blackelectric's Personal Name List

Abrasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Абраша(Russian)
Russian diminutive of Abraham.
Agneša
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovak
Personal remark: AG-nesh-ah?
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Slovak variant of Agnes.
Agnessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Агнесса(Russian)
Pronounced: ug-NYEHS-sə
Personal remark: ug-NYEHS-sə
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Russian form of Agnes.
Agnieszka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ag-NYEH-shka
Personal remark: ag-NYEH-shka
Polish form of Agnes.
Agniya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Агния(Russian)
Russian form of Agnes.
Aksinia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Russian
Other Scripts: Аксиния(Bulgarian) Аксинья(Russian)
Pronounced: u-KSYEE-nyə(Russian)
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Bulgarian form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Аксинья (see Aksinya).
Aleksey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Russian form of Alexius. This name was borne by a 14th-century Metropolitan of Kiev who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church. It was also the name of a 17th-century tsar of Russia.
Alena 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Pronounced: A-leh-na(Czech, Slovak)
Personal remark: A-leh-na
Short form of Magdalena or Helena. This was the name of a saint, possibly legendary, who was martyred near Brussels in the 7th century.
Aleš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Pronounced: A-lesh(Czech, Slovak)
Diminutive of Alexej or Aleksander.
Alevtina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алевтина(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-FTYEE-nə
Personal remark: u-lyi-FTYEE-nə
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Possibly a variant of Valentina.
Anastas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Анастас(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: a-na-STAS(Bulgarian)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Anastasius.
Anoushka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Sinhalese
Other Scripts: अनुष्का(Hindi) අනුෂ්කා(Sinhala)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Alternate transcription of Hindi अनुष्का or Sinhala අනුෂ්කා (see Anushka).
Anouska
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: ah-NOOS-ka
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.
Arina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Арина(Russian)
Personal remark: a-REE-nə
Russian variant of Irina.
Arkadiusz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ar-KA-dyoosh
Personal remark: ar-KA-dyoosh
Polish form of Arkadios.
Arseniy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Арсений(Russian) Арсеній(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: ur-SYEH-nyee(Russian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Arsenios.
Artem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian
Other Scripts: Артем(Ukrainian) Артём(Russian)
Ukrainian form of Artemios. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Артём (see Artyom).
Artemiy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Артемий(Russian)
Russian variant form of Artemios.
Bara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian
Croatian short form of Barbara.
Basia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: BA-sha
Personal remark: BA-sha
Polish diminutive of Barbara.
Bedřiška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: BEHD-rish-ka
Personal remark: BEHD-rish-ka
Czech feminine form of Frederick.
Branimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Бранимир(Serbian, Bulgarian)
Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" combined with mirŭ "peace, world".
Bronislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Бронислав(Russian) Броніслав(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: BRO-nyi-slaf(Czech) brə-nyi-SLAF(Russian)
Czech, Slovak, Russian and Ukrainian form of Bronisław.
Cezary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: tseh-ZA-ri
Personal remark: tseh-ZA-ri
Polish form of Caesar.
Czesława
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: chehs-WA-va
Personal remark: chehs-WA-va
Feminine form of Czesław.
Dafina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Дафина(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Means "laurel" in Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, of Greek origin.
Dagmar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: DOW-mar(Danish) DAK-mar(German) DAG-mar(Czech)
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.
Damir 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Дамир(Serbian)
Pronounced: DA-meer(Croatian, Serbian)
Possibly derived from the Slavic elements danŭ "given" and mirŭ "peace, world". Otherwise, it might be of Turkic or Russian origin (see Damir 2). It was popularized by a character from Marija Jurić Zagorka's novel Gordana (1935).
Damira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian
Feminine form of Damir 1.
Danica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian, English
Other Scripts: Даница(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: DA-nee-tsa(Serbian, Croatian) DA-nyee-tsa(Slovak) DAN-i-kə(English)
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star, Venus". This name occurs in Slavic folklore as a personification of the morning star. It has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.
