Full Russian names- This is both a patronymic, and a name, and a surname. Moreover, patronymic is just what distinguishes the system Russian names from systems adopted in other countries. And as additional forms of the name there are diminutives or nicknames. A nickname could be given to a person at any age. It was associated with its owner even more closely than the name itself received at birth. The nickname spoke, for example, about some character trait of a person or about the place where he once lived. Most often, the nickname was known only to the family and some of the good friends, but in everyday life it was used very actively. Despite the fine line between old Russian names and nicknames, they were still not the same. It is very difficult to define the boundaries between these concepts.

For example, Russian women gave their children names in order to protect them from evil or unkind deeds. Such names were formed from words that denoted any plants, animals or household items - and, of course, were very similar to nicknames. The year of baptism (988th) became a turning point for Rus'. Since that moment, much has changed in naming, predetermining the naming system for many centuries to come. Now the Russians, like the rest of the Eastern Slavs, who were accustomed to naming their children by personal names until the end of the 10th century, were forced to get used to the concept of a “baptismal name”. Then most of the names appeared, which to this day are considered modern Russians. The new order obliged parents to give their babies a name only through the rite of baptism - only in this way could the name be considered correct and real.

Christian names had a variety of origins - Latin, Greek, Hebrew, since the Byzantine Greeks brought together the "representatives" of the names of those peoples who came into contact with them. Even some “common Slavic” ones (Vladimir, Vsevolod, Svyatoslav, Yaroslav), as well as Scandinavian names (Igor, Olga, Oleg) entered the calendar. True, they were considered a privilege of the high class, and commoners, as a rule, were not honored with them.

Only after 1917 did things change, and such “princely” names began to be used much more often. Toward the end of the 16th century, personal pagan nicknames and names were practically forced out of use. Foreign names took root with great difficulty, especially for the common people, who found it difficult to pronounce them in their original form. In those days, there was an active struggle for the correct naming. "Humiliating", incorrect spelling of the name was equated with inflicting shame and dishonor. The perpetrators were punished through the courts.

Only in 1675 did the royal decree come out, where a more loyal attitude to this kind of “crime” was prescribed. Now this situation seems curious to us, since all the names that the Russian people got used to at that time with incredible efforts have become familiar to us and relatives for a long time. Many are even surprised to learn that the majority, it would seem, Russian male And female names have a completely different origin. Here is such an interesting and eventful history of our names.

The meaning of Russian female names

Russian names for girls starting with the letter A

• Alvina- from ancient Germanic - noble, friend, whole.
• Angelia- from the German name Anelie, swearing to God.
• august / Augustine(old) - summer
• Avdotya(nar. from Evdokia) - famous
• Avelina(Hebrew) - life force
• aurelia(new) - gold
• Aurora(new) - goddess of the dawn
• Agapia(old) - from Greek. agapao - love.
• Agatha(new) / Agafya / Agathia(old) - from Greek. agatos - good, honest, kind.
• Aglaida(old) - sparkling / daughter of beauty, charms
• Aglaya(new) - brilliant
• Agnes /Agnes(old) - chaste
• Agnia(old) - immaculate or fiery
• Agrippina / Agrefena(old) - from the Roman generic name Agrippus (Agrippa)
• Ada(old) - decoration
• Adina- Hebrew name, translated as "gentle, refined."
• Adele /Adelia/ Adelaide(Old German) - from adal - noble and heid - state, estate.
• Aza(old) - first
• Azalea(new) - flowering bush
• Aida(new) - giving harvest
• Isadora- gift of Isis (Greek)
• Aisylu- lunar beauty
• Akilina / Akulina(old) - eagle
• Aksinya(nar. from Xenia) - hospitable or vice versa alien ("xenos")
• Akulina(lat.) - eagle
• Alevtina(old) - alien to evil
• (old) - protector of people
• Alyona(full Elena) - sunny, scarlet, graceful
• (lat.) - someone else's, another
• (new) - charming
• (old) - (from Semitic languages) "goddess"
• Albina(old, cf. new Alvina) - "white"
• Almira(new) - peaceful
• Alfiya(Arabic) - long-liver
• Amina(new) - true
• (old) - resurrected
• Anatolia(new) - eastern
• (old) - angel
• Aneliya(Greek) - light
• Angela(new) - angelic
• Animaisa(old) - sincere
• Anisia / Anisya(old) - sweet-smelling
• Anita(new) - obstinate
• (old) - "grace"
• Antonina / Antonida(old) - kind
• Anthony(old) - entering the battle
• Anfisa/ Anfusa(old) - blooming
• Anfia(old)
• Amira(old Arabic) - princess
• Apollinaria(old) - goddess of the sun
• Arevik(Armenian) - sun
• Ariadne(old) - sleeping
• (nar. from Irina) - calm
• Arcadia(new) - shepherdess
• Arsenia(new) - courageous
• Arsiana
• Artemia(old) - unharmed
• Assel- Kirg. Asel; /æˈsel/; from arab. عسل - "honey", "sweet"
• Asta(old)
• Aster(new) - "flower"
• Astrid(Scand.) - passionate
• Athanasius(old) - immortal
• Aphrodite(old) - arising from sea foam
• Aelita(new) - from Greek. aer - air and lithos - stone
• Aella(new) - from Greek. aello - whirlwind, hurricane

