ALIONAfRussian, Ukrainian, English (Rare) Variant transcription of Alyona. Known bearers of this name include the Russian-Kazakhstani professional dancer Aliona Vilani (b. 1984), the Moldovan singer Aliona Moon (b. 1989) and the Ukrainian-born German pair skater Aliona Savchenko (b... [more]
ANYSIAfGreek, Ukrainian Said to mean "fulfillment, completion" in Greek, from άνύω (anuo) "to accomplish or complete". Saint Anysia was a Christian martyr.
FEVRONIYAfRussian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Theatre Russian and Ukrainian form of Febronia. It was used by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in his opera 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya' (1907).
ISUSmBulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Ukrainian Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Jesus via its Biblical Greek form Iesous. Also, with the exception of Croatian, in these usages Isus is also the form of Joshua, also via its Biblical Greek form Iesous.
IYAfUkrainian, Russian, Filipino Iya's origin is Greek, it means "violet". Might be martyr Eudocia of Percia's name before she was christened, and there is also Holy Maryr Iya mentioned in orthodoxian calender. A famous bearer is Iya Sergeevna Savvina, an actress.... [more]
KHIVRYAfUkrainian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre Ukrainian variant of Fevroniya. The name was borne by a character in Modest Mussorgsky's comic opera 'The Fair at Sorochyntsi' (1874 - 1880) which was based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories 'Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka'.
KYPRIANmUkrainian Form of Cyprian. Kyprian Zochovskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia, and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1674 to his death in 1693.
KYYmUkrainian (Rare) Derived from Кий (Kyy), which is the name of one of the three brothers that - according to legend - founded the city of Kiev in early medieval times. The meaning of his name is not wholly certain, but it has been suggested that it might be derived from Proto-Slavic *kyjь meaning "bat, stick, club" or "hammer".
MAVRIKIYmBulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Mauritius via Mauricius. A bearer of this name was Mavrikiy Slepnyov (1896-1965), a Soviet polar aviator.
MÉLOVINmUkrainian The stage name of the Ukrainian singer is formed from the English word halloween and the surname of the designer Alexander McQueen.
MELSmSoviet, 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]
NATASJAfRussian, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch Variant transcription of Natasya. Known bearers of this name include the Danish journalist Natasja Crone Back (b. 1970), the Danish rapper and reggae singer Natasja Saad (1974-2007) and the Dutch television host Natasja Froger (b... [more]