Dictionary of original Russian names. What Russian names can be called original. "I'm only looking for a serious relationship"
Curious fact: how much of what we consider native, ours, turns out to be borrowed by origin. Let's take, for example, such “original Russian” names as Olga (Scandinavian), Ekaterina (Greek), Maria (Hebrew) or Vadim (borrowed from Arabic), Pavel (Latin)... The fact is that with the adoption of Christianity on
In Rus', the naming tradition has also changed. And before that, the composition of names was influenced by the Varangians - hence large number Scandinavian origin (Igor, Oleg).
They truly remained forgotten for a long time. After all, after the baptism of Rus', children were named not arbitrarily, not by choice, but according to the calendar. Original Russian names were supplanted by “newfangled” Christian ones - Greek, Latin, Jewish. And only recently the tradition of naming children “in Slavic” began to be revived. What are these original Russian names? First of all, they contain a “transparent” etymology. That is, their meaning is clear to us without additional interpretations. For example, Lyudmila, Svetlana, Vladimir, Velimir. There are a large number of names with the root “-slav” (famous, glorious). These are not only those we know, Vladislav, Svyatoslav, Yaroslav. These are Wenceslav, Izyaslav, Ratislav, Pereslav. And women's: Miroslava, Putislava, Boguslava, Vedislava. contain others significant roots. For example, “yar” - from the Slavic Yarin, Yaroslav, Jaromir (a), Jaromil, Svetoyar, Yaropolk. The following native Russian names (East Slavic) are known from the root “light”: Svetopolk, Svetozar, Svetomir, Svetogor, Peresvet, Svetolika, Svetoslava...
When naming the baby, our distant ancestors tried to emphasize
any trait. Therefore, the kids had temporary names - rather, nicknames, which later - after many centuries - became surnames: Silent, Nezhdan, Pervoy, Tretyak. Only later, during the ritual of hair cutting, that is, when the baby turned one or three years old, was he renamed. There were also traditions of changing names. For example, after reaching adulthood, after recovery, after marriage mature age. It was believed that the name carries destiny. In addition, there were certain prohibitions. It was impossible to name a child after family members living in the house or deceased older children. There has long been a tradition of naming “after grandfather”, since it was believed that the share is passed on through generations. What other original Russian names can you remember? Of course, with the root “god” (“bozhen”): Bogdan, Bozhen, Bogolyub, Bogumil (a), Bozhidar... There were many names with the element “good”: Blessed, Blagomir, but more often with the East Slavic “good” -": Dobroslava, Dobromir, Dobromil, Dobronrav, Dobrynya. The root “love” was also common: Lyubomir, Lyuboslav, Lyubomysl, Lyubim, Lyubava.
Originally Russian names carried a positive message, brightly positive connotations. Therefore, they were most often chosen with a good, bright meaning. Full Russian names most often consisted of two parts. We should also recall such wonderful anthroponyms as Radoslav, Radmir, Radosveta, Lada, Milana, Milena, Milorad, Milovan. And also the later ones (since they contain Old Slavonic disagreement) Zlatomir, Zlata, Zlatoyar, Zlatogor. The original Russians or Rostislav are still popular today, but such forgotten ones as Zabava, Boyan, Siyan, Dobrava are also worthy of attention.
Russian language belongs to the group Slavic languages. However, many Russian names by their origin they are not originally Russian. They are borrowed from Greek language along with the Christian religion. Before this, Russians had names that reflected various characteristics and qualities of people, their physical disabilities, and names that reflected the order of birth of children in the family. There were common names such as Wolf, Cat, Sparrow, Birch, First, Tretyak, Bolshoi, Menshoi, Zhdan. A reflection of these names is observed in modern Russian surnames Tretyakov, Nezhdanov, Menshov, etc.
With the introduction of Christianity in Rus', all the old Russian names were gradually replaced by church names that came to Rus' from Byzantium. Among them, in addition to the Greek names themselves, there were ancient Roman, Hebrew, Syrian, Egyptian names, each of which in its own way native language reflected a certain meaning, but when borrowed it was used only as a proper name, and not as a word denoting something.
