Soviet Submitted Names

Aktsiabryna f Soviet, Belarusian
Belarusian form of Oktyabrina.

Arlen Арлен m Soviet
Contraction of армия Ленина (armiya Lenina) "army of Lenin".

Arvil Арвил m Soviet
Acronym of армия Владимира Ильича Ленина (armiya Vladimira Il'icha Lenina) meaning "army of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".

Astrela Астрела f Soviet
From Greek αστερ (aster), meaning "star".

Ateist Атеист m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun атеист (ateist) meaning "atheist". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Avangard Авангард m Soviet
Derived from Russian авангард (avangard), which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.

Avangarda Авангарда f Soviet
Feminine form of Avangard.

Avietta Авиетта f Soviet
Derived from French aviette and Russian авиетка (avietka), both meaning "small plane".

Avksom Авксом m Soviet
Москва (Moskva) spelled in reverse.

Avksoma Авксома f Soviet
Feminine form of Avksom.

Barrikad Баррикад m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Barrikada. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Barrikada Баррикада f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun баррикада (barrikada) meaning "barricade". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, possibly in reference to the protests and strikes by labourers.

Bastil Бастил m Soviet
Adoption of French Bastille, referring to the stormed fortress in Paris during the French Revolution.

Bebel Бебель m Soviet
Transferred use of the surname Bebel in honor of German socialist politician August Bebel (1840-1913).

Beryoza Берёза m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]

Bolzhedor Больжедор m Soviet
Contracted form of большая железная дорога, meaning "big railroad".

Buntar Бунтарь m Soviet
Derived from Russian бунтарь (buntar') meaning "rebel".

Danton Дантон m Soviet
Transferred use of the surname Danton in honor of French revolutionary Georges Danton (1759-1794).

Dasdrapertrak m Soviet, Russian
Variant transcription of Dazdrapertrak. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Dazdraperma Даздраперма f Soviet
Contraction of да здраствует первое Мая (da zdrastvuet pervoye Maya) meaning "long live the first of May". This date refers to the International Workers' Day.

Dazdrapertrak Даздрапертрак m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Contraction of Russian Да здравствует первый трактор! (Da zdravstvuet pervyy traktor!) meaning "Long live the first tractor!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]

Dazdrapertrakt m Soviet, Russian
Variant of Dazdrapertrak. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Dazmir Дазмир m Soviet, Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Contraction of the Soviet slogan Да здравствует мировая революция! (Da zdravstvuet mirovaya revolyutsiya!) meaning "Long live the world revolution!" as well as of Да здравствует мир! (Da zdravstvuet mir!) meaning "Long live the peace!" This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Dazmira Дазмира f Soviet, Russian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dazmir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Dekabrin Декабрин m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрь (dekabr) meaning "December". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the Decembrist revolt of 1825... [more]

Dekabrina Декабрина f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Dekabrin. A known bearer of this name was the Russian chess player Dekabrina Kazatsker (1913-1983).

Dekabrist Декабрист m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian декабрист (dekabrist) meaning "Decembrist", which is a term used to refer to someone who participated in (or sympathized with) the Decembrist revolt of 1825. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names... [more]

Dinamit Динамит m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамит (dinamit), meaning "dynamite".

Dinamo Динамо m Soviet
Derived from Russian динамо (dinamo), meaning "dynamo".

Disizara Дисизара f Soviet
Contraction of дитя, смело иди за революцией (ditya, smelo idi za revolyutsiyey) meaning "child, follow the Revolution boldly".

Distango m Soviet, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian დიდ სტალინს გოუმარჯოს! (did Stalins goumarjos!) meaning "cheers to the great Stalin!".... [more]

Donara Донара f Soviet, Russian (Rare), Armenian
Contraction of Russian дочь народа (doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Donbass Донбасс m Soviet
Portmanteau of Donets Basin, an abbreviation of Donets Coal Basin, from Russian Донецкий угольный бассейн (Donetskiy ugolnyy basseyn).

