Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The feminine counterpart is Rostislava.
In various languages Slovak Rastislav Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav Ukrainian: Rostyslav Belarusian: Rascislaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'''-tsi-slaw) Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Ros'-chi-swav'')
People Royalty Rostislav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066) Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl from 1078 to 1093 Rostislav I of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev from 1154–1167, with intervals Rostislav II of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev from 1204–1206 Rostislav III of Kiev, Grand Prince of Kiev in 1239 Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902–1978) Prince Rostislav Romanov, multiple persons
Others Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor Rostislav Goldshteyn, Russian politician Rostislav Olesz (born 1985), Czech hockey player Rostislav Shilo (1940–2016), Russian zoo director Rostislav Stratimirovich (1683–1688), Bulgarian rebel leader Rostislav Vojáček (born 1949), Czech footballer
See also
Rastko
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