Choosing a name for your little princess is a pleasant and, at the same time, responsible process. Future parents, as well as grandparents, are sorting through everything possible options before settling on one. The name with which a girl comes into this world largely determines her character and further fate.

Over the name for a newborn baby sometimes you have to "sweat"

Possible criteria for choosing a name for a girl

Most best name it can be very difficult for a daughter to choose, especially when disagreements arise between mom and dad. Parents sort through the maximum number of options, paying attention to both fashionable and old ones.

First of all, they consider the beautiful Russian royal names that the Rurik girls were called - Ekaterina, Sofia, Anastasia, Anna, Alexandra, Elizabeth, Maria. They recall unusual old ones - Aglaya, Angelina, Lukerya, Evdokia, Iraida, Claudia, Marta, Pelageya. Each of the options has a unique origin and meaning.

Someone wants to name a newborn in memory of close person. In this case, it is worth remembering that it is not correct to name your child after a deceased relative. Consider interesting and rare names for girls. Also choose by value, by church calendar, according to the horoscope and the advice of an astrologer.

By name meaning

When naming a child, they look at the meaning of the name when they want to give certain features to his character. In addition, no one wants a letter code to have a bad meaning.

• Aglaya - "shining". Aglai are bright personalities, ideas and emotions literally gush out of them, they are always ahead and ready to lead their team behind them.
• Alexandra is a strong letter code, which means “strong-willed” in translation. Children profitably use their natural data, they know how to carefully hide emotions.
• Anastasia - "resurrected". Nastya's girls are kind and gentle, but with strong character. Very dreamy nature.
• Angelina - "messenger". The name is gentle, the word "angel" is clearly read in it, but its owners are energetic and decisive.
• Anna - one of the names of the royal family, translated as "brave". Ani is principled, accurate, patient.
• Catherine - means "chaste". Katya grow up intellectually developed and purposeful, able to achieve success.
• Iraida - in translation - "heroine". Iraids are active and proud. Such people in life achieve everything they want.
• Claudia - "stubborn". perseverance is main feature Klava's character, and this helps her a lot in life.
• Mary means "serenity". An affectionate nature that wants to warm and protect everyone around.
• Martha - "noble". A young lady with a rare and beautiful name grows up calm, balanced and caring.
• Sophia (Sofia) - means "reasonable, wise." Girls with this name usually have a rich inner world. In life they are lucky and happy.

According to the church calendar

The method of choosing a name according to the Saints is popular. It is believed that a child named according to the church calendar is under the protection of his guardian angel from the first days of life. A Saint's day is celebrated daily. It remains to choose one of them.

The most beautiful church female names for a daughter have Slavic, Greek and Hebrew roots. It is also worth finding information about why a person was canonized as a Saint. With a difficult choice, they look at the adjacent dates and the entire month.

Winter

1. In December, daughters are named after the Saints: Anna, Anastasia, Barbara, Catherine, Zoe, Kira, Lily, Margarita, Mary, Tamara, Tatyana, Ulyana, Yulia.
2. In January, the name day of Arina, Anastasia, Antonina, Agnia, Vasilisa, Barbara, Eugenia, Maria, Melania, Irina, Xenia, Tatyana, Ulyana, Emilia, Yulia. Daughters born in January have a strong character. The name given according to the Saints is able to soften it and endow the girl with tenderness.
3. In February, Agnia, Anna, Alexandra, Alevtina, Arina, Vasilisa, Vera, Zoya, Ekaterina, Inna, Christina, Sofia have Angel Day. Just as in the case of the January daughters, the name of the Saint will soften their unbending winter character.

It is believed that the names according to the holy calendar protect the child throughout his life.

Spring

1. March Saints: Anna, Arina, Barbara, Galina, Daria, Kira, Maria, Marianna, Marina, Nadezhda, Olga, Ulyana, Juliana, Julia. Girls born in the first month of spring are often gentle and indecisive, but at the same time, talented and charming.
2. In April, in the church calendar, the name day of Saints Anastasia, Anna, Barbara, Daria, Larisa, Lydia, Nika, Praskovya, Sofia. Children born in April are successful and talented.
3. May princesses according to the Saints can be called: Valeria, Zhanna, Zoya, John, Tamara, Faina, Fedor, Elsa, Julia.

Summer

1. The June ones are called - Alena, Vera, Elena, Zinaida, Lilia, Susanna, Juliana.
2. In July, the days of the Saints - Agrippina, Valentina, Dinara, Lucia, Margarita, Rimma, Tatiana, Yana.
3. In August - Angela, Angelina, Anna, Anfisa, Daria, Eva, II, Melica, Xenia, Nonna.

Girls born in the autumn season of the family are friendly and easy to communicate with.

Autumn

Autumn children are diligent, diligent and strive for excellence:

1. In September, the name day of Alena, Vasilisa, Elena, Lyudmila, Martha, Oksana, Regina, Seraphim, Sofia, Fekla, Elsa.
2. In October - Ariadne, Arina, Vera, Veronica, Virineya, Dora, Elizabeth, Zlata, Marianne, Polina, Tatiana, Fevronia.
3. In November - Arina, Anna, Alexandra, Glykeria, Elizabeth, Martha, Matrona, Neonilla, Nina, Olga, Stephanie.

The list of beautiful Orthodox names can be continued for a long time. It can be obtained at the church where the parents are going to baptize the child. The lists may differ depending on the monastery in which they were compiled.

Horoscope

Some parents turn to astrology and horoscopes to choose a name. In this case, there is also food for thought, since several options are suitable for each sign of the zodiac at once - simple and not very. The following are beautiful modern names according to the signs of the zodiac.

