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120 Russian Girl Names with Meanings

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Russian girl names starting with A

• AdrianaAdriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from Italy and Spain.
• AgafaАгафаAgafa (Russian: Ага́фа) is an old and uncommon Russian female first name. It is derived from the Greek word αγαθή, meaning kind, good.
• AgafiyaАгафияAgafiya (Russian: Ага́фия) is a Russian Christian female first name. Its colloquial forms are Agafya (Ага́фья; which can also be the main form of a related name) and Ogafya (Ога́фья).
• AgafokliyaАгафоклияAgafokliya (Russian: Агафо́клия) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian female first name. It is derived from the Greek name Agathocles (feminine Agathocleia), itself derived from the Greek words agathos—meaning good, kind—and kleos—meaning glory.
• AgafyaАгафьяAgafya (Russian: Ага́фья) is a Russian female given name. Its colloquial forms are Agafiya, Agafia, and Ogafya.
• AgapaАгапаAgapa (Russian: Ага́па) is an Old Church Slavonic and rare Russian female first name. It is derived from the Greek word agapē, meaning love.
• AgapiyaАгапияAgapiya (Russian: Ага́пия, from Ancient Greek: Ἀγάπη) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian female first name. Its masculine version is Agapy.
• AlenaAlena is a feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene or as a diminutive form of Magdalena.
• AlevtinaАлевтинаAlevtina (Russian: Алевтина) or occasionally Aleftina (Russian: Алефтина) is a female given name.
• AlinaAlina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline, meaning noble.
• AllaАллаAlla (Russian: А́лла) is a Russian and Ukrainian female given name. The Eastern Orthodox Church usually relates the name with Saint Alla, the widow of a Gothic chieftain, martyred in King Athanaric's times.
• AlyaAlya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic. In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra, or Alla.
• AlyonaАлёнаAlyona (Russian: Алёна) or Aliona is a Russian female given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἑλένη, Helenē (dialectal variant: Ἑλένα, Helena). See "Helen" for its history.
• AnastasiaAnastasia (from Greek: Ἀναστασία, romanized: Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, it derives from the Greek word anástasis (ἀνάστασις), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.
• AngelikaAngelika is a variant of Angelica, derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos) – "messenger".
• AnkaAnka is a given name and a surname. As a given name, it is a diminutive form (and hypocorism) of the female given name Ana.
• AnnaAnna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanized: Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace". It is the name of Samuel's mother in the Hebrew Bible, rendered Ἄννα in Greek, Hannah in English, and Anna in Latin.
• AntoninaAntonina and Antoņina are feminine given names and nicknames. It is a Bulgarian, Latin, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian given name that is an alternate form of Antonia in use in Israel, Vietnam, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic,…
• AntoniyaAntoniya is a Russian and Bulgarian feminine given name that is derived from Antonius and is a variant of Antonina in use in Israel, Vietnam, Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia,…
• ArinaАринаArina (Russian: Арина) is a Russian feminine given name, a variant of Irina. The Belarusian variant is Aryna (Арына), and the Ukrainian variant is Oryna (Орина).
• ArkadyevnaArkadyevna is a Russian feminine patronymic name, which means "daughter of Arkady". The equivalent masculine version of the name is Arkadyevitch.
• AuroraAurora is a feminine given name, originating from the name of the ancient Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora. Her tears were said to turn into the morning dew.
• AvdotyaАвдотьяAvdotya (Russian: Авдо́тья) or Avdotia is a Russian feminine given name. It is a form of the Greek name Eudoxia/Eudokia/Eudocia, held by several saints venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
• AvelinaAvelina is a female first name. It is the feminine form of Avelino, in honour of the 16th-century Italian saint Andrea Avellino (usually spelled Avelino in Spanish and Portuguese).
• AveniraАвенираAvenira (Russian: Авени́ра) is a Russian non-canonical (absent from the Orthodox menologia) female first name. Its masculine version is Avenir.
• AventinaАвентинаAventina (Russian: Авенти́на) is a Russian female first name. Its masculine version is Aventin.
• AvgustaАвгустаAvgusta (Russian: А́вгуста or Авгу́ста) is a Russian Christian first name, the female form of the male first name Avgust. It is derived from the Latin word Augusta, meaning sacred, and was used as an honorific in ancient Rome.
• AvgustinaАвгустинаAvgustina (Russian: Августи́на) is an uncommon Russian female first name. Its masculine versions are Avgustin and Avgust.
• AviafaАвиафаAviafa (Russian: Авиа́фа) is an old and uncommon Russian female first name. The diminutives of "Aviafa" are Ava (А́ва) and Afa (А́фа).
• AvlidaАвлидаAvlida (Russian: Авли́да) is a Russian female first name. In 1924–1930, the name was included into various Soviet calendars, which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the…
• AvreliyaАврелияAvreliya (Russian: Авре́лия) is a Russian non-canonical female first name. Its masculine version is Avrely.
• AvreyaАвреяAvreya (Russian: Авре́я) is an old and uncommon Russian female first name. It derives from the Latin word aurea, meaning golden.
• AvtonomaАвтономаAvtonoma (Russian: Автоно́ма) is a Russian female first name. Its masculine version is Avtonom.

