The names listed here are used in Russia. See also about Russian names.

MEFODIY   Мефодий   m   Russian
Russian form of METHODIUS

MELOR   Мэлор   m   Russian
Acronym of Marx Engels Lenin October Revolution... [more]

MIKHAIL   Михаил   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian form of MICHAEL, and a variant Bulgarian transcription of MIHAIL... [more]

MILAN   Милан   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MILENA   Милена   f   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Polish, Italian
Feminine form of MILAN

MILOSLAV   Милослав   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements mil "favour" and slav "glory".

MILOSLAVA   Милослава   f   Czech, Russian
Feminine form of MILOSLAV

MIRON   Мирон   m   Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of MYRON

MIROSLAV   Мирослав   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]

MIROSLAVA   Мирослава   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of MIROSLAV

MISHA   Миша   m   Russian
Russian diminutive of MIKHAIL

MITROFAN   Митрофан   m   Russian
Russian form of METROPHANES

MITYA   Митя   m   Russian
Diminutive of DMITRIY or MITROFAN

MODEST   Модест   m   Russian
Russian form of MODESTUS

MODYA   Модя   m   Russian
Diminutive of MODEST

MOISEY   Моисей   m   Russian
Russian form of MOSES

MOTYA   Мотя   m & f   Russian
Diminutive of MATVEY or MATRONA

MSTISLAV   Мстислав   m   Czech, Russian
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory".

NADEJDA   Надежда   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of NADEZHDA

NADEZHDA   Надежда   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian.

NADYA (1)   Надя   f   Russian
Diminutive of NADEZHDA

NASTASIA   Настасья   f   Russian
Variant transcription of NASTASYA

NASTASYA   Настасья   f   Russian
Short form of ANASTASIYA

NASTYA   Настя   f   Russian
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

NATA   Ната   f   Russian
Diminutive of NATALYA

NATALIYA   Наталия   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of NATALIE

NATALYA   Наталья   f   Russian
Russian form of NATALIE

NATASHA   Наташа   f   Russian, English
Russian diminutive of NATALYA... [more]

NAUM   Наум   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NAHUM

NAZAR   Назар   m   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NAZARIY   Назарий   m   Russian
Russian form of Nazarius (see NAZARIO).

NESTOR   Нестор   m   Greek Mythology, Russian
Means "homecoming" in Greek... [more]

NIKA (1)   Ника   f & m   Russian
Short form of VERONIKA and other names ending in nika... [more]

NIKIFOR   Никифор   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Polish
Russian, Bulgarian and Polish form of NIKEPHOROS

NIKITA   Никита   m   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Aniketos (see ANICETUS).

NIKODIM   Никодим   m   Russian
Russian form of NICODEMUS

NIKOLAI   Николай   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NICHOLAS... [more]

NIKON   Никон   m   Ancient Greek, Russian
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory".

NINA (1)   Нина   f   Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Polish, Slovene
Short form of names that end in nina, such as ANTONINA and GIANNINA... [more]

NINA (4)   Нина   f   Russian
Russian form of NINO (2)

NINEL   Нинель   f   Russian
Reversal of the name Lenin... [more]

NONNA   Нонна   f   Russian
Russian form of NONA (2)

OKSANA   Оксана   f   Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian form of XENIA

OLEG   Олег   m   Russian
Russian form of HELGE... [more]

OLGA   Ольга   f   Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

OLYA   Оля   f   Russian
Diminutive of OLGA

ONISIM   Онисим   m   Russian
Russian form of ONESIMUS

OSIP   Осип   m   Russian
Russian form of JOSEPH

OXANA   Оксана   f   Ukrainian, Russian
Variant transcription of OKSANA

PANKRATI   Панкратий   m   Russian
Russian form of PANCRATIUS

PASHA   Паша   m   Russian
Diminutive of PAVEL

PATYA   Патя   m   Russian
Diminutive of IPATI

PAVEL   Павел   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene
Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL

PELAGEYA   Пелагея   f   Russian
Russian form of PELAGIA

PETIA   Петя   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

PETYA   Петя   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine diminutive of PETR or Bulgarian feminine diminutive of PETAR.