Russian names for girls starting with the letter B

• Bazhen(other Russian) - saint
• Beata(new) - blessing (lat.) - happy (Greek)
• Beatrice(old) - blessing (Latin) - happy (Greek)
• Bela(glory) - beautiful
• Bella(new) - beautiful
• Bellatrix(lat.) - warrior
• Bertha(new) - magnificent
• Bogdan(glory) - given by God
• Bozena(other Russian) - God's, blessed, gifted by God
• Boleslav(glorious) - more glorious
• Borislav(glor.) - fighting for glory
• Bridget(new) - space
• Bronislava(glorious) - glorious protector

Russian names for girls starting with the letter V

• (old) - strong
• (old) - healthy
• Wanda(glory) - hospitable
• Barbara(old) - savage
• Vasilina(new) - royal
• (old) - royal
• Vassa(old) - queen
• Wenceslas(glorious) - more glorious
• Vevey(old) -
• Velora / Veloria(new) - from the Great October Revolution
• Venus(old) - "love"
• (old) - "faith"
• (old) - faith in victory
• Veselina(glory) - cheerful
• Vesta(old) - the patroness of the home. hearth
• Vidana(glory) - prominent
• Quiz(old) - winner
• (old) - "victory"
• Vilena(new) - from V. I. LENIN
• Viola/ Violet / Violanta(new) - "violet"
• Virineya(old) - green, fresh
• Vitaly/ Vitalina(new) - vital
• Viulena(new) - from V.I. Ulyanov LENIN
• Vlada(glory) - owning
• Vladilena(new) - short for "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
• Vladimir(new) - owning the world
• Vladislav(glory) - owning glory
• Vladlena(new) - similar to Vladilena
• Power(glor.) - sovereign
• Will(new) - freestyle
• Vseslav(glorious) - glorious everywhere

Russian names for girls starting with the letter G

• Gaia(new) - spouse
• Gali(old) - bright
• (old) - calm
• Ganna(Ukrainian people from Anna) - fertile
• Guyana/ Gaiania (old) - from the Greek. ge - earth
• Gwyneth(Wales.) - happiness, luck
• Helena(new Ukrainian from Elena) - light
• helium(new) - solar (Helios)
• Gella(old) - fallen into the water
• Henrietta(Old German) - noble beauty
• Gertrude(new) - patroness of women
• Glafira(old) - refined
• Glyceria(old) - sweet
• Gloria(old) - "glory"
• Golub(other Russian) - tender
• Gorislava(glor.) - kindling glory
• Gulane- (Greek) - flower
• Gulnara- (azer.) - pomegranate flower
• Gulchatay

Russian names for girls starting with the letter D

• Dazdraperma(new) - "Long live the First of May!"
• Daina(new) - a different reading of the name Diana
• Dana(new) - goddess of the river
• (old) - winner
• Darina/Daryona(glor.) - donated
• Daryana(new) - winner
• dekabrina(new) - winter
• deya / Dia(new) - divine
• Ginevra- on behalf of King Arthur's wife Guinevere
• Juliet(old) - analogue of Julia
• (new) - on behalf of the Roman goddess Diana
• Delia
• dilya- soul (from Turkmen)
• Dilfuza- silver soul (from Turkmen)
• Dina / Diniya(nar. from old Digna) - "faith"
• Diodora(old) - given by God
• Dionysius(old) - patroness of winemaking
• Dobrava(other Russian) - kind
• Blast furnace / Domina(old) - mistress, mistress of the house.
• Domnica / Dominica(old) - belonging. God
• Donara(new)
• Dorotheus / Dorothea(old) - from Greek. doron - gift, gift and teos - god.

Russian names for girls starting with the letter E

• Eve(old) - giver of life
• (old) - noble
• Evdokia(old) - well-known
• Eulalia(Greek) - eloquent
• Eulampia(Greek) - light
• Eupraxia(old) - doing good deeds, virtue
• Eustolia(old) - well dressed
• Euphalia(old)
• Euphrosyne(Greek) - well-thought, joyful
• (old) - immaculate
• (old) - chosen, shining, sunny
• (old) - worshiping God
• Eliconida(old)
• Hermione(old)
• Yefimia / Euphemia(old) - pious

Russian names for girls starting with the letter J

• (new) - "gift of God"
• Zhdana(other Russian) - waiting
• jasmine

Russian names for girls starting with Z

• Fun(old) - cheerful
• Zaire- Arabic female name, popular among many peoples. In translation, it means "bright, blooming, beautiful." There is also a form ending in -at: Zairat.
• Zara- Persian female name, included in the list of frequently used names among many peoples - means "gold". There are many derivatives of this name, each of which has the root "zar" - "gold": Zarema, Zarai, Zarbiyke, Zargishi, Zarifa, etc.
• Zarema- Persian female name, means "gold". There are options: Zarnigar - "golden beauty", Zarbaft - "golden brocade", Zarbanu - "golden lady"
• Sarina / Zorin(new) - light, golden
• Zaryana- other Slavs
• Zaure- 1) Morning star, Venus. 2) brilliant, sparkling.
• Zvenislav(glory) - spreading glory
• Zemfira(arab.) - recalcitrant
• Zila
• Zinaida(old) - born by Zeus
• Zinovia(old) - "Zeus's power"
• Zlata(glory) - golden
• Zozan(Kurd.) - Alpine meadows
• (old) - "life"

Russian names for girls starting with the letter I

• And bath(nar. from John) - "God's gift"
• Ida(new) - mountainous, "descendant"
• Ilaria(old) - cheerful
• Iliana(new)
• Ilona(new)
• Inga(new) - from other scand. Inguio is the name of the god of abundance.
• Inessa(new) - serene
• (old) - name of Rome / stormy stream
• John(old) - "God's gift"
• And she(old) - "dove"
• Hypatia(new) - related to horses, horse (hippos)
• Hippolyta(new) - from "(g)ippo" - horse and "lithos" - stone, slab
• Irada- Persian female name, found in many peoples, translated means "desire", "desired"
• Iraida(old) - goddess of the rainbow
• Irena(old) - peaceful
• Iroid(old) - heroic, hero's daughter
• Heraclius(old)
• (old) - "peace"
• Isidore(old) - patroness of fertility
• Spark(new) - sincere, bright
• Iphigenia(old) - immortal
• And I(old) - from Greek. ia - violet

Russian names for girls starting with the letter K

• Kadriya
• Kermen(with kalm.) - squirrel
• Kalisa(old) - hot, ardent
• Callista(from Greek) - beautiful, beautiful
• Camilla- (with German) - chamomile
• Camila- (from Muslim. Camille) - perfection
• Capitolina(old) - main
• (new) - striving forward
• Carolina (other German) - queen
• Katerina(nar. from Ekaterina) - immaculate
• (old) - "Mistress"
• Kirill(old) - mistress
• Claudia(old) - lame or from the clan of Claudius
• Clara(new) - clear
• Clarice /Clarissa(new) - light
• Cleopatra(old) - beauty
• Clio- short for Cleopatra
• Claire
• Concordia(old) - consonant, agreeing
• Constance(old) - resistant
• (new) - baptized
• (old) - alien

Russian names for girls starting with the letter L

• Lada(other Russian) - sweetheart
• Lana(new)
• (old) - "seagull"
• Laura- from "Laurus"
• Leila(arab.) - moonlit night, darkness
• Lena- torch
• Leniana(new) - from Lenin
• Lenin(new) - from Lenin
• Leonid(old) - "descendant of a lion"
• Leonila(old) - lioness
• Leonty(new) - lion
• Lesya(new) - courageous
• Libya(old) - originally from Libya
• (old) - first
• Lillian(new) - blooming
• (new) - "flower"
• Lilith(old) - "night"
• Lina(new) - an independent name or a diminutive of Elina
• Lyra(other gr.) - patroness of the arts
• Leah/ Lei(old) - lioness
• Laura(fr.) - laurel
• Louise(new) - from the male name Louis, which means "famous battle"
• Lukeria(nar. from Glyceria)
• Lucian(old)
• Lukin / Lucina(old)
• Lusine(Armenian) - moonlight
• Lyubava(other Russian) - beauty
• (old) - "love"
• Lubomir(glor.) - the darling of the world
• (old, glory) - dear to people
• Lyalya(new) -

Russian names for girls starting with the letter M

• Maura(old) - dark-skinned, dark-skinned
• Magda(new) - see Magdalene
• Magdalene(old) - sounding / originally from Magdala, in Palestine
• Madeleine(new) - see Magdalene
• Mayan /May(new) - goddess of spring
• Malvina(Old German) - From Mal - justice and wine - friend ..
• (old) - "pearl"
• Mariana / Mariana(old)
• Marianne(nar. from old. Mariamna)
• Marietta / Marietta(new)
• Marika(new)
• (old) - marine
• / Marya (old) - bitter
• Marie(new) - Mary's variant
• Marlene(German) - A combination of the names Mary and Magdalena
• Marlena(new)
• Martha(new) - mistress
• Martha(old) - mentor
• Matilda(Old German) - from macht - strength and hild - battle.
• Matryona/ Matron(old) - mistress, mother of the family, mother
• Melania / Melania(old) - dark, swarthy
• Melitina(old)
• Milada(glorious) - kind
• Milan / Milena/ (slav.) - sweetheart
• Militsa(old, slav.) - sweet on the face
• Milia(new)
• Miloslava(glory.) - glory is sweet
• Mira(glor.) - peaceful
• Myrrh(glor.) - fragrant, fragrant
• Miroslava(glor.) - winner
• Mitrodora(gr.) - a gift from the mother.
• Mlada(glor.) - young
• Mstislav(glor.) - conqueror
• Muse(old) - goddess of art / inspirer

Russian names for girls starting with the letter N

• Nada(old) - "hope"
• (old, slav.) - "hope"
• Nadia(nar., from Nadezhda) - “hope”
• Naina(new)
• Naira(Armenian)
• Nana(old) - nymph
• Nastasya(nar., from Anastasia) - resurrected
• Natalia/ Natalia(old) - native
• Nellie(new) - young; solar
• Neonila(old) - fundamental
• (old) - "victory"
• (old) - ruler
• Ninella(new)
• Ninel(new)
• Novella(old) - new
• (old)
• Nora(new) - cold
• Nasiba(Arabic) - Bringer of light, leading on the true path

Russian names for girls starting with the letter O

• (Ukrainian people, from Xenia) - hospitable
• Octavia(old) - eighth
• October(new) - autumn
• Olesya(ukr.nar., from Alexander) - courageous
• Olivia(Greek) - tree
• Olympics(old) - keeping calm
• Olympia(new) - named after Zeus
• (old, other Russian) - saint

Russian names for girls starting with the letter P

• Paul(old) - small
• Peacock(old) - beauty
• Patricia(old) - aristocrat
• Pelagia(Greek) - marine
• Platonides(old) - a descendant of Plato
• Polyxena(old) - Trojan princess

Collected the most in one article for those who want to choose the most harmonious and unusual name for their newborn daughter.

Note that choosing a name for a child is not an easy task, and many future parents and members of their families often cannot choose an option that everyone would like.

The choice of modern Russian names for girls is actually great, and the tastes of future fathers and mothers and their relatives are different. Moreover, many do not want to use widespread and popular names. I want to name the baby with a name that will make her special.

As we mentioned earlier, in this article we have collected the most beautiful and rare Russian names for girls. But in their diversity it is also very easy to get lost and again face the problem of choice.

Therefore, we advise you, together with your other half, to select the 10 most euphonious names in your opinion. And then, from your list and the list your spouse has made, choose the one you both like.

If you could not decide on the choice of a suitable name for your newborn daughter in one evening, it's okay. The discussion of names and consideration of the lists can be stretched out over several days or weeks. After all, decisions such as choosing a name should not be taken in a hurry. Especially if there is no need for it.

Keep in mind that beautiful and rare Russian names for girls should also go well with the surname and patronymic. In addition, each name carries certain information and to some extent determines the character and fate of its owner. Therefore, choose a name for your newborn daughter carefully, analyzing many factors. We wrote more about this in our separate article about

We present at your choice a list of rare and beautiful names for babies of Slavic, Greek, Latin and European origin. For your convenience, the names are listed in alphabetical order. We hope that among the lists we have provided you will find the one - the perfect name for your little princess.

Aurora - Latin: "morning dawn".

Agata - the same as Agafya.

Agafya (Agatha) - Greek: "kind, good."

Aglaia - Greek: "shining, magnificent."

Agnia - Latin: "purity, chastity, lamb."

Ada - Hebrew: "smart".

Adelaide - Old German: "noble, noble."

Adele - Old German: "pious, noble."

Alevtina - Greek: "incense, without a bad smell."

Alexandra - Ancient Greek: "protector of people", from the male name Alexander.

Alina - Old German: "noble, steadfast."

Alice - German: "significant, weighty, worthy."

Alla - two origins: ancient Greek - "another", ancient German - "to become, nobility."

Albina - Latin: "white".

Anastasia - Ancient Greek: "resurrecting", from the male name Anastas.

Angelina - Ancient Greek: "messenger, angel."

Angela - Ancient Greek: "angelic".

Angelica is the same as Angela.

Anna - Hebrew: "pretty, pretty."

Antonina - Latin: "opponent"; in ancient Rome, it denoted the belonging of a girl to a certain genus.

Anfisa - Ancient Greek: "blooming."

Arina is the Russian form of the name Irina.

Asya - Greek: "resurrecting", came from the name of Anastasia.

Aelita - Ancient Greek: "airy".

Barbara is the same as Barbara.

Beatrice (Beata) - Latin: "happy."

Bella - Latin for "beauty".

Bozhena is another form of the name Bogdan: "given by God, divine."

Valentina - Latin: "healthy", from the male name Valentine.

Valeria - Latin: "strong", from the male name Valery. Originated as a Roman generic name.

Barbara - Ancient Greek: "foreigner".

Vasilisa - Ancient Greek: "queen".

Vassa - Ancient Greek: "desert".

Veda - Bulgarian: "mermaid".

Vera - Russian: "faith".

Veronica - Ancient Greek: "victorious, bringing victory."

Victoria - Latin: "victory", from the male name Victor.

Viola - Latin: "violet".

Violetta - Latin: "violet".

Vlad - Slavic: "possessing", from the male name Vlad.

Vlasta - Czech: "homeland".

Galina - Greek: "calm, serene."

Henrietta - Old German: "noble beauty, beautiful"

Gerda - Scandinavian: "protector".

Glafira - Ancient Greek: "graceful."

Dayna (Dina) - Hebrew: "avenged."

Darina - Persian: "possessing gifts."

Daria - Ancient Greek: "strong, victorious."

Diana is the Latin name for the goddess of the hunt.

Dorotheus - Ancient Greek: "God's gift", from the male name Dorotheus.

Eve - Hebrew: "living, life itself", the first female name.

Eugenia - Ancient Greek: "noble", from the male name Eugene.

Evdokia - Greek: "favor".

Catherine - Ancient Greek: "pure, immaculate."

Elena - Ancient Greek: "beautiful, bright, shining."

Elizabeth - Hebrew: "I swear to God."

Jeanne - Hebrew: "God's mercy."

Zemfira - Latin: "rebellious".

Zinaida - Ancient Greek: "belonging to Zeus."

Zoe - Ancient Greek: "life".

Ida - Ancient Greek: "fertile".

Isabella - Spanish for "beauty".

Isolde - Old Germanic: "shine of gold."

Inga - Old Norse: "winter".

Inna - Latin: "turbulent stream".

Irina - Ancient Greek: "peace".

Karina (Karine) - Latin: "looks ahead."