Russian girl names starting with D

• DariaDaria or Darya is a feminine version of the Greek name Darius. The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good."…
• DianaDiana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon.

Russian girl names starting with E

• EkaterinaEkaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina.
• ElenaElena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light".
• ElviraElvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin.
• EsfirЭсфирьEsfir or Esphyr (Russian: Эсфирь is a Russian-language feminine given name, a form of the given name Esther.

Russian girl names starting with F

• FilippaФилиппаFilippa is a female given name of Greek origin, meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". It is a cognate of the English Philippa (the feminine form of the masculine name Philip) in Scandinavia, Italy, Greece and Cyprus (Φιλίππα), and Russia (Филиппа).
• FyoklaФёклаFyokla or Fekla (Russian: Фёкла) is an archaic Russian feminine given name derived from Greek Thekla (Ancient Greek: Θέκλα, Thékla, lit. 'God’s fame').

Russian girl names starting with G

• GalinaГалинаGalina (Russian: Галина; from Greek: γαλήνη, lit. 'serenity, calm') is a Russian feminine given name.
• GennadiyaГеннадийGennady (Russian: Геннадий, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪj]), also transcribed Gennadi, Gennadiy, Hennadiy, Hienadzij, Hennady or Henadzi, is a Russian male name. It is derived from the Greek given name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), latinized Gennadius or Italian Gennaro.

Russian girl names starting with I

• InnaИннаInna (Инна) is a European given name. It was the name of an early East Orthodox male martyr (see ru:Инна, Пинна и Римма), but is currently used as a feminine name only.
• IrinaИринаIrina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace.

Russian girl names starting with K

• KarinaKarina (/kəˈriːnə/) is a female given name. In modern times, the country where it is most used (in absolute terms) is Russia, whereas Belarus is where it is the most popular (relating to its population).
• KarolinaKarolina, Karolína or Karolīna is a feminine given name. Karolina is a Croatian, Danish, Faroese, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, and Swedish name.
• KaterinaКатеринаKaterina (Greek: Κατερίνα, romanized: Katerína; Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Катерина, romanized: Katerina) is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.
• KatyaKatya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia.
• KhioniyaХионияKhioniya, Khionija, Khionia, and Chionia are transliterations of the Russian female name Хиония. It may refer to: Khioniya Guseva (c.
• KiraKira is a mostly feminine name of multiple origins and meanings; in Japan, Kira is a unisex given name.

Russian girl names starting with L

• LadaЛадаLada (Cyrillic: Лада) is a Slavic female given name. In Slavic mythology, Lada is the goddess of beauty, love and marriage.
• LanaLana is a female given name and short name of multiple origins. It is found most frequently in the English-speaking countries, and as a short form of several names, including the Russian name Svetlana, the Gaelic name Alana, and other names ending with…
• LarissaLarissa (Ancient Greek: Λάρισα) is a female given name of Greek origin that is common in Eastern European nations of Orthodox church heritage.
• LenaLena is a feminine given name, a short form of Helena (Ἑλένη), meaning 'torch' or 'shining light'. It may be a given name by itself or a diminutive of Helena and variants, such as Elena.
• LinaLina ( LEE-nə) is a feminine given name with many origins in different nations. It's largely the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina,…
• LudmilaLudmila or Ludmilla is a female given name of Slavic origin. It consists of two elements: lud ("people") and mila ("dear, love").
• LuizaLuiza is a feminine given name, most commonly found in the Greek, Albanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Russian languages.
• LyubovLyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.