PLATON   Платон   m   Ancient Greek, Russian
Ancient Greek form of PLATO

POLINA   Полина   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of APOLLINARIYA

PRASKOVIYA   Прасковья   f   Russian
Variant transcription of PRASKOVYA

PRASKOVYA   Прасковья   f   Russian
Russian form of PARASKEVE

PROKHOR   Прохор   m   Russian
Russian form of PROCHORUS

PROKOPY   Прокопий   m   Russian
Russian form of PROKOPIOS

PYOTR   Пётр   m   Russian
Russian form of PETER... [more]

RADA   Рада   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADIMIR   Радимир   m   Russian
Russian variant of RADZIMIERZ

RADOMIR   Радомир   m   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Cognate of RADZIMIERZ

RADOSLAV   Радослав   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW

RADOSLAVA   Радослава   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV

RAISA (1)   Раиса   f   Russian
Possibly from Greek ‘ραιον (rhaion) meaning "more relaxed".

ROBERT   Роберт   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

RODION   Родион   m   Russian
Russian form of HERODION

RODYA   Родя   m   Russian
Diminutive of RODION

ROKSANA   Роксана   f   Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of ROXANA

ROLAN   Ролан   m   Russian
Russian form of ROLAND

ROMAN   Роман   m   Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Roman cognomen Romanus which meant "Roman" in Latin.

ROSTISLAV   Ростислав   m   Russian, Czech
Means "to usurp glory" from the Slavic elements rosts "usurp" and slav "glory".

ROZA   Роза   f   Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Means "rose" in the Slavic languages.

RUF   Руфь   f   Russian
Russian form of RUTH

RUFINA   Руфина   f   Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Rufinus (see RUFINO).

RURIK   Рюрик   m   Russian
Russian form of RODERICK

RUSLAN   Руслан   m   Russian
Meaning unknown... [more]

SABINA   Сабина   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]

SAMUIL   Самуил   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SAMUEL

SASHA   Саша   m & f   Russian
Russian diminutive of ALEKSANDR or ALEKSANDRA

SAVELI   Савелий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY

SAVELIY   Савелий   m   Russian
Russian form of the Roman cognomen Sabellius meaning "a Sabine" in Latin... [more]

SAVELY   Савелий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of SAVELIY

SAVVA   Савва   m   Russian
Russian form of SABAS

SELENA   Селена   f   Spanish, Russian, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of SELENE... [more]

SEMYON   Семён   m   Russian
Russian form of SIMON

SERAFIM   Серафим   m   Russian, Romanian
Russian and Romanian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFIMA   Серафима   f   Russian
Russian form of SERAPHINA

SERGEI   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEJ   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEY   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SERGIUS

SEVASTIAN   Севастьян   m   Russian
Russian form of SEBASTIAN

SEVASTYAN   Севастьян   m   Russian
Variant transcription of SEVASTIAN

SHURA   Шура   f & m   Russian
Russian diminutive of ALEKSANDRA or ALEKSANDR

SLAVA   Слава   m & f   Russian, Slovene
Short form of Slavic names containing the element slav "glory".

SNEZHANA   Снежана   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian cognate of SNJEZANA

SOFIYA   София   f   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of SOPHIA

SOFYA   Софья   f   Russian
Russian form of SOPHIA

SONYA   Соня   f   Russian, English
Russian diminutive of SOPHIA... [more]

SPIRIDON   Спиридон   m   Greek, Russian
Variant transcription of SPYRIDON

SPYRIDON   Спиридон   m   Greek, Russian
Greek name deriving from Latin spiritus "spirit"... [more]

STANIMIR   Станимир   m   Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan "stand" and mir "peace".

STANISLAV   Станислав   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan meaning "stand" combined with slav "glory".

STANISLAVA   Станислава   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of STANISLAV

STAS   Стас   m   Russian
Russian diminutive of STANISLAV or ANASTAS

STASYA   Стася   f   Russian
Diminutive of ANASTASIYA

STEPAN   Степан   m   Russian
Russian form of STEPHEN

SUSANNA   Сусанна   f   Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical
From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah)... [more]

SVETA   Света   f   Russian
Short form of SVETLANA

SVETLANA   Светлана   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element svet meaning "light, holy"... [more]

SVYATOPOLK   Святополк   m   Russian
Means "blessed people" from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and polk "people".