Carolina - Germanic: "queen, royal blood".

Kira (Kiriena) - Ancient Greek: "mistress, mistress."

Claudia - Latin: "lame". In the Roman Empire it was a generic name.

Christina (Christina) - Greek: "dedicated to Christ", arose after the establishment of Christianity.

Lada - Slavic: "dear, okay."

Larissa - Greek: "seagull".

Lydia is an ancient Greek name for a resident of Lydia.

Linda - Spanish for "beautiful".

Lolita - Spanish: "sorrow, sadness."

Love - Old Slavonic: "beloved."

Lyudmila - Old Slavonic: "dear to people."

Maya - two origins: in ancient Greek mythology - "goddess, mother of Hermes"; in Indian religious mythology - "the progenitor of all life, the Universe."

Malvina - German: "weakness, tenderness."

Margarita - Latin: "pearl".

Marianna - is considered as a merger of the names Maria and Anna with the meaning "sea".

Marina - Latin: "sea".

Mary - Hebrew: "desired, sad."

Martha (Marfa) - Aramaic: "teacher, mistress."

Matrena - Latin: "lady of honor".

Mila - Slavic: "dear".

Myrrh - two sources of origin: Hebrew - "myrtle tree"; in the Soviet era, it was perceived as an abbreviation for "world revolution".

Hope - Slavic: "hope".

Nail (Nailya) - Turkic: "gift, gift."

Naina - Hebrew: "innocent".

Natalya (Natalia) - Latin: "native".

Nelli - Ancient Greek: "light."

Nina - Greek, formed on behalf of the founder of the Syrian state Ninos.

Nonna - Latin: "ninth".

Oksana - originated as a Ukrainian form of the name Xenia.

Olesya - Belarusian: "forest".

Olga - Old Norse: "sacred, holy."

Pelageya - Ancient Greek: "sea".

Polina - Ancient Greek, means belonging to the god Apollo, formed as a short form of the name Apollinaria.

Praskovia is a Greek name for those born on a Friday.

Regina - Latin: "queen, queen."

Renata - Latin: "reborn".

Rada, Radmila - Slavic: "merry, joy."

Raisa - Greek: "light".

Rimma - Latin: "Roman".

Rita is a short form of the name Margarita.

Rosa is the Latin name for the rose flower.

Ruth (Ruth) - Hebrew: "girlfriend."

Svetlana - Slavic: "light, purity."

Seraphim - Hebrew: "fiery angel."

Snezhana - Bulgarian: "snowy".

Sophia (Sophia) - Ancient Greek: "wisdom".

Stella (Estella) - Latin: "star".

Susanna (Sosanna, Susanna, Suzanna) is the Hebrew name for the white lily flower.

Taisia ​​- Latin: "fertile".

Tamara - Hebrew: "date palm".

Tatyana - Greek: "organizer who sets the rules."

Ulyana - the second version of the name Julian.

Ustinya (Justina) - Latin: "fair."

Faina - Ancient Greek: "shining".

Flora is the Latin name for flowers or the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.

Frida - Old German: "faithful."

Helga is a variant of the name Olga.

Christina is the second version of the name Christina.

Charlotte, Cheryl, Shorena.

Evelina - French: "hazelnut".

Eleanor - Hebrew: "God is my light."

Eliza - Old German: "God's mercy."

Ella - Old Germanic: "bright".

Elvira - Old German: "protector of people."

Elsa - Old German: "restless."

Emma - Old German: "flattering".

Esther is Hebrew for "star".

Juliana is another variant of the name Ulyana.

Julia - Latin: "curly, fluffy." In the Roman Empire, a generic name.

Yuna (Una, Yunna) - Latin: "the only one."

Juno - Latin for "forever young". That was the name of the Roman goddess - the wife of Jupiter, the patroness of marriage.

Yana (Yanina) - Hebrew: "Given by God to the mercy of all."

Yaroslav - Slavic: "bright glory".

Elena Zhabinskaya

Dear future mothers, most likely you already know the gender of your unborn child and are expecting a little princess.

You know exactly what she will be - beautiful, funny, mischievous, inquisitive and kind, and you want to give her all the best. Therefore, you already know how to choose the right one and which one to buy.

