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Yaroslav

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Yaroslav (Cyrillic: Ярослав) is a Slavic masculine given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. East Slavic patronymics are Yaroslavovich and Yaroslavich (masculine) and Yaroslavovna an Yaroslavna (feminine).

Notable people with the given name include:

Historical figures

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  • Yaroslav I the Wise (978–1054), Grand Prince of Kiev, later King Jaroslav I of Kiev, and son of Vladimir the Great, founder of Yaroslav the city
  • Yaroslav II of Kiev (died 1180), son of Iziaslav II of Kiev
  • Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191–1246), Grand Prince and son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna
  • Yaroslav of Tver (1220–1271), sometimes called Yaroslav III, Grand Prince and son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Contemporary people with the given name

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Yaroslav

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Yaroslava

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Jaroslav

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Jarosław

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Jarosława

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See also

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