Danuška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: DA-noosh-ka
Personal remark: DA-noosh-ka
Diminutive of Dana 1.
Darina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Russian
Other Scripts: Дарина(Bulgarian, Russian)
Pronounced: DA-ree-na(Slovak) DA-ri-na(Czech)
Personal remark: DA-ri-na
Derived from the Slavic word darŭ meaning "gift". It is sometimes used as a diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Dario
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Croatian
Pronounced: DA-ryo(Italian) DA-ree-o(Croatian)
Italian form of Darius.
Elisaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Елисавета(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Elizabeth.
Eliška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: EH-lish-ka(Czech) EH-leesh-ka(Slovak)
Personal remark: EH-leesh-ka
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Elizabeth.
Elunia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Elusia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.
Elżbieta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: elzh-BYEH-ta
Personal remark: elzh-BYEH-ta
Polish form of Elizabeth.
Estera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian
Pronounced: eh-STEH-ra(Polish)
Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.
Franciszek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: fran-CHEE-shehk
Personal remark: fran-CHEE-shehk
Polish form of Franciscus (see Francis).
František
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: FRAN-kyi-shehk(Czech) FRAN-kyee-shehk(Slovak)
Personal remark: FRAN-ki-shehk, FRAN-kee-shehk
Czech and Slovak form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Františka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: FRAN-kyi-shka(Czech) FRAN-kyee-shka(Slovak)
Personal remark: FRAN-ki-shka, FRAN-kee-shka
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Fyodor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Фёдор(Russian)
Pronounced: FYUY-dər
Russian form of Theodore. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (or Dostoevsky; 1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
Grażyna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: gra-ZHI-na
Personal remark: gra-ZHI-na
From Lithuanian graži meaning "beautiful". This name was created by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for his poem Grażyna (1823).
Ilarion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Иларион(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Hilarion.
Ilina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Илина(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Iliya.
Ilya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Илья(Russian) Ілья(Belarusian)
Pronounced: i-LYA(Russian)
Personal remark: i-LYA
Russian and Belarusian form of Elijah.
Inessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Инесса(Russian) Інесса(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: i-NEHS-sə(Russian)
Personal remark: i-NEHS-sə
Russian and Ukrainian form of Inés.
Iraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Spanish
Other Scripts: Ираида(Russian)
Pronounced: ee-RIE-dha(Spanish)
Russian and Spanish form of Herais.
Irina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Other Scripts: Ирина(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) ირინა(Georgian)
Pronounced: i-RYEE-nə(Russian) EE-ree-nah(Finnish)
Personal remark: i-R(y)EE-nə
Form of Irene in several languages.
Iskra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian
Other Scripts: Искра(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: EES-kru(Bulgarian) EES-kra(Macedonian, Croatian)
Personal remark: EES-kra
Means "spark" in South Slavic.
Ismena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: ees-MEH-na
Personal remark: ees-MEH-na
Polish form of Ismene.
Iva 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ива(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "willow tree" in South Slavic.
Iva 3
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: I-va
Personal remark: I-va
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Ivo 1.
Ivaylo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Ивайло(Bulgarian)
Personal remark: ee-VY-lo
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. It is possible that this spelling was the result of a 15th-century misreading of his real name Vulo from historical documents.
Izajasz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ee-ZA-yash
Personal remark: ee-ZA-yash
Polish form of Isaiah.
Katsiaryna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Кацярына(Belarusian)
Pronounced: ka-tsya-RI-na
Belarusian form of Katherine.
Kazik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: KA-zheek
Personal remark: KA-zheek
Diminutive of Kazimierz.
Kazimiera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Lithuanian
Pronounced: ka-zhee-MYEH-ra(Polish)
Personal remark: ka-zhee-MYEH-ra
Feminine form of Kazimierz (Polish) or Kazimieras (Lithuanian).
Kazimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene, Russian
Other Scripts: Казимир(Russian)
Pronounced: kə-zyi-MYEER(Russian)
Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir.
Kirsan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Кирсан(Russian)
Pronounced: keer-san
Personal remark: Keer-san
Russian short form of the Greek name Chrysanthos.
