Vlad

Etymology
Common male given name, sometimes used as a short form of, but more commonly a hypocorism of. It is also found as and  surname.

Proper noun

 * 1) An abbreviation of Vladimir (in English, not in Russian; see usage notes).
 * 2)  An abbreviation of Vladislav.
 * 1)  An abbreviation of Vladislav.

Usage notes

 * The Russian male name is never abbreviated as  in Russian; the common abbreviations are  or . The Russian  is an abbreviation of  or a name on its own.