Siberian Submitted Names

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Abakhay f Khakas
Means "lady" in Khakas.

Abdakey f Khakas
Khakas form of Eudocia.

Abdıra m Khakas
Means "box" in Khakas.

Abrança m Khakas
Khakas form of Avram.

Adırin m Khakas
Khakas form of Andrei.

Adyana f Buryat, Kalmyk
Feminine form of Adyan.

Agvan m Buryat

Aidota f Khakas
Khakas form of Avdotya.

Ai-mökö m Shor
Derived from Ай (ai) meaning "moon" and Мöкö (mökö) meaning "strong man".

Aisien m Yakut
Variant form of Aiyy Sien.

Aisik f Nivkh
From Nivkh "ais" meaning gold

Aiy Siene m Yakut (Rare)
Means "descendant of Aiyy", referring to the Aiyy deities in Yakut mythology.

Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)
Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо (kuo) meaning "beautiful".

Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)
Means "grandson of Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.

Alaapıya f Yakut
Yakut form of Agafya.

Alaas m Yakut
Means "large field" in Sakha.

Alban m Yakut
Means "wonderful, excellent, lovely" in Yakut.

Aldaana f Yakut
From the name of the Aldan River that flows through Yakutia.

Aldan m Yakut
Means "interest, passion, comfort".

Aldar m Buryat, Kalmyk, Tuvan
Derived from Buryat and Tuvan алдар (aldar) and Kalmyk алдр (aldr) meaning "glory, honour, fame".

Aldïn-caa m Tuvan
Means "golden bow" in Tuvan.

Aldyn m & f Tuvan
Means "gold, golden" in Tuvan.

Aldynay f Tuvan
From Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Aldyn-kys f Tuvan
Means "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Aldyn-ool m Tuvan
Means "golden boy" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Aleleke m Chukchi

Algyr m Yakut
Means "tenacious, capable, person with great erudition".

Algys m Yakut
Variant of Algiy.

Algystaana f Yakut

Alin m Siberian, Chinese, Manchu
Means "mountain" in Manchu.

Alip m Shor
Means "hero" in Shor.

Altaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut алтан (altan) meaning "copper".

Altana f Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden".

Altin-ariğ m Shor
Means "clean and gold" in Shor.

Alyapenryn m Chukchi

Amaana f Yakut

Aman m Yakut
Means "healthy, strong, hearty".

Amgalan m & f Mongolian, Buryat
Means "peaceful, calm" in Mongolian and Buryat.

Amır f Khakas
Means "peaceful" in Khakas.

Amyr m & f Altai
Means "peace" in Altai.

Anay m Tuvan
Means "goat" in Tuvan.

Anay-kis f Tuvan
Means "goat girl" in Tuvan.

Anguk f Nivkh

Anii m Yakut

Anka f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

Anka-ny f Chukchi
Derived from Chukchi анка-к (anka-k) meaning "in the sea". This name was traditionally given to baby girls who were born during a trip to the ocean or sea.

Anpanis m Khakas
Khakas form of Athanasius.

Antyn m Altai
Altai variant of Anton.

Anys m Yakut

Anyuk f Nivkh

Apanas m Altai
Altai form of Afanasiy.

Apçakh m Khakas
Means "old man" in Khakas.

Araga f Khakas
Possibly means "arrack" in Khakas.

Aramaan m Yakut
Yakut form of Roman.

Arbay m Yakut
Means "bush" in Yakut.

Archiina f Yakut

Archyn m Yakut
Means "deliverer, savior, redeemer" in Yakut.

Arçın f Khakas
Means "juniper" in Khakas.

Arkaac'ty m Yakut
Yakut form of Arcadius.

Arkas m Khakas
Khakas form of Arcadius.

Artïk m Khakas
Means "extra" in Khakhas.

Artysh m Tuvan
Means "juniper" in Tuvan.

Arya m Buryat
Means "holy" in Buryat.

Arylkhan m Yakut

Aryuna f Buryat
Derived from Buryat ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear".

Arzhaana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan аржаан (arzhaan) meaning "water spring, stream".

Arzhana f Tuvan, Altai
Variant of Arzhaana.

Arzylan m Tuvan (Rare)
Means "lion" in Tuvan.

Atalamy m Yakut
Means "deity / creator of horses".

