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Abdurazok m Tajik
Tadzhik form of Abd ar-Razzaq (compare Abderrazak).

Adylkhan m Kazakh (Rare)

Afon m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Athos.

Aha f Ukrainian
Short form of Ahlaya.

Ahlayida f Ukrainian
Ukrainian Orthodox canonical form of Ahlaya.

Ahlayka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Ahlaya.

Ahniya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Agniya.

Ahulya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Ahlaya.

Aigel f Tatar
Aigel is the first name of Aigel Gaysina, the lead singer of the Russian band AIGEL. It is probably a form of Aygül.

Akhtem m Crimean Tatar
Alternate transcription of Ahtem.

Aksanna f Russian (Modern, Rare, ?), Armenian (Modern, Rare, ?)
Variant of Oksana.

Ala f Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Belarusian form of Alla, and a Russian and Ukrainian diminutive.

Aleka m Russian
Alternate transcription of Alyoka 2.

Aleksasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Aleksěi m Russian (Archaic)
Pre-orthographic reforms form of Aleksey.

Alena f Russian
Variant transcription of Alyona.

Aleś m Belarusian
Diminutive of Aleh and Alyaksandr.

Alezhka m Belarusian
Diminutive of Aleh.

Alezhyk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Aleh.

Aliaksandar m Belarusian
Taraškievica form of Aliaksandr.

Alida f Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)

Alyoka m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey.

Alyoka f Kazakh (Modern, Rare)

Ana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, English, South Slavic, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Georgian, Polish
Diminutive of Anastasiya (and any other spelling of the name).

Ancha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.

Anchik f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Anna.

Andrukha m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Andriy.

Anek f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Anna.

Anenka f Russian
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.

Anhel m & f Ukrainian (Rare)
Cognate of Angel.

Anhela f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Anzhela.

Anhelisha f Ukrainian
Short form of Anhelina.

Anyuk f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Anna.

Anyukha f Russian
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.

Anyusha f Russian
Another form of Annusha.

Anžalika f Belarusian
Łacinka form of Anzhalika.

Arshak m Armenian

Artya m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.

Artyukha m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.

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

Avksom m Soviet
Москва (Moskva) spelled in reverse.

Avksoma f Soviet
Feminine form of Avksom.

Aydima f Chechen

Aygöl f Bashkir, Tatar
Alternate transcription of Aygol.

Aylana f Kalmyk, Tuvan, Buryat, Altai
The first part is likely derived from Turkic "ay" or "ай" in Cyrillic, meaning moon.

Aylina f Bashkir, Mordvin

Aymira f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkish (?), Tuvan (?)
The first part is likely derived from Turkic "ay" or "ай" in Cyrillic, meaning moon.

Aypynga f Yupik

Ayshat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Abkhaz, Chechen, Dagestani, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare), Avar
A form of Aisha and alternate transcription of Aishat.

Ayzhakhan f Kyrgyz (Rare)

Azariy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Azariah.

Azhiy f Dagestani (?)

Bahylay m Yakut
Yakut form of Vasiliy.

Bayraktar m Turkish (Rare)
Means "flagger" or "flag carrier" in Turkish. More common as a surname (see Bayraktar).

Bayzanat f Dagestani

Boronyslav m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Bronislav.

Boyan m Medieval Slavic
Means "storyteller, singer" in Old Slavic.

Bucha f & m Indian

Budymyr m Ukrainian (Archaic)
From Ukrainian будує мир (buduye myr), which means "builds peace". The name means "one who spreads peace".

Czeszka f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Czesława.

Dana f Slavic Mythology
Dana is a rusalka in Slavic Mythology.

Danil m Tatar (?)

Danya f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Darya 1 or Daryna (Darina 2 in Russian).

Danylko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Danylo.

Dara f Ukrainian
Short form of Dariya.

Dariyka f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Dariya.

Denya m Russian
Diminutive of Denis.

Dmytriy m Ukrainian
Variant of Dmytro influenced by Dmitriy.

Dorofiy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Dorofey.

Dots m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yevdokym.

Dzenyslava f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)
Maybe variant to Dzvenyslava.

Dzera f Digor Ossetian, Ossetian
Means "bird of prey" in Ossetian. It is also a diminutive of Dzerassa.

Dzhemil m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Cemil.

Dzhonrid 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.

Dzhuliya f English (Russified)
Form of Julia reflecting the English pronounciation, used by Russian speakers for Julias in the anglosphere.