By the 18th-19th centuries Old Russian names were already completely forgotten, and Christian names largely changed their appearance, adapting to the peculiarities of Russian pronunciation. Thus, the name Diomede was transformed into the name Demid, Jeremiah - Eremey, etc.
After the October Socialist Revolution, names associated with the new ideology became widespread: Revmira (peace revolution), Diamara (dialectical materialism); names reflecting the first stages of industrialization: Electrina, Elevator, Diesel, Ram (revolution, electrification, mechanization); names read in foreign novels: Alfred, Rudolf, Arnold; names based on the names of flowers: Lily, Rose, Aster.
Since the 1930s, such familiar ones have become widespread again. Russian names like Masha, Vladimir, Seryozha, i.e. the names closest to the Russian people are used. But this return to old names does not mean a return to all names church calendar, most of which remained unaccepted by the Russian nation.
On this page there are not only old ones (Russian calendar, Old Russian and common Slavic), but also new ones female names.
Below is a list of Russian female names:
Russian female names starting with the letter A:
Augusta/Augustina(old) – summer
Avdotya(folk from Evdokia) – famous
Aurelia(new) – gold
Aurora(new) – goddess of the dawn
Agapia(old) – from Greek. agapao - I love.
Agatha(new) / Agafya / Agathia (old) – from Greek. agathos – good, honest, kind.
Aglaida(old) – sparkling / daughter of beauty, charm
Aglaya(new) – brilliant
Agnes/Agnesa(old) – chaste
Agnia(old) – immaculate or fiery
Agrippina / Agrefena(old) - from the Roman family name Agrippus (Agrippa)
Ada(old) – decoration
Adele / Adelia / Adelaide(Old German) – from adal - noble and heyd - state, class.
Aza(old) – first
Azalea(new) – flowering bush
Aida(new) – bestowing harvest
Akilina / Akulina(old) – eagle
Aksinya(folk from Ksenia) – hospitable or, on the contrary, alien (xenos)
Alevtina(old) – alien to evil
Alexandra(old) – protector of people
Alena(folk from Elena) – sunny
Alina(new) – alien
Alice(new) – charming
Alla(old) – selfish
Albina(old, cf. new Alvina) – “white”
Anastasia(old) – resurrected
Anatolia(new) – eastern
Angelina(old) – angel
Angela(new) – angelic
Animaisa(old) – soulful
Anisiya / Anisya(old) – sweet-smelling
Anita(new) – obstinate
Anna(old) – “grace”
Antonina / Antonida(old) – kind
Antonia(old) – entering into battle
Anfisa / Anfusa(old) – blooming
Apollinaria(old) – sun goddess
Ariadne(old) – sleeping
Arina(folk from Irina) – calm
Arcadia(new) – shepherdess
Arsenia(new) – courageous
Artemia(old) – unharmed
Aster(new) – “flower”
Astrid(scand.) – passionate
Afanasia(old) – immortal
Aphrodite(old) – arising from sea foam
Aelita(new) – from Greek. aer – air and litos – stone
Russian female names starting with the letter B:
Bazhena(Old Russian) – saint
Beata(new) – blessing
Beatrice(old) – blessing
Bela(glory) – beautiful
Bella(new) – beautiful
Bertha(new) – magnificent
