Russian Names that Start With D

Dimitri is a Slavic variation of the Russian Dmitriy, a name that comes from the Greek Demetrius. Demetrius was derived from Demeter, the name of the Greek goddess of fertility and farming. Among the possible spelling variations are Dmitri, Dmitrii, Dmitriy, and Dmitry.

Converting Damian to Damien – or Julian to Julien or Lucian to Lucien – adds a certain je ne sais quoi to names. But most people in English speaking areas will still pronounce this the same as the -an ending form. The French pronunciation is more like "dah-mee-u(n)".

The beguiling Darya is the name of a character in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. As a Russian name, it's a spelling variation of Daria, while in Iran, it's a girl's name that means "the sea".

Nice, energetic -- dare we say dashing. -- quality.

Courageous sister of Raskolnikov in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment.

Worldly, artistic and attractive Slavic version of the name of the Greek god of fertility and farming.

Appealing Daniel diminutive, similar to other Russian names like Vanya and Ilya.