Siberian Submitted Names

Eleksey m Altai
Altai form of Aleksei.

Elley m Yakut
From the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.

Emen m Khakas
Khakas form of Emilian.

Epkuv m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Efim.

Erchim m Yakut
Means "vigorous, active" in Yakut.

Erchimen m Yakut
Variant of Erchim.

Erdeni f Buryat
Buryat form of Erdene.

Erel m Yakut
Means "elder" in Yakut.

Ergis m Yakut
From the name of a Yakut mythical hero; means "revolving", "energetic".

Erilik m Yakut

Erkhaan m Yakut
Means "the brave blood" in Yakut.

Erkin m Yakut
Means "fair" in Yakut.

Ervko m Nenets

Erzhena f Buryat
Derived from Buryat эржэн (erzhen) meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Esavura f Nivkh

Eshegen m Buryat
Means "goat" in Buryat.

Eshi m Buryat
Buryat form of Yeshe.

Evane f Nenets
Means "orphan" in Nenets. This name was given to baby girls who were born after the death of their fathers.

Evtin m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Evgeniy.

Ezdanok m Nivkh

Ezguk f Nivkh

Fadzya f Siberian

Galgan-nga f Chukchi
Means "duck" in Chukchi.

Galnai f Buryat
From the Buryat гал (gal) meaning "fire".

Galsan m & f Buryat
Means "happiness" in Buryat.

Garma m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit कर्म (karma) meaning "action, deed, fate".

Gerelma f Buryat
Means "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа (-maa) meaning "mother".

Gida m Nanai
Means "spear" in Nanai.

Gitingev f Chukchi
Means "beautiful woman" in Chukchi.

Gitinnevyt f Chukchi
Means "beautiful" in Chukchi.

Giv-ynkeev m Chukchi

Gokchoa m Nanai
Means "crooked" in Nanai.

Guluun m Buryat
Means "goose" in Buryat.

Gyrgol-gyrgyn m Chukchi

Gyronav f Chukchi
Means "spring" in Chukchi.

Hulichan f Even
Means "fox" in Even.

Igiklav m Koryak
Means "wolf man" in Koryak.

Iglik f Nivkh

Igney m Nenets
Nenets form of Ignatius.

Iken m Khakas
Khakas form of Innokentiy.

Ilcaana f Yakut
Yakut form of Julia.

Ileksen m Khakas
Khakas form of Aleksei.

Innes m Khakas
Means "yoke, beam" in Khakas.

Irgen m Yakut

Iriko m Nenets
Means "grandfather" in Nenets.

Irkemes f Khakas
Possibly from the Khakas ирке (irke) meaning "tenderness".

Itkun m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh itt meaning "talkative". This name was traditionally given to male children who talked a lot.

Iv-nevyt f Chukchi

Izença f Khakas
From the Khakas изен (izen) meaning "healthy".

Izıgas f Khakas
Means "wagtail" in Khakas.

Jantraa f Buryat
Possibly from the Buryat янтаар (jantaar) meaning "amber".

Kaadyr-ool m Tuvan

Kaigal-ool m Tuvan
Means "brave boy" from Tuvan кайгал (kaygal) meaning "brave" combined with оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Kamak m Koryak
Means "underground spirit" in Koryak.

Kañ-demir m Tuvan
Means "iron iron" in Tuvan.

Kañ-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan каң (kañ) meaning "steel" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Kara f Siberian, Altai
Altai feminine name derived from кара (kara) meaning "black" or кар (kar) meaning "snow".

Karachaane f Yakut

Kara-kat f Tuvan
Means "blackberry" in Tuvan.

Kara-kis f Tuvan, Khakas
Means "black girl" in Tuvan and Khakas.

Kara-molot m Shor
Means "black steel" or "black sword, blade" in Shor.

Kartiğa m Shor
Means "hawk" in Shor.

Kaskazik m Nivkh
Used as a nickname.

Kaynyn m Koryak
Means "bear" in Koryak.

Kӧdes f Khakas
Means "cast iron" in Khakas.

Keen f Khakas
Means "beautiful" in Khakas.

Keetikeliir f Yakut
Yakut form of Katenka.

Kekhan m Nivkh
From Nivkh kekh meaning "seagull".

Kekuken f Nanai
means "flower" in Nanai.

Keli m Chukchi
Means "cap" in Chukchi.

Kelin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh k'ed meaning "lean, thin".

Kençeeri m Yakut
Means "growth" in Yakut.

Kencheeri m Yakut
Means "new for old" or "new generation".

Kenran m Nivkh
From Nivkh k'enrad meaning "to have fun", "to sing".

Kerecheene f Yakut
Derived from Yakut кэрэ (kere) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Keremen m Yakut
Means "good, favorite" in Yakut.

