Russia is a country that has boundaries with 14 countries covering Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Russian language and lifestyle always impress the outer world as well as their incredible history and culture. Thus, Russian names have gained global recognition. However, before naming your kid, you need to know some information about Russia’s naming tradition when you are not a Russian. Generally, Russian names have three parts, the first name given after birth, patronymic names, and the surname shown from family passed on from age to age. In this list, there are 600+ famous Russian baby girl names with meanings. If you want to find a meaningful, traditional, as well as soft sounded name for your daughter, then you can take a look at the below.
A to Z List of Old Russian Names for Girls:
1. Aleksandrina/ Aleksandra: It means “Defender of Mankind.”
2. Afanasiia: Immortal
3. Agafia/ Agafya: Good
4. Aglaii/ Aglaya: Beauty
5. Agnessa/ Agnesse: Holy
6. Agrafena/ Agripena/ Agripina/ Agrippa/ Agrippina: Wild Horse
7. Akilina/ Akulina: Eagle
8. Aksinya/ Aksiniya: Stranger
9. Alena/ Alyona: Torch
10. Alisa: Noble Sort
11. Alma
12. Anastasiya/ Anastassia: Resurrection
13. Anfisa: Flower
14. Ania/ Annushka/ Anushka/ Anya: Grace
15. Antoniya: Invaluable
16. Anzhela/ Anzhelina: Messenger
17. Apollinariya
18. Arina/ Arisha: Peace
19. Asya: Resurrection
20. Avdotia/ Avdotya/ Adtovia: Good-seeming
21. Abihail
22. Abijah
23. Afanasiia/ Antanasia: Immortal
24. Agafa
25. Agafiia/ Agafiya/ Agafia: Good
26. Agafokliya
27. Agafonika
28. Agapa
29. Agapiya
30. Agasha
31. Agata
32. Agatha
33. Aglaya: Beauty
34. Agnessa
35. Agnia
36. Agrafina: Wild Horse
37. Alalija
38. Albina
39. Alexandra
40. Alina: Bright
41. Alisa
42. Alla
43. Alma
44. Alya
45. Alyena
46. Alyona
47. Alyona: Torch
48. Amaliya
49. Anastasia
50. Anastasiya
51. Anastassia
52. Anatalya
53. Anfisa: Flower
54. Angela
55. Angelica
56. Angelina
57. Ania
58. Aniyah
59. Aniyyah
60. Anja
61. Anna
62. Annik
63. Annika
64. Antonina
65. Anya
66. Anzhelika
67. Arina
68. Arinka
69. Arkadina
70. Asja
71. Asya
72. Aurora
73. Avdotya
74. Avelina
75. Avenira
76. Aventina
77. Avgusta
78. Avgustina
79. Aviafa
80. Aviva
81. Avlida
82. Avreliya
83. Avreya
84. Avtonoma
85. Boleslava: Large Glory
86. Borbala: Strange
87. Borislava: Battle Glory
88. Bronislava
89. Babochka
90. Bayusha
91. Bela
92. Bogdana
93. Bronislava: Glorious Protector
94. Bubley
95. Calina: It means “The Most Beautiful Young Woman.”
96. Darya: Wealthy
97. Dunya/ Dunyasha/ Evdokiya: Good-seeming
98. Danica: Morning star
99. Daria
100. Dariya
101. Darya
102. Dasha
103. Deniska
104. Diana
105. Dina
106. Dinara: A Sensitive Person
107. Dominika
108. Doroteya
109. Dosya
110. Dunya
111. Duscha
112. Dusya
113. Efim’ia/ Efimiia: Pious
114. Efrosinia: Mirth
115. Ekaterina: Pure
