Name translated from Russian |
Sex |
Meaning |
Short Form |
Adam |
male |
from Hebrew name |
Adam |
Aleksey (Lesha, Alesha, Alex) |
male |
defender |
Alyosha, Leshenka |
Alexander (Sasha, Shurik, Alex) |
male |
defender |
Sashenka, Shurik |
Alexandra (Sasha, Shura) |
female |
defender |
Sashenka, Shurochka |
Alina |
female |
from Latin alien |
Alinochka |
Alisa |
female |
|
Alisochka |
Alla |
female |
German name |
Allochka |
Anastasya (Nastya) |
female |
from Greek reviviscence |
Nastenka |
Anatoly (Tolya, Tolia, Tolik) |
male |
from Greek “West” |
Tolya, Tolenka |
Andrey |
male |
from Greek “andros” |
Andrusha, Andrushenka |
Anna (Hanna, Anya) |
female |
grace of God |
Anushka, Anechka, Anuta |
Anton |
male |
“go into action” |
Antosha, Toshenka |
Antonina (Tonya) |
female |
“go into action” |
Tonechka |
Anzhela |
female |
from “Angel” |
Anzhelochka |
Arkady |
male |
inhabitant of Arkadiya (in Ancient Greece) |
Arkasha |
Artem |
male |
from Greek healthy |
Artemka, Artemchik |
Barbara |
female |
from Greek foreigner |
Barbara |
Bogdan |
male |
“given by God” |
Bogdanchik, Bodya |
Bogdana |
female |
“given by God” |
Bogdanochka |
Boris |
male |
“Borislav” – “bor” means fight, “slav” means “fame” |
Borenka, Borechka |
Danil |
male |
“divine justice” |
Danechka, Danusha |
Darya (Dasha) |
female |
From Old Persian “winner” |
Dashenka |
David |
male |
“beloved” |
Davidka |
Denis (Denya, Deniska, Den) |
male |
God of nature and wine |
Denya, Deniska |
Diana |
female |
protector of Moon and hunting |
Dianochka |
Dina |
female |
“power” or “faith” |
Dinochka |
“Dmitri (Dmitry, Dima, Dimochka, Dimka) “ |
male |
the goddess of the Land and Fecundity |
Dimochka |
Eduard (Edik, Edya) |
male |
“slum landlord” |
Edichka |
Efim (Fima) |
male |
devout, complacent |
Fimochka |
Egor |
male |
“tiller” |
Egorushka |
Ekaterina (Katya, Katerina) |
female |
“chaste” |
Katenka, Katusha |
Elena (Lena, Helen) |
female |
“peculiar” |
Lenochka |
Eleonora |
female |
|
Eleonora |
Elizaveta (Lizaveta, Liza) |
female |
“vow to God” |
Lizonka, Lizochka |
Elvira |
female |
|
Elvirochka |
Eugenia (Zhenya) |
female |
“noble” |
Zhenechka |
Eugeny (Evgeny, Evgeniy, Zhenia) |
male |
“noble” |
Zhenechka |
Eve (Eva) |
female |
Eva is the name of Biblical mother |
Eva |
Fillyp (Fillip) |
male |
“infatuated with horses” |
Filya |
Galina (Galia) |
female |
“galene” |
Galochka, Galchonok |
Gennady (Gena) |
male |
“noble” |
Genochka |
Georgy |
male |
“farmer” |
Georgy |
Grigory (Grisha) |
male |
“waking” |
Grishenka |
Irina (Ira) |
female |
“peace” |
Irochka, Irunchik, Irishka |
Ivan (Yvan, Vanya, Vanechka) |
male |
From Old Jewish name John |
Vanechka, Vanusha |
Khristina (Hristina) |
female |
“devoted to Christ” |
Khristinochka |
Kirill (Kiril) |
male |
“the lord” |