The most important, pleasant and significant thing remains: to sort through all the names for girls and choose the most beautiful and best for your little princess. This is a very responsible choice, because it will leave an imprint on the whole future life and fate of the child.

Will your girl grow up to be a downtrodden quiet, following the lead of someone else's, stronger, opinion, will she be aggressive and ready to repel an invisible attack every second? Or will it develop into a harmonious personality with an even character and a benevolent disposition? You will not believe it, but a lot depends on the name that you give her. That is why it is important to make the right choice and consciously.

Numerous scientists have long noticed that people with the same names have similar character traits.

As one of the explanations, the phenomenon of "music of names" is given. According to him, some names sound melodious, literally caress the ear and evoke positive emotions in the one who pronounces and the one who hears. Others, on the contrary, make you cringe and tense up.

Each name is a set of sounds of one or another pitch and key. All sounds affect different parts of the brain in different ways. Since a person hears what they call him several dozen times a day, this forms a certain psycho-emotional state and certain character traits. There are hard, hard names: Zhanna, Dina, Tamara. They contribute to the formation of a persistent, stubborn, decisive character. There are soft and melodic ones: Svetlana, Natalya, Anna, which will be the prerequisites for the formation of a soft and docile character.

In addition, there is another reasonable explanation for the influence of the name on fate. Hearing the name, we draw conclusions about the nationality of a person (Maria, Olga, Anna, Ekaterina), possible religion (Gulnara, Zulfiya), alleged character traits (calm Elena, fiery Tatyana). Having succumbed to the first impression, we draw some conclusions about a person. And, of course, when thousands of people “endow” someone with certain qualities when they meet, this leaves an imprint on the personality.

An interesting fact: scientists recently conducted a study and found out that girls with attractive romantic names (Angelina, Angelica, Milana) move up the career ladder worse, but are much more successful in the creative environment and show business.

How to choose

When choosing a name for a girl, you can be guided by different theories and principles (we will talk about them below). However, there are some general guidelines to keep in mind.

The name must match the nationality of the child. This is a fairly obvious rule, and usually in a family of Orthodox Christians it would never occur to anyone to name their daughter Khadija, Alfiya or Alsu. In the same way, the presence of a child, for example, with the name Vera, Anna, Olga, in a Tatar or Muslim family immediately creates dissonance.

The name must be combined with the surname and patronymic of the girl. Various combinations of full name the child will have to hear very often. First, the last name and first name at school, then the first name and patronymic in adult life at work. Therefore, say all these combinations several times, so to speak, taste them.

If the surname and patronymic are long, then the name should be chosen shorter. It is convenient to show this by my personal example. When we chose what to name our daughter, we saw that we had just a long surname and patronymic, so we chose a shorter name so as not to fall asleep while you pronounce it in full. It turned out like this: Zhabinskaya Eva Dmitrievna. Both together and separately, the combinations are not quite long and euphonious. Compare, for example, as if it were Zhabinskaya Ekaterina Dmitrievna, or Zhabinskaya Anastasia Dmitrievna. For me, a very long time.

At the junction of the last name and first name, first name and patronymic, there should not be a pile of consonant letters that make pronunciation difficult. In this case, the child will tense up in advance in anticipation that they can pronounce something incorrectly, which will form uncertainty and tightness. For example, it is more difficult to pronounce Christine Stern than Alice Stern.

It is necessary to try so that the name easily forms a diminutive form, so that communication with the baby can be painted in a different range of emotions.

How not to call a girl

When choosing how to name a girl in 2017, you must always remember that a baby with this name will live: go to kindergarten, school, university, build a career. Therefore, it is inappropriate and stupid to be guided by momentary fashion or emotions in such an important issue.

Do not give unpronounceable, unpronounceable and strange names. For example, Traktorina, Wilhelmina, Gloriosa, Eupraxia, Xanthippus, Mitrodora. The child will feel awkward from birth at every need to name himself, which can develop an inferiority complex and insecurity.

Do not name children after historical events or prominent people. Events go down in history, and politicians are often criticized over time. As a result, a name that seemed meaningful and relevant to you, ten years later, will sound ridiculous, inappropriate and stupid, confusing the child and developing complexes for him. For example, Dazdraperma (Long live the first of May), the Olympics (in honor of the Winter Olympics in Sochi), Crimea (in honor of the annexation of the peninsula), Stalin (in honor of Stalin).

