Below is a table of Russian female names, listed in the alphabetical order. You can quickly access desired letters by clicking on a link in the menu:
- names starting with А
- names starting with Б - В
- names starting with Г - Д
- names starting with Е - Ж - З - И
- names starting with К - Л - М
- names starting with Н - О - П - Р
- names starting with С - Т - У
- names starting with Ф - Х - Ч
- names starting with Э - Ю - Я
- А -
Russian female names starting with the letter "A"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Афанасия | ah-fah-NAH-see-ya | Afanasiya, or Afanasia | Афя | Female form of the name "Afanasiy/Afanasi", meaning "immortal" |
| Агафья | ah-GAH-fyah | Agafya, Agafia | - | Means "good, kindly" |
| Аглая | ah-GLIGH-ah | Aglaya, Aglaia | - | Means "beauty, splendor" |
| Агнесса | ahg-NYE-sah | Agnessa | Means "chaste, holy" | |
| Аграфена | ah-grah-FYE-nah | Agrafena | Means "wild horse" | |
| Акилина | ah-kee-LEE-nah | Akilina | Means "eagle" | |
| Александра | ah-leek-SAHN-drah | Aleksandra or Alexandra | Саша, Саня, Шура, Сашенька, Сашка, Шурочка, Александрина | Comes from the Greek name "Alexandros". Feminine form of "Aleksandr", meaning "defender of mankind". |
| Алина | ah-LEE-nah | Alina | Лина | Means "noble" in Arabic |
| Алиса | ah-LEE-sah | Alisa or Alice | Лиса | Russian form of Alice, which comes from the French name Adelais/Adalheidis. It means "noble sort" |
| Алла | AHLL-ah | Alla | Аллочка, Аля, Аллушка | It is a variant of "Allaja", which means "scarlet" |
| Алёна | ah-LYO-nah | Alyona (or Aliona/Alena) or Helen | Алёнушка, Алёнка, Аля | It is a variant of "Yelena", which means "torch", "moon", or "to elope" |
| Альбина | ahl-BEE-nah | Albina | - | Feminine form of "Albinus", which means "white" or "bright" |
| Анастасия | ah-nahs-tah-SEE-ah | Anastasiya, or Anastasia | Настя, Настенька, Настька, Таська, Тасенька, Настюша, Настёна, Настасья | From Greek name "Anastasius", which means "resurrection" |
| Анна | ahn-nah | Anna | Анька, Анюта, Аня, Анечка, Аннушка | From Hebrew name "Channah", which means "favour" or "grace" |
| Антонина | ahn-tah-NEE-nah | Antonina | - | Feminine form of Roman name "Antoninus", which means "priceless" |
| Анжелика | ahn-zhi-LEE-kah | Anzhelika or Angelica | Анжела | From Latin "angelicus", which means "angelic" |
| Анфиса | ahn-FEE-sah | Anfisa | Анфиска | From Greek name "Anthousa", which means "flower" |
| Ася | AH-sya | Asya (or Asia) | - | From Greek name "Anastasius", which means "resurrection". It is really just a pet form of Anastasiya |
Б - В
Russian female names starting with the letters "Б" and "В"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Болеслава | bah-lee-SLAH-vah | Boleslava | - | Means "large glory" |
| Борислава | bah-ree-SLAH-vah | Borislava | - | Means "battle glory" |
| Бронислава | brah-nee-SLAH-vah | Bronislava | - | Means "glorious protector" |
| Вера | VYEH-rah | Vera | Верочка, Верик, Верка, Верушка, Веруня, Верок | The meaning of the name Vera is "faith" |
| Вероника | vyeh-rah-NEE-kah | Veronika | Вера, Ника | From Greek name "Phereneke", which means "bringing victory" |
| Валерия | vah-LYEH-ree-yah | Valeriya or Valeria or Valerie | Лера, Лерчик, Лерунчик, Леруся, Лерок, Леруня | From Latin word "valere", which means "to be strong" |
| Валентина | vah-leen-TEE-nah | Valentina | Валя, Валюша, Валюшка, Валенька, Валечка | From Latin word "valens", which means "strong", "vigourous", or "healthy" |
| Варвара | vah-VAHR-ah | Varvara or Barbara | Варя | From Greek "barbaros", which means "foreign" |
| Василиса | vah-see-LEE-sah | Vasilisa | Лиса, Василисушка | From Greek "basileus", which means "king" |
| Владилена | VLAHD-eelyen-ah | Vladilena | Лена | Feminine contraction of Vladimir Ilych Lenin, founder of the Soviet state |
| Виктория | veek-TO-ree-ia | Viktoriya (or Victoria) | Вика, Вичка | Means "victor" in Latin |
Г - Д
Russian female names starting with the letters "Г" and "Д"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Галина | gah-LEE-nah | Galina | Галя, Галочка, Галчонок, Галенька, Галюшка | From Roman Galenus, which means calm. |
| Дафна | DAHfna | Dafna, Daphne | - | Rarely used. It is the Russian form of Daphne, which means laurel. |
