Siberian Submitted Names

These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
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Öktöm m Yakut
Means "healthy, strong" in Yakut.
Oktyabr m & f Kyrgyz, Tuvan, Russian, Mongolian
Means "October" in Russian.
Ökuluune f Yakut
Yakut form of Akilina.
Öleene f Yakut
Yakut form of Elena.
Öleñ m Shor
Means "grass" in Shor.
Omak m Tuvan
Means "joyful" in Tuvan.
Omoğoy Baay m Yakut
From the name of the legendary founder of the Yakut people.
Omryn m Chukchi
Means "robust fellow, burly" in Chukchi.
Omtoon m Yakut
Variant Yakut form of Anton.
Önör m Yakut
Means "prosperous" in Yakut.
Öpey-ool m Tuvan
Means "baby boy" in Tuvan.
Oprosin f Khakas
Khakas form of Euphrosyne.
Oraman m Khakas
Khakas form of Roman.
Orduk m Yakut
Means "best" in Yakut.
Orine f Khakas
Khakas form of Irina.
Örke f Khakas
Means "gopher" in Khakas.
Örtek f Khakas
Means "duck" in Khakas.
Orus-pay m Tuvan
Means "little Russian" in Tuvan.
Oruune f Yakut
Yakut form of Irina.
Osi m Nenets
Nenets form of Joseph.
Öski f Khakas
Means "goat" in Khakas.
Öškü-saar f Tuvan
Means "one who milks goats".
Osor m & f Buryat
Means "spread of light" in Buryat.
Oyla f Khakas
Khakas form of Olga.
Oyuna f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" or оюун (oyuun) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".
Oyuun m Yakut
Means "shaman" in Yakut.
Paara f Khakas
Khakas form of Barbara.
Palashka f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Pelagia.
Palatin f Khakas
Khakas form of Valentina.
Palgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh paln meaning "mountain", indicating a child born in the mountains.
Parako f Nenets
Nenets form of Paraskeve.
Parasin f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Praskoviya.
Parasko f Khakas
Khakas form of Praskoviya.
Parçıkh f Khakas
Means "starling" in Khakas.
Parkizin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh park and yzn meaning "his own master". This name was traditionally given to independent young boys.
Pasley m Altai (Rare)
Altai form of Vasiliy.
Payakh f Khakas
From the Khakas пай (pay) meaning "rich".
Payal m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Pavel.
Payinça f Khakas
From the Khakas пай (pay) meaning "rich".
Payram f Khakas
Means "celebration" in Khakas.
Pelen f Khakas
Khakas form of Pelagia.
Pergen m Shor
Means "marksman" in Shor.
Petrako m Nenets
Nenets form of Peter.
Petushch f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Theodosia.
Pilgun m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh pild meaning "to be large".
Pilya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Philip.
Pırıs f Khakas
Means "cat" in Khakas.
Pitynyl m Selkup
Means "the bottom of the nest" in Selkup. This is usually given to the youngest child.
Pora f Khakas
Means "ash grey, grey" in Khakas.
Porança f Khakas
Variant form of Pora.
Porço f Khakas
Means "flower" in Khakas.
Pozırakh f Khakas
From the Khakas позрах (pozrakh) meaning "Sunday".
Pukhutsya f Nenets
Means "old woman" in Nenets.
Pulychkh m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh pulk vuld meaning "to walk on all fours", therefore on the knees.
Pungat m Nivkh
From Nivkh pyna meaning "bird".
Purba f Khakas
Means "ring" in Khakas.
Pürçük f Khakas
Means "blooming bud" in Khakas.
Pychik f Chukchi
Means "bird" in Chukchi.
Pylymk f Nivkh
Name given to the older sister of a mother.
Qarliğaş f Shor
Means "swallow (bird)" in Shor.
Rinchin m & f Tibetan, Buryat, Mongolian
Tibetan alternate transcription of Rinchen as well as the Buryat and Mongolian form. In Buryatia it is solely used as a masculine name.
Ropt-yna f Chukchi
Feminine form of Ropt-yn.
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.
