Russian girls' names

Darya (Dasha, Dashenka, Dashunya)
Female name of Persian King Daria.
From Old Persian "winner"

Diana (Dianochka)
Goddess Diana id the protector of
Moon and hunting (Old Roman Mythology)

Dina (Dinochka)
from Greek word "dinamis" means
"power" or from Arabic word "din" means "faith".

Zhanna (Zhana, Zhanochka)
from French name Ioanna means "Grace"

Eve (Eva)
from Old Jewish "life". Eva is the name of Biblical mother.

Eugenia (Zhenya, Zhenechka)
from Old Greek word "noble"

Ekaterina (Katya, Katerina, Katyusha, Katenka)
from Old Greek word "katarios" means "chaste"

Elena (Lena, Helen, Lenochka)
from Old Greek. Probably means "peculiar"

Elizaveta (Lizaveta, Liza, Lizonka, Lizochka)
from Old Jewish word that means "vow to God"

Zinaida (Zina, Zinochka)
from Old Greek word, that means "born by Zeus"

Zoya (Zoechka)
from Old Greek word that means "life"

Irina (Ira, Irochka, Irusik, Irinka, Irene)
from Old Greek word that means "peace"

Lada (Ladushka, Ladochka)
Slavic name means "nice", "wife"

Larisa (Lala, Lalya, Lara, Larochka)
from Old Greek city Larissa or from Latin word "lyarus" meaning "sea gull"

Lesya

Lidiya (Lida, Lidusik)
Lidiya is the area in Asia Minor

Liliya (Lilya, Lilechka)
From the name of flower lily

Lubov (Luba, Lubochka)
from Slavic word meaning "love"

Lyudmila (Luda, Lyudochka)
Slavic name means "likable"

Nataliya (Natasha, Natalie, Natashenka, Natalochka, Natka)
From Latin word "Natalis" meaning "own"

Olga (Olya, Lyolya, Olechka, Olenka)

Polina (Polinochka)
colloquial form of name Appolinaria. Appolinaria is from Old Greek gods of Sun Apollo

Raisa (Raya, Raechka)
from Old Greek word meaning "obedient, yielding"

Ruslana (Rusya, Ruslanochka)
from male Ruslan

Svetlana (Sveta, Svetochka)
from Slavic word meaning "light"

Snezhana (Snezhanochka)

Sofiya (Sofiya, Sofa, Sofika, Sofochka)
from Old Greek word meaning "wisdom"

Tatyana (Tanya, Tania, Tanyushka, Tanechka)
from Old Greek word meaning "organizer", "founder"

Fransuaza

Khristina (Hristina, Kristinochka)
from Old Greek word meaning "devoted to Christ"

Eleonora

Elvira

Yuliya (Yuliya, Yulechka, Yulenka)
from male name Yuli. Yuli from Latin word "yulius" meaning "frizzy", "fluffy"

Yadviga
from Old German word meaning "wealthy warrior"

Yana (Yanochka)


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