Dzhonrid Джонрид m Soviet
From the name of the journalist John Reed. This was the birth name of Ivan Svanidze, the husband of one of Stalin's daughters.

Elektrifikatsiya Электрификация f Soviet
Means "electrification" in Russian. This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Elem Элем 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]

Energiy Энергий m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Energiya Энергия f Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian энергия (energiya) meaning "energy, power". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Engelina Энгелина f Soviet
Variant of Engelsina.

Engelsina Энгельсина f Soviet
Derived from the surname Engels. Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher who coauthored 'The Communist Manifesto' (1848) with Karl Marx... [more]

Frunze m Soviet, Armenian
From the surname of the Soviet general Mikhail Frunze (1885–1925).

Geliy Гелий 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]

Geliya Гелия f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Geliy. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Gely Гелий m Soviet, Russian
Variant transcription of Geliy.

Gertruda Гертруда f Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian герой труда (geroy truda) meaning "hero of labour" and of героиня труда (geroinya truda) meaning "heroine of labour". In a way, one could say that this name is a Soviet (re-)interpretation of the Germanic name Gertruda.... [more]

Gvozdika Гвоздика f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.

Idey Идей m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Ideya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Ideya Идея f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun идея (ideya) meaning "idea, thought, notion". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, possibly in reference to the word идеология (ideologiya) meaning "ideology" or to communist ideas, concepts or ideals in general.... [more]

Industrializatsiya Индустриализация f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация (industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.

Industriy Индустрий m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Industriya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Industriya Индустрия f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun индустрия (industriya) meaning "industry". In some cases, this name can also be a contracted form of Industrializatsiya.... [more]

Iovel Иовель m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian исполняющий обязанности Владимира Ленина (ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Vladimira Lenina) meaning "fulfilling the obligations of Vladimir Lenin"... [more]

Ivista Ивиста f Soviet (Rare)
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin contracted, used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Izaida Изаида f Soviet
Derived from a contraction of иди за Ильичом, детка (idi za Il'ichom, detka), meaning "follow behind (Vladimir) Ilyich (Lenin), child".

Izail Изаиль m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian исполнитель заветов Ильича (ispolnitel' zavetov Il'icha) meaning "executor of the testament of Ilyich" or of the Soviet slogan Исполняй заветы Ильича! (Ispolnyay zavety Il'icha!) meaning "Fulfill the legacy of Ilyich!" The last word in both sentences refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), whose patronymic was Ilyich.... [more]

Izil Изиль m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Izail. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Justali m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Jughashvili and Stalin, which are the original surname and adopted surname respectively of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]

Kaleriya Калерия f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian Красная Армия легко разгромила империалистов Японии! (Krasnaya Armiya legko razgromila imperialistov Yaponii!) meaning "The Red Army easily defeated the Japanese imperialists!"... [more]

Kamo m Armenian, Soviet
From the nickname of the Bolshevik revolutionary Simon Ter-Petrosyan (1882-1922), which was acquired due to his mispronunciation of Russian кому (komu) "to whom" as kamo.

Kapitalina Капиталина f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from German Kapital or Russian капитал (kapital), which both mean "capital, asset". It is a reference to the three-volume book Das Kapital (1867-1894) written by the German philosopher and political economist Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]

Karmiya Кармия f Soviet
Variant of Krasarma.

Ket Кэт f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Acronym of the Russian words коммунизм (kommunizm) meaning "communism", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and труд (trud) meaning "labour"... [more]

Kid Кид m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian коммунистический идеал (kommunisticheskiy ideal) meaning "communist ideal". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Kim Ким m Russian, Soviet
Short form of Akim and Yakim, which are both Russian forms of Joachim.... [more]

Kima Кима f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of the Russian name Kim.

Kombayn Комбайн m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun комбайн (kombayn) meaning "combine" (as in, a harvester - usually one that is used for agricultural purposes, though it can also refer to harvesters used in e.g. industrial settings)... [more]

Komsomol Комсомол m Soviet
From the name of the communist youth organisation.

