Belarusian
names are used in the country of Belarus in eastern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BUMBA Бомба, Бумба Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Italian, Catalan, Occitan, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Latvian, LithuanianVariant of
BOMBA.
CHALUJ Халуй BelarusianDerived from Belarusian халуй
(chaluj), a derogatory word meaning "lackey, groveller".
CRESS German, Jewish, BelarusianA variant of the German surname Kress. From the Middle High German "kresse" meaning "gudgeon" (a type of fish) or the Old High German "krassig", meaning "greedy". Can also be from an altered form of the names Erasmus or Christian, or the Latin spelling of the Cyrillic "КРЕСС".
DRABKIN Belarusian, JewishJewish (from Belarus): metronymic from Yiddish drabke “loose woman”. Can also be from drabki
Belarusian 'light cart' (+ the same suffix -in), an occupational name for a coachman (Alexander Beider)....
[more] DURKO Дурко Russian, Ukrainian, BelarusianDerived either from Russian дурной
(durnoy) or Ukrainian дурний
(durnyi) or Belarusian дурны
(durny) all meaning "dump, foolish, stupid".
GAVAZANSKY Belarusian, JewishMeans "from the town of Gavezhno". Gavezhno is a town in Belarus. For more information go here http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/54surnames.htm
GRETZKY Грэцкі Russian, BelarusianOriginally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
HILEVICH Гілевіч BelarusianDerived from the Belarusian word гіль (
hiĺ) meaning "bullfinch" (a name given to two groups of passerine birds) in Belarusian.
HURBAN Хурбан English, French, Dutch, German, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Romanian, JewishVariant of
URBAN.
KASPEROVICH Касперович BelarusianThe last name taken literally is Kasper's son with -vich being a common patronymic suffix in Belarus and other slavic countries. The Kasper likey refers to an unknown Kasper in the family. However some stories tie the name to one of the wise men who visited Jesus after his birth - not named in the Bible but later referred to as Gaspar or Caspar/Kaspar in Eastern European traditions.
KOT Кот BelarusianDerived from Belarusian кот
(kot) meaning "tomcat".
KOVALESKI BelarusianHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
KUZMA Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the personal name
KUZMA, Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’, ‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely revered in the Eastern Church.
LYSKIN Лыскін Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian лысы
(lysy) or Russian лысый
(lysy) or Ukrainian лисий
(lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
MILAN Мілан Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, RussianFrom the given name
MILAN, a derivative of names such as
BOHUMIL and
MILOSLAV, containing the Slavic elements
mil or
milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
MUZYKA Музыка Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian музыка
(muzyka) or Ukrainian музика
(muzyka), both possibly derived from German
Musiker meaning "musician".
PALIAK Паляк BelarusianDerived from Belarusian паляк
(paliak) meaning "Pole, Polish".
PIERAHUD Перагуд BelarusianDerived from Belarusian перагуд
(pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
PRYMAK Прымак BelarusianDerived from Belarusian прымак
(prymak) meaning "live-in son-in-law (man who marries and lives with his wife's family)".
ROMAN Catalan, French, Polish, English, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the Latin personal name
ROMANUS, which originally meant "Roman". This name was borne by several saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen.
ROMANA Рамана Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, English (Rare), German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the feminine form of the Latin personal name
ROMANUS, which originally meant "Roman".
RYBAK Рыба́к Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, JewishMeans "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word
ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
ŠELIEH Шэлег BelarusianDerived from Belarusian шэлег
(šelieh), a word used for various medieval small coins, primarily for silver and copper solidi, ultimately from the German word
Schilling meaning "shilling".
URBAN English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, JewishFrom a medieval personal name (Latin Urbanus meaning "city dweller", a derivative of urbs meaning "town", "city").
ZHABA Жаба Belarusian, RussianDerived from Belarusian жаба
(zhaba) meaning "toad, frog". This is an ancient Belarusian noble surname.
ZYK Russian, BelarusianA Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.