Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Mstislav
Slavic masc. proper name, literally "vengeful fame," from Russian mstit' "to take revenge," from Proto-Slavic *misti "revenge," *mistiti "to take revenge," from PIE *mit-ti-, extended form of root *mei- (1) "to change, go, move" (see mutable); for second element, see Slav.
Wikipedia
Mstislav
Mstislav may refer to:
- Mstislav (given name), a Slavic origin given name
- Mstislav Rostropovich, a Russian cellist
- an alternate spelling of Mstsislaw, a town in Mahilyow Voblast, eastern Belarus
Mstislav (given name)
Mstislav or Mścisław (Polish) - 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.
Usage examples of "mstislav".
The Wyverns swooped low, expecting Mstislav to turn it into a raven for a field goal, but with lightning a‑crackle as he fended off their counterspells, he made it into a pig ?