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Abrasha Абраша m Russian (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Abraham.

Afonya Афоня m Russian
Diminutive of Afanasiy.

Aleksandrina Александрина f Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Aleksandra.

Alesya Алеся f Belarusian, Russian
Diminutive of Aliaksandra or Aleksandra.

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

Allochka Аллочка f Russian
Russian diminutive of Alla.

Alya 2 Аля f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandra, Albina and other names beginning with Ал.

Alyona Алёна f Russian, Ukrainian
Originally a Russian diminutive of Yelena. It is now used independently.

Alyonka Алёнка f Russian
Diminutive of Alyona.

Alyosha Алёша m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey.

Angelina Ангелина f Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Armenian
Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Ania Аня f Polish, Russian
Polish diminutive of Anna, and an alternate transcription of Russian Аня (see Anya).

Annushka Аннушка f Russian
Russian diminutive of Anna.

Anya Аня f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of Anna.

Arisha Ариша f Russian
Diminutive of Arina.

Asya 1 Ася f Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Aleksandra.

Borya Боря m Russian
Diminutive of Boris.

Darina 2 Дарина f Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Russian
Derived from the Slavic word darŭ meaning "gift". It is sometimes used as a diminutive of names beginning with Dar.

Dasha Даша f Russian
Russian diminutive of Darya 1.

Dima 2 Дима m Russian, Georgian
Diminutive of Dmitriy.

Dimka Димка m Russian
Diminutive of Dmitriy.

Dunya Дуня f Russian
Diminutive of Avdotya.

Dunyasha Дуняша f Russian
Diminutive of Avdotya.

Fedya Федя m Russian
Diminutive of Fyodor.

Fima Фима m Russian
Diminutive of Yefim.

Galya Галя f Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Galina.

Gena 2 Гена m Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy.

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

Grisha Гриша m Russian
Diminutive of Grigoriy.

Grusha Груша f Russian
Diminutive of Agrafena.

Irinushka Иринушка f Russian
Russian diminutive of Irina.

Katenka Катенька f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina.

Katya Катя f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.

Katyusha Катюша f Russian
Diminutive of Yekaterina. This is the name of a 1938 Soviet song, which became popular during World War II.

Kesha Кеша m Russian
Diminutive of Innokentiy.

Klava Клава f Russian
Diminutive of Klavdiya.

Kolya Коля m Russian
Diminutive of Nikolai.

Kostya Костя m Russian
Russian diminutive of Konstantin.

Ksyusha Ксюша f Russian
Diminutive of Kseniya.

Lada Лада f Slavic Mythology, Czech, Russian, Croatian
The name of a Slavic fertility goddess, derived from Old Slavic lada "wife". It can also be a diminutive of Vladislava or Vladimira.

Lidochka Лидочка f Russian
Russian diminutive of Lidiya.

Lyosha Лёша m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey.

Lyuba Люба f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Lyubov, and a Bulgarian form of Ljuba.

Lyubochka Любочка f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Lyubov.

Manya Маня f Russian
Russian diminutive of Maria.

Marusya Маруся f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Mariya.

Masha Маша f Russian
Russian diminutive of Mariya.

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.

Nadya 1 Надя f Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda. It is also an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).

Nastya Настя f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya.

Natasha Наташа f Russian, Belarusian, English
Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.

Nelya Неля f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Nelli.

Ninochka Ниночка f Russian
Diminutive of Nina 1.

Olesya Олеся f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian diminutive of Oleksandra. This was the name of an 1898 novel by the Russian author Aleksandr Kuprin.

Olya Оля f Russian
Diminutive of Olga.

Pasha Паша m Russian
Diminutive of Pavel.

Patya Патя m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ipatiy.

Petya Петя m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine diminutive of Pyotr or Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.

Raya Рая f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Rayna 1 or Raisa 1.

Rodya Родя m Russian
Diminutive of Rodion.

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.

Sashenka Сашенька f Russian
Diminutive of Sasha.

Sashok Сашок m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr.

Seva Сева m Russian
Diminutive of Vsevolod.

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

Sonya Соня f Russian, English
Russian diminutive of Sophia. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1869, English translation 1886).

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

Stasya Стася f Russian
Diminutive of Stanislava or Anastasiya.

Styopa Стёпа m Russian
Diminutive of Stepan.

Svetka Светка f Russian
Diminutive of Svetlana.

Tanya Таня f Russian, Bulgarian, English
Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.

Tolya Толя m Russian
Diminutive of Anatoliy.

Toma 1 Тома f Russian
Diminutive of Tamara.

Tonya Тоня f English, Russian
English diminutive of Antonia or a Russian diminutive of Antonina. In the English-speaking world its use has likely been positively influenced by the name Tanya.

Tyoma Тёма m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.

Ulya Уля f Russian
Diminutive of Ulyana.

Vadik Вадик m Russian
Diminutive of Vadim.

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

Vanya Ваня m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Varya Варя f Russian
Diminutive of Varvara.

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

Vasya Вася m Russian
Diminutive of Vasiliy.

Verochka Верочка f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Verusha Веруша f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Verusya Веруся f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Vitalik Виталик m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Vitaliy.

Vitya Витя m Russian
Diminutive of Viktor.

Vladik Владик m Russian
Diminutive of Vladislav.

Volodya Володя m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

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

Vova Вова m Russian
Diminutive of Vladimir.

Yanina Янина f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yana.

Yarik Ярик m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yaroslav.

Yasha Яша m Russian
Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Yura Юра m Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Zhannochka Жанночка f Russian
Diminutive of Zhanna.

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

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