Atch-ytagyn m Chukchi

Atvuk m Nivkh

Atyrdakh m Yakut
Means "pitchfork" in Yakut.

Ay m Yakut
Means "the inventor" in Yakut.

Ayaal m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ай (ay) meaning "to invent".

Ayaan m Yakut
Derived from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayaana f Yakut
Means "way, road, path" in Yakut.

Ayantay m Yakut
Means "the further way", ultimately from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayas m Khakas
Means "bright" in Khakas.

Ayastaan m Yakut
Either from Yakut айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".

Ayatas m Yakut
Means "true friend" in Yakut.

Aydarkhan m Yakut
Combination of Aydar and the Turkish tite khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Ay-daš m Tuvan
Means "moon rock" in Tuvan.

Aydas m Khakas
Means "healthy" in Khakas. The Khakas people are a Turkic ethnic group living in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia.

Ay-demir m Tuvan
Means "moon iron" in Tuvan.

Aydyn m Tuvan
Means "moonlight" in Tuvan.

Aydys m Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan айыс (ayys) meaning "blessing".

Ayga f Yakut

Aygiina f Yakut

Aygylaana f Yakut
Means "inventor" in Yakut.

Ayhal m Yakut

Ayiina f Yakut
From Айыы (Ayii), the name of the supreme and creator deity in Yakut mythology.

Aykhaal m Yakut
Means "joy" in Yakut.

Aykhaan m Yakut
Variant of Aykhaal.

Aykhaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Aykhan.

Aykhal m Yakut
Means "fame, glory" in Sakha.

Ay-kys f Tuvan
Means "moon girl" in Tuvan, derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon; month" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Aylaana f Yakut

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

Aymakh m Khakas
Means "different" or "far, further away" in Khakas.

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

Aynaan m Yakut
Variant of Ayaan.

Aynan m Yakut
Means "travel" in Yakut.

Aysen m Yakut
Derived from the name of the god Aiyy and Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson".

Ay-suu f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan ай (ay) meaning "moon; month" and суг (sug) meaning "water".

Ayta f Yakut

Aytal m Yakut
Either from айыы (ayii), the name of a a Yakut god of light or from ай (ay) meaning "to create" and тал (tal) meaning "to choose".

Aytaliina f Yakut

Aytas m Yakut

Ayuol m Yakut

Ayur m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit आयु (ayu) meaning "life, longevity".

Ayza f Arabic (Mashriqi), Kazakh, Tajik, Dagestani, Tatar, Bashkir, Tuvan, Altai
From Turkic ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Tajik зар (zar) meaning "gold," which derives from Persian زر (zar).

Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

Azarga m Buryat
Means "stallion" in Buryat.

Azmun m Nivkh
From Nivkh azr meaning "gift".

Azrun m Nivkh

Azuk f Nivkh

Baasa m Yakut
Yakut form of Vasya.

Baatyr m Kyrgyz, Yakut (Rare)
Kyrgyz and Yakut form of Batur.

Badeey m Yakut
Derived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.

Badma m & f Buryat, Kalmyk
Buryat and Kalmyk form of Padma.

Badmazhap m Buryat
Means "protected by lotus" in Buryat.

Badzhei m & f Yakut

Bair m Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bairma f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bakat-gyrgyn m Chukchi

Bakat-vaal f Chukchi

Balaağiya f Yakut
Yakut form of Pelageya.

Balbaara f Yakut
Yakut form of Varvara.

Baldan m Buryat
Buryat form of Palden.

Balıkaar m Yakut
Yakut form of Polycarp.

Baltuga m Yakut

Balzhin f & m Buryat, Mongolian
Means "chamomile, mayweed (flower)" in Buryat and Mongolian.

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Bamba m Siberian

Barakhsaana f Yakut

Barakhsan m Yakut
Means "favorite", "security, defense".

Baroon m Yakut

Barylan m Yakut
Means "wealth, property, knowledge".

Bashiila m Buryat
Buryat form of Basil.

Bato m Buryat
Derived from Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".

Bayaana f Yakut

Bayan m Buryat
Means "rich" in Buryat.

Bayañ m Yakut
Means "visitor with great wealth".

Bayanay m Yakut
Means "hunter-trapper" and "fisherman".

Bayarma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Baybal m Yakut
Yakut form of Pavel.

