Russian Names for Boys
- Yelisei
- Dima
- Oleg
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"holy"Description:
This common Russian name has a somewhat effete pencil-thin-moustached image here.
- Tishka
- Anatoly
Origin:
Russian, from GreekMeaning:
"from the east, rising sun"Description:
A sweet and gentle-sounding Russian name with a sunny meaning, typically nicknamed Tolya in Russia. It can also be written as Anatoli or Anatoliy.
- Zhivago
Origin:
Russian literary nameMeaning:
"life"Description:
For lovers of Pasternak's great doctor, a lively middle name choice, one made by actress Nia Long.
- Shura
Origin:
Russian diminutive of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
Shura is a unisex Russian nickname for Aleksandr or Aleksandra, themselves forms of Alexander. Less known in the English=speaking world than Sasha, it's also more assertive -- probably because of that "sure" sound.
- Yakov
Origin:
Russian variation of JacobMeaning:
"supplanter"Description:
What a difference a couple of letters make: Old World version of most popular name never quite made it out of the shtetl.
- Dimka
- Feodore
- Dema
- Aleksei
- Aleksandr
Origin:
Russian; Armenian, from GreekMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
A form of Alexander commonly used in Russia, Armenia, Estonia and Kazakhstan.
- Yeremy
- Feodor
- Georgi
Origin:
Russian variation of GeorgeDescription:
Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.
- Sanya
Origin:
Diminutive of Aleksandr, Russian from GreekDescription:
An alternative to Sasha, another common Russian nickname for Aleksander.
- Yvor
- Sergey
- Evgeni