SVYATOSLAV   Святослав   m   Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and slav "glory".

SYUZANNA   Сюзанна   f   Russian
Russian variant of SUSANNA

TAISIYA   Таисия   f   Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly a Russian form of THAIS.

TAMARA   Тамара   f   Russian, English
Russian form of TAMAR... [more]

TANYA   Таня   f   Russian, English
Russian diminutive of TATIANA... [more]

TARAS   Тарас   m   Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of the Greek name Ταρασιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras"... [more]

TASHA   Таша   f   Russian, English
Short form of NATASHA

TATIANA   Татьяна   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TATYANA   Татьяна   f   Russian
Variant transcription of TATIANA

TEKLA   Текла   f   Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA

TERENTI   Терентий   m   Russian
Russian form of Terentius (see TERENCE).

TIKHON   Тихон   m   Russian
Russian form of Tychon (see TYCHO).

TIMOFEI   Тимофей   m   Russian
Variant transcription of TIMOFEY

TIMOFEY   Тимофей   m   Russian
Russian form of TIMOTHY

TIMUR   Тимур   m   History, Russian
From the Turkic name Temor meaning "iron"... [more]

TIT   Тит   m   Russian
Russian form of TITUS

TOMA (1)   Тома   f   Russian
Diminutive of TAMARA

TSETSILIYA   Цецилия   f   Russian
Russian form of CECILIA

ULIANA   Ульяна   f   Russian
Russian form of JULIANA

USTINYA   Устинья   f   Russian
Russian form of JUSTINA

VADIK   Вадик   m   Russian
Diminutive of VADIM

VADIM   Вадим   m   Russian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Slavic element volod "rule", or possibly derived from an Old Norse source.

VALENTIN   Валентин   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALENTINA   Валентина   f   Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALERI   Валерий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY

VALERIY   Валерий   m   Russian
Russian form of VALERIUS

VALERIYA   Валерия   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of VALERIUS

VALERY   Валерий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VALERIY

VANYA   Ваня   m   Russian
Diminutive of IVAN

VARFOLOMEI   Варфоломей   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VARFOLOMEY

VARFOLOMEY   Варфоломей   m   Russian
Russian form of BARTHOLOMEW

VARLAAM   Варлаам   m   Russian
Russian form of BARLAAM

VARLAM   Варлам   m   Russian
Variant of VARLAAM

VARNAVA   Варнава   m   Russian
Russian form of BARNABAS

VARVARA   Варвара   f   Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA

VARYA   Варя   f   Russian
Diminutive of VARVARA

VASILI   Василий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASILISA   Василиса   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of BASIL (1)

VASILIY   Василий   m   Russian
Russian form of BASIL (1)

VASILY   Василий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASKA   Васька   m   Russian
Diminutive of VASILIY

VASSILY   Василий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VASILIY

VASYA   Вася   m   Russian
Diminutive of VASILIY

VENIAMIN   Вениамин   m   Russian
Russian form of BENJAMIN

VENYAMIN   Вениамин   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VENIAMIN

VERA (1)   Вера   f   Russian, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Portuguese
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true"... [more]

VEROCHKA   Верочка   f   Russian
Russian diminutive of VERA (1)

VERONIKA   Вероника   f   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA

VERUSHA   Веруша   f   Russian
Russian diminutive of VERA (1)

VIKENTI   Викентий   m   Russian
Russian form of VINCENT

VIKTOR   Виктор   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR

VIKTORIYA   Виктория   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of VICTORIA (1)

VILEN   Вилен   m   Russian
Abbreviation of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state.

VIOLETTA   Виолетта   f   Italian, Russian
Italian and Russian form of VIOLET

VITALI   Виталий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VITALIY

VITALIY   Виталий   m   Russian
Russian form of Vitalis (see VITALE).

VITALY   Виталий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of VITALIY

VITYA   Витя   m   Russian
Diminutive of VITALIY or VIKTOR

VLAD   Влад   m   Russian, Romanian
Old short form of Slavic names beginning with the element volod meaning "rule"... [more]

VLADILEN   Владилен   m   Russian
Contraction of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state.