Baydam m Yakut

Bayğay-ool m Tuvan
Means "bad boy" in Tuvan.

Bazar m Buryat
Means "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).

Belek m & f Tuvan, Kyrgyz
Means "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.

Belek-maa f Tuvan
Means "little gift" in Tuvan.

Belikto m Buryat
Means "wisdom" in Buryat.

Bergen m Yakut
Means "accurate" in Yakut.

Bert m Yakut
Means "valiant" in Yakut.

Bete m Yakut

Bežen-ool m Tuvan
Means "50 boy" in Tuvan.

Bidia m Buryat

Biebey m Yakut
Means "honey" in Yakut.

Bılatıan m Yakut
Yakut form of Platon.

Bilduu f Buryat
Means "flattering, pleasing" in Buryat.

Biyaman m Yakut
Means "make wealth" in Yakut.

Bootur m Yakut
Means "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".

Borbak-kys f Tuvan
Means "round girl" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Borbak-ool m Tuvan
Means "round boy" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Borogshon f & m Buryat
Means "grey" in Buryat.

Borongot m & f Altai
Means "currant" in Altai.

Boroskuobuya f Yakut
Yakut form of Praskoviya.

Boydoy m Yakut

Brat-ool m Tuvan
Means "brother boy" in Tuvan.

Buda m Buryat
Buryat form of Buddha, used as a given name.

Buetur m Yakut
Yakut form of Peter.

Bukdur m Yakut

Bukha m Buryat
Means "bull" in Buryat.

Bulad m Buryat
Buryat form of Bolat.

Bulgan m Buryat
Means "sable" in Buryat.

Bulzhamuur f Buryat
Means "lark" in Buryat.

Buotur m Yakut
Yakut form of Pyotr.

Buyan m Tuvan
Means "kindness, nobleness" in Tuvan.

Buyana f Tuvan
Feminine form of Buyan.

Bylatyan m Yakut
Yakut form of Platon.

Byorte f Buryat
Buryat form of Börte.

Bytyk m Yakut

Byyang m Yakut
Means "abundance, wealth" in Sakha.

Caakıp m Yakut
Yakut form of Jacob.

Çabas f Khakas
Means "meek, gentle" in Khakas.

Çaçakh f Khakas
Means "tassel" in Khakas.

Çaçan f Khakas
Means "older sister" in Khakas.

Çapsıkh f Khakas
Means "dainty" in Khakas.

Caraahın m Yakut
Yakut form of Gerasim.

Çarba f Khakas
Means "grain" in Khakas.

Çayan m Russian, Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Derived from Tatar чаян (çayan) meaning "scorpion". This is also the name of a Tatar satirical magazine, which has been in circulation since 1923.

Çayana f Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Çayan.

Ceguer m Yakut
Yakut for of George.

Cekiim m Yakut
Yakut form of Yefim.

Chadzhakh f Khakas
Means "older sister" in Khakas.

Chağyl m Yakut

Chakhayakh f Khakas
Means "flower" in Khakas.

Chakyl m Yakut

Chalun m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.

Chamuk f Nivkh
From Nivkh ch'am meaning "eagle".

Chanchy-khöö m Tuvan

Changin m Nivkh
From Nivkh chand meaning "to be white".

Chash-köök m Shor
Means "young cuckoo" in Shor.

Chavlik f Nivkh

Chayan m Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Derived from the Russian noun чаяние (chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять (chayat') meaning "to expect, to hope".... [more]

Chayana f Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan
Feminine form of Chayan as well as a Tatar and Tuvan variant transcription of Çayana.

Chechen-ool m Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan Чечен (Chechen) meaning "eloquent, elegant" or perhaps "Chechen (person)" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Chelgiyeene f Yakut

Chemeliine f Yakut
Meaning unknown.

Ches-kartiğa m Shor
Derived from Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".

Cheyv-yne f Chukchi

Cheyvyne f Koryak
Means "walking", "wandering" in Koryak.

Cheyv-ynkev m Chukchi

Chibek f Khakas
Means "silk" in Khakas.

Choduraa f Tuvan
Means "bird cherry (a type of tree)" in Tuvan.

Chokhyray f Khakas
Means "colourful" in Khakas.

Chokon m Yakut

Chonya-na f Chukchi
Chukchi form of Sonya.

Choygana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir".