Vadim is a ♂ boy’s name.
Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian and Macedonian name of Old East Slavic origin. It may be derived from the Slavic name Vadimir or the name Bademus, which is of Persian origin.
Vadim could be derived from Eastern Slavic “volod” meaning “to rule” or from “vaditi/вадити” meaning “to argue”, “to accuse” and “to blame”, thus Vadim means “arguing” or “ruler”. Besides, Vadim means “fennel”, “anise” or “aniseed” (from Persian “bâdiyân/بادیان”).
The name Vadim is ranked #11180 overall.
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