Bogdana(glory) – given by God
Boleslav(glory) – more glorious
Borislava(glory) – fighting for glory
Bronislava(glory) – glorious protector
Russian female names starting with the letter B:
Valentina(old) – healthy
Valeria(old) – strong
Wanda(slav.) – hospitable
Varvara(old) – savage
Vasilina(new) – royal
Vasilisa(old) – regal
Vassa(old) – queen
Vaclav(glory) – more glorious
Venus(old) – “love”
Faith(old) – “faith”
Veronica(old) – biblical name
Veselina(slav.) – cheerful
Vesta(old) – patroness of the home. hearth
Vidana(glory) – prominent
Quiz(old) – winner
Victoria(old) – “victory”
Vilena(new) – from V.I. LENIN
Viola / Violetta / Violanta(new) – “violet”
Virinea(old) – green, fresh
Vitalia / Vitalina(new) – vital
Vlada(slav.) – owning
Vladilena(new) – abbreviation for “Vladimir Ilyich Lenin”
Vladimir(new) – owning the world
Vladislav(glory) – possessing glory
Vladlena(new) – similar to Vladilena
Vlasta(glory) – ruler
Will(new) – freestyle
Vseslav(glory) – glorious everywhere
Russian female names starting with the letter G:
Gaia(new) – spouse
Gali(old) – bright
Galina(old) – calm
Ganna(Ukrainian folk from Anna) – blessed
Gayana/Gayania(old) – from Greek. ge - earth
Helena(new Polish from Elena) – light
Helium(new) – solar (Helios)
Gella(old) – fallen into the water
Gertrude(new) – patroness of women
Glafira(old) – sophisticated
Glyceria(old) – sweet
Gloria(old) – “glory”
Golub(Old Russian) – tender
Gorislava(glory) – kindling glory
Russian female names starting with the letter D:
Dayna(new) - a different interpretation of Diana
Dana(new) – goddess of the moon
Daria / Daria(old) – winner
Darina(new) – giving
Daryana(new) – winner
Dekabrina(new) – winter
Deya/Diya(new) – divine
Juliet(old) – analogue of Julia
Diana(new) – divine
Dina/Dinia(vernacular from old Digna) – “faith”
Diodora(old) – given by God
Dionysius(old) – patroness of winemaking
Dobrava(Old Russian) – kind
Domna / Domina(old) – madam, mistress of the house.
Domnica / Dominica(old) – belonging. to God
Dorothea/Dorothea(old) – from Greek. doron – gift, gift and theos – god.
Russian female names starting with the letter E:
Eve(old) – giver of life
Evgenia(old) – noble
Evdokia(old) – well-known
Eupraxia(old) – doing good deeds, virtuous woman
Catherine(old) – immaculate
Elena(old) – chosen
Elizabeth(old) – worshiping God
Efemia / Euphemia(old) – pious
Euphrosyne / Euphrosyne(old) – from Greek. Euphrosyne - joy, fun.
Russian female names starting with the letter Z:
Zhanna(new) – “gift of God”
Zhdana(Old Russian) – waiting
Russian female names starting with the letter Z:
Zarina / Zorina(new) – light
Zvenislava(glory) – spreading glory
Zinaida(old) – born of Zeus
Zinovia(old) – “Zeus’s power”
Zlata(glory) – golden
Zoya(old) – “life”
Russian female names starting with the letter I:
Ivanna(nar. from John) – “God’s gift”
Ida(new) – mountain, “descendant”
Ilaria(old) – cheerful
Inga(new) – from other Scand. Invio is the name of the god of abundance.
