Nivkh
names are used by the Nivkh people of eastern Russia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ANKA f NivkhDerived from the Nivkh word for "year".
AYZIK f Nivkh (Archaic)Derived from Nivkh
ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.
CHALUN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.
CHUNER m NivkhMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Chuner Taksami (1931-2014), a Russian ethnographer of Nivkh ethnicity.
ITKUN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
itt meaning "talkative". This name was traditionally given to male children who talked a lot.
KELIN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
k'ed meaning "lean, thin".
KENRAN m NivkhFrom Nivkh
k'enrad meaning "to have fun", "to sing".
KHIVCHUK f NivkhName given to girls whose mothers could not bear children for a period of time and suffered through a difficult birth.
KOKIN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
k'od meaning "sleep".
LIDIK f NivkhFrom Nivkh
lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".
LISKIT f NivkhDerived from Nivkh
liskt meaning "neat, clean".
LYKHTKK f NivkhMeans "bad weather"; derived from Nivkh
lykh. This name was used on baby girls born on days of inclement weather.
MEMZGUN m NivkhFrom Nivkh
mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.
MUFCHIK m NivkhDerived from the Nivkh word
mugv meaning "day", being used on children born in the daytime.
NAPUIN m NivkhFrom the Nivkh word for "animal" and
puyd meaning "fly".
NIFTYUK f NivkhName given to a woman who has had many children, all which died with her.
NYGVIK f NivkhMeans "dark"; from the Nivkh word
nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).
OCHAN m NivkhFrom Nivkh
otgan meaning "garbage, waste".
PALGUN m NivkhFrom Nivkh
paln meaning "mountain", indicating a child born in the mountains.
PARKIZIN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
park and
yzn meaning "his own master". This name was traditionally given to independent young boys.
PILGUN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
pild meaning "to be large".
PULYCHKH m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
pulk vuld meaning "to walk on all fours", therefore on the knees.
PYLYMK f NivkhName given to the older sister of a mother.
RSHOLIN m Nivkh (Archaic)Traditional Nivkh name of unknown meaning. Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.
SMEDUN m NivkhMeans "loving"; derived from Nivkh
ezmud meaning "love".
TATUK f NivkhDerived from Nivkh
t'atn meaning "morning", used to indicate girls born in the morning.
TOLVIN m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
tolv meaning "summer"; used on baby boys born in the summertime.
TYNVIN m NivkhFrom Nivkh
tynad meaning "to be exact, correct".
URKAYN m NivkhMeans "night"; derived from Nivkh
urk. This name was given to boys born at midnight.