Rostislav (given name)
Rastislav or Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people of Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Russian and Slovak backgrounds.
- Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
- Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав, Czech: Rostislav
- Ukrainian: Rostyslav
- Belarusian: Raścisłaŭ
- Polish: Rościsław
Name Day
- Czech: 19 April
- Slovene: 10 March
- Slovak: 13 January
- Polish: 17 January
Derivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, RossList of people with the given name Rostislav or Rastislav
Royalty
- Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
- Rostislav of Tmutarakan
- Rostislav Vsevolodovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
- 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
- Rastislav Nemanjić, Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235
- Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
- Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia
Others
- Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer
- Rastislav Kužel, Slovak sprint canoeist
- Rastislav Michalík, Slovak footballer
- Rastislav Staňa, Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender
- Rastislav Špirko, Slovak hockey player
- Rastislav Dej, Slovak hockey player
- Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer
- Rostislav Olesz, Czech hockey player
- Rostislav Stratimirovic, Bulgarian rebel leader
- Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovak footballer
- Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
- Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
- Rastislav, Eastern Orthodox bishop