VLADIMIR   Владимир   m   Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "to rule with greatness" or "to rule with peace", derived from the Slavic element volod "rule" combined with mer "great, famous" or mir "peace"... [more]

VLADIMIRA   Владимира   f   Russian, Slovene
Feminine form of VLADIMIR

VLADISLAV   Владислав   m   Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory".

VLADISLAVA   Владислава   f   Russian, Czech
Feminine form of VLADISLAV

VLADLEN   Владлен   m   Russian
Contraction of Vladimir Lenin, the name of the founder of the former Soviet state.

VLASI   Власий   m   Russian
Russian form of BLAISE

VOLODYA   Володя   m   Russian
Diminutive of VLADIMIR

VOLYA   Воля   m   Russian (Rare)
Means "will, freedom" in Russian.

VOVA   Вова   m   Russian
Diminutive of VLADIMIR

VSEVOLOD   Всеволод   m   Russian
Means "to rule all" from the Slavic elements vse "all" and volod "rule".

VYACHESLAV   Вячеслав   m   Russian
Russian form of WENCESLAS

YAKIM   Яким   m   Russian
Russian form of JOACHIM

YAKOV   Яков   m   Jewish, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.

YANA   Яна   f   Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YAROMIR   Яромир   m   Russian
Russian form of JAROMÍR

YAROPOLK   Ярополк   m   Russian
Russian form of JAROPEŁK

YAROSLAV   Ярослав   m   Russian
Russian form of JAROSŁAW

YAROSLAVA   Ярослава   f   Russian
Russian feminine form of JAROSŁAW

YASHA   Яша   m   Russian
Russian diminutive of YAKOV

YEFIM   Ефим   m   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευφεμιος (Euphemios), the masculine form of EUPHEMIA.

YEFREM   Ефрем   m   Russian
Russian form of EPHRAIM

YEGOR   Егор   m   Russian
Russian form of GEORGE

YEKATERINA   Екатерина   f   Russian
Russian form of KATHERINE

YELENA   Елена   f   Russian
Russian form of HELEN

YELIZAVETA   Елизавета   f   Russian
Russian form of ELIZABETH

YEMELYAN   Емельян   m   Russian
Russian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

YERMOLAI   Ермолай   m   Russian
Russian form of HERMOLAOS

YESFIR   Есфирь   f   Russian
Russian form of ESTHER

YEVA   Ева   f   Russian, Armenian
Russian and Armenian form of EVE

YEVDOKIYA   Евдокия   f   Russian
Russian form of EUDOCIA

YEVGENI   Евгений   m   Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVGENIY   Евгений   m   Russian
Russian form of EUGENE

YEVGENIYA   Евгения   f   Russian
Russian form of EUGENIA

YEVGENY   Евгений   m   Russian
Variant transcription of YEVGENIY

YEVPRAKSIYA   Евпраксия   f   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ευπραξια (Eupraxia), which was derived from Greek ευ "good" and πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise"... [more]

YULI   Юлий   m   Russian
Variant transcription of YULIY

YULIA   Юлия   f   Russian
Variant transcription of YULIYA

YULIAN   Юлиан   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN

YULIANA   Юлиана   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIANA

YULIANNA   Юлианна   f   Russian
Russian form of JULIANA

YULIY   Юлий   m   Russian
Russian form of JULIUS

YULIYA   Юлия   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIA

YURI (1)   Юрий   m   Russian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of YURIY

YURIY   Юрий   m   Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of GEORGE... [more]

YUSTINA   Юстина   f   Russian
Russian form of JUSTINA

ZAKHAR   Захар   m   Russian
Russian form of ZECHARIAH

ZHANNA   Жанна   f   Russian
Russian form of JEANNE

ZHANNOCHKA   Жанночка   f   Russian
Diminutive of ZHANNA

ZHENYA   Женя   f & m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of YEVGENIYA or YEVGENIY or a Bulgarian diminutive of EVGENIYA.

ZINA   Зина   f   Russian
Short form of ZINAIDA

ZINAIDA   Зинаида   f   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ζηναις (Zenais), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS.

ZINOVIY   Зиновий   m   Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ζηνοβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of ZENOBIA.

ZINOVIYA   Зиновия   f   Russian
Russian form of ZENOBIA

ZOYA   Зоя   f   Russian
Russian form of ZOE