Old East Slavic Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Old East Slavic.
gender
usage
language
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adleida f Medieval Russian
Likely a cognate of Adelaide.
Anfusa f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian variant of Anfisa.
Asklipiada f Medieval Russian
Russian feminine form of Asklepiades.
Bay m Medieval Russian
Derived from the archaic Russian verb баять (bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".
Bayko m Medieval Russian
Diminutive of Bay.
Beleka f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ "white".
Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.
Daromila f Medieval Russian
Meaning "dear gift".
Datsko m Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive or vernacular form of an unknown name. There were 147 cossacks with this name in 1649 Zaporozhian Army register.... [more]
Dawyd m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Russian and Medieval Ukrainian form of David. Dawyd Igorjewitsch (usually transcribed as Davyd Igorevich in English), the Prince of Volyn (1086–1099), was the son of Igor Yaroslavich and grandson of Yaroslav the Wise from the Rurikid dynasty of Kievan Rus’.
Deva f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, Serbian (Rare)
Means "maiden, girl, lass", derived from the Proto-Slavic děva, itself from the Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁ "to suck, suckle".
Dobrodeia f Medieval Ukrainian, History
Dobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
Dobroniega f Medieval Polish, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobro "good" and niega "delight". This name was borne by Dobroniega Ludgarda of Poland and Maria Dobroniega of Kiev.
Dobrŭ m Medieval Russian
Means "good" in Old Novgorodian.
Dobrynya m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Means "good virtues", from the old Slavic root *добръ (dobrŭ), meaning "good, kind" and Greek ἀρετή (áretí) meaning "virtue"... [more]
Domaslava f Medieval Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements domu "home" and slava "glory".
Dorofeia f Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Dorofei.
Efrosinija f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian form of Euphrosyne.
Evfimija f Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Euphemia. Evfimija Vladimirovna, known as Euphemia of Kiev in English (fl. 1112–died 4 April 1139), was Queen Consort of Hungary by marriage to Coloman, King of Hungary.
Fedar m Medieval Russian, Belarusian
Medieval Russian variant of Fyodor (compare Fedor) as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Фёдар (see Fiodar).
Fedia f & m Medieval Baltic, Medieval Russian, Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Fedya, which in medieval times was also used on women. Recorded, among others, in 15th-century Lithuania.
Feodorit m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Theodoretos via its modern Greek form Theodoritos.... [more]
Feodulia f Medieval Russian
Variant transcription of Feoduliya.
Feoduliya f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Theodulia, which is the latinized form of Theodoulia.
Fetinia f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian form of Fotina. Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Fiva f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Thebe.
Fomaida f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Thomais.
Gostiata f Medieval Russian
Most likely derived form the Russian гостья (gostya) meaning "guest". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Gostibor m Medieval Russian
From old Russian гость (gost') meaning "guest foreigner" combined with бороти (boroti) meaning "fight"
Grigoriję m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of Gregory.
Gŭlěbŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Guðleifr.
Igarthic f Medieval Russian
The history of Igarthic is an old legend of Russian devastation and inhumane usage of phallic objects
Ignato m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of Ignatius.
Irodia f Medieval Russian
Feminine form of Irodion.
Iziaslav m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Изяслав and Ukrainian Ізяслав (see Izyaslav).... [more]
Iziaslava f Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Изяслава and Ukrainian Ізяслава (see Izyaslava).
Izyaslav m Medieval Russian, Medieval Ukrainian
Late Medieval form of the Old East Slavic given name Изѧславъ (Izęslavŭ). It means "to take glory", as it is derived from the Old East Slavic elements изѧти (izęti) meaning "to take" and слава (slava) meaning "glory, fame".
Justinja f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian variant of Justina (compare Ustinya).
Kapitelina f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian form of Capitolina.
Kharitania f Medieval Russian
Medieval Russian feminine form of Khariton. Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Kurilŭ m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of Cyril.
Mal m Ukrainian, Medieval Ukrainian
Derived from contracted form adjective mal (мал), which means "little, small". It could have been as well used as a diminutive of a dithematic name, such as Małomir... [more]
Malko m Medieval Russian
Meaning "weak".
Maremeiana f Medieval Russian
Allegedly a form of Miriam.
Mikolai m Medieval Russian
Russian form of Mykolay.
Mirad m Medieval Russian, Bosnian (Rare), Montenegrin (Rare)
Derived from Slavic miru meaning "peace, world" combined with rad meaning "happy, willing".
Nakhoslav m Medieval Russian
Meaning "impudent glory".
Našĭgostŭ m Medieval Russian
An Old Novgorodian name.
Nezhka f Medieval Russian
Derived form the Russian нежная (nezhnaya) meaning "tender". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Nifont m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Nephon via its modern Greek form Nifon.
Odynets m Medieval Ukrainian
From Ukrainian один (odyn), meaning "one". Denoted to the eldest child in a family.
Olelko m Medieval Ukrainian
Old Ukrainian form of Oleksandr. Olelko Volodymyrovych was a 15-th century Prince of Kyiv, the penultimate of this title.
Olisava f Medieval Ukrainian, Medieval Polish
Medieval Ukrainian and Polish form of Elizabeth.
Onfim m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of the name Anthemios. This was the name of a 7 year old boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, known for his well-preserved notes, drawings and homework exercises scratched in birch bark... [more]
Onthime m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of Anthemius.
Ovdotia f Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Eudokia.
Polochko m Medieval Russian
Derived from the Slavic element pulku "people, host, army". ... [more]
Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.
Rogneda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, History
Slavic variant of the Old Norse name Ragnhildr (see Ragnhild). It was borne by a wife of the 10th-century Kievan prince Vladimir the Great.
Sofon m Medieval Russian
Russian variant of Sofoniya. Technically, this name can also be the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Sophon, but that particular etymology seems to be quite rare in the Russian context.
Sosipatr m Medieval Russian, Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sosipatros, possibly via its latinized form Sosipater.
Stanilo m Medieval Russian
Meaning "wall".
Strŭi m Medieval Russian
Means "paternal uncle" in Old Novgorodian.
Tachanka m Medieval Russian
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Tekusa f Medieval Russian
Russian form of Thekusa.
Tomyla f Medieval Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Tomila.
Tretyak m Medieval Ukrainian
Means "third (person)" in Ukrainian. Denoted to the third child in a family.
Vadimirŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Vadimir.
Vasalisa f Medieval Russian
Likely a variant of Vasilisa.
Vęčeslavŭ m Medieval Russian
Ancient Russian form of Vyacheslav or Vatslav.
Vętslavŭ m Medieval Ukrainian
Ancient Ukrainian form of Vatslav and Vyacheslav.
Volodar m Medieval Ukrainian
Old variant of Volodymyr, or could also come from Ukrainian володар (volodar), meaning "ruler, leader". Alternatively could come from Slavic name elements волдѣти (volděti) "to rule, to control" and даръ (darŭ) "gift".
Voron m Medieval Russian
Derived from either Russian ворон (voron) meaning "raven" or Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow" (as in, the bird).
Wyola f Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola.
Yulianiya f Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Medieval Ukrainian feminine form of Yulian also used rarely in the modern day.
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.
Žiznobude m Medieval Russian
An Old Novgorodian name.
Zvenislava f Medieval Russian
From the name elements звонъ (zvonŭ), meaning "sound, chime" and слава (slava), meaning "glory".