116. Elizaveta
117. Esfir: Star
118. Evgeniya: Well Born
119. Evpraksiya: Good Conduct
120. Ekaterina: Pure
121. Elena
122. Elina
123. Elizaveta
124. Elvira
125. Emilia
126. Emiliya
127. Emma
128. Esfir
129. Eva
130. Evgenia
131. Evgeniya
132. Evpraksiya: Good Conduct
133. Evva
134. Faina: Light
135. Fekla: Glory of God
136. Feodora: Gift of God
137. Filippa: Lover of Horses
138. Faina
139. Fanya
140. Fedora
141. Fedosia
142. Feodora
143. Fima
144. Fimochka
145. Florentina
146. Franka
147. Gala/ Galina/Galya: Calm
148. Gavriila
149. Grusha: Wild Horse
150. Gulistanskiy: Rose-land
151. Gala: Happy and Peaceful
152. Galina
153. Ganya
154. Gasha
155. Gashka
156. Gavriila: It means “Warrior of God.”
157. Gennadiya
158. Gorana
159. Haleena
160. Halene: It means “Dedicated Woman.”
161. Helena
162. Helin
163. Helina: Intelligent
164. Inna: Strong Water
165. Iolanta: Violet Flower
166. Irina/ Irinushka: Peace
167. Isidora: Gift of Isis
168. Inessa
169. Inga
170. Inna: Strong Water
171. Iolanta: Violet Flower
172. Ira
173. Irena
174. Irini
175. Irisa
176. Irisha
177. Irya
178. Iryna
179. Iskra
180. Ivanna
181. Ivona
182. Izabela
183. Izabele
184. Izabella
185. Izbel
186. Izolda
187. Jekaterina: Pure
188. Julija
189. Jalanea
190. Jekaterina: Pure
191. Jelena: deer of stag
192. Jeneuer
193. Jereni
194. Julie
195. Julija: Descended from Jupiter
196. Kapek: Little Stork
197. Karina/ Kata/ Katenka/ Katerina/ Katerinka/ Katia/ Katja/ Katjusha/ Katyusha/ Katiya/ Katrya: Pure
198. Kira: Ruler
199. Klara: Bright
200. Klava/ Klavdia/ Klavdiya: lame
201. Ksenija: Foreigner
202. Kapeka: Little Stork
203. Kapitolina: It signifies success & wealth.
204. Karina
205. Karine
206. Karyna
207. Kate
208. Katenka: Innocent
209. Katerina
210. Kenya
211. Khioniya
212. Klara
213. Klarika
214. Klavdiya
215. Klementina
216. Kolenka
217. Konstantin: Constant
218. Kostenka
219. Kostya
220. Kostyusha
221. Kotik
222. Kristina
223. Ksenia
224. Ksenija: Foreigner
225. Kseniya
226. Lana: Light
227. Lara/ Larissa: Fortified Town
228. Lidiya
229. Liouba/ Luba/ Lyuba/ Lyubov: love
230. Liza/Lizaveta: God is My Oath
231. Ludmila: Beloved of the people
232. Lada
233. Lada
234. Laika: Barker
235. Lara
236. Larisa
237. Larissa
238. Laurica
239. Laurissa
240. Lavra
241. Lelya
242. Lena
243. Lera
244. Lerka
245. Lesya: Protector of humanity
246. Levka
247. Lia
248. Lida
249. Lidia
250. Lidija
251. Lidiya
252. Lidochka
253. Lieve
254. Lilia
255. Liliya
256. Liouba: love
257. Liya
258. Lizija
259. Ljuba
260. Luba
261. Lubba
262. Lubov
263. Lucya
264. Luda
265. Ludmila
266. Luiza
267. Lutza
268. Luyiza
269. Lydie
270. Lyonechika
271. Lyonya
272. Lyuba
273. Lyubov
274. Lyuda
275. Lyudmila
276. Lyuka
277. Magdalina
278. Manya
279. Marfa: Mistress
280. Mariamna
281. Marianna: Like Marius
282. Mariya
283. Masha
284. Matryona/ Matryoshka/ Marfa: lady
