Name «Zdyslav»

The name Zdyslav has Proto-Slavic origins. Its foundation consists of the prefix *sb-, which, as a result of assimilation before the voiced root -d-, transformed into -z-. The verbal root -deti- means 'to act, to do, to build, to establish'. The postpositional base forms the noun -slav(a). According to M. Knappova's research, the nominal variant Zdeslav comprises the adverb zde, meaning 'here', and the noun slav(a). Thus, Zdyslav can be interpreted as 'the one who praises construction', which in Russian translates to зодчий or созидатель, and in Ukrainian – to каменяр or муляр. In Ukraine, the name Zdyslav is mentioned as early as the 12th century, specifically in 1171: "Zdyslavъ съ Жирославомъ". In this context, Zdyslav was the son of Zhyroslav Nazhurovich, a boyar of Kyiv and a voivode of Mstislav Izyaslavovych. In the city of Lutsk, the name Zdyslav was also used during the interwar period. The Slavic dual-root name Zdyslav is attested in written records in several graphic variants: in Polish – Zdzisław and Zdiesław, in Croatian – Zdeslav, and in Russian – Сдѣславъ.