Kolya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Коля(Russian)
Pronounced: KO-lyə
Diminutive of Nikolai.
Krasimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Красимир(Bulgarian)
Derived from the Slavic elements krasa "beauty, adornment" and mirŭ "peace, world".
Krešimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian
Pronounced: KREH-shee-meer
From the Slavic elements krěsiti "to spark, to flare up, to bring to life, to resurrect" and mirŭ "peace, world". This was the name of four kings of Croatia in the 10th and 11th centuries. Their names were recorded in Latin as Cresimirus.
Ksawery
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ksa-VEH-ri
Personal remark: ksa-VEH-ri
Polish form of Xavier.
Ksaweryna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Feminine form of Ksawery.
Ksenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Ксения(Russian) Ксенія(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: KSEH-nya(Polish) KSYEH-nyi-yə(Russian)
Polish form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Ксения or Ukrainian/Belarusian Ксенія (see Kseniya).
Lyosha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Лёша(Russian)
Pronounced: LYUY-shə
Personal remark: L(y)UY-shə
Diminutive of Aleksey.
Malina 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Other Scripts: Малина(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Pronounced: ma-LEE-na(Polish)
Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.
Marishka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Russian
Other Scripts: Маришка(Russian)
Pronounced: ma-RISH-ka
English and Russian form of the originally Hungarian name Mariska.
Marysia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ma-RI-sha
Personal remark: ma-RI-sha
Polish diminutive of Maria.
Marzena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ma-ZHEH-na
Personal remark: ma-ZHEH-na
Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.
Maxim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech
Other Scripts: Максим(Russian, Ukrainian) Максім(Belarusian)
Pronounced: muk-SYEEM(Russian) MAK-sim(Czech)
Alternate transcription of Russian Максим or Belarusian Максім (see Maksim) or Ukrainian Максим (see Maksym). This is also the Czech form.
Mikita
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Мікіта(Belarusian)
Personal remark: m(y)i-K(Y)EE-tə
Belarusian form of Niketas.
Mikoláš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech
Pronounced: MI-ko-lash
Personal remark: MI-ko-lash
Czech variant form of Nicholas.
Mikuláš
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovak, Czech
Pronounced: MEE-koo-lash(Slovak) MI-koo-lash(Czech)
Personal remark: MEE-koo-lash, MI-koo-lash
Slovak and Czech form of Nicholas.
Mir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Pronounced: MEER
Personal remark: MEER
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".
Miro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene
Personal remark: MEE-ro
Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Nadezhda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Надежда(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: nu-DYEZH-də(Russian)
Personal remark: nu-DYEZH-də
Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.
Nadica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Надица(Serbian)
Diminutive of Nada 2.
Naditsa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Diminutive of Nadia 1.
Nadya 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Надя(Russian, Bulgarian) Надія(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: NA-dyə(Russian)
Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Nadezhda. It is also an alternate transcription of Ukrainian Надія (see Nadiya).
Nadzieja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: na-JEH-ya
Personal remark: na-JEH-ya
Polish cognate of Nadezhda, being the Polish word meaning "hope".
Nazar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen, Armenian
Other Scripts: Назар(Russian, Ukrainian) Նազար(Armenian)
Pronounced: nu-ZAR(Russian, Ukrainian) nah-ZAHR(Armenian)
Russian, Ukrainian, Turkmen and Armenian form of Nazarius.
Nedelya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Неделя(Bulgarian)
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.
Nevena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Невена(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".
Nikita 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Никита(Russian) Нікіта(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: nyi-KYEE-tə(Russian)
Personal remark: n(y)i-K(Y)EE-tə
Russian form of Niketas. This form is also used in Ukrainian and Belarusian alongside the more traditional forms Mykyta and Mikita. A notable bearer was the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971).
Nikolai
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Николай(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: nyi-ku-LIE(Russian)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Николай (see Nikolay).