| Дарья | DAH-ria | Darya (or Daria) | Даша, Дашенька, Дашечка, Дашуня | From the Persian name Darayavahush, which means to posess good. |
| Дина | DEE-nah | Dina | - | Means judged in Hebrew |
| Диана | dee-AHNA | Diana | Дианушка, Дианочка, Дина | Means heavenly, divine. |
| Доминика | dah-mee-NEE-kah | Dominika | Ника | From Latin name Dominicus, meaning of the Lord. |
| Дунья | - | Dunya, Dunia | - | Means to be well. |
Е - Ж - З - И
Russian female names starting with the letters "Е", "Ж", "З" and "И"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Екатерина | yeh-ka-tyeh-REE-na | Yekaterina, Ekaterina | Катя, Катенька, Катюша, Катерина, Катюшка | From Greek name Aikaterine, which means torture. |
| Елена | yeh-LYEH-nah | Yelena, Elena, Helen | Лена, Леночка, Ленусик, Ленуля, Ленок, Еленушка | From the name Helen, meaning torch or moon. |
| Елизавета | yeh-lee-za-VYE-tah | Yelizaveta, Elizaveta, Elizabeth | Лиза | From Hebrew name Elisheva, which means my God is an oath. |
| Евгения | yehv-GYEN-eeya | Yevgeniya, Evgenia, Eugenia | Женя, Женька, Женечка | From Greek word eugenes, which means well born. |
| Ева | YEH-vah | Yeva (or Eva) | - | From Hebrew name Chavvah, which means to breathe. |
| Жанна | ZHAHN-nah | Zhanna, Jeanne | Жанночка | From Hebrew name Ioannes, which means Yahweh is gracious. |
| Зинаида | zee-nah-EE-dah | Zinaida | Зина | Means shine or sky. |
| Зоя | ZOY-ah | Zoya, Zoia, Zoe | - | Means life. |
| Злата | ZLAH-tah | Zlata | - | Means gold. |
| Инга | EEN-gah | Inga | - | From Old Germanic Ingwaz, which means he who is foremost. |
| Ирина | ee-REE-nah | Irina, Irene | Ира, Иришка, Ириночка, Иришка, Иринчик, Ирунчик | From Greek Eirene, which means peace. |
| Инесса | ee-NEH-sa | Inessa | Инна, Инночка, Иннуля, Иннуленька, Инуся, Инок | Means strong water. The name was originally a male name, but became somewhat popular as a religious girl's name due the misidentification of the sex of the Russian martyr Inna, a male student of the Apostle Andrei. |
| Изабелла | eezah-BEH-la | Izabella | - | From Hebrew name Elisheva, which means my God is an oath. |
| Изольда | ee-ZOL-dah | Izolda | - | Means beautiful. |
| Искра | EEskra | Iskra | - | Means spark. |
К - Л - М
Russian names for girls starting with the letters "К", "Л" and "М"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Кира | KEE-rah | Kira | - | From Persian name Kurush, which means far sighted. |
| Клара | KLAH-rah | Klara, Clara | - | From Latin clarus, meaning clear, bright, famous. |
| Клавдия | KLAHV-dee-ya | Klavdiya, Klavdia, Claudia | - | From Latin claudus, meaning lame, crippled. |
| Ксения | KSYEH-nee-ya | Kseniya, Ksenia, Xenia | Ксана | Means hospitality. |
| Капитолина | kah-pee-tah-LEE-nah | Kapitolina | - | - |
| Клементина | klyeh-meen-TEE-nah | Klementina, Clementine | - | From Latin name Clemens, which means merciful or gentle. |
| Кристина | kree-STEE-nah | Kristina, Christina | Кристинка, Тина | Means Christian. |
| Лада | LAH-dah | Lada | - | Means maiden or girl. |
| Лариса | lah-REE-sah | Larisa, Larissa | Лара, Ларочка | Means stronghold. |
| Лидия | LEE-dee-yah | Lidiya, Lidia, Lydia | Лида | Means from Lydia |
| Лилия | LEE-lee-ya | Liliya (or Lilia), Lily | Лиля | Means lily. |
| Лолита | la-LEE-tah | Lolita | Лола, Лита | - |
| Любовь | loo-BOV | Lyubov (orLiubov/Lubov) | Люба, Любонька, Любаша, Любочка | Means love. |
| Людмила | lood-MEE-lah | Lyudmila (orLiudmila/Ludmila) | Люда, Люся, Людочка, Мила, Милочка | Means favour of the people. |
| Люся | LOO-syah | Lyusya (orLiusia/Lusya), Lucy | - | - |
| Маргарита | mah-gah-REE-tah | Margarita, Margaret | Рита | Comes from Greek margarites meaning pearl. |
| Майя | MY-yah | Majya (or Majia), Maya | - | - |
| Мальвина | mahl-VEE-nah | Malvina | - | This name was created by the poet James McPherson in the 18th century. He probably intended it to mean smooth brow in Gaelic. |
| Марта | MAHR-tah | Marta, Martha | - | Means mistress of the house or lady in Aramaic. |
| Марина | mah-REE-nah | Marina | Рина, Мариша, Мариночка, Маришка | From the Latin word marinus meaning of the sea. |
| Мария | mah-REE-yah | Mariya (or Maria) | Маша, Машенька, Машуша, Машуня | Derived from Egyptian mry meaning beloved or mr meaning love. |
Н - О - П - Р
