PassarionmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Late Greek, Russian (Archaic) Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Greek noun πασσάριος (passarios) meaning "cross" or even from Πασσαρών (Passaron), a city in the region of Epirus in ancient Greece.... [more]
PitirimmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic) The earliest known bearer of this name is the Egyptian saint Pitirim of Porphyry (4th century AD), who is primarily venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The meaning and origin of his name are uncertain... [more]
PlenirafRussian, Literature Name invented by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), one of the most highly esteemed Russian poet. It is derived from Russian verb пленить (plenit') meaning "to captivate", "to charm"... [more]
RadimirmBulgarian, Serbian, Russian (Rare) Also spelled as Radomir, the name Radimir is of Slavic origin and has meanings like "famous for peace," "happy," or "radiating joy.". It's a combination of "radi," meaning radiance or fame, and "mir," meaning peace or world... [more]
RadiymRussian (Rare), Tatar (Rare) Variant form of Radik. Also note that radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.
RemmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
RemmSoviet, Russian Acronym consisting of the Russian word революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution" and the surnames of Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]
RemirmSoviet, Russian Variant form of Revomir. A known bearer of this name is the Russian former sambo wrestler Remir Solnitsev (b. 1933).
RemirmSoviet, Russian Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world"... [more]
RemofSoviet, Russian Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мобилизация (mobilizatsiya) meaning "mobilization" or мировой Октябрь (mirovoy Oktyabr) meaning "world's October"... [more]
RevoltmSoviet, Russian This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
RevolyutsiyafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution". Like names such as Melor and Vilen, this name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
RevomirmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]
ReychelfRussian Russian transcription of Rachel (after the English pronunciation).
RimmafRussian 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.
RoblenmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian родился быть ленинцем (rodilsya byt' lenintsem) and of родившйся быть ленинцем (rodivshiysya byt' lenintsem), which both mean "born to be a Leninist"... [more]
RodomirmRussian The first element of this name is derived from Russian rod "family, kind, race, genus", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic rodъ "family". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
SaftermCrimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare) Derived from Persian صافتر (sâftar) meaning "smooth, even", ultimately from صاف (sâf) meaning "flat, smooth, even".
SaidefCrimean Tatar Crimean Tatar form of Sa'ida. A famous bearer was Saide Arifova, a Crimean Tatar woman who assisted Crimean Jews during the Holocaust.
SekletafUkrainian Ukrainian form of Syncletica. Sekleta Lymerykha is a character in comedy film "Chasing Two Hares" based on a play by Mykhailo Starytsky.
Senyam & fRussian, Ukrainian Russian and Ukrainian short form of Arsen and Arseniy, and other names containing ‘sen’. As a feminine diminutive, it is mostly for Kseniya.
ServermCrimean Tatar, Uzbek Derived from Arabic سُرُور (surūr) meaning "joy, pleasure, satisfaction". It can also be taken from Persian سَروَر (sarvar) meaning "master".
SevilyafCrimean Tatar Possibly from Crimean Tatar севил (sevil) meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.
SevirmRussian Russian form of Severus via its hellenized (modern Greek) form Seviros. Also compare the Russian name Sever, which is directly derived from Severus.
Seyranm & fArmenian, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Turkish Derived from Arabic سيران (sayrān) meaning "pleasure walk, country trip". This name is feminine in Kurdish and Turkish, and masculine in Armenian, Azerbaijani and Crimean Tatar.
SîdîyîkmCrimean Tatar (Rare) Romanian form of a Crimean Tatar name probably from Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious" or صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend". A known bearer was Sîdîyîk Ibrahim H. Mîrzî (1909-1959), a Romanian imam and activist of Crimean Tatar heritage.
SkholastykafUkrainian (Rare) Ukrainian form of Scholastica. It is also the Ukrainian everyday word for "scholastic, academic" or "scholasticism" (esp. within the context of Christian scholasticism) - the given name and the vocabulary word being closely related etymologically.... [more]
SlavamirafUkrainian Derived from the Slavic elements 'slava' meaning "glory" and 'mirŭ' meaning "peace, world".
SlavianafRussian, Bulgarian, Romanian The name is divided into 2 parts in Russian: (slu-veet) that means "praise", and Yana. The whole meaning is "praise Yana". It's a long name for Yana.
Smaragdm & fRussian (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Russian form of Smaragdos. In the Netherlands, the name is a very rare feminine name. It is derived from the Dutch noun smaragd meaning "emerald", which as you can see has the same etymology as Smaragdos.
SmarahdafUkrainian (Archaic) Ukrainian form of Smaragda. This name was borne by the Ukrainian saint Iulianiya Avramivna Onyshchenko (1858-1945), who was known as Reverend Smarahda.
StalinafRussian, Spanish (Latin American) Feminization of the surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin (the name itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]
StanmSoviet, Russian (Rare) Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.