Oksana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian
Other Scripts: Оксана(Ukrainian, Russian)
Pronounced: uk-SA-nə(Russian)
Ukrainian form of Xenia.
Oleksandr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Олександр(Ukrainian)
Ukrainian form of Alexander.
Olimpiada
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Олимпиада(Russian) Олімпіада(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: u-lyim-pyi-A-də(Russian)
Personal remark: u-l(y)im-p(y)i-A-də
Russian and Ukrainian form of Olympias.
Oliwer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: aw-LEE-vehr
Personal remark: aw-LEE-vehr
Polish form of Oliver.
Radka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Радка(Bulgarian)
Pronounced: RAT-ka(Czech)
Feminine form of Radko.
Raissa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Раиса(Russian) Раїса(Ukrainian) Раіса(Belarusian)
Pronounced: ru-EES-ə(Russian)
Personal remark: ru-EES-ə
Portuguese form of Herais, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Раиса, Ukrainian Раїса or Belarusian Раіса (see Raisa 1).
Risto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ристо(Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronounced: REES-to(Finnish)
Personal remark: "REES-to"
Finnish, Estonian, Macedonian and Serbian short form of Christopher.
Romashka
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Ромашка(Russian)
Pronounced: ru-MA-shkə
Personal remark: ru-MA-shkə
Diminutive of Roman.
Ruslana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Руслана(Ukrainian)
Feminine form of Ruslan.
Ruža
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ружа(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: ROO-zha(Croatian, Serbian)
Personal remark: "ROO-zha"
Means "rose" in Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian, a cognate of Rosa 1. In Macedonian, ружа is an alternate form of the word роза (roza).
Sanya 2
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Саня(Russian)
Pronounced: SA-nyə
Personal remark: SA-n(y)ə
Diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Sasha
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, English, French
Other Scripts: Саша(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: SA-shə(Russian) SASH-ə(English) SAH-shə(English) SA-SHA(French)
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.
Sashka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Сашка(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Bulgarian diminutive of Aleksandra, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Сашка (see Saška).
Solomiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Соломія(Ukrainian)
Ukrainian form of Salome.
Stasia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive of Stanisława or Anastazja.
Stasya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Стася(Russian)
Diminutive of Stanislava or Anastasiya.
Sveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Света(Russian)
Pronounced: SVYEH-tə
Short form of Svetlana.
Svetka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Светка(Russian)
Pronounced: SVYEHT-kə
Diminutive of Svetlana.
Svetoslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Светослав(Bulgarian)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Bulgarian form of Svyatoslav.
Taras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Тарас(Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: tu-RAS(Russian)
Personal remark: tu-RAS
Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian form of the Greek name Ταράσιος (Tarasios), which possibly means "from Taras". Taras was an Italian city, now called Taranto, which was founded by Greek colonists in the 8th century BC and was named for the Greek mythological figure Taras, a son of Poseidon. Saint Tarasios was an 8th-century bishop of Constantinople. It was also borne by the Ukrainian writer and artist Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861).
Tasha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, English
Other Scripts: Таша(Russian)
Pronounced: TAHSH-ə(English)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Short form of Natasha.
Toše
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Macedonian
Other Scripts: Тоше(Macedonian)
Pronounced: TO-sheh
Personal remark: TO-sheh
Diminutive of Todor. This name was borne by the Macedonian pop star Toše Proeski (1981-2007).
Tsimur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Belarusian
Other Scripts: Цімур(Belarusian)
Belarusian form of Timur.
Tsveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Цвета(Bulgarian)
Feminine form of Tsvetan.
Tsvetan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Цветан(Bulgarian)
Derived from Bulgarian цвет (tsvet) meaning "flower, blossom".
Urszula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: oor-SHOO-la
Personal remark: oor-SHOO-la
Polish form of Ursula.
Valentin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Romanian, German, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish
Other Scripts: Валентин(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: VA-LAHN-TEHN(French) va-lehn-TEEN(Romanian) VA-lehn-teen(German) VA-lehn-kyin(Czech) və-lyin-TYEEN(Russian)
Personal remark: VAL-in-teen
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1) in several languages.
