Russian Girls' Names
The list of Russian girls' names and their derivatives. There are, of course, popular and less popular names. Most popular female names are written in bold.
Top Russian names for girls are:
Anastasia, Maria, Sofia, Daria, Viktoria
(The popularity differs by region.)
Old Russian girls' names that gain popularity:
Vasilisa, Varvara, Uliana, Arina
| Full name |
Short form |
Pet name |
affectionate or disrespectful |
| Agrippina | Grunya Grusha Grasha |
Grushenka Agrippinochka Grashenka |
Grushka Agripinka Grashka |
| Albina | Bina Alya |
Albinochka Binochka |
Albinka Binka |
| Alevtina | Tina Alya Ala |
Alevtinochka Alevtinushka Tinochka |
Alevtinka Tinka Alka |
| Alexandra | Sasha Shura |
Sashenka Shurochka |
Sashka Shurka |
| Alina | Lina Alya |
Alinushka Linochka |
Alinka Linka |
| Alisa | Alisa | Alisochka | Aliska |
| Alyona | Lena | Alyonushka | Alyonka |
| Alla | Alla | Allochka | Allka |
| Anastasia | Nastya | Nastyenka Nastyona Nastyusha |
Nas'ka |
| Anfisa | Anfisa | Anfisochka | Anfiska |
| Anisya | Anisa | Anisochka | Aniska |
| Anna | Anya Nyura |
Annushka Anyechka Anyuta |
An'ka Nyurka |
| Anshelika | Anshela | Anshelochka | Anshelka |
| Antonina | Tonya Tosya Nina |
Tonyechka Tosyenka Ninochka |
Ton'ka Tos'ka Ninka |
| Arina | Arina | Arinochka | Arinka |
| Asya | Asya | Asyenka | As'ka |
| Avrora | Avrora | Avrorachka | Avrorka |
| Avdotya | Dusya | Avdosha Dusyenka |
Dus'ka Avdotka |
| Daria | Dasha | Dashyenka Dashulya |
Dashka |
| Diana | Diana | Dianochka | Dianka |
| Dina | Dina | Dinochka | Dinka |
| Edita | Edita Dita |
Editochka Ditochka |
Editka Ditka |
| Eleonora | Elya Nora |
Elyechka Norushka |
El'ka |
| Elvira | Elvira | Elvirochka | Elvirka |
| Emma | Emma | Emmochka | Emmka |
| Evelina | Evelina | Evelinochka | Evelinka |
| Faina | Faina Ina |
Fayusha | Fainka |
| Galina | Galya | Galyusha | Galka |
| Glafira | Glasha | Glashen'ka | Glashka |
| Inga | Inga | Ingusha | - |
| Inna | Inna | Innochka | Inka |
| Irina | Ira | Irisha Irinochka |
Irka |
| Jana | Jana | Janochka | Janka |
| Kapitolina | Kapa Lina |
Kapochka Linochka |
Kapka Linka |
| Kira | Kira | Kiryusya Kirusha |
Kirka |
| Klara | Klara | Klarochka | Klarka |
| Klavdia | Klava Klasha |
Klavochka Klashen'ka |
Klavka Klashka |
| Kristina | Kristina | Kristinochka | Kristinka |
| Lada | Lada | Ladushka | Ladka |
| Larisa | Lara | Lyalya | Larka |
| Lidiya | Lida | Lidochka | Lidka |
| Liliya | Lilya | Lilyenka | Lil'ka |
| Ludmila | Lyuda Mila Lyusya |
Lyudochka Milasha Lyusen'ka |
Ludka Milka Luska |
| Lyubov | Lyuba Lyusya |
Lyubasha Lyusenka |
Lyubka Lyuska |
| Maya | Maya | Mayenka | Mayka |
| Marfa | Marfa | Marfusha | - |
| Margarita | Rita | Ritochka | Ritka |
| Maria | Masha Manya Marusya |
Mashenka Mashutka Manyechka |
Mashka Manka |
| Marina | Marina | Marisha | Marinka |
| Marta | Marta | Martochka | - |
| Matryona | Matryosha | Matyoshenka | Matryoshka |
| Milyena | Mila | Milochka | Milka |
| Nadeshda | Nadya | Nadyenka Nadyusha |
Nadka |
| Natalya / Natalia |
Natasha | Natashenka | Natashka |
| Nina | Nina | Ninochka | Ninka |
| Nonna | Nonna | Nonnochka | Nonka |
| Nymphadora | Nympha Dora |
Nymphochka | Dorka |
| Olga | Olya | Olyenka Olyechka Olyona |
Olka |
| Olesya | Lesya | Lesyenka | Leska |
| Olympiada | Lipa | Lipochka | Lipka |
| Oxana | Xenya | Xenyechka | Oxanka Xenka |
| Pelageya | Pelageya | Pelageyushka | Pelageyka |
| Polina | Polya | Polinochka Polinushka |
Polinka Polka |
| Praskovya | Pasha | Pashenka Parasha |
Pashka |
| Raisa | Raya | Rayenka | Rayka |
| Rimma | Rimma | Rimochka | Rimka |
| Rosa | Rosa | Rosochka | Roska |
| Ruslana | Ruslana Lana |
Ruslasha | Ruslanka Lanka |
| Shanna | Shanna | Shannochka | Shanka |
| Serafima | Sima Fima |
Simochka Fimochka |
Simka Fimka |
| Sofia |
Sonya | Sonyechka | Sonka |
| Stella | Stella | Stellochka | Stellka |
| Svetlana | Sveta | Svetik Svetochka |
Svetka |
| Taisiya | Taya Tasya |
Tayenka Tasyenka |
Tayka Taska |
| Tamara | Tamara | Tamarochka | Tamarka |
| Tatiana | Tanya | Tanyusha Tanyechka |
Tanka |
| Ulyana | Ulya Yulya Yana |
Ulyenka Yulenka Yanochka |
Ulka Yulka Yanka |
| Valentina | Valya | Valyusha Valyenka |
Valka |
| Valeria | Valera Lera |
Lerochka | Lerka |
| Varvara | Varya | Veryenka | Varka |
| Vasilisa | Vasilisa | Vasilisushka | Vasiliska |
| Vera | Vera | Verochka | Verka |
| Veronika | Vika Vira |
Vikusha Verochka |
Verka |
| Viktoria | Vika | Vikusha | - |
| Violetta | Viola | Violochka | Violka |
| Xenia | Xenya | Xyusha | Xenka |
| Yekaterina | Katya | Katyusha Katyen'ka |
Kat'ka |
| Yelena (Elena) | Lena | Lenochka | Lenka |
| Yelisaveta | Lisa | Lisonka | Liska |
| Yeva (Eva) | Yeva | Yevochka | Yevka |
| Yevdokiya | Dunya Dusya |
Dunyasha Dusyenka |
Dunka Duska |
| Yevgeniya |
Shenya | Shenechka | Shenka |
| Yevfrosinya | Frosya | Frosyen'ka | Fros'ka |
| Yulia (Julia) |
Yulia | Yulen'ka Yulechka |
Yulka |
| Zinaida | Zina | Zinochka Zinulya |
Zinka |
| Zoya | Zoya | Zoyenka Zosya |
Zoyka |
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