Female Russian Names 2

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RAISA (Раи́са): Russian name meaning "easy, prepared." Compare with other forms of Raisa.

ROKSANA (Russian: Роксана): Polish and Russian form of Latin Roxana, meaning "dawn."

ROZA (Ро́за): Russian name meaning "rose."

SACHA: French form of Russian unisex Sasha, meaning "defender of mankind."

SASHA (Саша): Unisex pet form of Russian Aleksandr and Aleksandra, both meaning "defender of mankind."

SASHURA (Сашура): Unisex pet form of Russian Aleksandr and Aleksandra, both meaning "defender of mankind."

 SERAFIMA (Серафима): Feminine form of Russian Serafim, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."

SERAFINA (Серафина): Russian form of Latin Seraphina, meaning "burning one" or "serpent." Compare with other forms of Serafina.

SHURA (Шура): Short form of Russian unisex Sashura, meaning "defender of mankind." Compare with another form of Shura.

SLAVA (Слава): Russian unisex name meaning "glory."

SOFIYA (Russian: София, Ukrainian: Софія): Russian and Ukrainian form of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom."

SOFYA (Софья): Russian form of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom."

SONYA (Соня): Pet form of Russian Sofya, meaning "wisdom."

STASYA (Стася): Feminine form of Russian Stas, meaning "glorious government."

SVETA (Света): Pet form of Russian Svetlana, meaning "light."

SVETLANA (Светлана): Russian name derived from the Slavic element svet, meaning "light."

SYUZANNA (Сюзанна): Russian form of Greek Sousánna, meaning "lily."

TALYA (Талья): Short form of Russian Natalya, meaning "birthday," or in Church Latin "Christmas day." Compare with other forms of Talya.

TAMARA (Тамара): Russian form of Hebrew Tamar, meaning "palm tree." In Sanskrit, tamara means "spice."

TAMARAH: Variant spelling of Russian Tamara, meaning "palm tree."

TANYA (Таня): Russian pet form of Latin Tatiana, probably meaning "father."

TASHA (Таша): Short form of Russian Natasha, meaning "birthday," or in Church Latin "Christmas day."

TATIANA (Russian: Татьяна): Feminine form of Latin Tatianus, probably meaning "father." In use by the Italians, Portuguese, Romanians, Russians and Spanish.

TATYANA (Bulgarian: Татяна, Russian: Татья́на): Bulgarian and Russian form of Latin Tatiana, probably meaning "father."

TATYANNA: Russian form of Latin Tatiana, probably meaning "father."

TOMA (Тома): Pet form of Russian Tamara, meaning "palm tree." Compare with masculine Toma.

ULIANA (Ульяна): Russian form of Roman Latin Juliana, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."

USTINYA (Устинья): Russian form of Roman Latin Justina, meaning "fair, just."

VALERIYA (Валерия): Russian feminine form of Roman Valerius, meaning "to be healthy, to be strong." 

VARINKA (Варинка): Pet form of Russian Varvara, meaning "foreign; strange."

VARUSHKA (Варушка): Pet form of Russian Varvara, meaning "foreign; strange."

VARVARA (Варвара): Russian form of Greek Barbara, meaning "foreign; strange."

VARYA (Варя): Pet form of Russian Varvara, meaning "foreign; strange."

VERA (Вера): Russian name, meaning "faith; truth." Compare with another form of Vera.

VERONIKA (Вероника): Russian form of Latin Veronica, meaning "bringer of victory."

VIKTORIYA (Виктория): Russian and Ukrainian form of Roman Latin Victoria, meaning "conqueror" or "victory."

YAROSLAVA (Ярослава): Feminine form of Russian Yaroslav, meaning "spring glory."

YEKATERINA (Екатери́на): Russian form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure." Also spelled Ekaterina.

YELENA (Елена): Russian form of Greek Helénē, probably meaning "torch."

YELIZAVETA (Елизавета): Variant spelling of Russian Elizaveta, meaning "God is my oath."

 YESFIR (Есфирь): Russian form of Persian Esther, meaning "star."

YEVA (Russian: Ева): Armenian and Russian form of Greek Eva, meaning "life." 

YEVDOKIYA (Евдокия): Russian form of Greek Eudokia, meaning "good-seeming."

YEVGENIYA (Евгения): Feminine form of Russian Yevgeniy, meaning "well born."

YEVPRAKSIYA (Евпраксия): Russian form of Greek Eupraxia, meaning "good conduct." 

YULIA (Ю́лия): Variant spelling of Russian Yuliya, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."

YULIANA (Юлиана): Russian form of Roman Latin Juliana, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."

YULIYA (Юлия): Russian form of Roman Latin Julia, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."

YUSTINA (Юстина): Russian form of Latin Justina, meaning "fair, just."

ZARYA (Заря): Russian form of Slavic Zaria, meaning "morning star" or "sunrise." 

ZHANNA (Жанна): Russian form of Anglo-Norman French Jehane, meaning "God is gracious."

ZHENYA (Женя): Pet form of Russian Yevgeniya, meaning "well born."

ZINA (Зина): Short form of Russian Zinaida, possibly meaning "of Zeus."

ZINAIDA (Зинаида): Russian form of Greek Zenais, possibly meaning "of Zeus."

ZINOVIA: Variant spelling of Russian Zinoviya, meaning "life of Zeus." 

ZINOVIYA (Зиновия): Feminine form of Russian Zinoviy, meaning "life of Zeus." 

ZOYA (Зоя): Russian form of Greek Zoe, meaning "life."

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