Vadik

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Diminutive of VADIM.

VADIM   male   Russian
Meaning unknown. It is used as a Russian form of BADEMUS, but it may actually be derived from the Slavic name VADIMIR or else from an Old Norse source.
BADEMUS   male   History
Latinized form of a Persian name of unknown meaning. Saint Bademus was a 4th-century Persian martyr who was a victim of Shapur II's persecutions.
VADIMIR   male   Russian (Rare)
Possibly from the Slavic elements vaditi "accuse" and miru "peace, world".
FULL FORMS
RUSSIAN: Vadim
OTHER FORMS
HISTORY: Bademus
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Vadimir
RUSSIAN: Vadimir