Vojislav (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ]) is a Serbian masculine given name, a Slavic dithematic name (of two lexemes), derived from the Slavic words voj ("war, warrior"), and slava ("glory, fame"). Its feminine form is Vojislava.

Vojislav
Serbian ruler Stefan Vojislav
Pronunciationpronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSerbian
Meaning"war glory", "glorious warrior"
Region of originBalkans
Other names
Nickname(s)Voja

The first historical encounter of the name is through Serbian ruler Stefan Vojislav, also known as the Prince of the Serbs. He would also found the Serbian dynasty Vojislavljević (992–1091), the second oldest Serbian dynasty after Vlastimirović.

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