Inessa(new) – serene
Inna(old) – name of Rome / stormy stream
Joanna(old) – “God’s gift”
Jonah(old) – “dove”
Hypatia(new) – related to horses, equine (hippos)
Hippolyta(new) - from “(g)ippo” - horse and “litos” - stone, slab
Iraida(old) – goddess of the rainbow
Iroida(old) – heroic, daughter of a hero
Irina(old) – “peace”
Isidora(old) – patroness of fertility
Spark(new) – bright
Iphigenia(old) – immortal
And I(old) – from Greek. ia – violet
Russian female names starting with the letter K:
Capitolina(old) – main
Caroline(new) – brave
Katerina(adv. from Ekaterina) – immaculate
Kira(old) – “madam”
Kirill(old) – mistress
Claudia(old) – lame or from the Claudian family
Clara(new) – clear
Clarice/Clarissa(new) – light
Cleopatra(old) – beauty
Concordia(old) – consonant, agreeing
Constance(old) – persistent
Christina(new) – baptized
Xenia(old) – alien
Russian female names starting with the letter L:
Lada(Old Russian) – sweetheart
Larisa(old) – “seagull”
Leniana(new) – from Lenin
Lenin(new) – from Lenin
Leonida(old) – “descendant of a lion”
Leonila(old) – lioness
Leontia(new) - lion's
Lesya(new) – courageous
Libya(old) – originally from Libya
Lydia(old) – first
Lillian(new) – blooming
Lily(new) – “flower”
Lina(new) – independent name or diminutive of Elina
Lyubava(Old Russian) – beauty
Love(old) – “love”
Lyubomir(slav.) – darling of the world
Lyudmila(old, slav) – dear to people
Russian female names starting with the letter M:
Mavra(old) – dark-skinned, dark-skinned
Magda(new) - see Magdalene
Magdalene(old) – sounding / originally from Magdala, in Palestine
Madeleine(new) - see Magdalene
Maya / Maya(new) – goddess of spring
Malvina(Old German) – From mal - justice and wine - friend..
Margarita(old) – “pearl”
Marina(old) – sea
Maria / Marya(old) – bitter
Marie(new) – Maria’s version
Martha(new) – mistress
Marfa(old) – mentor
Matilda(Old Germanic) – from makht - strength and hild - battle.
Matryona / Matrona(old) – madam, mother of the family, mother
Melania / Melania(old) – dark, dark
Milada(slav.) – kind
Milana / Milena /(slav.) – dear
Militsa(old, famous) - cute in person
Miloslava(glory) - glory is sweet
Mira(glory) – peaceful
Myrrh(slav.) – fragrant, fragrant
Miroslava(glory) – winner
Metrodora(gr.) – a gift from the mother.
Mlada(slav.) – young
Mstislava(glory) – conqueror
Muse(old) – goddess of art / inspiration
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Russian female names starting with the letter N:
Hope(old, famous) – “hope”
Nadiya(vernacular, from Nadezhda) – “hope”
Nana(old) – nymph
Nastasya(nar., from Anastasia) – resurrected
Natalia/Natalia(old) – native
Nellie(new) – young
Neonila(old) – fundamental
Nika(old) – “goddess of victory.” The name comes from the Goddess of Victory, Nike of Samothrace, who lived in ancient Greece.
Nina(old) – ruler
Ninel(new) – “Lenin” on the contrary
Novella(old) – new
Nora(new) – cold
Russian female names starting with the letter O:
Oksana(Ukrainian folk, from Ksenia) – hospitable
Octavia(old) – eighth
Oktyabrina(new) – autumn
Olesya(Ukrainian, from Alexander) – courageous
Olympics(old) – keeping calm
Olympia(new) – named after Zeus
Olga(old, old Russian) – saint
Russian female names starting with the letter P:
Pavel(old) – small
Pavlina(old) – beauty
Platonida(old) – descendant of Plato
Polyxena(old) – Trojan princess
Pauline(new) – fortune teller
Pravdina(new) – honest
Praskovya(folk, from old Paraskeva) – “Friday”
Russian female names starting with the letter R:
Rada(old, famous) – bringing joy
Radmila(glory) – joyful
Raisa(old) – submissive
Revmira(new) – REVOLUTIONARY WORLD
Regina(old) – queen
Renata(new) – newly born
Rimma(old) – Roman
Rogneda(slav.) – admitted to the council of equals/council of men
Rose(new) – “flower”
Rosalia(new) – blooming
Rosana(new) – flower
Rostislav(glory) – growing for glory
Ruslana(new) – lioness
Rufina / Ruth(old) – red, ginger
Russian female names starting with the letter C:
Sabina / Savina(old) – from the Sabine family, Sabine woman
