Russian Names for Boys

  1. Tolya
    • Slava
      • Origin:

        Slavic
      • Meaning:

        "glory"
      • Description:

        Bold and spirited sounding Slavic short form of male and female names containing the element slava "glory".
    • Venka
      • Tiriro
        • Stas
          • Arseni
            • Denka
              • Valery
                • Fedir
                  • Danylo
                    • Arkadi
                      • Origin:

                        Russian from Greek
                      • Meaning:

                        "Arcadia"
                      • Description:

                        Nice, bouncy three-syllable rhythm, à la Jeremy and Barnaby.
                    • Iustin
                      • Zinov
                        • Matvei
                          • Bogdan
                            • Origin:

                              Russian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian
                            • Meaning:

                              "gift from God"
                            • Description:

                              Popular in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Russia, and familiar in the UK too, Bogdan is a rugged and strong sounding choice with a similar meaning to US favorite Theodore. Made up of the Slavic elements bogŭ and danŭ, it means "gift from God".
                          • Hedeon
                            • Origin:

                              Russian variation of Gideon
                            • Description:

                              A not as appealing variation on an attractive original.
                          • Savya
                            • Origin:

                              Indian, Hindi
                            • Meaning:

                              "Lord Vishnu"
                            • Description:

                              An epithet of Lord Vishnu in Hindu legend.
                          • Gedeon
                            • Varfolomei
                              • Deniskov
                                • Origin:

                                  Russian variation of Dennis, French from Greek
                                • Meaning:

                                  "god of Nysa"