This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords russian or diminutive.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Sofieke f DutchPet form of
Sofie, but it is also a diminutive form of the name because it has the diminutive suffix -ke at the end.
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)Variant of
Soledad, or a diminutive of
Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Solvita f LatvianPopularly viewed as a combination of Latin
sol "sun" and
vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of
Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [
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Sonnet f & m English (Modern, Rare)Diminutive of Italian
sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line ... [
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Sophieke f DutchPet form of
Sophie, but it is also a diminutive form of the name because it has the diminutive suffix -ke at the end.
Sopiko f GeorgianDiminutive of
Sopio. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actress Sopiko Chiaureli (1937-2008).
Stateira f Old Persian (Hellenized), HistoryAllegedly means "creation of the stars", in which case it would be related to Persian
sitareh "star". This was probably the usual name of Alexander the Great's second wife, a daughter of the Persian king Darius III, formally named
Barsine... [
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Stáza f Czech (Rare), SlovakCzech diminutive of
Anastázie and Slovak diminutive of
Anastázia. While Czech Stáza is occasionally used as a given name in its own right, Slovak Stáza is strictly a diminutive.
Stéise f IrishDiminutive of
Annstás, an Irish form of
Anastasia (which was imported to Ireland by Anglo-Norman settlers).
Stellina f ItalianDiminutive of
Stella 1. In Luigi Pirandello's novel "Il turno" ("The turn"), Stellina is a beautiful young girl who is given in marriage to an old rich Spanish man, though she doesn't want to.
Su f EnglishVariant spelling of
Sue, thus making it a diminutive of
Susanna and other variants and forms.
Suhaimi m & f Malay, IndonesianDerived either from Arabic سحيم
(suhaim) meaning "black, dark" (a diminutive of سحم
(sahima) meaning "to become black, to be blackened") or سهيم
(suhaim) meaning "arrows" (the plural of سهم
(sahm) meaning "arrow, dart")... [
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Suji m & f IndianDiminutive of
Sujay. Su'ji is also an Indian wheat, granulated but not pulverized; a kind of semolina.
Suliko m & f Georgian, LiteratureMeans "little soul" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun სული
(suli) meaning "soul" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -კო
(-ko).... [
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Sunette f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. In the English-speaking world, the name might perhaps be a combination of the English word
sun with the French feminine diminutive suffix
-ette, which would essentially give the name the meaning of "little sun"... [
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Swetcote f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle English
swete "sweet; pleasant, likeable; loved, dear, precious" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Sybbie f EnglishDiminutive of
Sybil, used for the daughter of Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley) on the ITV/PBS series
Downton Abbey.
Tacha f SpanishSpanish. A diminutive of Natacha or Anastacia. As a word by itself, not a name, Tacha could mean "stain," "chip" or "mark."
Tacy f English (Rare)Variant of
Tacey. In the
Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of
Anastacia.
Tadukhipa f Ancient Near EasternFrom Hurrian
Tadu-Hepa, in which the second element is the name of the sun goddess
Hepa (also transcribed
Hebat,
Heba,
Kheba,
Khepat or
Hepatu). This was the name of a princess of the Mitanni kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, who married the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III at the very end of his reign and later became one of the wives of Akhenaten (when he took over his father's royal harem)... [
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Tafa m & f YorubaMeans "belonging to the white oracle" in Yoruba, derived from
ti meaning "belonging to",
àlà meaning "white cloth; banner" and
ifá meaning "divination; oracle". It is possibly used as diminutive of a longer name as well.
Taliko f GeorgianGeorgian sources state that this name is a diminutive of
Tamar, whilst one Russian source says that it is a diminutive of
Natalia... [
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Tamia f EnglishDiminutive of
Tamara or
Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).
Tassia f GreekDiminutive of
Anastasia. This name belonged to an 8th-century Lombard queen, the Roman wife of Ratchis.... [
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Tatia f GeorgianMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin but neglect to provide its meaning, whilst one Russian source essentially states that the name is a georgianization of
Tatya, the Russian short form of
Tatyana... [
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Tefke f Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain, though the second element of this name certainly consists of the diminutive suffix
-ke. The name is possibly Frisian in origin.
Teisutė f Lithuanian (Rare)Diminutive of the rare name
Teisė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix
-utė. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of
Teisutis.
Telse f North Frisian, Low GermanOriginally a Low German diminutive of
Elisabeth, which may have arisen from the contraction of either
Sünt Else meaning "Saint
Else", perhaps applied affectionately or ironically to an individual named Else (or else referring to the biblical character; see
Elizabeth) or
dat Else, an affectionate phrase meaning "the Else".
Temerla f Yiddish(Polish?) Yiddish diminutive of
Tema. Found in Polish documents from the early 1800s.
Tempe f English (Rare)From the name of the Vale of Tempe, a gorge in Thessaly (located south of Mount Olympus) which was celebrated by the ancient Greeks for its beauty.... [
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Tepiton f NahuatlMeans "something small, small amount" in Nahuatl. Alternately, may be used as a diminutive form of
Tepi.