Russian names

A38

Afanasy

Russian

immortal

Afina

Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena, Romanian

from Athens; bilberry

Akim

Russian form of Hebrew JEHOIAKIM

God will establish

Alek

Polish, Armenian, Serbian, and Russian form of Alex, Greek, Greenlandic

defending men; harpoon line

Aleksandr

Russian; Armenian, from Greek

defending men

Aleksandra

Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian version of Alexandra, Greek

defending men

Aleksey

Russian

defender

Alevtina

Russian form of Valentina, Latin

strength, health

Alexei

Russian, Greek

defending men

Aliocha

French form of Alyosha, Russian, Greek

defender, helper

Aliona

Russian

bright shining light

Alionushka

Russian diminutive of Alyona

shining light, torch

Alla

Galician diminutive of Olalla, or Russian, Ukrainian Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish

sweetly speaking

Alyiona

Variation of Alyona, Russian

bright and shining light

Alyona

Diminutive of Yelena, Russian

bright and shining light

Alyosha

Russian

defender

Anatoli

Georgian; Russian; Ukrainian, from Greek

from the east, rising sun

Anatoly

Russian, from Greek

from the east, rising sun

Andrei

Russian form of Andrew

manly

Andrej

Russian; Czech; Slovak; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, form of Andrew

manly

Andrey

Russian form of Andrew

manly

Anessa

Variation of Agnessa, Russian from Greek

pure, viriginal

Angelica

Italian, Polish, Russian diminutive of Angela

angel or angelic

Angelina

Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela

angel

Anja

Scandinavian; Finnish; Slovene; Croatian; Serbian, from Russian

grace

Annik

Russian diminutive of Annika or Ann

grace

Annya

Variation of Anya, Russian

grace

Anoushka

Russian, diminutive of Ann

grace

Anton

German, Russian, and Scandinavian variation of Anthony, Latin

from Antium

Anya

Russian diminutive of Anna

grace

Apollinaria

Russian, from Greek

related to the god Apollo

Ariadna

Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish variation of Ariadne, Greek

most holy

Arina

Variation of Irina, Russian from Greek

peace

Arkadi

Russian from Greek

Arcadia

Arkady

Russian from Greek

from Arcadia

Arsentiy

Russian variation of Arsenius, Greek

masculine, virile

Asya

Turkish; Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Anastasia

Asia; resurrection

Avdotya

Russian form of Eudocia, Greek

to be well pleased