Vadim

  • [ vah-DEEM ]
  • 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".
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
RUSSIAN: Vadik
OTHER FORMS
HISTORY: Bademus
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Vadimir
RUSSIAN: Vadimir