Vsevolod or Wsewolod ( ; ) is a Slavic male first name. Its

etymology Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princely name, "

Vladimir Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology ...

" or "

Volodymyr Volodymyr (, ; ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became Vladimi ...

"). It is equivalent to the Belarusian ''Usievalad'', Polish ''Wszewład'', Lithuanian ''Visvaldas'', Latvian ''

Visvaldis Visvaldis was a Latgalian nobleman and the prince of Jersika in the 13th century. In the '' Livonian Chronicle of Henry '', he is called king (''rex''). Biography Visvaldis's date of birth is unknown. His origins, too, are unclear: some sch ...

'' and German ''Wissewald''. The corresponding Russian

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

is Vsevolodovich. Vsevolod may refer to:

Medieval princes

* (c. 983–1013), Prince of Volyn', son of

Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (; Christian name: ''Basil''; 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Eastern Orthodox ...

Vsevolod I of Kiev Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (; – 13 April 1093) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death in 1093. Early life He was the fifth and favourite son of Yaroslav I the Wise by Ingigerd Olafsdottir. He was born around 1030. On his seal f ...

(Yaroslavich) (1030–1093), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' * Vsevolod Mstislavich (disambiguation) *

Vsevolod II of Kiev Vsevolod II Olgovich (died August 1, 1146) was Prince of Chernigov (1127–1139) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1139–1146). He was a son of Oleg I of Chernigov, Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov. Family Vsevolod married Maria Mstislavna of Ki ...

(Olegovich) (d. 1146), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' *

Vsevolod III Yuryevich Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (; 1154–1212), was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1176 to 1212. During his long reign, the city reached the zenith of its glory. Family Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son of Yuri Dolgoruky ...

aka

Vsevolod the Big Nest Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (; 1154–1212), was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1176 to 1212. During his long reign, the city reached the zenith of its glory. Family Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son of Yuri Dolgoruk ...

(1154–1212), Prince of Vladimir *

Vsevolod IV of Kiev Vsevolod IV Svyatoslavich the Red or Vsevolod Chermnyi (died August 1212) was Grand Prince of Kiev (1203; 1206; 1207; 1208–1212). He was also Prince of Chernigov (1204–1206/1208) and Belgorod (1205). Reign In 1183 and 1191 Vsevolod took part ...

(Svyatoslavich the Red) (d. 1215), twice Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' and Prince of Chernigov *

Visvaldis of Gerzike Visvaldis was a Latgalian nobleman and the prince of Jersika in the 13th century. In the '' Livonian Chronicle of Henry '', he is called king (''rex''). Biography Visvaldis's date of birth is unknown. His origins, too, are unclear: some scho ...

(died 1239), prince of Gerzike, later vassal of the

Bishop of Riga The Archbishopric of Riga (, ) was a Catholic diocese and civil government in Medieval Livonia, subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 and ended in 1561. History The diocese was established in 1186 as the Bishopric of Livonia ...

Other persons

* Vsevolod Luknitsky (1844–1917), Russian general-lieutenant *

Vsevolod Krestovsky Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky (; February 23, 1840 – January 30, 1895) was a Russian writer who worked in the city mysteries genre. Biography Krestovsky came from an old family of Polish gentry (''szlachta'') with roots in nowadays Ukra ...

(1840–1895), Russian playwright and nationalist *

Vsevolod Miller Vsevolod Fyodorovich Miller (; ) – ) was a Russian philologist, folklorist, linguist, anthropologist, archaeologist, and academician of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1911). Vsevolod Miller graduated from the Moscow State University in ...

(1848–1913), Russian anthropologist and linguist *

Vsevolod Solovyov Vsevolod Sergeyevich Solovyov (; – ) was a Russian historical novelist. His most famous work is ''Chronicle of Four Generations'' (five volumes, 1881–86), an account of the fictional Gorbatov family from the time of Catherine the Great to ...

(1849–1903), Russian historical novelist *

Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (; born ; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting m ...

(1874–1940), Russian and Soviet theater director *

Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Oleksandrovych Holubovych (; February 1885 – 16 May 1939) was the prime minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic from January to March 1918. Early period Holubovych was born in the village of Poltavka, Baltsky Uyezd, Podolia ...

(1885-1939), Ukrainian politician and prime minister of the

Ukrainian People’s Republic The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe. Prior to its proclamation, the Central Council of Ukraine was elected in March 1917 as a result of the February Revolution, and in June, it declared Ukrainian ...

Vsevolod Abramovich Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Abramovich (; August 11, 1890 – April 24, 1913) was a pioneering aviator. Biography Abramovich was born on August 11, 1890, in Odessa, son of poet Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich, Mikhail Abramovich and grandson of the Yid ...

, (1890–1913), Russian aviator *

Vsevolod Balitsky Vsevolod Apollonovich Balitsky (, ; – November 27, 1937) was a Soviet official, Commissar of State Security 1st Class (equivalent to Four-star General) of the NKVD and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet ...

