The baby name Rastislav is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-sti-slahv.
Rastislav is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Rastislav is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-sti-slahv.
Rastislav is Slavic in Origin.
Rastislav is a Slavic dithematic masculine name, built in Old Slavic from *rasti, to grow or increase, and *slava, glory, fame, honor. Its earliest securely recorded bearer is the ninth-century Moravian ruler named in Latin as Rastiz and in Greek as Rasisthlabos, forms pointing to Slavic Rastislav. The literal sense is growth of glory or one who increases glory, a standard pattern in medieval Slavic compound names.
Historically the name is tied to Rastislav of Great Moravia, prince from 846 to 870 and later venerated in Orthodox tradition for inviting the Byzantine missionaries Constantine-Cyril and Methodius. Slovak and Czech calendars preserve feast days for him, and the name also appears in Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, and other Slavic settings. Rostislav is the common East Slavic and Czech form; Polish has Rościsław, Ukrainian Rostyslav. Modern use is clearest in Slovakia and neighboring Slavic countries, comparatively rare beyond them.
| Rastislav Rastislav is a Slovak masculine given name, best known as the Slovak form of the name. The Czech counterpart is Rostislav. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| CZ | 0 | #183 | 4 | 3,154 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #215 | 94 | 6,530 |
| IR | 0 | #227 | 5 | 4,221 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #465 | 88 | 10,162 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
Rastislav is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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