Russian Names that Start With Y

An attractive, widely appealing, multicultural option, Yuna has its roots in Japanese, Breton, Korean, Chinese. KPOP singer Yuna may be attracting some attention to her name, as might influencer Yunabugs who shares her life with her eight dachshunds on Instagram. Also used in the game franchise Final Fantasy, it is a popular choice in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

One of many international versions of this classic.

A less-known member of the Sasha-Misha family, deriving from Yakov, the Russian form of Jacob.

Common Russian name familiarized here via cosmonaut Yury Gagarin and a character in Dr. Zhivago, but we don't see it ever gaining permanent resident status.

A Top 10 name in Moscow. In Russian, the emphasis is put on the first syllable.

What a difference a couple of letters make: Old World version of most popular name never quite made it out of the shtetl.

An intriguing, elaborate form of Catherine, although the similar Ekaterina may be more usable in Anglophone countries.

In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.

See EUGENE.