(1892–1937), Far Eastern and Ukrainian

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abbreviated as NKVD (; ), was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The agency was formed to succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) se ...

chief. *

Vsevolod Vishnevsky Vsevolod Vitalyevich Vishnevsky (, – 28 February 1951) was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, playwright and journalist. Early life He was born in 1900 in Saint Petersburg and educated at a Petersburg gymnasium. During World War I ...

(1900–1951), Soviet dramatist and prose writer *

Vsevolod Starosselsky Vsevolod Starosselsky (Vsevolod Dmitryevich Staroselsky, ; 7 March 1875 – 29 June 1935) was a Russian military officer of Russian and Georgian noble background, known for his role in the aftermath of the Persian Constitutional Revolution as a comm ...

(1875–1935), Russian military officer *

Vsevolod Garshin Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin (; 14 February 1855 – 5 April 1888) was a Russian author of short stories. Life Garshin was the son of an officer, from a family tracing its roots back to a 15th-century prince, who entered into the service of I ...

(1855–1888), Russian author of short stories *

Vsevolod Sharonov Vsevolod Sharonov (1901–1964) was a Russian and Soviet astronomer. Life Sharonov was born on March 10, 1901, in Leningrad. He went on to graduate from Petrograd University in 1926 and soon after began work as teaching faculty at Leningrad St ...

(1901–1964), Russian and Soviet astronomer *

Vsevolod Aksyonov Vsevolod Nikolayevich Aksyonov (; 19 April 1902 – 29 March 1960) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1947).Vsevolod Rauzer Vsevolod Alfredovich Rauzer, also spelled Wsewolod Rauser (; 16 October 1908 — 29 December 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian chess master known for his great contributions to chess opening theory, especially of the Sicilian Defence. Achievements ...

(1908–1941), Soviet chess champion * Vsevolod Tarasevich (1919–1998), Soviet photographer *

Vsevolod Blinkov Vsevolod Konstantinovich Blinkov (; born 10 December 1918 in Novonikolayevsk; died 30 September 1987 in Moscow) was a Russian football player and manager, and a bandy player who played in the Soviet Union. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 194 ...

(1918–1987), Soviet football player *

Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪl(ː)ərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 28 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and acto ...

(1893–1953), Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor *

Vsevolod Ivanov Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov (, ; – 15 August 1963) was a Soviet and Russian writer, dramatist, journalist and war correspondent. Biography Ivanov was born on in Lebyazhye, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Governor-Generalship of the Steppes, Rus ...

(1895–1963), Soviet novelist known for his stories set in the Russian Civil War *

Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov ( rus, Все́волод Миха́йлович Бобро́в, p=ˈfsʲevələd bɐˈbrof; 1 December 1922 – 1 July 1979) was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in football, bandy and ice hockey. He is conside ...

(1922–1979), Soviet athlete *

Vsevolod Safonov Vsevolod Dmitrievich Safonov (; 9 April 1926 – 6 July 1992) was a Soviet actor of theatre and cinema. He was awarded the title People's Artist of the USSR Prize (1974). Biography Vsevolod Dmitrievich Safonov was born on 9 April 1926 in Moscow. ...

(1923–1992), Soviet film actor *

Vsevolod Murakhovsky Vsevolod Serafimovich Murakhovsky (; 20 October 1926 – 12 January 2017) was a Ukrainian-Soviet politician who served as first deputy premier during the leadership of Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. Early life and education Murakh ...

(1926–2017), Soviet politician * Vsevolod Nestayko (1930–2014), Ukrainian children's writer *

Vsevolod Shilovsky Vsevolod Nikolaevich Shilovsky (; born 3 June 1938, Moscow ) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986). He was awarded the Order of Friendship (1997) and the Order of Honour (Russia), Orde ...

(born 1938), Soviet and Russian film actor *

Vsevolod Kukushkin Vsevolod Vladimirovich Kukushkin (; born 3 May 1942) is a Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator. He has written for ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'', TASS, RIA Novosti and ''Sport Express''. He traveled with the Soviet Union national ...

(born 1942), Soviet Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator *

Vsevolod Gakkel' Vsevolod (Seva) Yakovlevich Gakkel' (; born 19 February 1953) is a Russian rock musician, who played cello in the band Aquarium. Gakkel founded the club TaMtAm and was the art director of the club in Saint Petersburg. Biography Early years ...

(born 1953), Russian rock musician

Other uses

* ''Vsevolod'' (1769; 74 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line burnt 1779 * ''Vsevolod'' (1796; 74 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line destroyed in the action near Baltiyskiy Port during the

Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812) The Anglo-Russian War was a war between the United Kingdom and the Russian Empire which lasted from 2 September 1807 to 18 July 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. It began after Russia signed the Treaty of Tilsit with the First French Empire, wh ...

* ''Vsevolod'' (1809; 66 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line hulked 1820

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