Dźmitry m Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Dzmitryy.

Dzmitryy m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Dzmitry.

Dzvenyslav m Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Zvenyslav.

Dzvenyslava f Medieval Ukrainian
Variant of Zvenyslava.

Dzvina f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dzvinka.

Edem m Crimean Tatar

Elektrifikatsiya 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.

Eskyender m Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Eskender.

Fadha f Somali
Possibly from Arabic فِضَّة (fiḍḍa), meaning "silver" or فَضَاء (faḍāʔ), meaning "empty space".

Fatali m Azerbaijani (Rare, Expatriate)
Simplified form of Fətəli.

Fedko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Fedir.

Fetislyam m Crimean Tatar

Feyzavər f Azerbaijani
Probably from Arabic فيض (fayḍ) meaning "abundance" and Persian آور (âvar) meaning "bringing".

Fridrikh m German (Russified)
Russified form of Friedrich.

Fyodar m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Fiodar.

Gadzhilav m Avar

Ganya f Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Hanya 4.

Gavrila m Russian
A Russian folk form of Gavriil.

Gazret m Rutul

Gershen m Yiddish

Gulchachak f Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Golchachak.

Gul'zamiya f Tatar

Gursu f & m Turkish

Hadizha f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Khadijah.

Hafiya f Rusyn
Rusyn form of Sofia.

Hanya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

Hara f Urdu

Hayane f Armenian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Gayane. This was the name of the artist Hayane Atayan.

Hayina f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian folk form of Gaiana.

Helya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anhelina, from Russian Gelya.

Henadź m Belarusian
Łacinka transcription of Henadz.

Hervasiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gervasius.

Hienadź m Belarusian
Łacinka transcription of Henadz.

Hordiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gordias. It also is very close to a word meaning "proud" in Ukrainian.

Hryts m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hryhoriy.

Hurşă m Chuvash
From Chuvash хурҫӑ (hurşă), meaning "steel". Alternative transcription of Khurşă.

Iĺlia m Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Ilya.

İlmiye f Crimean Tatar
Feminine form of İlmi.

Ilyana f Ukrainian (Rare)

Ilyukha m Russian
Diminutive of Ilya.

İqor m Azerbaijani
Azerbaidzhani form of Igor (borrowed name from Russian).

Ivasyk m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Ivan.

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

Iyeguda m Jewish (Russified)
Related to Judah.

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

Izmira f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Izmir.

Jurko m Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Yurko.

J̌uuruy m Yakut
Yakut form of Yuriy.

Kaiwei m & f Chinese

Kallistrat m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Kallistratos.

Kalyö m Komi
Komi form of Kallistrat.

Kanira f Georgian, Armenian

Karmiya f Soviet
Variant of Krasarma.

Karney m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Korney.

Karya f Russian
Diminutive of Karina.

Khatidzhe f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Khadijah, from Turkish Hatice.

Khaya f Hebrew (Russified)
A form of Chaya used by Russian Jews.

Khaya f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Haya.

Khoma m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Foma.

Khusnulkhak m ?
I see the name elements hosni al-haqq in this name and suspect a Turkic origin maybe Tatar or Crimean Tatar. elbowin

Kilmar m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name is mostly used in El Salvador.

Kirya m Russian
Diminutive of Kir.

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

Korniy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Korney.

Krarmiya f Soviet
Variant of Karmiya.

Ksanka f Ukrainian, Russian
Diminutive of Oksana.

Küzhüget m Tuvan
Kuzhuget Shoygu was a Soviet politician.

Kuzya m Russian
Diminutive of Kuzma. Used in Soviet kids show «Домовёнок Кузя» (“Brownie Kuzya”).

Kvedaras m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Old Lithuanian form of Theodore.

Kvitka f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Kvitoslava. It means "flower" in Ukrainian.

Kvitoslav m Ukrainian (Rare, Archaic)
Masculine form of Kvitoslava. This name is no longer in use.

Kwang-suk f Korean
Kim Kwang-suk was a North Korean singer in the Pochonbo Electronic Ensamble.

K'yara f Ukrainian
Form of Ciara.

Kyzylkul f Kyrgyz (Rare)
Derived from Kyrgyz кызыл (kızıl) meaning "red" and күл (kül) meaning "ash".

Lana f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Svitlana.

Lanya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Melaniya.

Lanya f Taiwanese (?)

Lenera 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.

Leniye f Crimean Tatar

Lenur m Crimean Tatar

Łesia f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Lesya.