Salome/Solomeya(old) - a variant of the name Solomonia, derived from the name Solomon - “prosperous”
Svetlana(Old Russian) – light
Svetozara(glory) – bright dawn
Svetoslava(new) – glory is bright
Freedom(new) – “freedom”
Svyatoslav(glory) - glory is holy
Sevastyan(old) – “highly revered, sacred”, a variant of the male name Sevastian
Severina(new) – northern
Selena/Selina(new) – moon
Seraphim(old) – fiery
Glory(slav.) – “glory”
Slav(slav.) – Slavic
Snezhana(new) – cold
Sophia / Sofia(old) – “wisdom”
Stanislava(glory) - become famous
Stella(old) – star
Stepanida / Stefanida(old) – “wreath”
Stephanie(old) – “wreath”
Susanna / Sosanna(old) – stubborn / from Hebrew - “shushanah” - “white lily”
Suzanne(new) – stubborn
Russian female names starting with the letter T:
Taira(new) – persistent
Taisiya(old) – “god-pleasing” and “lover of children”
Tamara(old) – “fig tree”
Tamila / Tomila(Old Russian) – languishing
Tatiana(old) – founder
Russian female names starting with the letter U:
Ulyana(folk, from old Juliana, cf. Juliana)
Delight(new) – sweet-voiced
Ustinya(folk, from old Justin, cf. Justin)
Russian female names starting with the letter F:
Faina(old) – shining
Felixana(new) – successful
Felicata / Felicity(old) – happy
Felice(old) – “happiness”
Fedora/Theodora(old) – “God’s gift”
Feodosia / Feodosia(old) – landowner
Philadelphia(new) – loving Delphi
Flavia(old) – from the Flavian family
Flora/Floria(new) – goddess of flowers
Florentina(new) – blooming
Florence(new) – blooming
Floriana(new) – young or blooming
Fotina(old) – according to the calendar Svetlana
Russian female names starting with the letter X:
Harita(old) – goddess of beauty
Kharitina(old) – beauty
Chionia(old) – nymph
Christina(old, cf. new Christina) – Hristova
Russian female names starting with the letter H:
Cheslava(glory) - honest glory
Russian female names starting with the letter E:
Eurydice(new) – bitten by a snake
Eleanor(new) – complex
Elvira(new) – balanced
Elmira(new) – calm
Elsa(new) – courageous
Emma(new) – self-critical
Erica(new) – creator of the temple
Russian female names starting with the letter Y:
Juliana(old, from Julian) – curly
Julia(old, from Julius) – fluffy
Humanita(new) – humane, human
Juno(old) – patroness of marriage
Russian female names starting with the letter I:
Jadwiga(new) – rich warrior
Yana(new) – “Sun Goddess”
Ioannina(new) – light
Jaromira(slav.) – “sunny world”
Yaroslav(slav.) – “burning glory” or similar to the male name Yaroslav
With the adoption of Christianity in Rus', many original Russian names were lost. They were supplanted by names of Greek, Latin, and Jewish origin. So the name Paul is Latin, Catherine is Greek, and Mary is Hebrew. However, some Russian names still remain in circulation, while others are returning to fashion today.
Joyful names
Most native Russian names can be recognized by three main features. Firstly, we can understand their meaning today, and without the use of dictionaries. For example, Bogdan – given by God. Secondly, the overwhelming number of Slavic names had a bright, kind, joyful meaning. Our ancestors believed that a child's name could determine his fate. So, Lubomir is a lover of the world, loved by the world. And thirdly, many names consisted of two parts. For example, Lyud-mila, Good-nature, Miro-slava, Lyubo-mysl.
"Yar", "slav" and "light"
Some native Russian names contain the letter combination “yar”. It comes from the ancient Russian word “yarilo”. This is what they called the sun god in Rus', who personified life, prosperity, and joy. Therefore, our ancestors were sure that the appearance of a piece of God in the name would bring only happiness to the child. Today these names are coming back into fashion. So “Yaroslav” has not left the top 30 most popular names in Russia for the last five years.
However, the same can be said about “Vladislav”. This is also an ancient Slavic name. Many male and female names in Rus' included the root “slav”. Suffice it to recall Svyatoslav or Miroslava. It is clear that “slav” means glory, fame.