Russian girl names starting with M

• MargaritaMargarita is a feminine given name in Latin and Eastern European languages. In Latin it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from Ancient Persia.
• MariaMaria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
• MariiaМарияMariia (Russian: Мария, Ukrainian: Марія) is a feminine given name. It is cognate to the given name Maria in English and other languages.
• MarinaMarina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius.
• MariyaMariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria. Notable people with the name include: Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian javelin thrower Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter Mariya Andreyeva (actress) (born 1986),…
• MarlenMarlen, feminine: Marlena (portmanteau of Marx + Lenin) is a Russian given name of Soviet origin. Notable people with the name include: It may also be a feminine given name, a variant of Marlene, Marleen, which is a portmanteau of Maria+Magdalene.
• MartaMarta is a female given name derived from the Aramaic name ܡܳܪܬܳܐ (Mârtâ, in Syriac script, מָרְתָא in Hebrew script), which translates as "the lady" in English. It had the male form "Martinus" in Roman culture.
• MashaМашаIn Russian, Masha (Маша) is a diminutive of Maria. In Ukrainian, it is also a diminutive of Mariia or Mariya.
• MatryonaМатрёнаMatryona or Matrena (Russian: Матрёна) is a Russian feminine given name derived from Latin matrona. Diminutive forms: Мотя, Мотря, Матрёха, Матрёша, Матрёшка, Маря, Матя, Матюля.
• MelaniaMelania is a feminine given name of Latin origin that derives from the Greek word melaina (μέλαινα), the feminine form of the adjective melas (μέλας) meaning "black" or "dark".
• MilaМилаMila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".
• MilenaMilena is a feminine given name of Italian, Slavic origin derived from "mil" meaning "kind", "beloved" or "dear". It is the feminine form of the male names Milan and Milen.

Russian girl names starting with N

• NadezhdaНадеждаNadezhda or Nadežda (Cyrillic: Надежда) is a Slavic female given name popular in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and other Slavic countries to a lesser extent, as well as other former Soviet states such as Azerbaijan and…
• NadiaНадіяNadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
• NastjaNastja is a given name used in Eastern European countries. It is a diminutive form of the Greek name Anastasia.
• NatachaNatacha is a given name. It may refer to: Natacha Amal (born 1968), Belgian actress Natacha Atlas (born March 1964), Egyptian-Belgian singer Natacha Muziramakenga (born 1984), Rwandan poet, actor and curator Natacha Peyre, birth name of Swedish blogger, and…
• NataliyaНаталіяNataliya (Ukrainian: Наталія, Russian: Наталия) is the Ukrainian and Russian form of the female given name Natalia. A diminutive form is Ukrainian: Наталка, romanized: Natalka (see: Natalka Poltavka), and Russian: Наташа, romanized: Natasha.
• NatalyaНатальяNatalya (Russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (Russian: Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking states since the late 1800s.
• NatashaNatasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
• NikaNika is a female or male given name having multiple origins in different languages and countries. In Slavic countries the name comes from the Ancient Greek goddess of victory "Nike" (some personalities coming from Slavic countries are listed below).
• NikolinaNikolina is the given name of: Nikolina Angelkova (born 1979), Bulgarian politician Nikolina Baradić (born 1990) is a Croatian politician Nikolina Božičević (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player Nikolina Brnjac (born 1978), Croatian politician Nikolina…
• NinaNina is a feminine given name with various origins and alternate spellings accordingly. Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", such as Clementina, Christina, or Giannina.
• NinelNinel is a given name. It is feminine in the former Soviet Union and masculine in Romania.
• NonnaNonna is the Italian word for grandmother and a Russian feminine name. It may refer to:

Russian girl names starting with O

• OksanaОксанаOksana, Oxana, or Aksana (Ukrainian: Оксана; Belarusian: Аксана, Russian: Оксана), is a female given name of Ukrainian origin.
• OlgaОльгаOlga (Russian: Ольга) is a Russian feminine given name of Scandinavian origin. It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr (lit.

Russian girl names starting with P

• PraskovyaПрасковьяPraskovya or Praskovia (Russian: Прасковья) is an old Russian feminine given name. It derives from the Greek female name Paraskeve, meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (Friday being the day of preparation), the name of a martyred 2nd-century saint.

Russian girl names starting with R

• RaisaRaisa or Raissa is a female personal name. It is popular in Russia and South Asia (as a feminine form of Rais).
• RayaRaya is a given name with multiple, unrelated origins in different cultures. It is a Bulgarian diminutive of Rayna, meaning happy or a Russian diminutive of Raisa, meaning rose.
• RimmaРиммаRimma (Russian: Римма), Rymma (Ukrainian: Римма) or Ryma (Belarusian: Рыма) is a feminine given popular in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus that may refer to the following notable people: Rimma Aldonina (born 1928), Russian architect and children's poet Rymma…
• RuslanaRuslana is a Slavic female given name. Ruslana is a feminine form of the Turkic name Ruslan.

