Russian Female Names
Agafia - good
Agnessa (Nessa, Nesha, Netia) - gentle
Agrafina - born feet first
Akillina - eagle
Alena/Olena (Lenusya, Lila, Lyalechka, Lyalya, Alenka) - light
Alexandra/Aleksandra (Sasha, Sashenka, Shura, Shurochka, Sacha) - defender of
mankind
Alina - bright, beautiful
Alla (Allochka)
Alma - name of River
Amalija - industrious
Anastasia (Tasya, Tasenka, Stasya, Nastya) - Resurrection
Ana (Anya, Anechka, Asya, Vanya) - grace
Antonina (Tonya, Tonechka) - inestimable
Asenka - graceful
Bruna - dark haired
Dasha - gift of God
Devora (Debora) - bee
Dinah (Dina) - judged
Dominika (Mika) - born on Sunday, belonging to the Lord
Doroteya (Dosya, Dasha) - God's gift
Duscha - sould , term of endearment
Ekaterina/Yekaterina/Katerina (Katya, Katyenka, Katyushka, Katinka, Kiska,
Katuscha) - pure
Elena/Yelena (Lena, Lenochka, Lenusya, Liolya) - pure
Elizabeth/Elizaveta/Yelizaveta (Liza, Lizette, Lisil, Lisilka, Betti, Lizanka,
Lizabeta) - consecrated to God
Eva - life
Evelina - life
Evgenya/Yevgenya (Zenya, Zenechka) - well born
Feodora - gift of God
Galina (Galya, Galochka, Galenka) - God has redeemed
Ilya - God is the Lord
Inessa - gentle, pure
Irina (Ira) - peace
Irisa - rainbow
Ivana - God's gracious gift
Karolina - petite, feminine
Kira (Kirochka) - light
Kisa - kitty
Kostya (Kostenka, Kotik, Kostyusha) - constant
Lada - mythological goddess of beauty
Lara - famous
Larisa (Lara, Larochka) - cheerful
Lenora - light
Lida (Lidiya, Lidochka) - happy
Lubmila - loving
Lyudmila (Lyuba, Lyubochka, Lyubonka, Luda, Mila, Milena) - people's love
Mara/Maria (Manya, Marya, Masha, Marusya, Manechka, Mashenka, Mura, Marisha) -
bitter
Margarete (Margo, Margosha, Rita) - a pearl
Marianna (Masha) - rebellious
Marina (Marinochka) - sea-maid
Mavra - Moorish
Nadezhda (Nadya, Nadiya, Nadenka, Nadyenka,Nadysha, Nadyuiska, Dusya) - hope
Narkissa - daffodil
Nastassia - resurrection
Natalia/Natalya (Natasha, Natashenka, Tasha) - born at Christmas
Nika (Domka, Mika) - belonging to God
Nina (Ninochka) - grace
Oksana (Ksana, Ksanochka, Oksanochka) - praise be to God
Olga (Olya, Olenka, Olechka) - holy
Orlenda - female eagle
Parasha - born on Good Friday
Pasha - Easter
Pheodora - divine gift
Rahil - innocence of a lamb
Sabina - Sabine woman
Sinovia - stranger
Sonya (Sofia, Sofiya, Sonechka, Sonyuru, Sonyusha) - wisdom
Stephania (Panya, Stesha) - crowned with laurel
Svetlana (Sveta, Svetochka) - star, bright
Tatyana (Tanya, Tanechka) - fairy queen
Theodosia (Theda, Feodora) - gift of God
Ursola/Ursula - little bear
Valentina (Tina) - strong, brave
Varinka - stranger
Varvara (Varya, Varenka, Varyusha) - the stranger
Velika - great
Vera (Verochka) - believe
Vilma - resolute protector
Yuliya (Yulenka) - youth
Zenaida (Zena, Zenochka) - daughter of Zeus
Zenevieva (Zinerva) - white wave
Zoya (Zoyenka, Zoyechka) - life