Leszja f Ukrainian (Magyarized)
Magyarised form of Lesya.

Levko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Lev 1.

Leysan m & f Azerbaijani, Tatar (Russified), Bashkir (Russified)
Means "downpour, heavy rain" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic نيسان (naysān) meaning "April" . It is also the Russified form of its cognate Laysan... [more]

Lilya f Crimean Tatar

Lisa f Russian
Short form of Larisa. It also means "fox" in Russian.

Livia f Albanian

Lukiriya f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)

Lusi f Armenian (Modern)

Lutsko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Lukyan.

Lyokha m Russian
Diminutive of Aleksey via Alyokha.

Lysaveta f Ukrainian
Folk form of Yelyzaveta.

Madya f Kabardian (?), Caucasian

Maiya f Russian

Malusha f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian

Maniusia f Polish
Diminutive of Maria via Mania.

Mara f Slavic Mythology, Ukrainian Mythology
Ukrainian form of Morana.

Mara f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Maria.

Marichko f Ukrainian
Variant of Marichka. This form would be used to address someone (by Ukrainian grammar rules).

Marita f Russian (?)

Mariyko f Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Mariyka. This form would be used to address someone (by Ukrainian grammar rules).

Māriyyah f Arabic
Māriyyah al-Qibṭiyyah was a slave and wife of the prophet Muhammed.

Marufzhon m Uzbek
From Arabic معروف (ma'ruf) meaning "known, recognized, favour, kindness" combined with jon meaning "soul, life" (see jān)

Marusen'ko f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Mariya.

Mar'yana f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Maryana.

Maryya f Belarusian
Alternative transcription of Maryia.

Maryyka f Belarusian
Belarusian cognate of Mariyka.

Maya 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.

Maya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Maiya 4.

Mechyslava f Belarusian
A form of Mečyslava.

Mechyslaw m Belarusian
A form of Miečyslaŭ.

Mečyslava f Belarusian
Feminine form of Mečyslaŭ.

Mikhaś m Belarusian
Diminutive of Mikhail.

Mikhayl m Russian
Alternate transcription of Mikhail.

Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.

Minnaleena f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Minna and Leena.

Minzhu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "democracy" in Chinese.

Mishanya f Azerbaijani

Mitrya m Russian
Variant of Mitya.

Mitsuka f Japanese
From 蜜 (mitsu) meaning "nectar, honey, molasses" combined with 鹿 (ka) meaning "deer, antelope". As a word, 蜜花 means "giant honey flower, Melianthus major". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Mokosha f Slavic Mythology
Ukrainian variant spelling of Mokosh.

Myko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Mykyta or Mykola.

Mykolaj m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Mykolay.

Mykolay m Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Older variant of Mykola, also used by some modern Surzhyk speakers influenced by Russian Nikolay.

Myla f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Lyudmyla and variant of Mila.

Myra f Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Mira 2.

Nadeya f Belarusian (Archaic)
Older Belarusian form of Nadzeya, used in the 16th century.

Nadźka f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzyunya f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzyusha f Belarusian
A diminutive of Nadzeya.

Nadzyusya f Belarusian
Diminutive of Nadzeya.

Naftaliy m Hebrew (Russified)
Russified form of Naphtali.

Narineh f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Narine.

Nasha f Hebrew, Russian

Nasha f Urdu

Nastaśsia f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Anastasiya.

Nastassya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Anastasiya.

Nastyona f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya styled like Alyona.

Nataaha f Yakut
Yakut form of Natasha.

Nataĺlia f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Natallya.

Natallya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalya.

Nazida f Central Asian

Nemiza f Slavic Mythology
Nemiza is the Slavic god of the wind.

Niyozqul m Uzbek

Norzita f Malay
From the name element nūr "light" and an unknown name element.

Nurshat f & m Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar
From the name elements nūr "light" and shād "happy, glad".

Nurzita f Malay (Rare), Central Asian (Rare)
Malay variant and Central Asian form of Norzita.

Nyurochka f Russian
Diminutive of Anastasiya or Anna.

Odesa f Various
Variant of Odessa. This is the Ukrainian spelling of the name of the city.

Odynets m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian один (odyn), meaning "one". Denoted to the eldest child in a family.

Ołeksandr m Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Oleksandr.

Oleksasha m & f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Ukrainian form and Russian variant of Aleksasha.

Olezhko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Oleh.

Olezhyk m Ukrainian
Variant of Olezhko.

Olko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Oleh.

