| Gender | male | 
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic | 
| Meaning | rosti ("increase, grow") + sława/slava ("glory, fame")[1] | 
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Rostislava (f), Rościsława (f), Rastislava (f), Rostyslava (f) | 
| Nickname(s) | Rostyk, Rostia, Rostek, Rastko, Rastio, Rasty, Rosty, Rostic, Rosko, Rostko, Rastík, Rasťo, Slava, Slavik, Rasti, Ross | 
| Related names | Rościgniew, Rostimir | 
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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: Raścisłaŭ (roughly pronounced: Ras'-tsi-slaw)
 - Polish: Rościsław (roughly pronounced: Rosh-chi-swaf)
 
List of people with the given name Rostyslav, Rostislav or Rastislav
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
 
References
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