Prascovie
From Russian Праско́вья (Praskóvʹja).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
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Renja
Possibly from Russian Реня (Renja), from Latin regina; such a Russian name is at best rare, however. Compare Anja, Ronja, Sonja, Tanja; alternatively perhaps based on names…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Rúrik
Borrowed from English and Scandinavian languages. The popular serial novel The Gunmaker of Moscow by American author Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., available in Icelandic translation as…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Sacha
Borrowed from French Sacha. From Russian Са́ша (Sáša).
- Gender
- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Saša
Borrowed from Russian Са́ша (Sáša).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sasha
Borrowed from the Slavic diminutive form of Alexander and Alexandra; in English mostly from Russian Са́ша (Sáša), a diminutive form for both Алекса́ндр m (Aleksándr,…
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Scheherazade
Borrowed from German Scheherazade, from Russian Шехераза́да (Šexerazáda), from Classical Persian شَهْرَازَاد (šahrāzād), alternative form of شَهْرْزَاد (šahrzād); either a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends E
Serguei
Borrowed from Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), a learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Σέργιος (Sérgios), borrowed from Latin Sergius, possibly borrowed from Etruscan.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Siina
In eastern Finland from Russian Зи́на (Zína), a pet form of Зинаи́да (Zinaída). In western Finland, short form of (mostly archaic) names ending in -siina, such as Fransiina and…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Slaven
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, but, unlike the alternative forms, not directly inherited. The -a- vowel in the first syllable apparently derives from Russian Church…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Slàvēn
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *slověninъ, but, unlike the alternative forms, not directly inherited. The -a- vowel in the first syllable apparently derives from Russian Church…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Slavik
From Russian Славик (Slavik) and Ukrainian Славік (Slavik).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Soňa
Derived from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), from Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía). Cognate to English Sonya.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sonia
Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophia”). From Russian Со́ня (Sónja), pet form of Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sophie”). From Russian Со́ня (Sónja).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sónia
Borrowed from Russian Соня (Sonja).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Sônia
Borrowed from Russian Со́ня (Sónja).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Sonja
From Russian Со́ня (Sónja).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sonya
Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Со́ня (Sónja), an informal pet form of Со́фья (Sófʹja), Софі́я (Sofíja) or Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), from the Ancient Greek σοφία…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Svetlānā
Borrowed from Russian Светла́на (Svetlána).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends Ā
Tânia
Borrowed from Russian Та́ня (Tánja).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Tanja
From Russian Та́ня (Tánja), short for Татья́на (Tatʹjána). Cognate to English Tania. From Russian Таня (Tanja), diminutive of Татьяна (Tatʹjana), whence less common German…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Tarja
Karelian form of a Greek Orthodox saint's name, from Russian Дарья (Darʹja), from a feminine form of Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos). Cognate with English Daria.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Tatiana
Popular saints' name in the Eastern Orthodox Church, feminine of Latin Tatiānus, from Tatius (a Roman family name of obscure origin) + -ānus. Modern English usage is derived…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends A
Tatjana
Borrowed from Russian Татья́на (Tatʹjána), from Latin Tatiana. Cognate to English Tatiana.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Vânia
Borrowed from Russian Ва́ня (Vánja), a diminutive form of Ива́н (Iván).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Vanja
Borrowed from Russian Ваня (Vanja).
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- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Vera
Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Ве́ра (Véra, “faith”). By folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera (“true”). Ultimately from…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Vitali
From Russian Вита́лий (Vitálij), from Latin.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends I
Vladimir
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir), as well as from other Slavic cognates, and reinforced by Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church,…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Vladīmir
Borrowed from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Vladimiro
Eventually from Russian Владимир (Vladimir).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends O
Wladimir
From Russian Владимир (Vladimir). Doublet of Waldemar.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Yuri
* From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里. Borrowed from Russian Ю́рий…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Zoja
Borrowed from Russian Зо́я (Zója), equivalent to Czech Zoe and English Zoe. Borrowed from Russian Зо́я (Zója).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A