KyyКийmUkrainian (Rare) Derived from Кий (Kyy), which is the name of one of the three brothers that - according to legend - founded the city of Kiev in early medieval times. The meaning of his name is not wholly certain, but it has been suggested that it might be derived from Proto-Slavic *kyjь meaning "bat, stick, club" or "hammer".
LavrinЛаврінmUkrainian Ukrainian folk form of Laurence 1. Lavrin Kaydash is a character in Ivan Nechuy-Levytskyi's classic novel 'The family of Kaydash'.
LesЛесьmUkrainian Variant of Oles. A notable bearer is Les Poderevianskyi, modern counter-culture writer and painter, who is famous for his absurdist and obscene dramas.
LesiaЛесяfUkrainian, Slovak (Rare) Variant transcription of Lesya. A known bearer of this name is the Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko (b. 1989).
LipafSerbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Russian, Ukrainian It derives from the Slavic name for the linden tree Lipa (Липа), which originates from the Greek word "Lipos" (λίπος) meaning: "fat, thick". And a shorter form of the Russian and Ukrainian name Olimpiada.
LukashmUkrainian Ukrainian form of Luke, influenced by Latin Lucas, probably via Polish Łukasz. Lukash is the main character in Lesia Ukrainka's classic féerie drama 'The Forest Song'.
LykeraЛикераfUkrainian Ukrainian folk form of Glykeria. A notable bearer was Lykera Polusmakova, the last love and fiancée of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, who dedicated several poems to her.
MagdelynaМагдъелъинаfUkrainian (Polonized) Magdelyna or Mahdelyna in Ukrainian, (Magdalina) from Slavic Magda and Old Church Slavic, Czech, Bulgarian Magdalena/Magdalina.... [more]
MalМалmUkrainian, Medieval Ukrainian Derived 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... [more]
MalankaМаланкаfUkrainian Ukrainian folk form of Melanie. Malanka or Generous Eve is also a folk holiday celebrated on 13 January, which is St. Melania's day.
MalykМаликmUkrainian Is a combination of Mal 3 with diminutive suffix -yk, or could have been derived directly from adjective malyi (малий) - "little, small"... [more]
MavrikiyМаврикійmBulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Mauritius via Mauricius. A bearer of this name was Mavrikiy Slepnyov (1896-1965), a Soviet polar aviator.
MelsМэлс, МэльсmSoviet, Russian, Ukrainian Acronym of the surnames of Маркс (Marks), Энгельс (Engels), Ленин (Lenin) and Сталин (Stalin), which refer to Karl Marx (1818-1883), Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)... [more]
SekletaСеклетаfUkrainian Ukrainian form of Syncletica. Sekleta Lymerykha is a character in comedy film "Chasing Two Hares" based on a play by Mykhailo Starytsky.
SkholastykaСхола́стикаfUkrainian (Rare) Ukrainian form of Scholastica. It is also the Ukrainian everyday word for "scholastic, academic" or "scholasticism" (esp. within the context of Christian scholasticism) - the given name and the vocabulary word being closely related etymologically.... [more]
SmarahdaСмарагдаfUkrainian (Archaic) Ukrainian form of Smaragda. This name was borne by the Ukrainian saint Iulianiya Avramivna Onyshchenko (1858-1945), who was known as Reverend Smarahda.
TitsianТиціанmBulgarian, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Titian. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian poet Titsian Tabidze (1895-1937).
TymishТимішmUkrainian Ukrainian diminutive or folk form of Tymofiy. Tymish Khmelnytskyi was hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi's eldest son and projected successor, who was killed at the age of 20 in one of his Moldovan campaigns.
VakulaВакулаmUkrainian Ukrainian form of Boukolos. The most famous bearer is Vakula the Smith, the main character in Mykola Hohol's classic folk mystic story 'The night before Christmas'.