Siberian Submitted Names

These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.
gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Uruy m Yakut
Means "joy", "celebration".
Uryam m Nivkh
From Nivkh urd meaning "good".
Uyakhan f Buryat
Means "gentle, soft" or "flexible, submissive" in Buryat.
Uyanmas m Tuvan
Means "will not grow weary" in Tuvan.
Uybaan m Yakut
Yakut form of Ivan.
Uybaanchyk m Yakut
Diminutive of Uybaan.
Uygulaan m Yakut
Variant of Uygun.
Uygulaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "rich".
Uygun m Yakut
Means "wealth" in Yakut.
Uyguuna f Yakut
Means "rich, successful," from Yakut уйгу (uygu) meaning "wealth".
Uynung-maa f Tuvan
Means "little cuddle" in Tuvan.
Uzun-kaday f Tuvan
Means "tall woman" in Tuvan.
Vahılay m Yakut
Yakut form of Vasiliy.
Varuk f Nenets
Nenets form of Barbara.
Vashchka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant and diminutive of Vashchkigi.
Vashchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant of Vasiliy.
Vesako m Nenets
Means "old man" in Nenets.
Viere f Yakut
Yakut form of Vera 1.
Vinevyt f Chukchi
Means "deceased" in Chukchi. This name was given to children as a reference the spirits or souls of deceased ancestors or family members.
Vәlӑkshchi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Aleksei.
Vukvutagin m Chukchi
Used in the Soviet comedy film "Chief of Chukotka".
Vulga f Siberian, Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Uliana.
Vushchta f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ustinya.
Vykvan m Chukchi
Means "stone" in Chukchi.
Vyskan m Nivkh
From Nivkh vyskd meaning "to fight".
Xara-xïs f Khakas
Means "black girl" in Khakas.
Xayana f Tuvan
Means "cliff" in Tuvan.
Xomus f Yakut
Means "reed" in Yakut.
Xoptak f Tuvan
Means "greedy" in Tuvan.
Xoveŋ-mey f Tuvan
Means "little cotton" in Tuvan.
Xündüs m Tuvan
Means "daytime" in Tuvan.
Xureš-ool m Tuvan
Means "wrestling boy" in Tuvan.
Yalyane f Siberian, Nenets
Means "light woman". It is given to baby girls as a comparison between them and the sun.
Yarashch m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Gerasim.
Yedeyne f Nenets
Means "new woman" in Nenets.
Yekenat m Altai
Altai form of Ignatius.
Yeshinhorlo m Buryat
Means "the wheel of wisdom" in Buryat.
Yoshchka m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi variant and diminutive of Yoshchkigi.
Yoshchkigi m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Iosif.
Yukhur m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Egor.
Yurik f Nivkh
From Nivkh yurud meaning "to read".
Yuröökhelen m Buryat
From the Buryat юрөөхэ (yuröökhe) meaning "bless, (give a) toast".
Yuröölte m Buryat
Means "blessed, happy" from the Buryat юрөөлтэй (yurööltei).
Yuvan m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Ivan.
Yzyrga f Khakas
Means "earring" in Khakas.
Zhargal m Buryat
Means "happiness" in Buryat.
Zhargalma f Buryat
Means "happy, happiness" from Mongolian жаргалтай (zhargaltay) meaning "happy, blissful, joyful".
Zhimba f Buryat
Means "alms, donation" in Buryat.
Zorigma f Buryat
From the Buryat зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, willpower" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Zorikto m Buryat
Means "bold" in Buryat.