Olyona f Russian (Archaic)
Variant folk form of Alyona.

Osyp m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Older form of Yosyp.

Paghul m Yukaghir

Pajza f Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Payza.

Pashka m Russian
Variant of Pasha.

Paŭlina f Belarusian
A Belarusian form of Paulina and variant of Palina.

Payza f Rusyn
Rusyn diminutive of Pelagiya (Пелаґія) or Paraskeva (Параскева).

Petrunko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.

Prove m Slavic Mythology, Baltic Mythology
Prove is a god in the old Slavic religion. He is a fertility god and has relations with Perun.

Railya f Tatar, Bashkir

Ralina f Tatar, Bashkir, Indonesian (?)

Rasimya f Tatar (Rare)

Rauza f Kazakh, Tatar
Kazakh and Tatar form of Rawda.

Raychka f Russian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Rema f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Rem 4.

Reşid m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Rashid.

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

Revo m & f Soviet
Unisex variant of Reva 2.

Roki m Serbian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rodoljub used by Bosnian Serb singer Roki Vulović.

Rossiya f Russian (Rare)
Means "Russia" in Russian. Used by patriotic parents.

Ruiza f Kazakh, Uzbek

Runi f Indian

Ruxshona f Uzbek
Probably a form of Roxana. Compare Urdu Rukhsana or Old Persian Rauxshna.

Ruzal m Tatar
Masculine form of Ruzaliya.

Ruzaliya f Central Asian
Probably related to Rozaliya.

Ruzhena f Ukrainian (Rare)
Cognate of Ružena.

Ryfat m Crimean Tatar (Russified)
Russified form of Rıfat.

Sääkhlä f Kalmyk
Means "beautiful woman".

Seitkhalil m Crimean Tatar

Selvedin m Bosnian

Seman m Rusyn
Rusyn form of Simon 1.

Şemsedin m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Şemsettin.

Sevhil f Crimean Tatar (Ukrainianized)
From Crimean Tatar sevgili "beloved, lover, loveable".

Sevilya f Crimean Tatar
Possibly from Crimean Tatar севил (sevil) meaning "be loved" or from the name for the city of Seville.

Şevqiy m Crimean Tatar

Seyitnafe m Crimean Tatar

Sherrian f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sherian.

Silyan m Macedonian
Silyan was a character in the Macedonian folk tale "Silyan the Stork".

Sirgiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Russian transcription of Syrhiy or Sirhiy.

Sirhiy m Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Variant of Syrhiy.

Sof'ya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Sofya.

Sol-ju f Korean
Ri Sol-ju is the first lady of North Korea.

Souyoung f Korean
Souyoung Park is a Korean author.

Stepanyda f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Stepanida.

Stetsko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Stepan.

Svet f Russian (Anglicized, Rare)
Diminutive of Svetlana that people in the English-speaking world sometimes use. It also means "light" in Russian.

Svetlanushka f Russian
Diminutive of Svetlana.

Śviatłana f Belarusian
Variant Belarusian Taraškievica Łacinka transcription of Śviatlana.

Śviatlana f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Sviatlana.

Syakhlya f Kalmyk (Russified)
Russified form of Sääkhlä.

Syrhiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Variant of Serhiy used mostly by Surzhyk speakers. See Sirgiy for the Russian transcription.

Taćciana f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian form of Tatstsyana.

Tagaybiy m Uzbek

Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.

Tatstsyana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Tatyana.

Tatyanka f Russian
Diminutive of Tatyana.

Tatyjana f Russian (Magyarized)
Magyarised form of Tatyana. This is used exclusively as a spelling from Russian, and is not the form Hungarians use. For the Hungarian form of Tatyana, see Tatjána.

Tayisa f Ukrainian
Ukrainian alternate transcription of Taisa.

Teyfuq m Crimean Tatar

Tikhan m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Tikhon.

Tretyak m Medieval Ukrainian
Means "third (person)" in Ukrainian. Denoted to the third child in a family.

Trifko m South Slavic
Short form of Trifun.

Trvanda m Armenian (Rare)

Tsikhan m Belarusian (Rare), Russian (Belarusianized)
Belarusian form of Tikhon.

Tykhomyr m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Tikhomir.

Uladź m Belarusian
Short form of Uladzimir, equivalent to Vlad.

Uĺliana f Belarusian
Taraškievica Belarusian variant form of Ulyana.

Uvoka m Yupik

Uzeir m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Üzeir.

Valier m Belarusian
Variant of Valieryj.