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Abdurazok m Tajik

Adylkhan m Kazakh (Rare)

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

Ahniya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Agniya.

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.

Aleka m Russian
Alternate transcription of Alyoka 2.

Aleksasha m & f Russian
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Alena f Russian
Variant transcription of Alyona.

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.

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.

Anyuk f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Anna.

Anyukha f Russian
Diminutive of Anna or Anastasiya.

Anyusha f Russian
Another form of Annusha.

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.

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.

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

Danylko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Danylo.

Denya m Russian
Diminutive of Denis.

Dzenyslava f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)

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.

Dzmitryy m Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Dzmitry.

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 (Russified, Rare)
Russified form of Fətəli.

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

Gul'chachak f Bashkir (Russified), Tatar (Russified)
Variant 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.

Hervasiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gervasius.

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

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

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.

Katryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrina.

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.

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.

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.

Lenur m Crimean Tatar

Łesia f Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Lesya.

Leszja f Ukrainian (Magyarized)
Magyarised form of Lesya.

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.

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).

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.

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 Mečyslaŭ.

Mečyslaŭ m Belarusian

Mečyslava f Belarusian
Feminine form of Mečyslaŭ.

Mikhas' 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

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.

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

Myra f Ukrainian (Rare)
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

Nastassya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Anastasiya.

Nataaha f Yakut
Yakut form of Natasha.

Natallya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Natalya.

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.

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.

Renata f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of Renat.

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.

Selvedin m Bosnian

Seman m Rusyn
Rusyn form of Simon 1.

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

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 Medieval Ukrainian
Feminine form of Stepan.

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.

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

Tallinn m & f Obscure
From the city in Estonia.

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.

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.

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

Valjancina f Belarusian
Belarusian Latin transcription of Valiantsina.

Valodzya m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Volodya.

Van' m Komi
Komi form of Ivan.

Vanyok m Russian
Diminutive of Ivan.

Varlen 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.

Vella f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)
Form of Bella.

Veronya f Russian
Diminutive of Veronika.

Vintovka f Russian (Rare)
Means "rifle" in Russian. Probably used by militarist parents.

Vladzimir m Belarusian (Rare)
Russian influenced variant of Uladzimir.

Vlodzyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Volodymyr, a cognate of Polish Władzio.

Vohnedar m Ukrainian
From Ukrainian вогень (vohen), meaning "light, fire" and the Slavic name element darŭ, meaning "gift".

Vovka m Russian
A diminutive of Vladimir via Vova.

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

Voyshelk m Lithuanian (Russified)
It was the name of a Lithuanian Grand Duke.

Wenxing m & f Chinese
Zhong Wenxing is a Web editor for the People's Daily.

Wołodymyr m Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonised form of Volodymyr. Used as a Polish transcription of Володимир or sometimes by Ukrainians in Poland.

Yanzhima f Buryat

Yarmil m Czech (Archaic), Folklore
Yarmil was the name of a character in the Czech folk tale "The Mouse-Hole and the Underground Kingdom".

Yaryk m Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Yarik.

Yatsentiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Hyacinthus.

Yatzi f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Invented name inspired by similar names like Yatziri and Yaretzi.

Yevraziya f Soviet (Rare)
From the continent Yevraziya.

Yivhen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Folk form of Yevhen.

Yivzhen m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Yivhen.

Yulik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuliy or Yulian.

Yulyasha f Russian
Affectionate diminutive of Yuliya.

Yulyk m Russian (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Yulik used by Russian speaking Ukrainians that live in Ukrainian langauge dominated cities.

Yurdan f & m Turkish, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar

Yurik m Russian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yuriyko m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yurko m Rusyn
A diminutive of the Rusyn form of Yuriy.

Yurtsyo m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yuriy.

Yvo f Obscure
Diminutive of Yvonne.

Zakhariy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian variant of Zakhar.

Zera f Russian

Zhdan m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
From жданий (zhdanyy), meaning "waited for".

Zheka m & f Russian
Diminutive of Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Zheko m Bulgarian
Short form of Zhelyazko.

Zhytomyr m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life", and мир (myr), meaning "peace". This was the name of a Kyivan knyaz, whom the city and region Zhytomyr was named after.

Zirka f Slavic Mythology
Zirka is the Slavic god of happiness.

Zmiter m Belarusian (Russified)
Russified form of Zmitser.

Zori m Armenian
From Armenian զոր (zor) meaning "strength" or "mighty".