285. Madelina
286. Magdalena
287. Mahda
288. Maiya
289. Makara: Blessed
290. Malvina
291. Manya: It means “A Bitter Person.”
292. Margarita
293. Maria
294. Marina
295. Marinochka
296. Marisha
297. Mariya
298. Marta
299. Marya
300. Maryana: Pearl
301. Masha
302. Maya
303. Melana
304. Melania
305. Melaniya
306. Melanka
307. Melanya
308. Melashka
309. Melasya
310. Micha
311. Mika
312. Mikhailya
313. Mila
314. Milaslava
315. Milena
316. Milica
317. Milya
318. Mischa
319. Mischa : A Messenger of the God.
320. Mischka: It means “The God’s Beloved and Closest Angel.”
321. Misha
322. Misha
323. Mishay
324. Mishenka
325. Mitya: Mother of Earth
326. Monja
327. Myla: Merciful
328. Myusya
329. Nada/ Nadezhda/ Nadya: Hope
330. Naida: Water Nymph
331. Nastasia/ Nastassia/ Nastassiya/ Nastassja/ Nastassya/ Nastasya/ Nastenka/ Nastya: Resurrection
332. Nataliya
333. Nika: Victor of the People
334. Nina: Favor
335. Ninel
336. Nona/ Ninel: Ninth
337. Nonna: God-blessed
338. Nada
339. Nadege
340. Nadejda
341. Nadenka
342. Nadette
343. Nadezhda
344. Nadia
345. Nadiahope
346. Nadine
347. Nadiya
348. Nadka
349. Nadya
350. Nadyenka
351. Nadysha
352. Nadyuska
353. Naida: Water Nymph
354. Narkissa
355. Nastashia/ Nastassja/ Nastenka/ Natasia: Resurrection
356. Nastasia
357. Nastasya
358. Nastia
359. Nastja
360. Nastya
361. Nata
362. Natacha
363. Natalia
364. Nataliya
365. Nataly
366. Natalya
367. Natalyah
368. Natascha
369. Natasha
370. Natashenka
371. Natashya
372. Natella
373. Natesha
374. Nelly
375. Nelya
376. Nessa
377. Nevena
378. Nika: Victor of the People
379. Nikita
380. Nikolina
381. Nina: Grace
382. Nonna
383. Ogafia: Good
384. Ogrifina/ Ogrofenka/ Ogrufena/ Ogrufina: Wild Horse
385. Olga/ Olya: Holy
386. Ovdotia/ Ovdotya: Good-seeming
387. Odessa
388. Ogafia: Good
389. Ogrufena: Wild Horse
390. Oksana
391. Oksanochka
392. Olena
393. Olenka
394. Olesya
395. Olga
396. Olka
397. Olya
398. Olyssia
399. Olyusha
400. Orina
401. Ovdotia
402. Oxana
403. Pelageya: It means “of the Sea.”
404. Polina: It means “of Apollo.”
405. Praskoviya: Preparation
406. Palasha
407. Panya
408. Parasha
409. Pasha
410. Pashenka
411. Pavla
412. Pavlina
413. Peculiar
414. Petenka
415. Petia: A Female Variant of Peter
416. Petya
417. Polina
418. Prasgoviya: Preparedness
419. Praskovia
420. Praskovya
421. Rada: Happy
422. Radinka: Counsel
423. Raisa
424. Roksana: Dawn
425. Roza: Rose
426. Rachel
427. Rada
428. Rada: Happy
429. Radinka: Counsel
430. Radmila
431. Rahil
432. Raisa
433. Raiya
434. Rakhil
435. Rakhila
436. Rashel
437. Rashelle: A Variant of Rachel
438. Rayia
439. Rayna: A Variant of Raina
440. Regina
441. Rena
442. Renata
443. Revekka
444. Rina
445. Roksana: Dawn
446. Romanadya
447. Romochka
448. Roza
449. Rozalina
450. Ruslana
451. Ruza
452. Ruzha
453. Sacha/ Sashura/ Shura: Defender of Mankind