Valerian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
Other Scripts: Валериан(Russian) ვალერიან(Georgian)
Pronounced: və-LIR-ee-ən(English)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Valko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Вълко(Bulgarian)
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) meaning "wolf".
Velimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Велимир(Serbian)
Derived from the Slavic elements velĭ "great" and mirŭ "peace, world".
Verica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian
Other Scripts: Верица(Serbian)
Serbian and Croatian diminutive of Vera 1.
Vlasta
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Власта(Serbian)
Pronounced: VLA-sta(Czech, Slovak)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element volstĭ meaning "power, rule, sovereignty". Descendants of this word include Czech vlast "homeland" and Serbo-Croatian vlast "power". It is sometimes masculine in Czech and Serbian.
Volodiměrŭ
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Slavic [1]
Other Scripts: Володимѣръ(Old East Slavic)
Old East Slavic form of Vladimir.
Volya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Воля(Russian)
Pronounced: VO-lyə
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.
Vratislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: VRA-kyi-slaf(Czech) VRA-kyee-slow(Slovak)
Derived from the Slavic elements vortiti (Czech vrátit) meaning "to return" and slava meaning "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).
Vukašin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Вукашин(Serbian)
Derived from Serbian vuk meaning "wolf". This was the name of a 14th-century Serbian ruler.
Vyacheslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Вячеслав(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: vyi-chi-SLAF(Russian) wya-cheh-SLOW(Ukrainian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Veceslav (see Václav).
Yana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Яна(Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: YA-nə(Russian)
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.
Yasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Яша(Russian)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Russian diminutive of Yakov.
Yekaterina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Екатерина(Russian)
Pronounced: yi-kə-tyi-RYEE-nə, i-kə-tyi-RYEE-nə
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.
Yelizaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Елизавета(Russian)
Pronounced: yi-lyi-zu-VYEH-tə, i-lyi-zu-VYEH-tə
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.
Yelysaveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Єлисавета(Ukrainian)
Traditional Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.
Yeva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Ева(Russian) Єва(Ukrainian) Եվա(Armenian)
Pronounced: YEH-və(Russian) yeh-VAH(Armenian)
Personal remark: YEH-və
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Eve.
Yevpraksiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Евпраксия(Russian)
Pronounced: yif-PRA-ksyi-yə, if-PRA-ksyi-yə
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.
Yordan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Йордан(Bulgarian)
Bulgarian form of Jordan.
Žana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovene, Croatian
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Slovene and Croatian form of Gianna.
Žaneta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Pronounced: ZHA-neh-ta(Czech, Slovak)
Personal remark: ZHA-neh-ta
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Jeannette.
Zarja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovene
Slovene variant of Zora.
Zawisza
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Archaic)
Pronounced: za-VEE-sha
Personal remark: za-VEE-sha
Polish cognate of Záviš.
Željka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Other Scripts: Жељка(Serbian)
Pronounced: ZHEHL-ka(Croatian, Serbian)
Personal remark: ZHEHL-ka
Feminine form of Željko.
Zhanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Жанна(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: ZHAN-nə(Russian)
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.
Zhannochka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Жанночка(Russian)
Diminutive of Zhanna.
Zhivka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Живка(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Živko.
Živa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slavic Mythology, Slovene, Serbian
Other Scripts: Жива(Serbian)
From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.
Živka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Живка(Serbian, Macedonian)
Feminine form of Živko.
Zlata
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Злата(Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: ZLA-ta(Czech) ZLA-tə(Russian)
Rating: 80% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Zlatan.
Zora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Other Scripts: Зора(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: ZO-ra(Czech) ZAW-ra(Slovak)
Rating: 90% based on 1 vote
Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.
Zorica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Зорица(Serbian, Macedonian)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian diminutive of Zora.
Zoryana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Зоряна(Ukrainian)
Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".
Zosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ZAW-sha
Personal remark: ZAW-sha
Diminutive of Zofia.
Zvezda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from zvezda meaning "star".
Zvonimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.
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