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Afonya Афоня m Russian
Diminutive of Afanasiy.

Aleks Алекс m & f Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish, Armenian
Short form of Aleksey, Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Alex Алекс m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.

Alik Алик m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr, Albert and other names beginning with the same sound.

Alyosha Алёша m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey.

Borya Боря m Russian
Diminutive of Boris.

Dima 2 Дима m Russian, Georgian
Diminutive of Dmitriy.

Dimka Димка m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy.

Fedya Федя m Russian
Diminutive of Fyodor.

Fima Фима m Russian
Diminutive of Yefim.

Genya Геня m & f Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy, Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Grisha Гриша m Russian
Diminutive of Grigoriy.

Innokentiy Иннокентий m Russian
Russian form of Innocentius (see Innocent).

Kesha Кеша m Russian
Diminutive of Innokentiy.

Kolya Коля m Russian
Diminutive of Nikolai.

Kostya Костя m Russian
Russian diminutive of Konstantin.

Lyosha Лёша m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey.

Maks Макс m Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish
Short form of Maksim, Maksym or Maksimilijan.

Max Макс m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Russian, French, Catalan
Short form of Maximilian or Maxim. In English it can also be short for Maxwell, and it coincides with the informal word max, short for maximum.... [more]

Misha Миша m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.

Mishka Мишка m Russian
Russian diminutive of Mikhail.

Mitya Митя m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy or Mitrofan.

Motya Мотя m & f Russian
Diminutive of Matvey or Matrona 1.

Pasha Паша m Russian
Diminutive of Pavel.

Roma 1 Рома m Russian
Diminutive of Roman.

Sanya 2 Саня m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Sasha Саша m & f Russian, Ukrainian, English, French
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Seva Сева m Russian
Diminutive of Vsevolod.

Shura Шура f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Aleksandra or Aleksandr.

Stas Стас m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Stanislav.

Tyoma Тёма m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.

Valya Валя f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Valentina or Valentin.

Vanya Ваня m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Vaska Васька m & f Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Vasiliy (masculine) or a Macedonian and Bulgarian diminutive of Vasilija (feminine).

Vitya Витя m Russian
Diminutive of Viktor.

Vlad Влад m Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian
Old short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control". This name was borne by several princes of Wallachia (in Romania) including the 15th-century Vlad III Dracula, who was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire Count Dracula.

Volya Воля m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Vova Вова m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Yasha Яша m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Yura Юра m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Zhenya Женя f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yevgeniya or Yevgeniy or a Bulgarian diminutive of Evgeniya.

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