A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), popular throughout the history of Slavic countries and societies.
"The new CEO, Vladimir, is a common first name across many Slavic nations that has been in use for centuries."
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic Voldiměrъ (which see for more), equivalent to владь (vladĭ, "power") (which is from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- ("be strong")) and мѣръ (měrŭ, "great"), changed by folk etymology into миръ (mirŭ, "peace").