Krarmiya Крармия f Soviet
Variant of Karmiya.

Krasarma Красарма f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Contraction of Russian Красная армия (Krasnaya armiya) meaning "Red army". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Lemir Лемир m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It can be a contraction of Ленин и мировая революция (Lenin i mirovaya revolyutsiya) meaning "Lenin and the world revolution", but it can also be a contraction of Ленин мировой идеал революций (Lenin mirovoy ideal revolyutsiy), which essentially means "Lenin is the revolutionary ideal of the world".... [more]

Lemira Лемира f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Lemir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Lemira Лэмира f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Most likely an acronym of the surnames of Ленин (Lenin), Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx) combined with the Russian words интернационал революция (internatsional revolyutsiya) meaning "international revolution".

Lenara Ленара f Soviet
Derived as a contracted form of Ленинская армия (Leninskaya armya), meaning "Lenin's army". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Lenera Ленера, Ленэра f Soviet
Means "Lenin's era", dervived from "Ленинская эра (leninskaya era)". This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Lenstalberi m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Lenin, Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953)... [more]

Lyublen Люблен m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian Люби Ленина! (Lyubi Lenina!) meaning "Love Lenin!", in which Lenin refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state... [more]

Lyutsiya Люция f Russian, Soviet
Russian variant of Lutsiya, which is one of the main Russian forms of Lucia.... [more]

Marlena Марлена f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Marlen 1. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Maya Мая 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.

Mel Мэл m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marx), Энгельс (Engels) and Ленин (Lenin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924)... [more]

Mels Мэлс, Мэльс m Soviet, Russian, Ukrainian
Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]

Melsor Мэлсор m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Older form of Melor, a name created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. This form stands for Маркс, Энгельс, Ленин, Сталин, Октябрьская Революция "(Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, October Revolution)"... [more]

Neya Нея f Soviet, Russian
Contracted form of Energiya. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Nonna Нонна f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Either a contracted form or a diminutive of Noyabrina. A known bearer of this name was the Russian actress Noyabrina "Nonna" Mordyukova (1925-2008).

Novomir Новомир m Soviet, Bulgarian, Russian
Means "new peace" or "new world", derived from Russian новый (novyy) meaning "new, fresh" combined with Russian мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Noyabrin Ноябрин m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names. It was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917... [more]

Oktyabrin Октябрин m Soviet, Russian
Derived from Russian октябрь (oktyabr) meaning "October". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, and was used in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917 and the creation of the (now former) Soviet state in 1922.

Radner Раднэр m Soviet
Derived from the Russian phrase радуйся новой эре (raduysya novoy ere) meaning "hail the new era", referring to communism and the Soviet period. This name was used by Soviet parents who were eager to reject traditional Russian names... [more]

Rem Рем m Soviet, 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]

Rem Рэм m Soviet, 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]

Rema Рэма f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Rem 4.

Remir Ремир m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Revomir. A known bearer of this name is the Russian former sambo wrestler Remir Solnitsev (b. 1933).

Remir Рэмир m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world"... [more]

Remira Ремира f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Remir, which is a variant form of Revomir.

Remo Рэмо f Soviet, 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]

Reva Рева f Russian (Rare), Soviet (Rare)
Diminutive of Revolyutsiya, or also a standalone name derived from Russian революция (revolyutsiya), meaning "revolution".

Revmir Ревмир m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Revomir.

Revmira Ревмира f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Revmir, which is a variant form of Revomir.... [more]

Revo Рево m & f Soviet
Unisex variant of Reva 2.

Revolt Револт, Револьт m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Revolyutsiya Революция f Soviet, 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.

Revomir Ревомир m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]

Roblen Роблен m Soviet, 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]

Stalberi m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Combination of Stalin and Beria, which were the surnames of the Soviet politicians Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Lavrentiy Beria (1899-1953). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Stalina Сталина f Soviet, Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of surname Stalin, which was adopted by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The surname itself is derived from Russian сталь (stal) meaning "steel"... [more]

Stan Стан m Soviet, 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.

