This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Slavic; and the description contains the keywords russian or diminutive.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lyško m Sorbian, LiteratureLyško is also a character in Otfried Preußler's 1971 German fantasy novel 'Krabat' (published in English as 'The Satanic Mill' in 1972, 'The Curse of the Darkling Mill' in 2000 and 'Krabat' in 2011), which is based on a Sorbian legend.... [
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Lyublen m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian Люби Ленина!
(Lyubi Lenina!) meaning "Love Lenin!", in which Lenin refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state... [
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Mal m Ukrainian, Medieval UkrainianDerived 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... [
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Malinka f RussianDerived from the Russian word "malina" meaning "raspberry."
Malyk m UkrainianIs a combination of
Mal 3 with diminutive suffix
-yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [
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Mamant m RussianRussian form of
Mammes. A notable bearer was Mamont Dalski (Neyolov), a theatrical actor and revolutionary. ... [
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Mamika f & m Georgian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)In both Georgia and Russia, the use of this name probably started in honour of the 4th-century female martyr Mamika (also known as Kamika), who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was one of the 26 Gothic Christians who were martyred under king Athanaric... [
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Maňuška f SlovakSlovak diminutive of
Mária and perhaps also of
Emanuela. Interestingly,
maňuška is also a legitimate word in the Slovak language, where it means "puppet".
Mářa f CzechDiminutive of
Marie, not used as a given name in its own right.
Marinochka f RussianDiminutive of
Marina. Short forms of Marina are traditionally not used, but in the modern day, they can be.
Maroš m SlovakOriginally a diminutive of
Martin, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mart f & m Mongolian, RussianMeans "March (month)" in Russian. This is primarily a feminine name in Mongolia, and a masculine name in Russia.
Maya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)From Russian
май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.
Metida f SerbianSerbian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Bosnian, and Croatian name for the goddess Metis.
Metka f SloveneOriginally a diminutive of
Meta, used as a given name in its own right.
Micika f SloveneDiminutive of
Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Micka f SloveneDiminutive of
Mica, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Miłek m PolishDiminutive form of names containing the name element
mił.
Milojka f SloveneDiminutive of names containing the Slavic element
milu "gracious, dear", used as a given name in its own right.
Milolika f Russian, LiteratureArtificially created name, used by Russian poets and writers in XVIII and XIX centuries. It derives from Russian words
милый (
mily) - "loveable","pleasant" and
лик (
lik) - "face" and means "she who has loveable face".
Mimica f SloveneDiminutive of
Marija (via the diminutive
Mimi), used as a given name in its own right.
Mir m RussianFrom the Russian word
mir, "world, universe, peace".
Mitsana f SloveneDiminutive of a Slovenian name. This is the full name of Mitsy Sanderson a Tiktoker
Nácek m CzechDiminutive of
Ignác, not used as a given name in its own right.