Keskil m Yakut
Means "a better future" in Yakut.

Keskileene f Yakut
Derived from Yakut кэскил (keskil) meaning "future".

Kestekuun m Yakut
Yakut form of Constantine.

Keter f Khakas
Khakas form of Ekaterina.

Keteriine f Yakut
Yakut form of Catherine.

Keykumuo m Nganasan
Derived from кэйкуоху (keykuokhu) meaning "build".

Kezhik m Tuvan
Means "good, fortune, happiness" in Tuvan.

Khaachylaana f Yakut

Khaarchaana f Yakut
From Yakut хаар (xaar) meaning "snow", of Turkic origin. This is also the Yakut name for the milk-white brittlegill, a type of flower, and a reference to the Snezhana, a Russian fairy tale character.

Khabyrylla m Yakut
Yakut form of Gabriel.

Khabyryys m Yakut
Yakut form of Gavril.

Khadako f Nenets
Means "grandmother" in Nenets.

Khadne f Nenets
Means "blizzard woman" in Nenets. It is typically given to baby girls who were born during a strong blizzard or snow storm.

Khanbuncha m Yakut

Khanda f Buryat
Means "savior-maid" in Buryat.

Kharakh m Yakut

Kharyskhaan m Yakut
Means "protecting blood" in Yakut.

Kharystaana f Yakut

Khasaul m Yakut

Khasavako m Nenets
Means "man" in Nenets.

Khastakh f Khakas
Means "young, immature, green" in Khakas.

Khatan m Yakut

Khatyyna f Yakut
Yakut form of Khatun.

Khaylin m Nivkh
From Nivkh khay meaning "pigeon".

Khermen m Buryat
Means "squirrel" in Buryat.

Khertek f & m Tuvan

Khırlas f Khakas
Referring to the Khakas terms for the months of most or least frost, either November or December.

Khısmariy f Khakas
From the Khakas хыс (khıs) meaning "girl" and Khakas form of the name Maria.

Khivchuk f Nivkh
Name given to girls whose mothers could not bear children for a period of time and suffered through a difficult birth.

Khıyga f Khakas
Means "clever, smart" in Khakas.

Khıyon f Khakas
Khakas form of Khioniya.

Khızıçakh f Khakas
Means "girl" in Khakas.

Khohuun m Yakut
Means "industrious, brave".

Khomus m Yakut
Means "cane" in Yakut.

Khomustaan m Yakut
variant of Khomus.

Khoni f Nenets, Enets
Means "sleepy" in Nenets.

Khoos f Khakas
Means "beautiful" in Khakas.

Khorula m Yakut

Khotoy m Yakut
Means "eagle" in Yakut.

Khotuuna f Yakut

Khoyru f Nganasan
Derived from хда (khda) meaning "felled tree, firewood".

Khozan f Khakas
Means "hare" in Khakas.

Khubagan f Khakas
Means "butterfly" in Khakas.

Khuçuray f Khakas
From the Khakas хучур (khuçur) meaning "salt".

Khuragan f Khakas
Means "lamb" in Khakas.

Khuruskha f Khakas
Means "lambskin" in Khakas.

Khuskhaçakh f Khakas
Means "little bird" in Khakas.

Khyrsyn m Yakut

Kidipte m Nganasan
Derived from китэди (kitedi) meaning "to wake up".

Kílín f Khakas
Means "velvet" in Khakas.

Kilish m Shor
Means "sword" in Shor.

Kintey m Yakut
Means "haughty" in Yakut.

Kirgieley m Yakut
Yakut form of Grigoriy.

Kiyaara f Yakut
Means "distance, height, immensity".

Kizil-ool m Siberian, Khakas
Means "red boy" in Khakas.

Kӧlede f Khakas
Means "Christmas" in Khakas.

Kmol m Chukchi

Köbírgen f Khakas
Means "green onion plant" in Khakas.

Ködes m Khakas
Means "caste iron pot" in Khakas.

Koka m Nenets
Nenets form of Nicholas.

Kokin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh k'od meaning "sleep".

Kök-kis f Tuvan
Means "light blue girl" in Tuvan.

Kola m Siberian

Kola-sariğ m Shor
Derived from Кола (kola) meaning "bronze" and сарығ (sarığ) meaning "yellow".

Köley m Khakas
Means "old" in Khakas.

Koñgar-ool m Tuvan

Köölbek f Khakas
Means "good person" in Khakas.

Köptírges m Khakas
Means "biscuit" in Khaskas.

Korave m Chukchi
Derived from Chukchi кора-т (kora-t) meaning "deer". This name was traditionally given to baby boys who were born into a group of deer herders.

Korav'ye m Chukchi
Derived from the Chukchi word кора-т (kor-t) meaning "deer".

Koyon m & f Altai
Means "hare" in Altai.

