1 She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant. 2  I watched the interview and thought he seemed quite arrogant. 3  He manages to exude confidence without being arrogant.  Like a lot of hospital consultants, he terrifies his patients with his arrogant manner.
Russian name. In Russian, the name Vadim means-a powerful ruler.The name Vadim originated as an Russian name. The name Vadim is most often used as a boy name or male name.
Origin of the name Ivan: A Russian name, Ivan is a cognate of John (God is gracious), which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek IÅannes, derivatives of the Hebrew yÅhÄnÄn, a contraction of yehÅhÄnÄn, (Yahweh is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.