Russian Names for Boys
- Gogol
Origin:
Russian surnameDescription:
The unlikely name of the hero of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, named for an author his father revered.
- Yevgeny
Origin:
Russian variation of EugeneDescription:
See EUGENE.
- Jeremie
- Sergo
- Denya
- Valerii
- Samvel
- Zavid
Origin:
Russian, meaning unknownDescription:
This Old Russian name is mentioned in several genealogical sources, but few modern name books. Pronounced either to rhyme with David, or as zah-VEED, it can be a highly unusual alternative.
- Ioann
- Bogdashka
- Timofey
Origin:
Russian variation of TimothyMeaning:
"honoring God"Description:
A form of Timothy that is popular in its native Russia.
- Demyan
- Makar
- Danil
- Kesha
- Moisey
Origin:
Russian variation of MosesMeaning:
"delivered from the water"Description:
Russian translation of Moses.
- Aronoa
- Urvan
- Yefrem
- Gervasi