K'pta f Selkup
Means "currant" in Selkup.

Krile m Khakas
Khakas form of Cyril.

Kübeye f Yakut

Kuday m Yakut
Means "universe" in Yakut.

Kuduk m Yakut
Means "well" in Yakut.

Kukchan m Yakut

Kuk Da m Yakut

Kümüs f Khakas
Means "silver" in Khakas.

Kumuzek f Khakas
Diminutive form of Kümüs.

Kunay m Yakut

Kündül m Yakut
Means "bright, light" in Yakut.

Kündümen m Yakut
Variant of Kündül.

Kündüüne f Yakut

Künney f Yakut
From Yakut күн (kün) meaning "sun, solar".

Kuobakh m Yakut
Means "hare" in Yakut.

Kuobakhaya f Yakut
Means "hare" in Yakut.

Kuo Kuobakhaya f Yakut
Means "hare beauty" in Yakut.

Küöregey f Yakut
Means "early bird" in Yakut.

Küöregeyçeene f Yakut
Means "lark" in Yakut.

Kurchekhan m Yakut

Kureyaak m Yakut

Kušaš-ool m Tuvan
Means "bird boy" in Tuvan.

Kushchta m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Konstantin.

Kuškaš-ool m Tuvan
Means "bird boy" in Tuvan.

Küsteekh m Yakut
Means "mighty, powerful" in Yakut.

Kustuk m Yakut
Means "rainbow" in Yakut.

Kustuktaan m Yakut

Kustuktaana f Yakut
From кустук (kustuk) meaning "rainbow".

Kuuhuma m Yakut
Yakut form of Kuzma.

Kuykey m Yakut

Küzhüget m Tuvan
Kuzhuget Shoygu was a Soviet politician.

Kydaana f Yakut
Either means "blizzard", "cold", or "the sparkle of kydamniir" in Yakut.

Kÿmÿsh m Shor
Means "silver" in Shor.

Kymytval f Chukchi
Means "worm" in Chukot.

Kÿreñ m Shor
Means "brown" in Shor.

Kyta f Selkup
From кыт (kyt) meaning "moss".

Kytaanakh m Yakut
Means "strong" in Yakut.

Kytaliina f Yakut
Derived from Yakut кыталык (kytalyk) meaning "Siberian crane".

Kyunnyay f Yakut
Means "solar" in Yakut.

Kyuregey f Yakut

Kyzyl-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan кызыл (kyzyl) meaning "red" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Kӧzege f Khakas
Means "curtain" in Khakas.

Laahar m Yakut
Yakut form of Lazarus.

Lants m Nivkh

Legentey m Yakut
Yakut form of Innokentiy.

Lektyne f Koryak
Means "returning" in Koryak.

Lelekay m Chukchi

Leletke m Chukchi

Lergan m Nivkh
From Nivkh lerd meaning "play".

Lidik f Nivkh
From Nivkh lygdyd meaning "watching, wide-eyed".

Liskit f Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh liskt meaning "neat, clean".

Litta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Lidiya.

Longun m Nivkh

Lushcha f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Lyudmila.

Lushkura f Nivkh

Luzgin m Nivkh
From lud meaning "to sing".

Lykhtkk f Nivkh
Means "bad weather"; derived from Nivkh lykh. This name was used on baby girls born on days of inclement weather.

Lyutya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Volodya.

Maadïr-ool m Tuvan
Means "hero boy" in Tuvan.

Maadyr-ool m Tuvan
Combination of Tuvan маадыр (maadyr) meaning "hero" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Maappa f Yakut
Yakut form of Marfa.

Maariya f Yakut
Yakut form of Mariya.

Maaryya f Yakut
Yakut form of Mariya.

Maasa f Yakut
Yakut form of Masha.

Maayystaan f Yakut
Pet form of Maaryya.

Madan m Yakut

Makshchim m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Maksim.

Malaanńa f Yakut
Yakut form of Melania.

Manchaary m Yakut
From the name of Vasiliy Manchaary (or simply Manchaary), a Yakut national hero.

Mappıay m Yakut
Yakut form of Matthew.

Mappyay m Yakut
Yakut form of Matvey.

Marine f Khakas
Khakas form of Marina.

Mariy f Khakas
Khakas form of Maria.

Markha f Khakas
Means "button" in Khakas.

Marpa f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Martha.

Matryo f Nenets
Nenets form of Matryona.

Mavr m Russian, Yakut
Russian form of Maurus.

Mayra f Mari, Khakas
Mari and variant Khakas form of Maria.

Medegmaa f Buryat

Mekheele m Yakut
Yakut form of Mikhail.

Memyl m Chukchi
Means "seal" in Chukchi.

Memzgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh mem meaning "rainbow"; given to baby boys born during the time of a rainbow.

