Ukrainian
names are used in the country of Ukraine in eastern Europe.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ANDRELLY Russian, UkrainianThe first occurrence that I found was of Mikhaila Orosvigovskago ANDRELLY, or ANDRELLA (author of religious literature, in the century XVI) .
BARNO Italian, Ukrainian, French, Ancient Aramaic, RussianThe surname Barno was first found in the north of Italy, especially in Tuscany. The name occasionally appears in the south, usually in forms which end in "o," but the northern forms ending in "i" are much more common... [
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BARSKIY Барський UkrainianMeans "of Bar", referring to the city of Bar in the Vínnitsya Oblast.
BILYK Білик UkrainianDerived from the word білий meaning "white" in Ukrainian.
BORISOW UkrainianThe origin of this name comes from Ukraine, the original name being Borisov.
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.
CHERNESKI UkrainianThis surname means 'black', from the Slavic root word cherno or charno.
DATSYUK Дацюк Ukrainian, RussianBelieved to mean “to give or provide with a service.” The prefix -uk is a diminutive.
DURKO Дурко Russian, Ukrainian, BelarusianDerived either from Russian дурной
(durnoy) or Ukrainian дурний
(durnyi) or Belarusian дурны
(durny) all meaning "dump, foolish, stupid".
DZIUBA Дзю́ба Polish, Russian, UkrainianDerived from Polish
dziub or Ukrainian
dzyuba. It is a nickname for a person with pock-marks on his or her face.
GANUS Russian, UkrainianPossibly derived from Russian анис
(anis) referring to the anise (
Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name
Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن
(ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion
ISLAM.
GOGOL Го́голь Ukrainian, Polish, JewishMeans "Common goldeneye (a type of duck)" in Ukrainian. Possibly a name for a fowler. A famous bearer was Nikolai Gogol.
HILLFAIR UkrainianA fair someone. One who does a fair thing. Hill is which lives on a hill, other meanings of a fine hill, good for agriculture, hillfair as a fair hill.
HURBAN Хурбан English, French, Dutch, German, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Romanian, JewishVariant of
URBAN.
KALASHNIK Калашник UkrainianMeans "maker of kalaches", a variant of калачник
(kalachnik) - itself composed of калач
(kalach), a type of bread, and the agent suffix -ник
(-nik). See also
KALASHNIKOV.
KOZAK Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, UkrainianEthnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.
KURYLO UkrainianFrom the personal name
Kurýlo, a Ukrainian form of the ancient Slavic name
Kiril, from Greek
Kyrillos, a derivative of
kyrios ‘Lord.' This was the name of the saint and missionary of the Orthodox Church (826–869) who, together with his brother
Methodios, brought Christianity to the Slavs... [
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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.
LIRNYK Лірник UkrainianDerived from Ukrainian лірник
(lirnyk) meaning "lirnyk". Lirnyky were itinerant Ukrainian musicians who performed religious, historical and epic songs to the accompaniment of a lira.
LOPATA Лопата Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Russian лопата
(lopata) or Ukrainian лопата
(lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
LYSKIN Лискін Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian лысы
(lysy) or Russian лысый
(lysy) or Ukrainian лисий
(lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
MALASENCO МАЛАШЕНКО UkrainianThis surname is a moderately common Ukrainian name and was formed from the Hebrew name MALACHI. After 988 A.D., every Slav, having been baptized, would undergo a ceremony, conducted by a priest, to receive a Christian name... [
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MALAYA Малая Russian, UkrainianFrom Russian малый
(maliy) or Ukrainian малий
(malyy) both meaning "small, little", used as a nickname for a small child or a person who was thin or short in stature. Alternately, it may have come from Tatar малай
(malay) meaning "boy, son" or "apprentice".
MASNICK UkrainianI believe it is Ukranian. I have been told it was spelled a little different and could be of Russian Jewish origin
MATSUPA Мацюпа Ukrainian (Anglicized, ?)Ukrainian; although may also have found in other forms in other countries such as Galicia (Western Ukraine), Poland and Hungary; due to the changing borders and occupation of land at various points in history.
