vadim (Russian) and Vadzim (Belarusian).
Notable people with the name include:
* Vadym Antipov (born 1988), Ukrainian football striker
* Vadym Bolokhan (born 1986), professional Moldovan foot ...
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Belarusian language
Belarusian (, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language. It is one of the two Languages of Belarus, official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian language, Russian. It is also spoken in parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Polan ...
Vadim the Bold
Vadim the Bold () was a legendary chieftain of the Ilmen Slavs who led their struggle against Rurik and the Varangians in the 9th century.
According to the ''Nikon Chronicle'', a historic 16th-century Russian chronicle that covered events of 859 ...
legendary chieftain
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DJ Vadim
Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (), known professionally as DJ Vadim, is a Russian-British DJ and record producer. Born in Saint Petersburg and raised in London, Peare is additionally a promoter, record collector, radio presenter, occasional painter ...
, Russian-English DJ and record producer
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Vadim Abdrashitov
Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov (, ; 19 January 1945 – 12 February 2023) was a Russian film director. He was internationally renowned as one of Russian cinema's most notable independent director (film), directors, with awards from the Berlin Inte ...
(1945–2023), Russian film director
* Vadim Alekseyev (born 1970), Soviet-Israeli swimmer
* Vadim Antonov (born 1965), Russian-American software engineer and entrepreneur
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Vadim Bakatin
Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin (; 6 November 1937 – 31 July 2022) was a Russian politician who served as the last chairman of the KGB in 1991. He was the last surviving former chairman of this organization. He was appointed to dismantle the KGB, b ...
(1937–2022), former Soviet politician
* Vadim Belyaev, Russian banker
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Vadim Boreț
Vadim Boreț (born 5 September 1976) is a Moldovan professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player.
Boreț started his career at FC Zimbru Chişinău, Zimbru Chişinău before moved to Transnistri ...
(born 1976), Moldovan football manager and former player
* Vadim Cemîrtan (born 1987), Moldovan footballer
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Vadim Cobîlaș
Vadim Cobîlaş (, born 30 July 1983) is a former Moldovan professional rugby union player who played as a Rugby union positions#Prop, tighthead prop.
Career
He played for Russian side VVA-Podmoskovye Monino before signing for Sale Sharks in the ...
(born 1983), Moldovan rugby union player
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Vadim Crîcimari
Vadim Crîcimari (born 22 August 1988) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Dacia Buiucani.
Career
At the end of July 2021, Crîcimari joined ASC Oțelul Galați, Oțelul Galați.Vadim Devyatovskiy (born 1977), Belarusian hammer thrower
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Vadim Evseev
Vadim Valentinovich Yevseyev ( rus, Вади́м Валенти́нович Евсе́ев, p=vɐˈdʲim vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ jɪfˈsʲe(j)ɪf; born 8 January 1976) is a Russian association football, football coach and a former player. H ...
(born 1976), Russian soccer player
* Vadim Garbuzov (born 1987), Austrian dancer
* Vadym Gutzeit (born 1971), Ukrainian Olympic champion sabre fencer
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Vadim Jean
Vadim Jean (born Bristol, 9 December 1963)"Zip up your Rhino suit" Global Ideas Bank ...
(born 1963), British film director
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Vadim Khamuttskikh
Vadim Anatolyevich Khamuttskikh (; 26 November 1969 – 31 December 2021) was a Russian volleyball player, who was a member of the men's national team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2007 Europ ...
(born 1969), Russian volleyball player
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Vadim Khomitsky
Vadim Khomitsky (born July 21, 1982) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for HC Sochi in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with whom he last played for.
Khomitsky was drafted 123rd overal ...
(born 1982), Russian ice hockey player
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Vadim Krasnoselsky
Vadim Nikolayevich Krasnoselsky (; ; born 14 April 1970) is a Transnistrian politician who is the 3rd and current President of Transnistria. Previously, he served as a member of the Supreme Council of Transnistria from the 7th district, as 6th ...
(born 1970), Transnistrian politician
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Vadim Krasnoslobodtsev
Vadim Anatolyevich Krasnoslobodtsev (; born August 16, 1983) is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating r ...
(born 1983), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
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Vadim Mogilnitsky
Vadim Anatolyevich Moghilnitsky (; 21 September 1935, Odessa — 3 August 2012, Chelyabinsk) — mathematics teacher, musicologist, translator, poet. The author of the first Russian biography of Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter. Sister - Mogh ...
(1935–2012), Russian mathematics teacher, musicologist, translator and poet
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Vadim Muntagirov
Vadim Muntagirov is a Russian ballet dancer. He is currently a principal dancer at The Royal Ballet in London and previously a lead principal dancer at the English National Ballet.
Early life
Muntagirov, was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia. His pa ...
(born 1990), Russian ballet dancer, principal dancer of The Royal Ballet in London
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Vadim Naumov
Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov (; 7 April 1969 – 29 January 2025) was a Russian pair skater. With his wife Evgenia Shishkova, he was the 1994 world champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.
Naumov died on 29 January 2025, w ...
(1969–2025), Russian pair skater
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Vadim Perelman
Vadim Perelman (; born 8 September 1963) is a Ukrainians , Ukrainian-Canadians, Canadian-Americans, American film director. Perelman made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with ''House of Sand and Fog (film), House of Sand and Fog'', fol ...
(born 1963), Russo-American director and producer
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Vadim Petrov
Vadim Petrov (24 May 1932 – 7 December 2020) was a Czech composer of Russian-Czech descent.
Biography
Petrov was a pianist and composer of classical and popular music. He stemmed from the family of a Russian emigrant of aristocratic origin (f ...
(1932–2020), Czech music educator
* Vadim Pirogan (1921–2007), Bessarabian activist and author
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Vadim Rață
Vadim Rață (born 5 May 1993) is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Argeș Pitești and captains the Moldova national team.
Club career FCSB
On 12 August 2022, Rață joined Romanian Liga I club FCSB ...
(born 1993), Moldovan footballer
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Vadim Repin
Vadim Viktorovich Repin (, ; born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian violinist who lives in Vienna.A ...
(born 1971), Russian violinist
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Vadim Sashurin
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin (; born 19 February 1970) is a former Soviet and Belarusian biathlete and current coach. In the lead-up to the 2002–03 season, Sashurin was caught using the banned steroid nandrolone. He was initially banned for 15 m ...
(born 1970), Belarusian biathlete
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Vadim Shipachyov
Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov (; born 12 March 1987) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for Severstal Cherepovets, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Dynamo Mosco ...
(born 1987), Russian ice hockey player
* Vadim Tikunov (1921–1980), Soviet politician
* Vadim Tudor (1949–2015), Romanian politician
* Wadim Tyszkiewicz (born 1958), Polish politician, born in Belarus
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Vadims Vasiļevskis
Vadims Vasiļevskis (born 5 January 1982) is a retired Latvian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best t ...
(born 1982), Latvian athlete
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Vadim Yefremovich
Vadim Arsenyevich Yefremovich (or Efremovich) (; 16 October 1903 – 1 May 1989) was a Soviet mathematician.
Yefremovich was a member of the Moscow Topological School and specialized in the geometric aspects of general topology. He introduced the ...
(1903–1989), Soviet mathematician
* Vadim Yusov (1929–2013), Soviet and Russian cinematographer
* Vadim Shishimarin (born 2000), Russian war criminal