Russian names for girls starting with the letters "Н", "О", "П", "Р"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Надежда | nah-DYE-zhda | Nadezhda (or very rarelyNadejda) | Надя, Наденька, Надюша, Надюшка | Means hope. |
| Наталья | nah-TAH-lia | Natalya (orNatalia) | Наташа, Ната, Наташка, Наташенька, Наташечка, Натусенька, Натусик | From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant Christmas Day from Latinnatale domini. |
| Нелли | NEHL-ee | Nelli, Nelly | - | From the name Helen, meaning torch or moon. |
| Нина | NEE-nah | Nina | - | - |
| Нонна | NO-nah | Nonna | - | Derived from Latin nonus meaning ninth. First used in the 19th-century, it was traditionally given to the ninth child born. |
| Оксана | ok-SAH-nah | Oksana, Xenia | Саночка, Оксаночка, Ксюша, Ксюшенька, Ксана | Means hospitality. |
| Ольга | OL-gah | Olga | Оля, Олечка, Олька, Оленька, Олюшка | Derived from Old Norse heilagrmeaning holy, blessed. |
| Олеся | Ah-LYEH-sya | Olesya (orOlesia) | Олесь, Леся, Лесь | - |
| Полина | pah-LEE-nah | Polina, Paulina | Поля, Полинка | Short form of Apollinariya, which is from Greek verb apollymi meaning to destroy. |
| Раиса | rah-EE-sah | Raisa | Рая | Possibly from Greek rhaionmeaning more relaxed. |
| Рада | RAH-dah | Rada | - | Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad happy. |
| Розалина | rah-zah-LEE-nah | Rozalina, Rosaline | - | It was subsequently influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda beautiful rose. |
| Регина | RYEH-gee-nah | Regina | - | From a Late Latin name meaning queen. |
| Рената | ryeh-NAH-tah | Renata | - | From a late Latin name meaning born again. |
С - Т - У
Russian names for girls starting with the letters "С", "Т", "У"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Светлана | Svyet-LAH-nah | Svetlana | Света, Светочка, Светланка, Светик | Derived from Slavic svet meaning light. |
| Софья | SO-fia | Sofya (or Sofia) | Соня, Сонечка, Софа, Софочка, Софи | Means wisdom. This was the name of an early saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred. |
| Таисия | tah-EE-see-yah | Taisiya (orTaisia) | - | Possibly means bandage. |
| Тамара | tah-MAH-rah | Tamara | Тома | Means palm tree. |
| Татьяна | Tat-YAH-nah | Tatyana (orTatiana) | Таня, Танечка, Танюшенька, Танюшка, Танюська | Feminine form of the Roman nameTatianus, which was from the Roman nameTatius, which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of an early saint and martyr. |
| Ульяна | oo-LYAH-nah | Ulyana (orUliana), Juliana, Julianna | - | From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) downy-bearded. |
Ф - Х - Ч
Russian names for girls starting with the letters "Ф", "Х", "Ч"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Фаина | fah-EE-nah | Faina | - | Meaning unknown, possibly from the Greek name Φαεννα (Phaenna), which was derived from φαεινος (phaeinos) shining. |
| Федосья | fee-DOS-yah | Fedosya (orFedosia) | - | Means given to God |
| Флорентина | flah-reen-TEE-nah | Florentina | - | From the masculine Roman name Florentius which was derived from Latin florensprosperous, flourishing. |
| Хавроня | - | Havronya (orKhavronya) | Хывря | Meaning unknown. This is the name of one of the main characters in Nikolai Gogol's short story, Sorochinskaya Yarmarka (The Fair at Sorochyntsi). The name is rarely used. |
| Чапека | - | Chapeka (orČapeka) | - | Means little stork. It is originally a Czech name. |
Э - Ю - Я
Russian female names starting with the letters "Э", "Ю", "Я"
| Russian | Pronunciation | English | Diminutives | Meaning |
| Эльвира | EHL-vee-rah | Elvira | Эля | Form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements al all and wer true. |
| Эмилия | eh-MEE-lee-yah | Emiliya (orEmilia), Emily | - | From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning rival. |
| Эмма | EHM-mah | Emma | - | Derived from Germanic ermenmeaning whole or universal. |
| Элеонора | ell-YEHAH-norah | Eleonora, Elenore | Эля | - |
| Юлия | YOO-lee-yah | Yuliya (or Yulia), Julia, Julie | Юля, Юлечка, Юленька, Юлька, Юльчик | From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) downy-bearded. |
| Ярослава | yah-rah-SLAH-vah | Yaroslava | - | Means glory of spring. |
| Яна | YAH-nah | Yana | - | Means God is gracious |