Kirusha |
Lada |
female |
“nice”, “wife” |
Ladochka |
Larisa (Lala, Lalya, Lara) |
female |
“sea gull” |
Larochka, Lyalya |
Leonid (Lenya, Lenechka) |
male |
“lion’s son” |
Lenechka, Lenchik |
Lesya |
female |
|
Lesechka |
Lev (Leo) |
male |
lion |
Levushka, Levochka |
Lidiya (Lida) |
female |
|
Lidochka |
Liliya (Lilya) |
female |
from flower lily |
Lilechka |
Lubol (Luba) |
female |
“love” |
Lubochka |
Lyudmila (Luda) |
female |
“likable” |
Ludochka |
Maksim (Maxim, Max) |
male |
Greatest |
Max, Maksimka |
Nataliya (Natasha) |
female |
“own” |
Natashenka, Natalochka |
Oleg (Olezhka) |
male |
“holy” |
Olechka |
Olga (Olya, Lyolya) |
female |
|
Olechka, Olushka, Lyolya |
Pavel, Pasha |
male |
“small” |
Pashenka, Pashunia |
Petr (Petya) |
male |
“rock” |
Petenka |
Polina |
female |
gods of Sun Apollo |
Polinochka, Polya |
Raisa (Raya) |
female |
“obedient, yielding” |
Raya, Raisochka, Raychka |
Roman (Roma) |
male |
“Roman” |
Romochka |
Ruslan |
male |
|
Ruslanchik |
Ruslana |
female |
from male Ruslan |
Ruslanochka |
Semen (Senya) |
male |
“Heared by God” |
Senechka |
Sergei (Sergey, Serg, Serezha, Serega) |
male |
“respected” |
Serezha, Serezhenka |
Snezhana |
female |
|
Snezhanochka |
Sofiya (Sofiya, Sofa) |
female |
“wisdom” |
Sofiushka, Sonia |
Stanislav (Stas) |
male |
“glorious” |
Stasik |
Stepan (Styopa) |
male |
“diadem” |
Stepochka |
Svetlana (Sveta) |
female |
light |
Svetochka, Svetik |
Taras |
male |
mutineer, rebel |
Tarasik |
Tatyana (Tanya, Tania) |
female |
“organizer”, “founder” |
Tanechka, Tanusha, Tanushka |
Timur (Tymur) |
male |
|
Timur |
Vadim (Vadik) |
male |
dispute |
Vadusha, Vadik |
Valentin (Valik) |
male |
“valeo” – healthy |
Valik, Valechka |
Valentina (Valya) |
female |
“valeo” – healthy |
Valechka, Valusha |
Valeriya (Lera) |
female |
“valeo” – healthy |
Lerochka |
Valery (Valera) |
male |
“valeo” – healthy |
Lera, Valerik |
Vasily (Vasya) |
male |
royal |
Vasenka, Vasechka |
Vera |
female |
“belief” |
Verochka, Verun |
Veronika |
female |
|
Nika |
Viacheslav (Slavik, Slava) |
male |
more fame |
Slavik, Slavochka |
Viktor (Vitya) |
male |
from word “victory” |
Vitya, Vitenka, Vitusha |
Viktorya (Vita) |
female |
from word “victory” |
Vitochka |
Vitaly (Vitalik) |
male |
vital |
Vitalka |
Vladimir (Vova) |
male |
“the owner of the peace” |
Vovochka |
Vladislav (Vlad, Vladik) |
male |
“the owner of the fame” |
Vladusha |
Yadviga |
female |
“wealthy warrior” |
|
Yakov |
male |
Jacob |
|
Yan |
male |
John, Ivan |
|
Yana |
female |
|
Yanochka |
Yuliya (Yuliya) |
female |
“frizzy”, “fluffy” |
Yulechka |
Yuri (Yura) |
male |
Slavic form of name Georgy |
Yurochka |
Zhanna (Zhana) |
female |
“Grace” |
Zhannochka |
Zinaida (Zina) |
female |
“born by Zeus” |
Zinochka |
Zoya |
female |
“life” |
Zoienka |