Russian girl names starting with S

• SnežanaСнежанаSnežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow").
• SofiyaСофияSofiya is feminine given name found in Slavic languages. It is also found in parts of Africa.
• SoniaSonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are used in many countries, including Russia, as a diminutive for Sofiya (Greek Sophia "Wisdom").
• SophiaSophia, also spelled Sofia, is a feminine given name, from the Greek personification of wisdom (Greek: Σοφία, romanized: Sophía). Other forms include Sophie, Sofiya, Sofija, Sophy, Sophea, and Sofie.
• StanislavaStanislava or Stanisława is the female form of the Slavic given name Stanislav, which means "one who achieves glory". It is most often found in the Slavic countries of central and eastern Europe.
• StefaniaStefania [in all languages except for Italian and Polish pronounced like Ste-pha-nee-ah] is a female name in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Stefánia Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian and…
• SvetlanaСветланаSvetlana (Cyrillic: Светлана) is a feminine given name of Russian origin, deriving from the Slavic word svet (Cyrillic: свет), meaning "light".

Russian girl names starting with T

• TaisiaТаисияTaisia (Russian: Таисия) is a Russian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Taisia Afonina (1913–1994), Soviet painter Taisia Chenchik (1936–2013), Soviet high jumper Taisia Kornilova (born 1961), Russian circus performer Taisia Korotkova…
• TamaraTamara is a variant of the Hebrew feminine given name Tamar, a biblical name. The variant originated in the Russian language and spread into other languages through Russian.
• TanyaTanya or Tania is the Slavic hypocoristic of Tatiana. It is commonly used as an independent given name in the English-speaking world.
• TatianaTatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe.

Russian girl names starting with V

• ValentinaValentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".
• ValeriaValeria (or Valéria, also spelled Valeriya or Valeriia) is a female given name dating back to the Latin verb valere, meaning strong, brave and healthy "to be strong".
• VarvaraВарвараVarvara (Cyrillic: Варвара; Greek: Βαρβάρα, romanized: Varvára), a variant of "Barbara", may refer to:
• VasilisaВасилисаThe Russian female name Vasilisa (Russian: Василиса) is of Greek origin (Greek: βασίλισσα, basilissa), which means "queen" or "empress". It is the feminine form of Vasily, the Russian form of the name Basil.
• VeraВераVera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra) is a female given name of Slavic origin, the translation of old Christian name with Latin form Fides (Faith, Foy) and Greek Πίστις (Pistis).
• VeronicaВероникаVeronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice (Βερενίκη), which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic…
• VesnaВеснаVesna (Cyrillic: Весна) is a Slavic female name derived from the name of Vesna, an ancient Slavic goddess of spring. It means "spring" in some Slavic languages.
• ViktoriyaВикторияViktoriya (Russian: Виктория; Ukrainian: Вікторія) is a feminine given name, a variant of the name Victoria in several Slavic languages. It is derived from the Latin word victoria, meaning "victory".
• VladaVlada is a Slavic given name, derived from the word vlada meaning "rule". It is a masculine name in Serbia and feminine name in Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria and Russia.
• VladlenaVladlena, an abbreviation of Vladimir Lenin, is a feminine given name of Soviet origin.

Russian girl names starting with Y

• YaroslavaЯрославаYaroslava (Cyrillic: Ярослава) is a Slavic feminine given name. It is the feminine form of Yaroslav, composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".
• YekaterinaEkaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina.
• YelenaЕленаYelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
• YuliaYulia is a female given name, the equivalent of the Latin Julia. It can be spelled Yulia, Yulya, Julia, Julja, Julija, Yuliia, Yuliya, Juliya or İulia.
• YulianaYuliana or Yulianna is a feminine given name. People with the name include: Yuliana Angulo (born 1994), Ecuadorian sprinter Yulianna Avdeeva (born 1985), Russian pianist Yulianna Beziazychna (born 2013), Ukrainian–Dutch pianist Yuliana Bolívar (born 1990),…

Russian girl names starting with Z

• ZenaidaЗинаидаZenaida, Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (Russian: Зинаида), from Greek: Ζηναΐς meaning "dedicated to Zeus". It is a personal name used in many cultures for women.
• ZhannaZhanna is a given name, Russian form of Jeanne. Notable people with the name include: Zhanna Agalakova (born 1965), Russian journalist Zhanna Aguzarova (born 1962), Soviet and Russian singer Zhanna Bichevskaya (born 1944), prominent Russian bard and folk…
• ZhenyaЖеняZhenya (Russian: Женя) is a given name, and a nickname for multiple Slavic names. Notable people with the name include: Zhenya Belousov (1964–1997), Soviet and Russian pop singer Zhenya Berkovich (Evgenia Berkovich; born 1985), Russian theatre director,…
• ZoyaЗояZoya (Russian: Зоя) is a feminine Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Bulgarian first name, a form of Zoe, meaning "life", from Greek ζωή (zoē), "life".

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