Rostislav (given name)

Rastislav or Rostyslav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The name has been used by several notable people from Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian backgrounds.

Name Day

 * Czech: 19 April
 * Slovene: 10 March
 * Slovak: 13 January
 * Polish: 17 January
 * Ukrainian 27 March

Derivatives and nicknames
Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross, Rostyk


 * Old Slavonic, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian: Rastislav
 * Bulgarian, Russian: Ростислав (Rostislav), Czech: Rostislav
 * Ukrainian: Rostyslav
 * Belarusian: Rascislaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
 * Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Ros'-tsi-swav)

Royalty

 * Rastislav of Moravia, second ruler of Great Moravia 846–870
 * Rostyslav of Tmutarakan (d. 1066)
 * Rostyslav Vsevolodovych, Prince of Pereyaslavl 1078-1093
 * Rostyslav I of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Mstyslavych), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1154–1167, with intervals
 * Rostyslav II of Kyiv, (Rostyslav Ryurikovich), Grand Prince of Kyiv from 1204–1206
 * Rostyslav III of Kyiv (Rostyslav Mykhaylovych or Rostyslav of Slavonia), Grand Prince of Kyiv in 1239
 * Rastislav Nemanjić (Rastko), Grand Prince of Hum 1190-1192, Serb Archbishop 1217-1235
 * Rastislalić family, 14th-century Serbian noble family
 * Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902-1978)

Others

 * Rastislav Beličák, Slovak footballer
 * Rostislav Goldshteyn, Russian politician
 * 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 Shilo, Russian zoo director
 * Rostislav Stratimirovic, Bulgarian rebel leader
 * Rostislav Vojáček, ex-Czechoslovak footballer
 * Rostislav Čtvrtlík, Czech actor
 * Rościsław Żerelik, Polish historian
 * Rastislav (Gont), Eastern Orthodox bishop
 * Rastko Petrović, Serbian poet and writer