“Svet” was also the root of many Russian names. For example, Svetogor, Svetopolk, Svetoslava.
"God" and "world"
Many Russian names also included the word “god” (“god”). Surely, our ancestors called their children this way so that God would always be with them and protect them. For example, Bogolyub, Bohumil, Bozhen, Bozhedar. This group also includes the name Bogdan, which is also now very popular among new parents.
Of course, it was simply impossible to do without such a bright and kind word as “peace”. This is how the names Dobromir, Jaromir, Velimir appeared.
"Love" and "nice"
You won't get far without love either. This is what our ancestors thought. That is why names were often formed from the roots “lyub” and “mil”: Lyuboslav, Dobromil.
Forgotten names
At birth, a baby in Rus' was not given a name. At first he was called by some nickname: Hare, Fool, Pyatak, Man, Seed. Over time, when the child already showed his character in all its glory, he was given the appropriate name. Now most of these names have sunk into oblivion. These are names such as Brave, Prekrasa, Vyshan, Dorozh, Istr, Zvenets and others.
In the below Russian name book given Russian names of common Slavic origin, which were used long before the baptism of Rus'. By the 18th-19th centuries, Old Russian names were almost completely forgotten, replaced by Christian names imported from Byzantium, but some of them have survived and are currently used. They carry Slavic energy, Slavic roots.
In this Russian name book there are no Hebrew, Greek and Roman (Latin) names that have already been adapted on the territory of Russia and are perceived as Russian. Jewish, Greek and Roman (Latin) names are the names of other egregors (names of non-Slavic origin).
This Russian name book includes native Russian and common Slavic names, as well as some names whose origin is disputed.
The Russian language belongs to the group of Slavic languages of the Indo-European language family.
Accordion- storyteller, keeper of antiquities
Beloyar– bright, sunny
Belogor– sacred mountain, exalted
Bogdan- given by God
Bogolep- pleasing to the gods
Boris (Boray, Boril)- struggling
Borislav– glorious in struggle, fighting for glory
Borim- fighting for peace
Borimir– fighting for peace (light)
Boyan- courageous fighter
Branibor- a formidable fighter
Branislav– seeking glory in battles, strict, demanding
Bronislaw- glorious in arms
Budimir- vigilant
Budislav– prudent
Brawler- exuberant, courageous
Vadimir- leader of the world
Valdai- lord
Vasilko- royal. This name was borne by several ancient Russian princes. The name of the flower from the same root is cornflower.
Velimir– peaceful, peace-loving, healthy, well-built
Veligor- great, exalted
Velislav- attentive, sincere
Vitoslav– cheerful
Vlad- possessive, okay
Vladimir- self-sufficient, independent
Vladislav– dominant, main
Vlas– ruling
Volodar- ruler who owns
Vsevolod- rich, wealthy, lord of everything
Vseslav- generous
Vratislav– famous, popular, glorious
Vyacheslav– prudent
Gleb- heavy, powerful
Gordey- proud, proud
Gordian- courageous, having self-esteem
Gorimir- fabulous
Gorislav– sincere, living for the world
Gradimir– confident, persistent, creator
Gradislav- wise
Granislav- persistent, tenacious
Dobrogor– elevating goodness
Dobrodey– doer of good
Dobromil- good-natured, kind
Dobromir– noble
Dobroslav- sane, reasonable
Dobrynya (Dobryn)- Kind
Dragomil– precious
Dragomir- everyone's favorite
Dragoslav– gifted
Zvenimir- famous, famous
Zvenislav- glorious, illustrious
Ivan- bellicose.
According to other sources, Ivan is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning the mercy of God. Having acquired a sound pronunciation very far from the original source, it became a popular name in Russia and Europe, turning from Iokanaan (Heb.), John (Greek) to Russian Ivan, French Jean, English John.
Igor- proud
According to other sources, Igor is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is warlike.