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’.
MOLCHAN Молчан Russian, UkrainianFrom the Russian word молчан meaning "silent" it was often used as a nickname for someone who was soft-spoken and as a given name following Baptism
MUSHKET мушкет Russian, UkrainianMeans "musket, matchlock" from Russian "mušket" - maybe a nickname of some bandit.
MUZYKA Музика Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian музыка
(muzyka) or Ukrainian музика
(muzyka), both possibly derived from German
Musiker meaning "musician".
NAIMAN Ukrainian, JewishBefore Genghis Khan conquered the world, he conquered his neighbors, and his last great victory, in 1204, was over a tribe of Turkic Christians called the Naiman. (Some Naimans today are Christian but most are Jewish.)... [
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ORYSCHAK UkrainianRefers to someone from the village of Oryshkivsti in Ternopil Oblast in present-day Western Ukraine.
PANIBUDLASKA Панібудьласка Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)From the Cossack nickname, derived from the Ukrainian vocative phrase пані, будь ласка!
(pani, bud laska!) meaning "Lady, please!".
PERVAK Первак Ukrainian, RussianDerived either from Russian первый
(pervy) meaning "first" or directly from colloquial Ukrainian первак
(pervak) meaning "firstborn".
PONOMARENKO Пономаренко UkrainianOccupational name for a church bell-ringer from Ukrainian парамонар
(paramonar) meaning "sexton".
POROSHENKO Порошенко UkrainianFrom Ukrainian порох
(porokh) meaning "(gun)powder, dust", used as an occupational name for someone who made or sold gunpowder. A notable bearer is current Ukrainian president
Petro Poroshenko (1965-).
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 Романа 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 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.
RYBALKA Рибалка UkrainianUkrainian surname meaning "fisherman". Derived from
ryba "fish".
SEMAK Семак Ukrainian, RussianEast Slavic surname derived from a Slavic root meaning "seven". This was used as a nickname for someone who was associated with this number and was mainly given to the seventh child.
SHEPTITSKIY Шептицький UkrainianThis indicates familial origin with the village of Sheptychi in Ukraine, which, as of February 2017, is located within Sambir Raion in the Lviv Oblast.
SHOPA UkrainianJewish, found in Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. Native spelling is Шопа.
SHVYDKY Швидкий UkrainianDerived from Ukrainian швидкий (shvydky) meaning "fast, quick".
SOROKA Сорока Ukrainian, JewishFrom the nickname
Soroka meaning "magpie", which indicates a thievish person or a person with a white streak of hair among black hair.
TSYBULENKO Цибуленко UkrainianUkrainian surname created from the Ukrainian word
цибуля (tsybulya) meaning "onion" and the patronymic ending
-enko.
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").
VENGEROV Венге́ров Ukrainian, RussianUkrainian and Russian surname derived from the word
венгр (vengr) meaning "Hungarian".
VOROBEY Воробей UkrainianUkrainian surname taken from the word
воробе́й (vorobey) meaning "sparrow".
VOVK Вовк Ukrainian, SloveneDerived from Ukrainian
вовк (vovk) meaning "wolf", also used in Slovenia.
VTORAK Вторак Ukrainian, RussianDerived either from Russian второй
(vtoroy) meaning "second, other" or directly from dialectal Ukrainian вторак
(vtorak) meaning "secondborn".
YAMPILSKIY Ямпільський Ukrainian (Rare)This was used by people originating from any of various Ukrainian settlements by the name of "Yampil".
ZALUSKY UkrainianDerives from the Slavic word
zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.
ZROBOK Зробок UkrainianZrobok is a Cossack name from the area near Brody in Ukraine. My ancestors came from the village of Bordulaki on the river Styr. Other Zroboks came from the village of Sokolivka. The name means; Someone who has worked to exhaustion.