Sten Стэн m Soviet, 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.

Traktor Трактор 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.

Traktorin Тракторин m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun трактор (traktor) meaning "tractor" (as in, the agricultural vehicle) combined with the Russian possessive suffix -ин (-in). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Traktorina Тракторина f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Traktorin. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Trudomir Трудомир m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the Russian words труд (trud) meaning "work, labour" and мир (mir) meaning "peace".... [more]

Trudoslav Трудослав m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the Russian words труд (trud) meaning "work, labour" and слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".... [more]

Varlen Варлен m Soviet (Rare)
Means "great army of Lenin", from великая армия Ленина (velikaya armiya Lenina). This name was used by communists in the Soviet Union who wanted to use non-traditional names for their children.

Vektor Вектор m Soviet
Revolutionary name created in the early period of the Soviet Union. Contraction of великий коммунизм торжествует (velikiy kommunizm torzhestvuyet) meaning "great communism triumphs".

Velior Велиор m Soviet
Contraction of Великая Октябрьская революция (Velikaya Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) "Great October revolution".

Velir Велир m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian великий рабочий (velikiy rabochiy) meaning "great worker" as well as of Владимир Ленин и революция (Vladimir Lenin i revolyutsiya) meaning "Vladimir Lenin and the revolution"... [more]

Velira Велира f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Velir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Vemir Вемир m Soviet
Contraction of Великая мировая революция (Velikaya mirovaya revolyutsiya) "Great world revolution".

Vemira Вемира f Soviet
Feminine form of Vemir.

Veor Веор m Soviet
Variant of Velior.

Vil Вил, Виль m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the initials of the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Vila Вила f Soviet
Feminine form of Vil.

Vildan m Soviet, Tatar (Rare)
Means "glory of Lenin", from the initials of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (VIL) and Tatar дан (dan), meaning "glory".

Vilena Вилена f Soviet
Feminine form of Vilen.

Vileni m Soviet, Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Vilen.

Vilenin Виленин m Soviet
Variant of Vilen.

Vilenina Виленина f Soviet
Feminine form of Vilenin.

Villen Виллен m Soviet
Variant of Vilen.

Vilor Вилор m Soviet
Contraction of Владимир Ильич Ленин — Организатор Революции (Vladimir Il'ich Lenin – Organizator Revolyutsii) "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is Organiser of Revolution".

Vilora Вилора f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Russian given name of Soviet origin, which was derived from a combination of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and October Revolution.

Vladzimir Владзімір m Soviet, Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Russian influenced dialectal variant of Uladzimir most common in the Soviet era. Today, it is also often used as a Belarusianisation of Russian Vladimir opposed to standard Belarusian form Uladzimir.

Voyenmor Военмор m Soviet
From a contraction of военный моряк (voyennyy moryak). meaning "war sailor".

Yevraziya Евразия f Soviet (Rare)
From the continent Yevraziya.

Zarema Зарема f Soviet
Contraction of the Soviet slogan За революцию мира! (Za revolyutsiyu mira!) meaning "For the world revolution!". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Zarya Заря f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun заря (zarya) meaning "dawn, daybreak". Also compare the related name Zorya.... [more]

Zhores Жорес m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Taken from the French surname Jaurès, which was most famously borne by French Socialist Jean Jaurès (1859-1914)... [more]

Zorya Зоря f Slavic Mythology, Soviet, Russian
The name given to the goddess (sometimes two or three) of the dawn or the morning and evening stars. The most common depiction was that of a warrior woman. Also compare the related names Zarya, Zvezda and Danica.... [more]

Zvezda Звезда f Macedonian, Bulgarian, Soviet (Rare)
Derived from звезда (zvezda) meaning "star". In Russia, this name was used mostly during the Soviet era as a communist name referencing the red star.