Siberian Submitted Names

These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Vahılay m Yakut
Yakut form of Vasiliy.
Varuk f Nenets
Nenets form of Barbara.
Vashchka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant and diminutive of Vashchkigi.
Vashchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Vasiliy.
Vesako m Nenets
Means "old man" in Nenets.
Viere f Yakut
Yakut form of Vera 1.
Vinevyt f Chukchi
Means "deceased" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
Vәlӑkshchi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Aleksei.
Vukvutagin m Chukchi
Used in the Soviet comedy film "Chief of Chukotka".
Vulga f Siberian, Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Uliana.
Vushchta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ustinya.
Vykvan m Chukchi
Means "stone" in Chukchi.
Vyskan m Nivkh
From Nivkh vyskd meaning "to fight".
Xara-xïs f Khakas
Means "black girl" in Khakas.
Xayana f Tuvan
Means "cliff" in Tuvan.
Xomus f Yakut
Means "reed" in Yakut.
Xoptak f Tuvan
Means "greedy" in Tuvan.
Xoveŋ-mey f Tuvan
Means "little cotton" in Tuvan.
Xündüs m Tuvan
Means "daytime" in Tuvan.
Xureš-ool m Tuvan
Means "wrestling boy" in Tuvan.
Yalyane f Siberian, Nenets
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.
Yarashch m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Gerasim.
Yedeyne f Nenets
Means "new woman" in Nenets.
Yekenat m Altai
Altai form of Ignatius.
Yeshinhorlo m Buryat
Means "the wheel of wisdom" in Buryat.
Yoshchka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant and diminutive of Yoshchkigi.
Yoshchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Iosif.
Yukhur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Egor.
Yurik f Nivkh
From Nivkh yurud meaning "to read".
Yuröökhelen m Buryat
From the Buryat юрөөхэ (yuröökhe) meaning "bless, (give a) toast".
Yuröölte m Buryat
Means "blessed, happy" from the Buryat юрөөлтэй (yurööltei).
Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.
Yzyrga f Khakas
Means "earring" in Khakas.
Zhargal m Buryat
Means "happiness" in Buryat.
Zhargalma f Buryat
Means "happy, happiness" from Mongolian жаргалтай (zhargaltay) meaning "happy, blissful, joyful".
Zhimba f Buryat
Means "alms, donation" in Buryat.
Zorigma f Buryat
From the Buryat зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, willpower" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Zorikto m Buryat
Means "bold" in Buryat.