Izbor– a clever warrior
Izyaslav- smart, quick-witted
Ladimir– bringing peace of mind (peace)
Luchezar– carrier of light
Lubomir– peace-loving
Lute- harsh, fierce
Lutobor- tough fighter (warrior)
Lutomir- strong, principled
Martin- a waterfowl of the gull breed
Miloslav- friendly, kind
Miroslav– wise, bright-headed
Mlad- always young, junior
Mstislav– demanding, exacting
Olel- Darling
Oleg- amazing, from a family of magicians, of high origin.
According to other sources, Oleg is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.
Ostromir- strong, powerful
Ostroslav- cheerful, witty
Pereslav- the most glorious
Polel- loving
Prov– ruler
Radomir– joyful, sunny, bright
Radoslav- wise
Reasoner– reasonable
Ratibor- a fair, famous warrior
Ratimir- noble, well-born
Rostislav- capable, gifted, talented
Rus- Russian
Svetogor– bright, sublime
Svetozar- bright, morning
Svyatobor- bright, strong warrior
Svyatopolk– strong, durable, light
Svyatoslav- fair, wise
Slaviy (Slavuta, Slavyata)– glorious
Smeyan– cheerful
Stavr– experienced
Stanimir- stately, decent, honest
Stanislav– practical, rational
Sudislav- balanced, reasonable
Trezor (Trevzor)– clairvoyant
Tverdimir– loyal, stable, reliable
Tverdislav- strong, decisive
Deleted- daring
Shemyaka– strong-armed
Yar– furious
Yarobor- a fierce, strong warrior
Jaromir– active, active, enterprising
Yaropolk– persistent, strong, decisive
Yaroslav– persistent
Russian female names
Bogdana – given by God
Blagoslava- well-behaved, well-mannered
Branislava– strict, demanding
Budimir- vigilant
Budislava- prudent
Varvara– militant
According to other sources, Varvara is a name of Greek origin, the meaning is savage, barbarian.
Velimira– peaceful, peace-loving, healthy, well-built
Velislava- attentive, sincere
Faith– faithful
Vitoslava– healthy, cheerful
Vlada- possessive, okay
Vladislav- dominant, main
Vlasta- domineering
Vseslav- generous
Vyacheslav- prudent
Golub- tender
Gordeya- proud
Gorimira– magnificent
Gorislava– sincere, living for the world
Gradimira– confident, persistent, creator
Gradislava- wise
Granislava- persistent, tenacious
Darena– donated
Darina– generous
Dobrava- kind, beautiful
Dobrodeya– doing good
Dobromila- good-natured, kind
Dobromira– noble
Dobroslava- sensible, reasonable
Dolyana– lucky
Dragomila– precious
Dragomira- everyone's favorite
Dragoslava– gifted
Fun- funny, cheerful
Zarina– morning, light
Zvenimira- famous, famous
Zvenislava- glorious, illustrious
Zlata– golden. Zlata is the Slavic goddess of Dawn.
According to other sources, Zlata is a name of Slavic-Greek origin, the meaning is golden.
Izyaslav- smart, quick-witted
Krasava- beautiful
Kupava- rich, wealthy
Lada- okay, slender, flexible. Lada - Slavic goddess of the Moon, patroness of love and family happiness
Lelya– affectionate, tender, spring, young. Lelya - Slavic goddess of Youth
Luchesara– carrier of light
Lyubava- darling
Love- love, beloved
Lyubomir– peace-loving
Lyudmila- dear to people
According to other sources, Lyudmila is a name of Western Slavic origin, the meaning is dear to people.
Marya- charming (possibly on behalf of Mara - the ancient Slavic goddess of black magic, the spirit of Death).
According to other sources, Marya comes from Jewish name Mary, meaning - bitter or excellent.
Miloslava- friendly, kind
Miroslava- wise, bright head
Mlada– always young, youngest
Mstislava– demanding, exacting
Hope– reliable
Olela- darling
Olga– amazing
According to other sources, Olga is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.
