Russian Girl Names
- Viktoria
- Vilma
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of Vilhelmina; a Polish place-nameDescription:
Not much to recommend this relative of Wilma; consider Willa or Willow instead.
- Evgenia
- Zoa
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"life"Description:
Possibly a variation of the ultra-popular Greek Zoe, Zoa was given to around 2 dozen baby girls each recent year.
- Zhanna
Origin:
Russian variation of JaneDescription:
Makes Jane anything but plain.
- Fanya
Origin:
Slavic and Russian diminutive of FrancesMeaning:
"from France; free man"Description:
Fanya might make an international and unusual short form for the classic Frances, or could stand as a full name on its own. Definitely classier than Tanya but with the same Eastern European flavor.
- Roksana
Origin:
Polish and Russian variation of RoxaneDescription:
Plausible name for parents with Slavic roots, known as the wife of Alexander the Great.
- Lidia
- Yekaterina
Origin:
Russian variation of KatherineDescription:
An overly elaborate version for use in this country.
- Talya
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of Natalya; also spelling variation of TaliaDescription:
See TALIA.
- Yevgeniya
Origin:
Russian form of EugeniaMeaning:
"well born"Description:
In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.
- Valka
- Ganya
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"clever"Description:
Tanya with a G.
- Nastya
- Lelya
- Nelya
Origin:
English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et al: "bright, shining one"Meaning:
"bright, shining one"
- Tati
Origin:
Short form of TatianaDescription:
Argentine model Tati Cotliar is bringing notice to this shortening of the classic Russian name Tatiana. Tati is cute but teasable; you may need to have supermodel looks and poise to pull it off.
- Dusya
- Venera
- Tatyana
Origin:
Spelling variation of TatianaDescription:
Tatyana, an alternate spelling of the lovely Tatiana, definitely has its followers.