Meñgi m Tuvan

Mergen m Mythology, Tuvan, Kalmyk, Buryat, Kazakh
Derived from Mongolian мэргэн (mergen) meaning "sharpshooter, archer" or "wise, intelligent". In Turkic mythology, Mergen is a deity of abundance and wisdom.

Metírin f Khakas
Khakas form of Matryona.

Mexeele m Yakut
Yakut form of Michael.

Michil m Yakut
Means "smile, joy, happiness".

Michiye f Yakut

Miise m Yakut
Yakut form of Misha.

Miiterey m Yakut
Yakut form of Dmitriy.

Mikha m Georgian, Khakas
Short form of Mikhail (Khakas) and Mikheil (Georgian).

Mikiite m Yakut
Yakut form of Nikita 1.

Mikipur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikifor.

Mikit m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Nikita 1.

Mikul m Khanty, Veps, Mansi
Khanty, Mansi and Veps form of Nicholas.

Mikuv m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Mikhail.

Mitke m Khakas
Khakas form of Dmitriy.

Modun m Yakut
Means "strong, brave" in Yakut.

Mold'ogor m Yakut

Monçıkh f Khakas
Means "necklace" in Khakas.

Moturuona f Yakut
Yakut form of Matryona.

Mufchik m Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word mugv meaning "day", being used on children born in the daytime.

Muklay m Altai
Altai form of Mikhail.

Mungen-seseg f Buryat
Means "money flower" or "silver flower" in Buryat.

Munku f Nganasan
Means "forest" in Nganasan.

Munnan m Yakut
From the name of Munnan Darkhan, the second leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.

Murgun m Yakut

Myusena m Nenets
Means "nomadic" in Nenets. This name was traditionally given to baby boys born during a migration.

Nachyn m Tuvan
Derived from Mongolian начин (nachin) meaning "falcon".

Nadyos f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Nadezhda.

Nahaap m Yakut
Yakut form of Nazar.

Naidus f Khakas
Khakas form of Nadezhda.

Namgar f Buryat

Namiina f Yakut
Of unknown meaning.

Namiya f Yakut

Namzhilma f Buryat
Means "completely victorious" in Buryat.

Napuin m Nivkh
From the Nivkh word for "animal" and puyd meaning "fly".

Nariyaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut нарын (naryn) meaning "tender".

Nariyanaa f Yakut

Natakh f Khakas
Khakas form of Natalia

Natena m Nenets
Means "expected" in Nenets. This name was traditionally given to baby boys whose family had eagerly awaited his birth.

Neko f Nenets
Means "woman" in Nenets.

Neleyko m Nenets
Nenets diminutive of Aleksey.

Neriptie m Nganasan
Means "determined" in Nganasan.

Nesulte f Nanai
Means "rowan berry" in Nanai.

N'evde f Even
Even form of Evdokia.

Niftyuk f Nivkh
Name given to a woman who has had many children, all which died with her.

Nima m & f Bhutanese, Buryat
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཉི་མ (see Nyima), as well as the Buryat form.

Ninçí f Khakas
Means "pearl" in Khakas.

Nish'a f Selkup
Means "dogrose" in Selkup.

N'iuku m Even
Even form of Nikolay.

Noley m Nenets
Nenets form of Alexis.

Nolyako m & f Nenets
Means "the smallest" in Nenets.

Nomza f Khakas
Means "dace fish" in Khakas.

Ńukulay m Yakut
Yakut form of Nicholas.

Numatsku m Nganasan
Means "young" in Nganasan.

Nuolan m Yakut
Means "thoughtful, unhurried".

N'urguhuna f Yakut
Means "snowdrop" in Yakut.

Nurgun m Yakut
Means "nice, best" in Yakut.

Nurgustaana f Yakut
Variant of Nyurguyaana.

Nurguyaana f Yakut
Ferminine form of Nurgun.

Nute-nli m Chukchi

Nyage m Nganasan
Means "good" in Nganasan.

Nyengun m Nivkh

Nygvik f Nivkh
Means "dark"; from the Nivkh word nyd meaning "dark". This name was given to baby girls born when it was getting dark (for example, at night).

Nyunkin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh nink meaning "small".

Nyurgun m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ньургуһун (nurguhun) meaning "snowdrop (a type of flower)". Nyurgun is a mythical hero to the Yakuts.

Nyurgustay m Yakut

Nyurgusun f Yakut
Etymology unknown.

Nyurguyaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Nyurgun.

Nyurguyana f Yakut
Means "Pulsatilla" in Yakut. A Pulsatilla, or Pasqueflower, is a type of flower that can be found in cold areas.

Obdo f Khakas
Khakas form of Eudocia.

Ochan m Nivkh
From Nivkh otgan meaning "garbage, waste".