VADIM

Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word volod (Russian: волод), meaning to rule or vaditi (Russian: вадити), meaning to blame. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete. This given name is highly popular in Russia (as Vadim), Ukraine (as Vadym), Belarus (as Vadzim), Moldova, and Slovenia.