Awesome Russian Names
- Viktoriya
- Yana
Origin:
Slavic variation of JanaDescription:
A Slavic classic, as common as Jane or Joan here.
- Yekaterina
Origin:
Russian variation of KatherineDescription:
An overly elaborate version for use in this country.
- Yelena
Origin:
Russian variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining one"Description:
One of many international versions of this classic.
- Yelizaveta
- Yeva
Origin:
Russian and Armenian variation of Eve, HebrewMeaning:
"life"Description:
A Top 10 name in Moscow. In Russian, the emphasis is put on the first syllable.
- Yulia
Origin:
Russian, variation of Yuliya, cognate of JuliaMeaning:
"youth"Description:
This is the Armenian version of the familia Julia, which has a rich and evocative sound. Other variations are Iuliya, and the diminitive Yulya.
- Yuliana
Origin:
Russian variation of Juliana, LatinMeaning:
"youthful or sky father"Description:
Julia is a name that's ancient and hallowed enough to not only have many variations, but for its variations to have variations. Juliana has been consistently used in the US and Europe, sometimes spelled Julianna. Yuliana or Yulianna is the Russian version. That Y at the beginning makes the name sound distinctly more exotic in the US.
- Yuri
Origin:
Russian variation of GeorgeDescription:
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.
- Zhanna
Origin:
Russian variation of JaneDescription:
Makes Jane anything but plain.
- Zoya
Origin:
Russian and Greek variation of ZoeDescription:
Now that Zoe is getting wildly popular in the U.S. and the U.K. -- one poll puts it at number one in Wales -- parents may start hunting down fresh twists like this.