454. Serafima/ Serafina: Serpent
455. Slava: Glory
456. Sofiya/ Sofya/ Sonya/ Sofia/ Songya: Wisdom
457. Stasya: Glorious Government
458. Sveta/ Svetlana: light
459. Syuzanna: lily
460. Saasha
461. Sabiba
462. Sabinella
463. Sabyne
464. Sakoiya
465. Sarka
466. Sarra
467. Sascha
468. Sashenka: It means “She Who Defends.”
469. Savina
470. Savya
471. Seraphima
472. Sharlotta
473. Shura
474. Sima
475. Siryen
476. Slava: Glory
477. Snezhana
478. Snežana
479. Sonia
480. Stanislava
481. Stasia
482. Stasya
483. Steanyda
484. Stefania
485. Stepa
486. Stepania
487. Stesha
488. Steshka
489. Sueta
490. Sveta
491. Svetlana
492. Syuzanna
493. Talya: Birthday
494. Tamara: Spice
495. Tamarah/ Toma: Palm Tree
496. Tanya
497. Tasha
498. Tatiana
499. Tatyana
500. Tatyanna
501. Tahnee
502. Taisia
503. Taisiya
504. Talya
505. Tama
506. Tamara
507. Tamarka
508. Tania
509. Tanis: It means “Serpent Lady.”
510. Taniya: It means “Fairy Princess.”
511. Tasha
512. Taskenka
513. Tassia
514. Tassy
515. Tati
516. Tatiana
517. Tatjana
518. Tatyana
519. Tatána
520. Terezilya
521. Theodosia
522. Tiarna: It means “a graceful princess.”
523. Tomochka
524. Tonja
525. Tonya
526. Tora
527. Tyanna
528. Uliana
529. Ulyana
530. Valeriya: It means “to be healthy.”
531. Varinka/ Varushka/ Varvara/ Varya/ Vera/ Varvara: Strange
532. Veronika/ Viktoriya: Bringer of Victory
533. Valentina
534. Valeria
535. Valeriya: It means “to be strong.”
536. Valka
537. Valya
538. Varenka
539. Varinka
540. Vary
541. Varya
542. Varyusha
543. Vasilisa
544. Venera
545. Vera: Faith
546. Verasha
547. Verina
548. Verine
549. Verinka
550. Verka
551. Verochka
552. Veronica
553. Veronika
554. Verusya
555. Vesna
556. Viera
557. Viktoria
558. Viktoriya
559. Vilma
560. Vjera
561. Vlada
562. Vladlena
563. Xenia
564. Yaroslava: It means Spring Glory.
565. Yekaterina: Pure
566. Yelena: Torch
567. Yelizaveta: God is my oath
568. Yesfir: Star
569. Yeva: Life
570. Yevdokiya: Good-seeming
571. Yevgeniya: Well Born
572. Yevpraksiya: Good Conduct
573. Yulia/ Yuliya: Descended from Jupiter
574. Yustina: Just
575. Yana
576. Yarina
577. Yaroslava: Spring Glory
578. Yaryna
579. Yekaterina
580. Yelena
581. Yeva: Life
582. Yevdokiya
583. Yevgenia
584. Yevgeniya
585. Yevka
586. Yudif
587. Yudita
588. Yula
589. Yulia
590. Yuliana Youthful
591. Yuliya
592. Yuna
593. Zarya: Sunrise
594. Zhanna: God is Gracious
595. Zhenya: Well Born
596. Zina/ Zinaida/ Zinovia/ Zinoviya: It means “Life of Zeus.”
597. Zoya: Life
598. Zaliv
599. Zaneta
600. Zariyah
601. Zenaida
602. Zenechka
603. Zenovia
604. Zenya
605. Zhanna
606. Zhenya : Noble.
607. Zilya
608. Zinaida
609. Zinovia
610. Zlata
611. Zoa
612. Zoia
613. Zora
614. Zoya
615. Zoyechka
616. Zoyenka
617. Zvezda
In case you are searching for Russian names for your little boy, we expect this list will assist you in choosing the right one.