Sometimes when choosing a name, they are guided by astrological principles.

• Aries sign correspond girl names Alice, Allah, Ray.
• Taurus is called Angela, Diana, Maya, Monica.
• Gemini women wear sonorous names- Aksinya, Albina, Yvette, Clara, Taisia, Eliza.
• Cancer girls are very impressionable people. The names of Bogdan, Lolita, Melania are suitable for them.
• The majestic Lions are called accordingly - Aurora, Ilona, ​​Emma.
• The names Constance, Regina, Linda are suitable for the feminine Virgo.
• Charming Libra - Veronica, Zlata, Love, Milena, Pelageya, Snezhana.
• Owners of a changeable character, born under the sign of Scorpio, are called Louise, Martha, Elina.
• Sagittarians are called Zhanna, Marianna, Fekla.
• Capricorns - Barbara, Kira, Renata.
• The Aquarius girl is given the name Ilona or Aelita.
• Pisces - Amelia, Eve.

Other criteria

By time of year:

• trying to balance the winter atmosphere, they call their daughters sunny and warm names - Svetlana, Lyudmila, Natalya;
• in the spring, daughters are called more harshly - Irina, Victoria, Ruslana;
• summer children can be called Margarita, Valeria, Antonina;
• autumn - Yesenia, Zlata, Vera, Olesya.

When parents want to highlight a girl, they give her a rare name.

When mom and dad want to highlight their child so that his name is the only one in kindergarten and school, in Russia they give rare and beautiful, sometimes forgotten, old feminine names- Ofelia, Valencia, Dominica. When replacing one letter in the traditional name, new unusual options are obtained: Alesya, Daria, Olena.

By the name of the beloved musical artist or actresses:

• Rihanna;
• Bianca;
• Nastasya.

TOP of the most popular female names of recent years in Russia

This article talks about typical ways to solve your questions, but each case is unique! If you want to know from me how to solve exactly your problem - ask your question. It's fast and free!

Your question:

Your question has been sent to an expert. Remember this page on social networks to follow the answers of the expert in the comments:

1. Sofia;
2. Alice;
3. Pauline;
4. Arina;
5. Victoria;
6. Valeria;
7. Elizabeth;
8. Karina;
9. Milena;
10. Maria.

Great options for naming your baby, but very common these days.

Rare and beautiful Russian names

Turning to the origins, you can remember Russian names, beautiful and old, and choose unusual name for girl. They are old and have a history.

Each of them stores a letter code with meaning:

• Bozhena;
• Olympics;
• Veroslav;
• August;
• Zlatislav;
• Ariadne;
• Lubomir;
• Neonilla;
• Pelagia;
• Praskovya;
• Stanislav;
• Kaleria.

Unusual international names

There are many beautiful female names that sound almost the same in all languages. These names are international: Adeline, Alexandra, Anna, Adriana, Agatha, Agnes, Amalia, Diana, Evangelina, Isabella, Ilona, ​​Clara, Liana, Linda, Laura, Marianne, Mia, Roxanne, Sabrina, Stella, Evelina, Ella.

When choosing a name, you must also look at how it will be combined with the surname and patronymic

The list is, of course, not complete. There are still a lot of options. When choosing a name for your daughter from the list of international ones, you should think about its combination with the surname and patronymic. For example, combinations like Stepanova Adriana Petrovna do not sound very harmonious.

How better not to name a girl?

The name of the daughter must first of all correspond to the nationality and religion. Calling a Russian girl, for example, a Muslim name would be strange.

It is important that it fits the surname and patronymic. TO long surname and patronymic is better to choose short name. For example, Ikonnikova Kira Stanislavovna is easier to pronounce than Ikonnikova Alexandra Stanislavovna.

The future woman will have to bear the name all her life. Perhaps the daughter will become a teacher, educator or director of a large company, and she will often be called by her first name and patronymic. The task of parents is to make sure that the sound does not hurt the ear and is not difficult to pronounce.

It is good when there is a full and abbreviated form of the name. Parents will definitely want to call the child affectionately, therefore, before giving a name, they come up with diminutive forms for him.

Full Russian names- This is both a patronymic, and a name, and a surname. Moreover, patronymic is just what distinguishes the system Russian names from systems adopted in other countries. And as additional forms of the name there are diminutives or nicknames. A nickname could be given to a person at any age. It was associated with its owner even more closely than the name itself received at birth. The nickname spoke, for example, about some character trait of a person or about the place where he once lived. Most often, the nickname was known only to the family and some of the good friends, but in Everyday life it was used very actively. Despite the fine line between old Russian names and nicknames, they were still not the same. It is very difficult to define the boundaries between these concepts.

For example, Russian women gave their children names in order to protect them from evil or unkind deeds. Such names were formed from words that denoted any plants, animals or household items - and, of course, were very similar to nicknames. The year of baptism (988th) became a turning point for Rus'. Since that moment, much has changed in naming, predetermining the naming system for many centuries to come. Now the Russians are like the rest East Slavs, accustomed to calling their children personal names until the end of the 10th century, were forced to get used to the concept of "baptismal name". Then most of the names appeared, which to this day are considered modern Russians. The new order obliged parents to give their babies a name only through the rite of baptism - only in this way could the name be considered correct and real.

Christian names had a variety of origins - Latin, Greek, Hebrew, since the Byzantine Greeks brought together the "representatives" of the names of those peoples who came into contact with them. Even some “general Slavic” ones (Vladimir, Vsevolod, Svyatoslav, Yaroslav) entered the calendar, as well as Scandinavian names(Igor, Olga, Oleg). True, they were considered a privilege of the high class, and commoners, as a rule, were not honored with them.

