Ladies Names and their meanings


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Russian women names
Name and variations Meaning and source language
ALEKSANDRA, ALEXA, SANDRA, SASHA Defender of man
ALINA "noble" ancient German
ALLA Greek "Sunday","First Day"
ANASTASIA, STASYA, NASTYA reborn (Greek)
ANTONINA, TONYA feminine form of Anton, Latin "assailant"
ANNA, ANYA, ANIA graceful, grace (Greek)
EKATERINA, KATARINA, KATYA, KATIA Russian form of Katherine (pure)
EVGENIA, ZHENYA Russian form of Eugenia (noble)
GALINE, GALYA God has redeemed
GALINA "unanxious" Greek
GANNA Ukrainian form of ANNA
ELENA (JELENA), LENA Russian form of Helen - shining light
INNA "outrush","roaring stream" (Greek)
IRENA, IRINA, IREN peace (Greek)
JANA, YANA Hebrew "given by god"
KARINA form of Karen
KIRA femnine form of Greek name Cyrus (lord)
KATYA, KATIA, KATERINA (EKATERINE) pure, innocent (Greek)
KRISTINA, KRISTA Christian
LADA ancient Slavic "beloved"
LARA, LARISA "sweet" (Greek)
LIDIJA, LIDIA, LIDIYA, LIDOCHKA, LIDA from Lydia (Asian territory)
LILIA, LILYA form of Lilac, having a bluish color
LUDMILA, LYUDMILA, LUDA love of the people (the one who loved by people)
LYUBOV, LYUBA, LUBA Russian equivalent of the virtue, "love"
MARGARETE, MARGARITA Russian form of Margaret (pearl)
MARINA from the sea, marine
MASHA,MARIA ancient Hebrew "beloved"
NADEZHDA, NADIA, NADYA, NADIA, NADINE Russian equivalent of the virtue, "hope."
NATALY, NATALYA, NATASHA, TASHA born at Christmas
NINA "youth" (Georgian)
OKSANA Ukrainian form of Russian KSENIA equvalent to ancient name XENA ("hospitality")
OLENA, ELENA light; bright one
OLESYA, OLESIA, LESYA, LESIA Greek roots probably means "protect"
OLGA, OLYA holy
RAISA, RAYA Greek "docile"
SACHA, SASHA, ALEXANDRA, ALEXA defender of man
SOFIYA, SOPHY wisdom (Greek)
SONIA, SONYA, SONJA wise
SNEZHANA unknown, probably from "snow", "snowy"
SVETLANA, SVETA luminescent, clean (ancient Slavic)
TAMARA palm tree (ancient Hebrew)
TANYA, TANIA, TATYANA from ancient Greek meant "founder"
TAYA, TAISIA from ancient Egyptian "wise"
VALERIA Russian form of Valery (Latin "strong")
VALYA, VALIA,VALENTINA Latin "healthy"
VERA Russian equivalent of the virtue, "faith."
VIKTORIA, VIKTORYA, VIKA Victory
VIOLETTA Russian equivalent of Violet (flower)
VLADA, VLADISLAVA Slavic "power", "glorious"
YULIYA, JULIA, JULYA Russian form of Julia (from Latin masculine Julius)
YANA, JANA Hebrew "given by god"
ZENYA, EVGENIA Russian form of Eugenia - "noble" (Greek)
ZOYA life (Greek)