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This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Russian; and the number of syllables is 2.
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Afon m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Athos.
Agnya f Russian
Diminutive of Agnessa.
Akinf m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Iakinf, which itself is a variant form of Giakinf.
Aley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aleus.
Allakh m Theology (Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Allah, rarely used as a given name by Muslim communities in Russia.
Ana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, South Slavic, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Georgian, Polish
Diminutive of Anastasiya (and any other spelling of the name).
Ancha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.
Andron m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian folk form of Andronicus.
Anek f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Anna.
Artya m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.
Avdei m Russian
Russian cognate to Obadiah.
Ayaks m Russian
Russian form of Ajax.
Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.
Boulat m Russian
French transcription of Bulat.
Dasia f Russian (?)
Variant of Dasha.
Dasiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Dasius.
Disya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Denis or Diana.
Dzheykob m Russian
Russian variant of Jacob, reflecting the English pronounciation.
Egori m Russian
Variant transcription of Yegor.
Elem m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It is usually a combination of the surnames Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Маркс (Marks), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Karl Marx (1818-1883)... [more]
Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.
Esphyr f Russian
Variant transcription of Esfir.... [more]
Fadik m Russian
Diminutive of Faddey.
Filya m Russian
Russian dimunitive of Filipp.
Finya f Russian
Diminutive form of Rufina.
Fisba f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thisbe.
Fyedka m Russian
Diminutive of Fyodor.
Ganya m Russian
Russian diminutive of Gavriil.
Garri m Russian
Russian form of Harry.
Geliy m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гелий (geliy) meaning "helium". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to all the scientific progress in the Soviet Union.... [more]
Gelya f Russian
Diminutive of Angelina or Engelsina.
Gera f Russian
Russian form of Hera.
Gerakl m Russian
Russian form of Hercules.
Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.
Gruno m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
The name Gruno derives from the Dutch province Groningen.... [more]
Hyugo m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Hugo, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Izot m Russian (Rare)
Variant form of Zotik.
Juriy m Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Variant transcripton of Юрий (see Yuri 1)
Kamill m Hungarian, Russian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Hungarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Camillus.
Kamo m Armenian, Russian
From the pseudonym of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan, which was obtained due to mispronouncing Russian "komu" (to whom) as "kamo."
Karloff m Russian
A notable bearer is a United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969). A variant was used in the LEGO Ninjago series for the Master of Metal.
Karya f Russian
Diminutive of Karina.
Khloya f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Chloe. Not used by Russians or Ukrainians, just as a foreign adaptation.
Kirsan m Russian
Russian short form of the Greek name Chrysanthos.
Kirya m Russian
Diminutive of Kir.
Kostia m Russian
Alternate transcription of Kostya, diminutive of Konstantin.
Ksanka f Ukrainian, Russian
Diminutive of Oksana.
Ksenya f Russian
Russian pet form of Kseniya
Lado m Polish, Serbian, Russian, Croatian
Lado is a recurring word in Slavic folk songs celebrating the summer solstice. It's meaning is unknown. The use of the word in the songs convinced 16th century scholars that Lado was a god of love... [more]
Lanya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Melaniya.
Larka m Russian
Diminutive of Illarion.
Lelya f Russian
Diminutive of Helen or Yelena.
Lerka f Russian
Diminutive of Lera or Valeriya.
Levit m Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian form of Leviticus (see Levi).
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lisa f Russian
Short form of Larisa. It also means "fox" in Russian.
Lusya f Russian
Russian variant of Luchiya and diminutive of Lyudmila.
Lyokha m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey via Alyokha.
Lyolya f Russian
Diminutive of Larisa.
Lyuda f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Lyudmila (Russian) or Lyudmyla (Ukrainian).
Lyusya f Russian
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Makszim m Russian (Magyarized)
Magyarised form of Maksim.
Maya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
From Russian май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.
Maykl m Russian
Variant transcription of Mikhail.
Meela f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Lyudmila.
Mikhey m Biblical Russian, Biblical Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Micaiah.... [more]
Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.
Mircha m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian & Ukrainian variant and/or diminutive of the Romanian name Mircea.
Nolik m Russian
Nolik is a name that is of Russian origin and created in the Russian cartoon, "The Fixies".
Pahom m Russian (Rare, ?), Literature
Alternate transcription of Russian Пахо́м (Pakhom), which is a variant form of Pakhomiy. This was the name of the main character in Leo Tolstoy's short story "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" (1886).
Pashka m Russian
Variant of Pasha.
Potap m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian folk form of Patapios.
Rakhil f Russian
Russian form of Rachel.
Ratmir m Russian
Russian form of Ratimir.
Raychka f Russian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.
Rema f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Rem 4.
Reva f Russian (Rare), Soviet (Rare)
Diminutive of Revolyutsiya, or also a standalone name derived from Russian революция (revolyutsiya), meaning "revolution".
Rimma f Russian
The name of a Slavic (male) saint, which was Ριμμᾶς (Rimmas) in the original Greek, the etymology of which is uncertain. In modern times this is used as a Russian feminine name and is sometimes associated with Рим (Rim) "Rome", the Russian name for the Italian city.
Romil m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Romulus via the Greek form Rhomylos.
Sanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr.
Schanna f Russian
German transcription of Zhanna, a Russian form of Jeanne.
Senya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian short form of Arsen and Arseniy, and other names containing ‘sen’. As a feminine diminutive, it is mostly for Kseniya.
Shasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Shurik m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr.
Shusha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Sidor m Russian
Variant or short form of Isidor.
Sofa f Russian
Russian diminutive of Sofya.
Stiva m Russian
Russian diminutive of Stepan.
Tata f Russian
Russian diminutive of Tatiana and Natalya.
Timor m Russian
Russian form of Timur.
Tosha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Anton and Antonina.
Traktor m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun трактор (traktor) meaning "tractor" (as in, the agricultural vehicle). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Vanka f & m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Diminutive of Ivana (Bulgarian, Macedonian) or Ivan (Russian).
Vanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.
Vika f Ukrainian, Russian
Russian short form of Viktoriya.
Vlada f & m Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Vlad and a female and male short form of names starting with this element, like Vladimira, Vladimir, Vladan or Vladislava.
Vola f Russian
a derivative of the Russian Volodya. Means "possessor of peace."
Vovka m Russian
A diminutive of Vladimir via Vova.
Vukol m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Boukolos. Vukol Lavrov was a Russian journalist and translator.
Yaro m Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Yaroslav
Yehor m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Yegor, used by Russian speaking Ukrainians.
Yermak m Ukrainian, Russian
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos... [more]
Yevod m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Evodius.
Yulik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy or Yulian.
Yulya f Russian
Diminutive of Yuliya, Yuliana, or Yulianna.
Yulyk m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Yulik used by Russian speaking Ukrainians that live in Ukrainian langauge dominated cities.
Yurii m Ukrainian, Russian
Variant transcrition of Yuriy.
Yurik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy.
Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.
Zhores m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]
Zofa m Biblical Russian
Russian form of Zophah.