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.
Shafer is essentially a German surname from the German SchÃ¤fer - shepherd. There are variations of the name like Schaefer, Shaffer, etc., and while there are Jews with these surnames, the origin is German. Note that Jews commonly took on surnames of their countries of origin. My own surname, Weinberg, is a case in point.