Eastern European Names

  1. Dosia
    • Origin:

      Short form of Theodosia, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "giving to God"
    • Description:

      Dosia is rare but not foreign, especially since the antiquated name Theodosia was highlighted in the play Hamilton.
  2. Rez
    • Origin:

      Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "having copper-colored hair"
    • Description:

      A beyond unusual choice for a little redhead.
  3. Georgi
    • Origin:

      Russian variation of George
    • Description:

      Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.
  4. Toman
    • Sanya
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Aleksandr, Russian from Greek
      • Description:

        An alternative to Sasha, another common Russian nickname for Aleksander.
    • Riki
      • Larka
        • Vica
          • Origin:

            Hungarian variation of Vita
          • Description:

            A particularly distinctive and dainty example of the life-affirming family of names.
        • Berta
          • Origin:

            Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Scandinavian variation of Bertha
          • Meaning:

            "bright"
          • Description:

            A pan-European variant of Bertha and nickname for -berta ending names, such as Alberta and Roberta. It's certainly much more appealing than its predecessor, but unlikely to become a hit in the US anytime soon.
        • Bron
          • Origin:

            Polish diminutive of Bronislaw
          • Description:

            Crisply appealing.
        • Izabele
          • Yvor
            • Lyuka
              • Sergey
                • Itka
                  • Agi
                    • Evgeni
                      • Kriska
                        • Dorota
                          • Olenka