These
names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ai-mökö m ShorDerived from
Ай (ai) meaning "moon" and
Мöкö (mökö) meaning "strong man".
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.
Alban m YakutMeans "wonderful, excellent, lovely" in Yakut.
Aldaana f YakutFrom the name of the Aldan River that flows through Yakutia.
Aldar m Buryat, Kalmyk, TuvanDerived from Buryat and Tuvan алдар
(aldar) and Kalmyk алдр
(aldr) meaning "glory, honour, fame".
Aldynay f TuvanFrom Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Aldyn-kys f TuvanMeans "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Aldyn-ool m TuvanMeans "golden boy" from Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and оол
(ool) meaning "boy, son".
Algyr m YakutMeans "tenacious, capable, person with great erudition".
Altaana f YakutDerived from Yakut
алтан (altan) meaning "copper".
Anka f NivkhDerived from the Nivkh word for "year".
Anka-ny f ChukchiDerived 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.
Archyn m YakutMeans "deliverer, savior, redeemer" in Yakut.
Aryuna f BuryatDerived from Buryat ариун
(ariun) meaning "pure, clear".
Arzhaana f TuvanDerived from Tuvan аржаан
(arzhaan) meaning "water spring, stream".
Ay m YakutMeans "the inventor" in Yakut.
Ayaal m YakutDerived from Yakut
ай (ay) meaning "to invent".
Ayaan m YakutDerived from Yakut
айан (ayan) meaning "journey".
Ayantay m YakutMeans "the further way", ultimately from Yakut
айан (ayan) meaning "journey".
Ayastaan m YakutEither from Yakut
айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or
айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".
Aydas m KhakasMeans "healthy" in Khakas. The Khakas people are a Turkic ethnic group living in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia.
Aydys m TuvanDerived from Tuvan айыс
(ayys) meaning "blessing".
Ayiina f YakutFrom Айыы
(Ayii), the name of the supreme and creator deity in Yakut mythology.
Ay-kys f TuvanMeans "moon girl" in Tuvan, derived from ай
(ay) meaning "moon; month" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Aymakh m KhakasMeans "different" or "far, further away" in Khakas.
Aysen m YakutDerived from the name of the god
Aiyy and Yakut сиэн
(sien) meaning "grandson".
Ay-suu f TuvanDerived from Tuvan ай
(ay) meaning "moon; month" and суг
(sug) meaning "water".
Aytal m YakutEither 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".
Ayur m BuryatDerived from Sanskrit आयु
(ayu) meaning "life, longevity".
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.
Badeey m YakutDerived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.
Balzhinima m BuryatMeans "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".
Bato m BuryatDerived from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Bayarma f BuryatDerived from Buryat баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bazar m BuryatMeans "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Belek m & f Tuvan, KyrgyzMeans "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.
Bootur m YakutMeans "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".
Borbak-kys f TuvanMeans "round girl" from Tuvan борбак
(borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Borbak-ool m TuvanMeans "round boy" from Tuvan борбак
(borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and оол
(ool) meaning "boy, son".
Buyan m TuvanMeans "kindness, nobleness" in Tuvan.
Çayan m Russian, Tatar, Tuvan, KhakasDerived from Tatar чаян
(çayan) meaning "scorpion". This is also the name of a Tatar satirical magazine, which has been in circulation since 1923.
Chalun m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.
Chayan m Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, KhakasDerived from the Russian noun чаяние
(chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять
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Chechen-ool m TuvanDerived from Tuvan Чечен
(Chechen) meaning "eloquent, elegant" or perhaps "Chechen (person)" combined with оол
(ool) "son, boy".
Ches-kartiğa m ShorDerived from
Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and
Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".
Choygana f TuvanDerived from Tuvan чойган
(choygan) meaning "fir".
Choygan-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan чойган
(choygan) meaning "fir" and оол
(ool) meaning "boy, son".
Chuner m NivkhMeaning unknown. A known bearer was Chuner Taksami (1931-2014), a Russian ethnographer of Nivkh ethnicity.
Dalay-kys f TuvanFrom Tuvan далай
(dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Dalay-ool m TuvanFrom Tuvan далай
(dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and оол
(ool) meaning "son, boy".
Dariima f BuryatMeaning unknown, though it is probably of Tibetan-Sanskrit origin.
Darkhan m YakutMeans "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.
Dashi m BuryatBuryat form of
Tashi, commonly used as an element in compound names.
Dolaana f TuvanDerived from Mongolian дулаан
(dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".
Dolun m YakutMeans "winner" or "victory of the revolution".
Dorzho m BuryatMeans "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Durustaan m YakutMeans "high, straight, smooth, energetic, persistent".
Duunai f BuryatFrom the Buryat
дуу(н) (duu(n) meaning "sound, voice, song".