Rul-tyne f Chukchi
Etymology unknown. This was the birth name of Chukchi poet and writer Antonina Kymytval.
Rytgėv m Chukchi
From the Chukot рытгэватъё (rytgėvatʺjo) meaning "forgotten" or "unremembered". This was the birth name of Chukchi writer Yuri Rytkheu.
Rytkheu m Chukchi
Means "unknown" in Chukchi. A bearer is Yuri Rytkheu, born Rytkheu, a Chukchi-Russian writer.
Saaba m Yakut
Yakut form of Savva.
Saaryn m Yakut
Means "one with a developed lower body, 'Don Juan', a favorite of women".
Saaskhan f Khakas
Means "magpie" in Khakas.
Sabin f Khakas
Khakas form of Sabina.
Sagol m Selkup
Means "blackheaded" in Selkup.
Sahayaana f Yakut
Variant transcription of Sakhayaana.
Sakhaaya f Yakut
Derived from Yakut Саха (Sakha) meaning "Sakha, Yakut".
Salğin m Shor
Means "wind" in Shor.
Sallaat m Yakut
Means "soldier" in Yakut.
Sambuu m Buryat
Means "good" in Buryat.
Samdar f Tuvan
Means "raggedy man" in Tuvan.
Sandaara f Yakut
Derived from Yakut сандаар (sandaar) meaning "to shine".
Sandaman m Yakut
Possibly means "radiant" in Yakut.
Sanka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi diminutive of Aleksandr.
Sanzhima f Buryat
Means "clean, honest" in Buryat, from Tibetan གཙང་མ (gtsang ma) "clean".
Saran f Mongolian, Buryat
Derived from Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon".
Sarapin f Khakas
Khakas form of Serafima.
Sardaana f Yakut
From Yakut сардаана (sardaana) meaning "Siberian lily", referring to a type of flower that grows in Yakutia.
Sardana f Yakut
Variant of Sardaana.
Sargı m Yakut
Means "good luck" in Yakut.
Sargylaana f Yakut
Means "the light beam" in Yakut.
Sargylana f Yakut
Means "happy, lucky" in Yakut.
Sargyn m Yakut
Means "happy, lucky" in Yakut.
Sarıada f Yakut
From сарыал (sarıal) meaning "radiance, halo, shining".
Sarig-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan сарыг (saryg) meaning "yellow" combined with оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".
Savane f Nenets
Means "good woman" in Nenets.
Sayana f Tuvan, Buryat
From the name of the Sayan Mountains, of uncertain meaning, possibly of Turkic origin.
Sayana f Mongolian, Buryat
Possibly derived from Mongolian сая (saya) meaning "million".
Saydam m Yakut
Means "capable, advanced" in Yakut.
Sayiina f Yakut
Derived from Yakut сайын (sayın) meaning "summer".
Sayin-khöö f Tuvan
Variant transcription of Sainkho.
Saylyk f Tuvan
Means "wagtail (a type of bird)" in Tuvan.
Saylykmaa f Tuvan
Means "tit (bird)" in Tuvan.
Saynaara f Yakut
Means "thinking" in Yakut.
Saysary f Yakut
Etymology unknown.
Sayyna f Yakut
Yakut feminine name meaning "summer".
Sedueççuye f Yakut
Yakut form of Theodosia.
Sekhuunee f Buryat
From the Buryat сэхэ (sekhe) meaning "directly, straight, frank, decisively" or "truth".
Selmeg f Buryat
Means "clean, pure, clear" in Buryat.
Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Serge m Yakut
From the name of a ritual pole or tree in Buryat and Yakut culture, used to indicate that a place has an owner, ultimately from the Buryat word for "pole".
Seseg f Buryat
Buryat form of Tsetseg.
Sesegmaa f Buryat
From the Mongolian Tsetseg combined with the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Sevtya m Nenets
Means "keen-eyed" in Nenets.
Shcherki m Khanty, Mansi
Khanti and Mansi form of Sergei.
Sherig-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan шериг (sherig) meaning "military, army, soldier" combined with оол (ool) "boy".
Sholban m Tuvan
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Tuvan.
Shono m Buryat
Means "wolf" in Buryat.
Siantoli m Nanai
Means "fighter" in Nanai.
Sifi f Khakas
Khakas form of Zemfira.
Sımalçıkh f Khakas
Means "little finger" in Khakas.
Sımdakh f Khakas
Means "obedient, hardworking" in Khakas.
Singekte f Nanai
Means "bird cherry" in Nanai.
Sinma f Shor
Means "grouse" in Shor.
Sırılçakh f Khakas
Means "burdock" in Khakas.
Smedun m Nivkh
Means "loving"; derived from Nivkh ezmud meaning "love".
Söduöre f Yakut
Yakut form of Theodora.
Soelma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat соёл (soyol) meaning "culture".
Soëlmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat соёл (soёl) meaning "culture" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Solbon m Buryat
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Buryat.
Šooča m Tuvan
Means "lock" in Tuvan.
Soyan m Khakas
Means "Tuvan" in Khakas.
Soyolma f Buryat
Alternate transcription of Soelma.
Sukhsun f Khakas
Means "thirst, hunger, want" in Khakas.
Sulus m Yakut
Means "star" in Yakut.
Sulustaan m Yakut
Derived from Yakut сулус (sulus) meaning "star".
Sulustaana f Yakut
From the Yakut word сулус (sulus) meaning "star" possibly combined with the element stani meaning "stand, become".
Sumber f Buryat
From the Buryat name for Mount Meru, the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology which is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes
Sunke f Nanai
Means "beetle" in Nanai.
Suoder m Yakut
Yakut form of Theodore.
Suoppuya f Yakut
Yakut form of Sophia.
Sürex m Yakut
Means "heart" in Yakut.
Sürmes f Khakas
Means "small braids, pigtails" in Khakas.
Surnakh f Khakas
Means "icicle" in Khakas.
Su-xem m Tuvan
Means "river" in Tuvan.
Syldys m Tuvan
Means "star" in Tuvan.
Syral m Yakut
Means "warm, sociable".
Syralyma f Yakut (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Sy-raykuo f & m Nganasan
Means "little white one" in Nganasan.
Syvne f Nenets
Means "winter woman" in Nenets. It is traditionally given to baby girls born in the wintertime.
Taan f Khakas
Means "pebble" in Khakas.
Taar f Khakas
Khakas form of Darya.
Tabakh f Khakas
Means "speed" in Khakas.
Taçana f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Tatiana.
Tadar m Siberian, Khakas
Means "Tatar" in Khakas.
Tanis f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Taisiya.
Taraa f Tuvan
Means "wheat" in Tuvan.
Taragay m Yakut
Means "bald" in Yakut.
Tarashchya f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Proskovya.
Tasi m Nganasan
Derived from татуси (tatusi) meaning "to keep deer".
Tatuk f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh t'atn meaning "morning", used to indicate girls born in the morning.
Tavtugin m Nivkh
Used on baby boys born at or near a lake.
Tay-mir m Tuvan
Means "peace peace" in Tuvan.
Taysa f Khakas
Khakas form of Taisiya.
Tekhe m Buryat
Means "goat" in Buryat.
Tekki f Koryak (?)
Koryat form of Tanya.
Temekey m Altai
Altai form of Timofey.
Temene f Altai
Means "needle" in Altai.
Tepan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Stepan.
Tiin f Khakas
Means "squirrel" in Khakas.
Tolbon m Yakut
Means "bright, colorful" in Yakut.
Tolluman m Yakut
Means "fearless" in Yakut.
Tolvin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh tolv meaning "summer"; used on baby boys born in the summertime.
Tomam f Ket (Rare), Siberian Mythology
Meaning unknown. In Ket mythology, Tomam was the goddess of migratory birds who was associated with the south, warmth, and migration.
Torgï f Khakas
Means "silk" in Khakas.
Tovariš-tay m Tuvan
Means "little comrade".
Tsambu f Nganasan
Means "dream" in Nganasan.
Tsyren m Buryat
Buryat form of Tshering, commonly used as an element in compound names.
Tsyrendashi m Buryat
Combination of Tsyren and Dashi.
Tsyrendorzho m Buryat
Derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning “long life, longevity” combined with རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) meaning “diamond”.
Tsyrendulma f Buryat
From Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity" (see Tshering) combined with Dulma.
Tsyrma f Buryat
Means "golden mother" in Buryat.
Tuban f Khakas
Means "fog, mist" in Khakas.
Tubyaku f & m Nganasan
Means "button" in Nganasan.
Tulluktaana f Yakut
From the Yakut word туллук (tulluk) meaning "snow bunting".
Tulun f Khakas
Means "braids" in Khakas.
Tuluy m Yakut
Means "patient" in Yakut.
Tuluykhan m Yakut
Combination of Tuluy and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Tümen m & f Mongolian, Yakut
Derived from an old Mongolian word that means "ten thousand", which via Tocharian may ultimately be of Chinese origin. The modern Mongolian form of the word is түм (tüm). Among the Mongol and Turkic peoples, a tümen (tumen in English) was historically also a social and military unit of 10,000 households and soldiers.... [more]
Tupsuuna f Yakut
From the Yakut word тупсуу (tupsuu) meaning "reconciliation; truce".
Turgun m Siberian, Khakas
Means "fast" in Khakas.
Turuya f Yakut
Means "crane" in Yakut.
Tuskul m Yakut
Means "the better future" in Yakut.
Tuskulaana f Yakut
Either from тускул (tuskul) meaning "future" or means "doing good" in Yakut.
Tuyaara f Yakut
Means "light, airy" in Yakut.
Tuyana f Buryat
Derived from Buryat туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam".
Tuyara f Yakut
Variant of Tuyaara.
Tygrynkeev m Chukchi
Means "after" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
Tygyn m Yakut
From the name of Тыгын Дархан (Tygyn Darkhan) a legendary Yakut leader from the 17th century.
Tymguk f Nivkh
From Nivkh tym meaning "cranberry".
Tymyr m Yakut
Variant of Timir.
Tyna-gyrgyn m Chukchi
Means "dawn" in Chukchi.
Tyne-nkey m Chukchi
Traditional masculine Chukchi name with an unknown meaning.
Tyne-nny f Chukchi
Traditional feminine Chukchi name with an unknown meaning.
Tynga-gyrgyn m Chukchi
Means "sunrise" in Chukchi.
Tynvin m Nivkh
From Nivkh tynad meaning "to be exact, correct".
Tyomkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Timothy.
Tyulgyu m Khakas
Means "fox" in Khakas.
Učastak f Tuvan
Means "garden plot" in Tuvan.
Ügü f Khakas
Means "owl" in Khakas.
Üklin f Khakas
Khakas form of Akulina.
Ukrin m Nivkh
Bestowed on children born by a fire.
Uleken f Nanai
Means "pretty" in Nanai.
Umkhun f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh umd meaning "angry".
Umky m Chukchi
Means "polar bear" in Chukchi.
Untary m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Andrei.
Uolan m Yakut
Means "man" in Yakut.
Uraan m Yakut
Means "skillful, clever, savvy".
Urana f Tuvan
Means "world" in Tuvan.
Urkayn m Nivkh
Means "night"; derived from Nivkh urk. This name was given to boys born at midnight.
Urne f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Irina.
Uruy m Yakut
Means "joy", "celebration".
Uryam m Nivkh
From Nivkh urd meaning "good".
Uyakhan f Buryat
Means "gentle, soft" or "flexible, submissive" in Buryat.
Uyanmas m Tuvan
Means "will not grow weary" in Tuvan.
Uybaan m Yakut
Yakut form of Ivan.
Uybaanchyk m Yakut
Diminutive of Uybaan.
Uygulaan m Yakut
Variant of Uygun.
Uygulaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "rich".
Uygun m Yakut
Means "wealth" in Yakut.
Uyguuna f Yakut
Means "rich, successful," from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "wealth".
Uynung-maa f Tuvan
Means "little cuddle" in Tuvan.
Uzun-kaday f Tuvan
Means "tall woman" in Tuvan.
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