Mstislav (given name)
Mstislav or Mścisław - is a very old Slavic origin given name, consists of two elements: msti - "vengeance" and slav - "glory, fame". The feminine forms are Mstislava and Mścisława.
List of people with the given name Mstislav
Royalty
- Mstislav of Chernigov, or Mstislav the Brave, son of Vladimir the Great
- Mstislav I of Kiev, or Mstislav the Great, last sovereign of united Kievan Rus
- Mstislav II of Kiev
- Mstislav III of Kiev, or Mstislav Romanovich the Old
- Mstislav the Eyeless, of Rostov and Novgorod
- Mstislav Rostislavich, "the Brave", of Smolensk
- Mstislav Mstislavich, or Mstislav the Bold, of Novgorod
- Mstislav Danylovich, King Danylo's son
Others
- Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian artist
- Mstislav Keldysh, Soviet scientist in the field of mathematics and mechanics
- Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor