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Vladlena f Russian
Feminine form of Vladlen.

Vlas m Russian
Russian form of Blaise.

Vlasi m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Власий (see Vlasiy).

Vlasiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Blaise.

Volodya m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Volya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Vova m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Vsevolod m Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic elements vĭśĭ "all" and volděti "to rule". This was the name of an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv.

Vyacheslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Veceslav (see Václav).

Wassily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Yakim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Joachim.

Yakov m Hebrew, Russian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Jacob (or James), and an alternate transcription of Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (see Yaakov).

Yana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.

Yanina f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yarik m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.

Yaropolk m Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and pŭlkŭ "people, host". This name was borne by two rulers of Kievan Rus (10th and 12th centuries).

Yaroslav m Russian, Ukrainian
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements jarŭ "fierce, energetic" and slava "glory". Yaroslav the Wise was an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv who expanded Kievan Rus to its greatest extent.

Yaroslava f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian feminine form of Yaroslav.

Yasha m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Yefim m Russian
Russian vernacular form of Euthymius.

Yefrem m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Ephraim.

Yegor m Russian
Russian form of George.

Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.

Yelena f Russian
Russian form of Helen.

Yelisey m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Elisha.

Yelizaveta f Russian
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.

Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Yermolai m Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Ермолай (see Yermolay).

Yermolay m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Hermolaos.

Yeseniya f Russian
Russian form of Yesenia. The 1971 Mexican movie was extremely popular in the Soviet Union.

Yesfir f Russian
Russian form of Esther.

Yeva f Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.

Yevdokim m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eudokimos.

Yevdokiya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Eudocia.

Yevfimiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euthymius.

Yevfrosiniya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Euphrosyne.

Yevgeni m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgeniy m Russian
Russian form of Eugene.

Yevgeniya f Russian
Russian form of Eugenia.

Yevgeny m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Евгений (see Yevgeniy).

Yevgraf m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Eugraphios.

Yevlogiy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eulogius.

Yevpraksiya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.

Yudif f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Judith.

Yuli m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (see Yuliy).

Yulia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юлия or Ukrainian/Belarusian Юлія (see Yuliya).

Yulian m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Julian.

Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of Juliana.

Yulianna f Russian
Russian form of Juliana.

Yuliy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Julius.

Yuliya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Julia.

Yura m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yuri 1 m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yuriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of George. This name was borne by Yuriy Dolgorukiy, a 12th-century grand prince of Kyiv. The Soviet cosmonaut Yuriy (or Yuri) Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to travel to space, was another famous bearer of this name.

Yury m Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Yustina f Russian
Russian form of Iustina (see Justina).

Zakhar m Russian
Russian form of Zacharias.

Zhanna f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.

Zhannochka f Russian
Diminutive of Zhanna.

Zhenya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

Zina f Russian
Short form of Zinaida.

Zinaida f Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zenaida.

Zinoviy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Greek name Ζηνόβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of Zenobia.

Zinoviya f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

Zinovy m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Zlata f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Feminine form of Zlatan.

Zoya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.