Only after 1917 did things change, and such “princely” names began to be used much more often. Toward the end of the 16th century, personal pagan nicknames and names were practically forced out of use. Foreign names took root with great difficulty, especially for common people who found it difficult to pronounce them in original form. In those days, there was an active struggle for the correct naming. "Humiliating", incorrect spelling of the name was equated with inflicting shame and dishonor. The perpetrators were punished through the courts.

Only in 1675 did the royal decree come out, where a more loyal attitude to this kind of “crime” was prescribed. Now this situation seems curious to us, since all the names that the Russian people got used to at that time with incredible efforts have become familiar to us and relatives for a long time. Many are even surprised to learn that the majority, it would seem, Russian male And female names have a completely different origin. Here is such an interesting and eventful history of our names.

The meaning of Russian female names

Russian names for girls starting with the letter A

• Alvina- from ancient Germanic - noble, friend, whole.
• Angelia- from German name Anelie, sworn to God.
• august / Augustine(old) - summer
• Avdotya(nar. from Evdokia) - famous
• Avelina(Hebrew) - life force
• aurelia(new) - gold
• Aurora(new) - goddess of the dawn
• Agapia(old) - from Greek. agapao - love.
• Agatha(new) / Agafya / Agathia(old) - from Greek. agatos - good, honest, kind.
• Aglaida(old) - sparkling / daughter of beauty, charms
• Aglaya(new) - brilliant
• Agnes /Agnes(old) - chaste
• Agnia(old) - immaculate or fiery
• Agrippina / Agrefena(old) - from the Roman generic name Agrippus (Agrippa)
• Ada(old) - decoration
• Adina - Hebrew name, translates as "gentle, refined."
• Adele /Adelia/ Adelaide(Old German) - from adal - noble and heid - state, class.
• Aza(old) - first
• Azalea(new) - flowering bush
• Aida(new) - giving harvest
• Isadora- gift of Isis (Greek)
• Aisylu- lunar beauty
• Akilina / Akulina(old) - eagle
• Aksinya(nar. from Xenia) - hospitable or vice versa alien ("xenos")
• Akulina(lat.) - eagle
• Alevtina(old) - alien to evil
• (old) - protector of people
• Alyona(full Elena) - sunny, scarlet, graceful
• (lat.) - someone else's, another
• (new) - charming
• (old) - (from Semitic languages) "goddess"
• Albina(old, cf. new Alvina) - "white"
• Almira(new) - peaceful
• Alfiya(Arabic) - long-liver
• Amina(new) - true
• (old) - resurrected
• Anatolia(new) - eastern
• (old) - angel
• Aneliya(Greek) - light
• Angela(new) - angelic
• Animaisa(old) - sincere
• Anisia / Anisya(old) - sweet-smelling
• Anita(new) - obstinate
• (old) - "grace"
• Antonina / Antonida(old) - kind
• Anthony(old) - entering the battle
• Anfisa/ Anfusa(old) - blooming
• Anfia(old)
• Amira(old Arabic) - princess
• Apollinaria(old) - goddess of the sun
• Arevik(Armenian) - sun
• Ariadne(old) - sleeping
• (nar. from Irina) - calm
• Arcadia(new) - shepherdess
• Arsenia(new) - courageous
• Arsiana
• Artemia(old) - unharmed
• Assel- Kirg. Asel; /æˈsel/; from arab. عسل - "honey", "sweet"
• Asta(old)
• Aster(new) - "flower"
• Astrid(Scand.) - passionate
• Athanasius(old) - immortal
• Aphrodite(old) - arising from sea foam
• Aelita(new) - from Greek. aer - air and lithos - stone
• Aella(new) - from Greek. aello - whirlwind, hurricane

Russian names for girls starting with the letter B

• Bazhen(other Russian) - saint
• Beata(new) - blessing (lat.) - happy (Greek)
• Beatrice(old) - blessing (Latin) - happy (Greek)
• Bela(glory) - beautiful
• Bella(new) - beautiful
• Bellatrix(lat.) - warrior
• Bertha(new) - magnificent
• Bogdan(glorious) - given by god
• Bozena(other Russian) - God's, blessed, gifted by God
• Boleslav(glorious) - more glorious
• Borislav(glor.) - fighting for glory
• Bridget(new) - space
• Bronislava(glorious) - glorious protector

Russian names for girls starting with the letter B

• (old) - strong
• (old) - healthy
• Wanda(glory) - hospitable
• barbarian(old) - savage
• Vasilina(new) - royal
• (old) - royal
• Vassa(old) - queen
• Wenceslas(glorious) - more glorious
• Vevey(old) -
• Velora / Veloria(new) - from the Great October Revolution
• Venus(old) - "love"
• (old) - "faith"
• (old) - faith in victory
• Veselina(glory) - cheerful
• Vesta(old) - patroness of the home. hearth
• Vidana(glory) - prominent
• Quiz(old) - winner
• (old) - "victory"
• Vilena(new) - from V. I. LENIN
• Viola/ Violet / Violanta(new) - "violet"
• Virineya(old) - green, fresh
• Vitaly/ Vitalina(new) - vital
• Viulena(new) - from V.I. Ulyanov LENIN
• Vlada(glory) - owning
• Vladilena(new) - short for "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
• Vladimir(new) - owning the world
• Vladislav(glory) - owning glory
• Vladlena(new) - similar to Vladilena
• Power(glor.) - sovereign
• Will(new) - freestyle
• Vseslav(glorious) - glorious everywhere

Russian names for girls starting with the letter G

• Gaia(new) - spouse
• Gali(old) - bright
• (old) - calm
• Ganna(Ukrainian people from Anna) - fertile
• Guyana/ Gaiania (old) - from the Greek. ge - earth
• Gwyneth(Wales.) - happiness, luck
• Helena(new Ukrainian from Elena) - light
• helium(new) - solar (Helios)
• Gella(old) - fallen into the water
• Henrietta(Old German) - noble beauty
• Gertrude(new) - patroness of women
• Glafira(old) - refined
• Glyceria(old) - sweet
• Gloria(old) - "glory"
• Golub(other Russian) - tender
• Gorislava(glor.) - kindling glory
• Gulane- (Greek) - flower
• Gulnara- (azer.) - pomegranate flower
• Gulchatay

Russian names for girls starting with the letter D

• Dazdraperma(new) - "Long live the First of May!"
• Daina(new) - a different reading of the name Diana
• Dana(new) - goddess of the river
• (old) - winner
• Darina/Daryona(glor.) - donated
• Daryana(new) - winner
• dekabrina(new) - winter
• deya / Dia(new) - divine
• Ginevra- on behalf of King Arthur's wife Guinevere
• Juliet(old) - analogue of Julia
• (new) - on behalf of the Roman goddess Diana
• Delia
• dilya- soul (from Turkmen)
• Dilfuza- silver soul (from Turkmen)
• Dina / Diniya(nar. from old Digna) - "faith"
• Diodora(old) - given by God
• Dionysius(old) - patroness of winemaking
• Dobrava(other Russian) - kind
• Blast furnace / Domina(old) - mistress, mistress of the house.
• Domnica / Dominica(old) - belonging. God
• Donara(new)
• Dorotheus / Dorothea(old) - from Greek. doron - gift, gift and teos - god.

Russian names for girls starting with the letter E

• Eve(old) - giver of life
• (old) - noble
• Evdokia(old) - well-known
• Eulalia(Greek) - eloquent
• Eulampia(Greek) - light
• Eupraxia(old) - doing good deeds, virtue
• Eustolia(old) - well dressed
• Euphalia(old)
• Euphrosyne(Greek) - well-thought, joyful
• (old) - immaculate
• (old) - chosen, shining, sunny
• (old) - worshiping God
• Eliconida(old)
• Hermione(old)
• Yefimia / Euphemia(old) - pious

Russian names for girls starting with the letter J

• (new) - "gift of God"
• Zhdana(other Russian) - waiting
• jasmine

Russian names for girls starting with Z

• Fun(old) - cheerful
• Zaire- Arabic female name, popular among many peoples. In translation, it means "bright, blooming, beautiful." There is also a form ending in -at: Zairat.
• Zara- Persian female name, included in the list of frequently used names among many peoples - means "gold". There are many derivatives of this name, each of which has the root "zar" - "gold": Zarema, Zarai, Zarbiyke, Zargishi, Zarifa, etc.
• Zarema- Persian female name, means "gold". There are options: Zarnigar - "golden beauty", Zarbaft - "golden brocade", Zarbanu - "golden lady"
• Sarina / Zorin(new) - light, golden
• Zaryana- other Slavs
• Zaure - 1) morning Star, Venus. 2) brilliant, sparkling.
• Zvenislav(glory) - spreading glory
• Zemfira(arab.) - recalcitrant
• Zila
• Zinaida(old) - born by Zeus
• Zinovia(old) - "Zeus's power"
• Zlata(glory) - golden
• Zozan(Kurd.) - Alpine meadows
• (old) - "life"

Russian names for girls starting with the letter I

• And bath(nar. from John) - "God's gift"
• Ida(new) - mountainous, "descendant"
• Ilaria(old) - cheerful
• Iliana(new)
• Ilona(new)
• Inga(new) - from other scand. Inguio is the name of the god of abundance.
• Inessa(new) - serene
• (old) - name of Rome / stormy stream
• John(old) - "God's gift"
• And she(old) - "dove"
• Hypatia(new) - related to horses, horse (hippos)
• Hippolyta(new) - from "(g)ippo" - horse and "lithos" - stone, slab
• Irada- Persian female name, found in many peoples, translated means "desire", "desired"
• Iraida(old) - goddess of the rainbow
• Irena(old) - peaceful
• Iroid(old) - heroic, hero's daughter
• Heraclius(old)
• (old) - "peace"
• Isidore(old) - patroness of fertility
• Spark(new) - sincere, bright
• Iphigenia(old) - immortal
• And I(old) - from Greek. ia - violet

Russian names for girls starting with the letter K

• Kadriya
• Kermen(with kalm.) - squirrel
• Kalisa(old) - hot, ardent
• Callista(from Greek) - beautiful, beautiful
• Camille- (with German) - chamomile
• Camila- (from Muslim. Camille) - perfection
• Capitolina(old) - main
• (new) - striving forward
• Carolina (other German) - queen
• Katerina(nar. from Ekaterina) - immaculate
• (old) - "Mistress"
• Kirill(old) - mistress
• Claudia(old) - lame or from the clan of Claudius
• Clara(new) - clear
• Clarice /Clarissa(new) - light
• Cleopatra(old) - beauty
• Clio- short for Cleopatra
• Claire
• Concordia(old) - consonant, agreeing
• Constance(old) - persistent
• (new) - baptized
• (old) - alien

Russian names for girls starting with the letter L

• Lada(other Russian) - sweetheart
• Lana(new)
• (old) - "seagull"
• Laura- from "Laurus"
• Leila(arab.) - Moonlight night, darkness
• Lena- torch
• Leniana(new) - from Lenin
• Lenin(new) - from Lenin
• Leonid(old) - "descendant of a lion"
• Leonila(old) - lioness
• Leonty(new) - lion
• Lesya(new) - courageous
• Libya(old) - originally from Libya
• (old) - first
• Lillian(new) - blooming
• (new) - "flower"
• Lilith(old) - "night"
• Lina(new) - an independent name or a diminutive of Elina
• Lyra(other gr.) - patroness of the arts
• Leah/ Lei(old) - lioness
• Laura(fr.) - laurel
• Louise(but here male name Louis, which means "famous battle"
• Lukeria(nar. from Glyceria)
• Lucian(old)
• Lukin / Lucina(old)
• Lusine(Armenian) - moonlight
• Lyubava(other Russian) - beauty
• (old) - "love"
• Lubomir(glor.) - the darling of the world
• (old, glory) - dear to people
• Lyalya(new) -

Russian names for girls starting with the letter M

• Maura(old) - dark-skinned, dark-skinned
• Magda(new) - see Magdalene
• Magdalene(old) - sounding / originally from Magdala, in Palestine
• Madeleine(new) - see Magdalene
• Mayan /May(new) - goddess of spring
• Malvina(Old German) - From Mal - justice and wine - friend ..
• (old) - "pearl"
• Mariana / Mariana(old)
• Marianne(nar. from old. Mariamna)
• Marietta / Marietta(new)
• Marika(new)
• (old) - marine
• / Marya (old) - bitter
• Marie(new) - Mary's variant
• Marlene(German) - A combination of the names Mary and Magdalena
• Marlena(new)
• Martha(new) - mistress
• Martha(old) - mentor
• Matilda(Old German) - from macht - strength and hild - battle.
• Matryona/ Matron(old) - mistress, mother of the family, mother
• Melania / Melania(old) - dark, swarthy
• Melitina(old)
• Milada(glorious) - kind
• Milan / Milena/ (slav.) - sweetheart
• Militsa(old, slav.) - sweet on the face
• Milia(new)
• Miloslava(glory.) - glory is sweet
• Mira(glor.) - peaceful
• Myrrh(glor.) - fragrant, fragrant
• Miroslava(glor.) - winner
• Mitrodora(gr.) - a gift from the mother.
• Mlada(glor.) - young
• Mstislav(glor.) - conqueror
• Muse(old) - goddess of art / inspirer

Russian names for girls starting with the letter N

• Nada(old) - "hope"
• (old, slav.) - "hope"
• Nadia(nar., from Nadezhda) - “hope”
• Naina(new)
• Naira(Armenian)
• Nana(old) - nymph
• Nastasya(nar., from Anastasia) - resurrected
• Natalia/ Natalia(old) - native
• Nellie(new) - young; solar
• Neonila(old) - fundamental
• (old) - "victory"
• (old) - ruler
• Ninella(new)
• Ninel(new)
• Novella(old) - new
• (old)
• Nora(new) - cold
• Nasiba(Arabic) - Carrier of light, leading along true path

Russian names for girls starting with the letter O

• (Ukrainian people, from Xenia) - hospitable
• Octavia(old) - eighth
• October(new) - autumn
• Olesya(ukr.nar., from Alexander) - courageous
• Olivia(Greek) - tree
• Olympics(old) - keeping calm
• Olympia(new) - named after Zeus
• (old, other Russian) - saint

Russian names for girls starting with the letter P

• Paul(old) - small
• Peacock(old) - beauty
• Patricia(old) - aristocrat
• Pelagia(Greek) - marine
• Platonides(old) - a descendant of Plato
• Polyxena(old) - Trojan princess

Oleg and Valentina Svetovid are mystics, experts in esotericism and occultism, authors of 14 books.

Here you can get advice on your problem, find useful information and buy our books.

On our site you will receive high-quality information and professional help!

Forgotten Slavic names

Old Slavic female names and their meaning

Previously, there were a lot of names in the Slavic name book. At present, most Slavic names are completely forgotten.

Old Slavic names is not only a return to one's roots, to one's origins, but it is also an opportunity to improve one's family. After all, the vibrations of the name affect the character of a person, his fate, his future offspring.

The name plays very important role not only in the life of an individual, but of all mankind, the whole Earth.

Our A new book"Name Energy"

Oleg and Valentina Svetovid

Our address Email: [email protected]

You can also check out:

At the time of writing and publication of each of our articles, nothing of the kind is freely available on the Internet. Any of our information product is our intellectual property and is protected by the Law of the Russian Federation.

Any copying of our materials and their publication on the Internet or in other media without indicating our name is a violation of copyright and is punishable by the Law of the Russian Federation.

When reprinting any site materials, a link to the authors and the site - Oleg and Valentina Svetovid - required.

Forgotten Slavic names. Old Slavic female names and their meaning

Love spell and its consequences - www.privorotway.ru

Also our blogs:

With the adoption of Christianity by Russia, Slavic names were gradually replaced by names that were of Byzantine origin: we bear these names in modern times and we consider them the most ordinary, Russian: Olga, Elena, Konstantin, Alexander. However, the fashion for names has changed, and as a result of the constant craving for ancient Russian culture, today rare, Slavic names for children are regaining their relevance. After all, the names contain a significant part of the culture, traditions, customs and history of the whole people.

The main thing in the article

The popularity of names for children

So, the fashion for Slavic names is returning, and today this process is gaining momentum, since the names that came from Western countries they start to get bored, people want something exotic, new, but still native, having Slavic origins. At the same time, parents give boys and girls not only old Russian names: actively used are also those that are of Bulgarian, Serbian or Polish origin.

How to explain the increased demand for rare male and female names, the trend of which is observed in last years in our country? It’s not easy to feel special if there are four Dimas or three Alyoshas in the class besides you, and before that it was no surprise to anyone, newborn babies were called Lenas or Katyas without exception.

Naming a son or daughter with an unusual, exotic name, parents, first of all, seek to single out the child, provide him increased attention others, get rid of possible complexes, make him feel like an individual and be confident in himself.

How to choose a name for a child?

When choosing a name for a child, moms and dads often face serious dilemmas and disagreements. Young parents, before choosing a single name for their son or daughter, take dozens and even hundreds of male and female names as a basis. Today, rare names for children are increasingly found even in the most ordinary families Because every parent wants to make their child stand out from the crowd. Therefore, options for how to name a child are chosen not only from modern and well-known in society, but also from ancient, even ancient names.

A couple of decades ago, such euphonious and courageous names, How Matvey, Yaroslav, Yegor, Fedor or David, and as beautiful and feminine as Milana, Zlata or Glafira. Today, you will not surprise anyone with such names, and from the category of unusual ones they have moved into the category of well-known and widely used ones. But names like Vedagor, Ovid, Orestes or Yevsey and today can cause bewilderment and surprise.

However, having given the baby a rare, unusual name, care must also be taken to ensure that it is harmoniously combined with a very ordinary and ordinary middle name and the same ordinary Russian surname: a discrepancy between exotic and “ordinary” can spoil the impression of even the most beautiful and extravagant name “with highlight."

Traditions associated with Slavic names

Before accepting Christianity, the Slavs used two-part names. Often a second name was given to a child when he reached adolescence, the main features of his character had already had time to form. It was on the basis of them that a name was selected that duplicated the main one. Then the girl could be called Chernavoy(black, swarthy) Uladoy(the one that gets along with everyone) Malusha(the youngest in the family) Veselina(cheerful), Zawisze(slender) and other names that reveal the features of a person.

Such names are used in our time, but most of them are mentioned only in ancient chronicles. The tradition of giving composite names to children persists today, and manifests itself in the fact that at birth a child is called one name, and at baptism - another, which is chosen according to the church calendar. Thus, parents protect the child, because this should protect him from damage or the evil eye.

With the adoption of Christianity, some of the names were banned by the church, because many of them were formed from the names of the ancients. pagan gods which is contrary to the canons of Christianity.

There are names that are not Slavic, but are considered as such, and are widely used in modern days. They are formed from Slavic roots, but in fact they have Greek origin. Such names include Faith, Love And Hope. And here is the name of the girl, like Gorislava, may cause bewilderment of relatives and friends: why was the child not called the usual Russian name - Ira, Lena or Katya? In fact, names like Gorislava, Radoslava or Tsvetana are primordially Russian, but long forgotten names.

Rare names and society

It is also worth considering that a baby with a very rare name does not experience discomfort in society and communication with other children, who, as you know, are very cruel and can give offensive and unfair nicknames, deliberately distorting even the most beautiful and rare name.

It is important that the child is not ashamed of his name, and as an adult, does not experience problems of a more serious nature (for example, constant errors in documents due to incorrect spelling of the name by others).

A person who has a rare name, but does not focus on this peculiarity and some “chosenness” of excessive attention, causes respect from those around him. He gains fame strong in spirit, a special, extraordinary person, goes through life with his head held high and, thanks to this, often reaches great heights in his life path.

If the parents called the baby rare, original name, they need to repeat it more often, tell the child the story of its origin, tell the reasons why it was chosen, reveal its meaning. It is necessary to help the child be proud of his name and love it. It is also important to take care that, despite all the rarity, the name for the child is not too fancy. It will be very disappointing if it causes ridicule from classmates, forcing little man complex and feel like a "black sheep", lowering his self-esteem.

Beautiful old Russian names of girls

Thanks to its melodiousness and good value, newborn girls today are often given such Slavic names as:

• Milan or Milena(Darling);
• Zlata(gold);
• Darina(nice gift);
• Sarina(fiery, hot);
• Lada(beautiful, fine);
• Snezhana(snowy, cool);
• Mira(peaceful);
• glad(one that gives joy);
• Rostislav(giving glory);
• Yanina(river);
• Yesenia(clear);
• Mayan(the one that was born in May);
• Yarina(solar).

How to choose a name for a girl according to the church calendar by months, look at the photo:

What is a rare name for a boy?

You need to choose rare names for boys wisely: such a name can sound both elegant and cute, as well as outlandish, ridiculous and even funny. The statistics of the names of children over the past years will help you choose a name for your baby: after reading it, you can not get into trouble by choosing a too banal or too pretentious name for the baby.

If names like Alfred, Askold, Heinrich, Dionysius, Ismail, Erast, Agathon, Osip, Leopold, Kamil, Zhdan or Lawrence seem too unusual and ancient, you can give preference to the following rare, but very harmonious names that have already been adapted to modern society and have not had time to become ordinary. These names include:

• Arkhip,
• Luke,
• Kuzma,
• Demid,
• Zakhar,
• Plato,
• Ostap,
• Lukyan,
• Mitrofan,
• Borislav,
• Makar,
• Martin;
• Savely,
• Yefim,
• Elisha
• Klim,
• Gregory,
• Tikhon,
• Hilarion,
• Zinovy,
• Jacob,
• Gabriel.

Can be matched for baby and more exotic name, calling it Ratmir, Kamil, Robert, Oscar, Samvel, Elmir, Milan, Marat, Rustam or Ernest, however, the surname of the child in this case should be appropriate.

How to choose a name for a boy according to the church calendar by months, look at the photo:

Meanings of Slavic girls' names

Often parents give their children names based not only on its sound, but also taking into account its semantic characteristics, that is, they pay special attention to the meaning of the name, for example:

• If the daughter was very long-awaited and was born after for long years appeals to the Lord, she is called Bogdana, Bazhenoy or Blessed, or alternatively Zhdanoy(long awaited).
• If the baby was born at dawn, she is given a beautiful ancient Slavic name Zoreslav.
• If they want a girl to have a cheerful disposition, they call her fun.
• If they want her to grow up as a sweet, kind, good, peace-loving girl, they call her Ladomila, Miroslava, Nezhana, Tikhomira or Milada.
• If parents want their daughter to always be loved by everyone, she is given names with the corresponding meanings - Lyubava, Lyuboslava, Lyubomila or Ludmila.
• If they wanted to glorify the baby or she was born the day before important event, she was given a name Radonitsa, Radoslav, Slavina, Dobroslav or Zvenislav.

When parents want their daughter to always be in the spotlight and be successful with men, be attractive and pretty, they call her a name that embodies their wishes:

• Belyan(light, clear)
• Vereya(attractive, attractive)
• Glafira(important, main)
• Golub(loving)
• Dina(light),
• Dobrina(kind, earthly),
• Zhelana(desired)
• Krasava or Krasimira(beautiful),
• Ladomila(beauty dear)
• Lititia(giving tenderness)
• Medea(pleasant)
• Svetolika(having a bright face),
• Charm(sweet, lovely)
• Vasilisa(valid).

You can choose a name for a girl according to any characteristics that are important in the opinion of parents.

Meanings of Slavic boy names

Naming the son with an ancient Slavic name, parents want to endow him with character traits inherent in the heroes of the ancient military or biblical stories. Basically, this is strength of mind and will, power, sharp mind and charisma, stamina, kindness, striving for glory and leadership, nobility and greatness. The meanings of some ancient names that we will tell you about will help you make the right choice:

• Bazhen- desired, long-awaited;
• Belozar- white dawn;
• Belogor- enlightened;
• Berislav- the one that cares about fame;
• Blagoslav- glorifying kindness.
• Bogolyub- worshiping God.
• Veligor- great.
• Wenceslas- crowned with glory.
• Gorislav- fiery, venerable.
• Darimil- merciful.
• Dobroslav- glorifying, bestowing kindness.
• Lubomir- loving world.
• Miloslav- glorifying mercy.
• Radimir (Radomir)- protecting the world.
• Svetovid- perspicacious;
• Svetozar- illuminating with light.
• Yaropolk- commander of the solar army.

What names should not be chosen and why?

And yet, not many parents are extreme and consider it possible to name the child with a too unusual Slavic name. Such primordially Slavic names of girls as Alatyrka, Amelfa, Valkyrie, Dabiziva, Dragana or Ragosna not used in modern naming conventions.

In addition, the name for the boy should not sound too pretentious or pretentious, cause unpleasant associations for both parents and other family members. Eg, Adolf, Caesar, King or Friedrich can cause an ambiguous reaction in society: you should not create problems for the child from birth.

Statistics of Old Russian names for children in Russia

Since the demand for rare names is steadily growing, giving such a name today, the parents of the child are not at all immune from the fact that in a few years the chosen name will not become as popular as today Daniel And Nikita. The same story happened with such incredibly beautiful names as Kirill, Timofey, Nazar, Gleb, Matvey, Ilya or Arseniy- despite their outward rarity, unusualness and antiquity, today they are quite widely used, not being outlandish or rare.

And yet, while the most popular name for boys remains Alexander. Also in the top ten Egor, Kirill, Timofey, Maxim, Ivan, Artem, Daniel And Nikita. Girls are often called Sophias, Marias, Barbarians, Miroslavs And gold. Not inferior in popularity are such names as Anastasia, Eva, Alice, Alexandra, Daria.

Today in our country, about 7% of newborn babies receive native Slavic names, but this trend is becoming more widespread from year to year.

With the peculiar TOPs of the names of boys and girls in recent years, you can see the videos below.

As considered in many cultures, the name, given to man at birth, to some extent determines his future fate. This belief was also widespread among the ancient Slavs, whose female names we will discuss below.

Naming traditions in ancient Rus'

so reverent and serious attitude to a name often led to the fact that a person was called twice. One name was known to everyone and served only for communication, while the other, genuine, was not given to anyone except the closest people, relatives and friends. Old Russian female names were also selected in accordance with this rule. Keeping them secret helped protect the girls from the influence of evil spirits and harmful witchcraft. At the same time, often the first name was, as it is now called, negative. That is, it reflected any negative traits or concepts. This type includes such old Russian female names as Zloba, Nekrasa, Kriva and so on. It was believed that if you call a girl like that, then the property of the name will depart from her. And in life the opposite will prevail, positive value. Given this name at birth. The second naming took place when the child reached the age of majority (according to ancient standards). That is, this naming was part of the initiation of a person in adulthood, into society. The name was chosen most often on the basis of the personal qualities that the girl possessed. An example here is such old Russian female names as Vesselina and Golub.

Name sources

The Slavs had a huge variety of names. In general, all the old Russian female names known today, as well as male ones, can be divided into five groups. The first includes those that are the names of representatives of the animal world or plants. For example, according to this principle, a girl could be called Pike, Swan, and so on. The second group includes a list of old Russian female names, which are numerals. That is, the girl could be called the serial number of her birth in the family - Pervusha, Osmaya, etc. The third group suggests that the name was given to the child in honor of some goddess. For example, in honor of the goddess of beauty, the baby could be called Lada. The fourth type includes names based on personal qualities person. We have given examples of this type above. And finally, the fifth group is the most beautiful old Russian female names, since they consist of two bases. What makes them especially capacious, sonorous, intricate and filled with deep meaning. Vivid examples here are the names of Yaroslav, Tikhomir, Radimir. From this group, by transformation and reduction, a subgroup of simpler names has come. Svyatosha, Milonega, Yarilka are typical examples of this kind. From all the listed groups, Old Russian female names for the child were freely chosen, although hypothetically, the Magi could have some influence on the choice.

Old Russian names after Christianization

The Church, expanding its influence in the Slavic lands, devoutly fought against everything pagan. It is not surprising, therefore, that after Christianization most of original Russian names was forgotten and replaced by Greco-Roman and Jewish variants. There were even lists of names forbidden by the church and to be forgotten. First of all, it included, of course, the names of pagan gods (Lada, for example). In addition, those worn by the leaders of the pagan opposition were forbidden to be used. This was done so that the memory of them was erased. After all, if no one names a child in honor of the disgraced sorcerer, then after the death of the hero of the opposition, no one will remember. Unfortunately, today the original Slavic names in Russia are very rare. Old Russian female names, like male ones, have not yet come out of the shadows. Although the traditional Christian variants have been replaced by Soviet ones, now Western European forms are also actively penetrating.

Old Russian female names and their meanings

Below we provide a list of the main Slavic female names. Due to centuries of oblivion, not all Old Russian female names have come down to us. Full list so it won't work. But those that remain will be quite enough for our article.

B

Bazhen. This name means a desired child.

Beloslav. A name consisting of two bases - "white" and "glory". Accordingly, its meaning is "white glory".

Berislav. Means "taking glory".

Blagoslav. Means a woman glorifying goodness, kindness. Can be shortened to Blagan, Blagin.

Bogdan. Literally means "given by God". Short form - Bozena.

Bozhidar. Almost the same as Bogdana, only not given, but given by God.

Boleslav. This beautiful name should be understood as "glorified".

Borislav. So called a woman fighting for glory.

Boyana. In the old days, this word was called storytellers who told legends and myths.

Bratislava. The name is based on two roots: “fight” and “praise”.

Bronislava. Means "defender of glory".

Bryachislav. The first root in the name is closely related in meaning to the modern verb "rattling". Accordingly, the meaning of the name is "rattling", that is, "praise on a musical instrument."

IN

Velimira. The name comes from the concept of "big world".

Velislav. Literally - "the most glorious." Abbreviated versions: Velichka, Velichka.

Wenceslas. "Crowned with glory" or "wearing a wreath of glory."

Faith. A name preserved by tradition. Doesn't need translation.

Veselin. He speaks of the cheerfulness and cheerful disposition of his bearer. The feminine form of the name Veselin. The name Vesela has the same meaning.

G

Gorislav. Means "burning in glory".

Gradislava. given name means a woman guarding glory.

Granislav. The literal meaning is "improving fame."

D

Darena. Denotes "donated". Darina, Dara are shortened versions of this name.

Dobromila. Obviously, he speaks of a kind and sweet woman.

Dragomir. Literally - "the one that is dearer than the world."

Dobroslav. This name can be interpreted as "glorifying kindness." An alternative meaning is "good fame".

AND

Zhdana. The name means the expected child.

W

Zvenislav. In modern Russian, it means "announcing glory."

Goldenflower. Short form - Zlata. Obviously, it semantically correlates with the golden color.

AND

Spark. It comes from the word "sincere".

Languor. Talks about languor. As expected, reflects the fact of difficult childbirth.

TO

Casimir. This name is common in Poland today. Means "showing the world".

Krasimira. "Beautiful and peaceful woman" - this is how the name is understood today. Abbreviated to be Krasa.

L

Lada. The name of the goddess of beauty, love, marriage and peace.

Love. The name is still popular in Russia today. The form Lyubava is also known. Doesn't need comments.

Lubomir. Says that the bearer of the name loves the world.

M

Malusha. Another form is Mlada. Means small or younger.

Milan. Means just a nice woman. Also known are such forms as Milena, Milava, Umila, Milica, Milada.

Mstislav. Means a woman glorifying revenge.

Miroslav. This is the name of a woman who glorifies the world.

H

Hope. The form of Hope is also known. The name is well known even today.

Nekras. A striking example"negative" name. Means an ugly woman.

P

Putislav. The meaning of the name is "praise intelligently."

Putimir. This name consists of two bases: "peace" and "put" (means "mind"). Accordingly, it can be understood as "a woman who has a peaceful mind."

R

Radislava. It translates as "caring for glory."

Radmila. This is the name of a sweet and caring woman.

Rodislav. This name means "glorifying kind."

WITH

Svetislav. A name that means "glorifying light." Alternative form - Svetoslava.

Svetlana. A common name today. He speaks of the spiritual lordship of his bearer.

Svetozar. The literal meaning is illuminating.

Stanimira. A name that translates into modern Russian as "establishing peace."

T

Tverdimir. Obviously, the name comes from the phrase "solid world", which can also be understood as "stronghold of the world."

Tverdislav. Similar to the previous name, but with a shift from the concept of "world" to the concept of "glory".

Tvorimira. This is the name of a woman who creates, creates the world.

H

Chaslava. Means a woman, looking forward, that is, waiting for glory. Other known form this name - Cheslava.

Chernava. So called black-haired or swarthy woman. Another form of the name is Chernavka.

I

Yaroslav. This name is not forgotten even today, although it is found mainly in the male form. Means a woman glorifying Yarilo - the god of the sun.

Jaromir. The interpretation of the name gives the concept of the solar world or the world of Yarila.