Russian Boys' Names

Full name

Short form

Pet name

Father's name
(patronymic)

Afanasy

Afanas

Afonya
Afanasya

m: Afanasyevich
f: Afanasyevna

Agafon

Agafon

Fonya
Afonya

m: Agafonovich
f: Agafonovna

Alexader

Sasha
Sanya
Shura

Sashen'ka
Sashok
Shurochka

m: Alexandrovich
f: Alexandrovna

Alexei
(Alexey)

Alyosha
Lyosha
Lyokha

Alyoshen'ka
Lyoshen'ka

m: Alexeyevich
f: Alexeyevna

Anatoli

Tolya

Tolyen'ka

m: Anatolyevich
f: Anatolyevna

Andrei

Andrei

Andryusha

m: Andreyevich
f: Andreyevna

Antip

Antip

Antipochka

m: Antipovich
f: Antipovna

Anton

Anton

Antosha

m: Antonovich
f: Antonovna

Aristarkh

Aristarkh

Aristasha
Arisha

m: Aristarkhovich
f: Aristarkhovna

Arkadi

Arkadi

Arkasha
Arkadyushka

m: Arkadyevich
f: Arkadyevna

Arseni

Senya

Senyechka

m: Arsenyevich
f: Arsenyevna

Artemiy

Artyom
(Artiom)

Artyomchik

m: Artyomovich
f: Artyomovna

Artur

Artur

Arturchik

m: Arturovich
f: Arturovna

Bogdan

Bogdan

Bogdasha

m: Bogdanovich
f: Bogdanovna

Boris

Borya

Boryen'ka

m: Borisovich
f: Borisovna

Borislav

Slava

Slavochka

m: Borislawovich
f: Borislawovna

Danil

Danil

Danilka
Danya

m: Danilovich
f: Danilovna

Demian

Demian

Demianushka

m: Demianovich
f: Demianovna

Denis

Denis

Denisochka

m: Denisovich
f: Denisovna

Dmitri

Dima
Mitya

Dimochka
Mityen'ka

m: Dmitriyevich
f: Dmitriyevna

Eduard

Edik

Edyechka

m: Eduardovich
f: Eduardovna

Eldar

Eldar

Eldarchik

m: Eldarovich
f: Eldarovna

Felix

Felya

Felyen'ka

m: Felixovich
f: Felixovna

Fiodor

Fedya

Fedyenka

m: Fyodorovich
f: Fyodorovna

Foma

Foma

Fomushen'ka

m: Fomovich
f: Fomovna

Gavriil

Gavril

Gavrilushka

m: Gavrilovich
f: Gavrilovna

Gennadi

Gena
Shenya

Shenyechka

m: Gennadyevich
f: Gennadyevna

Georgi

Shora
Gosha

Shorochka
Goshen'ka

m: Georgiyevich
f: Georgiyevna

Gerasim

Sima

Simochka

m: Gerasimovich
f: Gerasimovna

Gleb

Gleb

Glebushka

m: Glebovich
f: Glebovna

Gordei

Gordei

Gordyusha

m: Gordeyevich
f: Gordeyevna

Grigori

Grisha

Grishen'ka

m: Grigoryevich
f: Grigoryevna

Ignati

Ignat

Ignasha

m: Ignatyevich
f: Ignatyevna

Igor

Igor

Igoryok

m: Igorevich
f: Igorevna

Ilya

Ilya

Ilyusha

m: Ilyitch
f: Ilyinichna

Illarion

Larion
Larya

Lariosha

m: Illarionovich
f: Illarionovna

Innokenti

Kesha

Keshen'ka

m: Innokentyevich
f: Innokentyevna

Iosif
(Josef)

Soso

Soso
Soselo

m: Iosifovich
f: Iosifovna

Irakli

Irakli

Irotshka

m: Irakliyevich
f: Irakliyevna

Ivan

Vanya

Vanyechka
Vanyusha

m: Ivanovich
f: Ivanovna

Kirill

Kirill

Kiryusha

m: Kirillovich
f: Kirillovna

Konstantin

Kostya

Kostik
Kostyen'ka

m: Konstantinovich
f: Konstantinovna

Korney

Korney

Korneyushka

m: Korneyevich
f: Korneyevna

Kusma

Kusya

Kusyen'ka

m: Kusmich
f: Kusmichna

Lavrenty

Lavrenty

Lavrusha

m: Lavrentyevich
f: Lavrentyevna

Leonid

Lyonya

Lyonechka

m: Leonidovich
f: Leonidovna

Leontiy

Lyonya

Leontyushka

m: Leontyevich
f: Leontyevna

Lev
(Leo)

Lev
(Leo)

Lyovushka

m: Lvovich
f: Lvovna

Makar

Makar

Makarushka
Makarchik

m: Makarovich
f: Marakovna

Maxim

Max

Maximka

m: Maximovich
f: Maximovna

Mikhail

Misha

Mishutka
Mishyenka

m: Mikhailovich
f: Mikhailovna

Miron

Miron

Ronya

m: Mironovich
f: Mironovna

Mitrofan

Mitrofan

Mitrofanushka

m: Mitrofanovich
f: Mitrofanovna

Nikanor

Nikanor

Kanya
Nika

m: Nikanorovich
f: Nikanorovna

Nikifor

Nikofor

Nikisha

m: Nikiforovich
f: Nikiforovna

Nikita

Nikita

Nikusha
Nikitka

m: Nikitich
f: Nikitichna

Nikolai

Kolya

Kolyenka

m: Nikolayevich
f: Nikolayevna

Oleg

Oleg

Oleshik

m: Olegovich
f: Olegovna

Osip

Osip

Osya

m: Osipovich
f: Osipovna

Pavel

Pasha

Pashenka

m: Pavlovich
f: Pavlovna

Philipp

Philya

Philyenka

m: Philippovich
f: Philippovna

Piotr
(Peter)

