Russian Names
- Orina
Origin:
Russian variation of IreneDescription:
Better: Irina.
- Kesar
- Gogol
Origin:
Russian surnameDescription:
The unlikely name of the hero of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, named for an author his father revered.
- Nadka
- Grigori
- Motka
- Todor
- Myusya
- Fedor
- Deniska
Origin:
Russian variation of Dennis, French from GreekMeaning:
"god of Nysa"
- Slavik
- Izabela
- Rostya
- Konstantin
- Sarra
- Yaryna
- Efrem
Origin:
Russian variation of EphraimDescription:
Phonetic spelling brought to light by actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Tatjana
Origin:
German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, SerbianMeaning:
"from Latin family name"Description:
Tatjana is an interesting twist on an already uncommon name, borne by German-born supermodel Tatjana Patitz. Note that as j is pronounced as y in German, the name is spoken just like sisters Tatiana and Tatyana.
- Jereni
- Samuil