Ostromira- strong, powerful
Ostroslava- cheerful, witty
Otrada– desirable, responsive, joyful
Beautiful- beautiful, wonderful
Rada– bringing joy, sun
Radomir– joyful, sunny, bright
Radoslava– wise
Ratimira- noble, well-born
Rostislav- capable, gifted, talented
Russia- Russian
Svetlana- light, shining
Slavia– wise
Smeyana- laughing, cheerful
Stanimira- stately, decent, honest
Stanislava– practical, rational
Sudislava– balanced, reasonable
Tverdimir– loyal, stable, reliable
Tverdislav- strong, decisive
Yara (Yarina)– sunny, furious, persistent
Jaromira– active, active, enterprising
Yaroslav– persistent
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People who write slander about us are guided by the basest motives - envy, greed, they have black souls. The times have come when slander pays well. Now many people are ready to sell their homeland for three kopecks, and it is even easier to slander decent people. People who write slander do not understand that they are seriously worsening their karma, worsening their fate and the fate of their loved ones. It is pointless to talk with such people about conscience and faith in God. They do not believe in God, because a believer will never make a deal with his conscience, will never engage in deception, slander, or fraud.
There are a lot of scammers, pseudo-magicians, charlatans, envious people, people without conscience and honor who are hungry for money. The police and other regulatory authorities are not yet able to cope with the growing influx of “Cheating for profit” madness.
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Most of the Russian male names that we come across every day are so familiar and familiar to us that we perceive them as Russian names, without especially thinking about their origin. In fact, there are literally only a few native Russians left in modern society. Really Russian male names, having Slavic roots, turned out to be supplanted over time by names of Greek, Latin (Roman), Jewish, and Scandinavian origin. Today, most male names, borrowed long ago from other nations, are considered Russian, although in fact they have foreign roots.
Russian male names of Slavic origin
Among the first male names that appeared in Rus', there are very few that have “survived” to this day. The vast majority of truly Russian Slavic male names have long been forgotten and exist only in archival materials left by our ancestors. It’s a pity, because these are very beautiful male names!
Russian male names of Greek origin
Borrowed male Greek names have taken root in almost all European languages. They are also in Russian. Many Russian male names of foreign origin have Greek roots. After the adoption of Christianity in Rus', children were given names at baptism. The priest chose the name of the child according to the Saints.
Russian male names of Latin (Roman) origin
Among Russian male names there are many that have Latin roots. The meaning of these male names is based on Latin origin.
Russian male names of Jewish origin
Many male names also have Jewish roots. It would even seem Russian name Ivan is actually of Jewish origin, and it is derived from the Hebrew word Yahweh, which means God has mercy.
Unusual “new” male names were invented during the boom in neologisms in the USSR. Some of these male names were known earlier, but in consonance with the realities of Soviet times they became more widespread.
IN Ancient Rus' believed that along with a man’s name, those properties that are contained in lexical meaning. It was believed that you should not tell your name to a stranger, so as not to be influenced by his witchcraft. Ancient male Russian names and their meanings were unique characteristics of people.
It so happened that Russian male names are represented not only by native Russian names, but also by Greek, Roman, and Jewish ones. That is why the choice of names for parents is great. In Russian families, parents can give their son any name they like. Honoring their ancestors and traditions, Russians name their sons after their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, prominent historical figures, politicians, artists.
It must be said that most of the modern Russian male names do not actually have Slavic or Russian origin. And all because in the 19th century they forgot about the original Russian names, replacing them then with more sonorous and interesting Byzantine, Greek, Babylonian and Syrian names.
Hebrew names, for example, Daniel, Gabriel, Zakhar, Semyon, are currently extremely popular in Russian families. And all because they are beautiful, sonorous, but at the same time quite strong and strong-willed.
If you don’t want to deviate from traditions and want to give your son a traditional Russian male name, then take a closer look at the following names: Bronislav, Bogdan, Vladimir, Gleb, Yaroslav. Agree, these Russian male names are not devoid of nobility, strength, and courage, characteristic of strong and hardy Russian heroes.