Petya

Petyen'ka

m: Petrovich
f: Petrovna

Polikarp

Polya

Polyusha

m: Polikarpovich
f: Polikarpovna

Porfiriy

Porfiriy

Firya
Porfiryushka

m: Porfiryevich
f: Porfiryevna

Potap

Potap

Potanya

m: Potapovich
f: Potapovna

Prokhor

Prokhor

Prosha

m: Prokhorovich
f: Prokhorovna

Rodion

Rodya

Rodyusha

m: Rodionovitch
f: Rodionvna

Roman

Roma

Romochka

m: Romanovich
f: Romanovna

Rostislav

Rostik
Slava

Rostya
Slavik

m: Rostislavovich
f: Rostislavovna

Ruslan

Ruslan
Lana

Ruslasha
Lanchik

m: Ruslanovich
f: Ruslanovna

Saveliy

Sava

Savelyushka

m: Savelyevich
f: Savelyevna

Semyon

Senya

Senyechka

m: Semyonovich
f: Semyonovna

Sergey

Seryosha

Seryoshen'ka
Sergunya

m: Sergeyevich
f: Sergeyevna

Spiridon

Svirid

Svirya

m: Spiridonovich
f: Spiridonovna

Stanislav

Stas

Slasik

m: Stanislavovich
f: Stanislavovna

Stepan

Styopa

Stenya
Styosha

m: Stepanovich
f: Stepanovna

Svyatoslav

Slava

Slavik

m: Svyatoslavovich
f: Svyatoslavovna

Taras

Taras

Tarasik

m: Tarasovich
f: Tarasovna

Tikhon

Tisha

Tishyen'ka

m: Tikhonovich
f: Tikhonovna

Timofey

Tyoma
Tima

Timosha
Timonya

m: Timofeyevich
f: Timofeyevna

Timur

Timur

Timurchik

m: Timurovich
f: Timurovna

Vadim

Vadik
Vadya

Vadyusha

m: Vadimovich
f: Vadimovna

Valentin

Valya

Valyusha

m: Valentinovich
f: Valentinovna

Valeriy

Valera

Valerchik

m: Valeryevich
f: Valeryevna

Veniamin

Vaniamin

Venya
Venyusha

m: Veniaminovich
f: Veniaminovna

Viktor
(Victor)

Vitya

Vityenka
Vityok

m: Viktorovich
f: Viktorovna

Vitali

Vitali

Vitalya
Vitalchik

m: Vitalyevich
f: Vitalyevna

Vladislav

Vlad

Vladik
Vladya

m: Vladislavovich
f: Vladislavovna

Vasiliy
(Vasily)

Vasya

Vasyenka
Vasyusha

m: Vasilyevich
f: Vasilyevna

Vyacheslaw

Slava

Slavik

m: Vyacheslavovich
f: Vyacheslavovna

Vladimir

Volodya
Vova

Vovochka

m: Vladimirovich
f: Vladimirovna

Vsevolod

Seva

Sevochka

m: Vsevolodovich
f: Vsevolodovna

Yakov
(Jacob)

Yasha

Yashen'ka

m: Yakovlevich
f: Yakovlevna

Yan
(Ian)

Yan

Yanchik

m: Yanovich
f: Yanovna

Yaroslav

Slava

Slavik

m: Yaroslavovich
f: Yaroslavovna

Yefim
(Efim)

Fima

Fimochka

m: Yefimovich
f: Yefimovna

Yefrem
(Efrem)

Yefrem

Yefremushka

m: Yefremovich
f: Yefremovna

Yegor
(Egor)

Yegor
(Egor)

Yegorushka
Yegorka

m: Yegorovich
f: Yegorovna

Yelisey

Lesya
Seya

Lesyechka
Seyechka

m: Yeliseyevich
f: Yeliseyevna

Yemelyan

Yemelya

Yemelyushka

m: Yemelyanovich
f: Yemelyanovna

Yeremey

Yeryoma

Yeryomushka

m: Yeremeyevich
f: Yeremeyevna

Yermolay

Yermola

Yermolka
Yermolasha

m: Yermolayevich
f: Yermolayevna

Yevdokim

Kim
Vadya

Kimka
Yevdokusha

m: Yevdokimovich
f: Yevdokimovna

Yevgeni
(Eugene)

Shenya

Shenyechka

m: Yevgenyevich
f: Yevgenyevna

Yevgraf

Granya
Grasha

Yevgrasha
Grashen'ka

m: Yevgrafovich
f: Yevgrafovna

Yevstigney

Stenya

Styusha

m: Yevstignevevich
f: Yevstigneyevna

Yuri

Yura

Yurochka

m: Yuryevich
f: Yuryevna

Zakhar

Zakhar

Zakharka

m: Zakharovich
f: Zakharovna