You should not call the baby as well as relatives who died a violent death or tragically. You can believe in mysticism or not, but there are statistics according to which such people more often repeat the fate of unfortunate ancestors.

Recently, there has been a fashion for double names (Anna-Maria, Victoria-Elizabeth). Moms explain this choice something like this: the queen - the royal name (hinting that all the reigning persons always had two names). But firstly, we are still not royal, and secondly, this is not a game of princesses, but a real children's life. I do not see the need to create additional difficulties and awkward situations for the child in communicating with peers.

Names for girls by month according to the church calendar

Our ancestors did not have to puzzle over the appropriate name for the child. It was enough to look into the holy calendar - the church calendar with the names of saints.

It was believed that the saint, on whose day the baby was born, would be his protector and patron, respectively, the baby was called that name.

In our time, although the saints have already played their role, and the choice of the name of the child is at the mercy of the imagination of the parents, sometimes it is still possible, and even necessary, to look into the church calendar.

Who knows, perhaps it is there that you will draw inspiration and, according to the calendar, will find an unusual name for a girl, which, moreover, will carry a secret spiritual meaning, because the guardian angel himself will protect such a baby.

Now church canons are not so strict, and in order to give parents more choice in names, calendars are used by months, not by days. This means that the name of the patron saint can be chosen from a list related to the baby's birth month.

• Girls born in September can be called the following names of patron saints: Thekla, Martha, Natalia, Maria, Kira, Anfisa, Anna, Elizabeth, Tatiana, Natalia, Xenia, Vasilisa, Sofia, Lyudmila, Vera, Love, Hope, Raisa, Evdokia, Seraphim.
• In October, patronize: Elizabeth, Zlata, Zinaida, Pelageya, Taisiya, Tatyana, Nadezhda, Veronica, Anna, Alexandra, Maria, Sofia, Iraida, Ariadna, Irina.
• In November: Anna, Elizabeth, Nina, Alexandra, Claudia, Elena, Anastasia, Maria, Pelageya, Matryona, Olga.
• In December: Zoya, Vera, Marina, Alexandra, Tatyana, Anna, Anfisa, Barbara, Ekaterina, Julia, Kira, Tamara, Maria, Margarita.
• In January: Maria, Sofia, Nina, Tatiana, Julia, Anastasia, Vasilisa, Evgenia, Polina, Melania, Maria, Anna, Barbara, Augusta, Claudia.
• In February: Sofia, Anna, Vera, Svetlana, Irina, Zoya, Maria, Christina, Ekaterina, Pelageya, Xenia, Anastasia, Agnia, Vasilisa, Rimma.
• In March: Marina, Christina, Vasilisa, Anastasia, Alexandra, Antonina, Nadezhda, Elena, Julia, Olga, Kira, Evgenia, Varvara, Valentina.
• In April: Galina, Lydia, Svetlana, Maria, Daria, Sofia, Alexandra, Anastasia.
• In May: Claudia, Julia, Christina, Irina, Pelageya, Zoya, Nina, Ivanna, Tamara, Susanna, Matryona, Alexandra, Glafira, Anna, Taisiya.
• In June: Pelageya, Anna, Antonina, Martha, Valeria, Maria, Julia, Ulyana, Thekla, Susanna, Vera, Elena, Efrosinya, Nina, Thekla.
• In July: Marina, Margarita, Alevtina, Valentina, Julia, Maria, Olga, Elena, Evdokia, John, Agrippina, Zoya, Anna, Rimma, Zina.
• In August: Maria, Sofia, Eva, Daria, Nona, Evdokia, Elizabeth, Elena, Anfisa, Christina, Susanna, Mavra.

Beautiful Russian names

As you know, classic is always in fashion. And names are no exception. Most Russian traditional names are rooted in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. But this only adds to their charm and history.

With such a name, the baby will feel comfortable, and it will most likely go well with her last name and patronymic.

Popular modern names for girls

Sociologists annually analyze which female names are more popular with parents. According to the statistics of recent years, in addition to the classic Russian names that we reviewed above, young parents are attracted to the following.

rare and beautiful

Classical names are beautiful and cozy, but nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with them. And so you want to show everyone that your baby is special. Therefore, I propose to go in search of not only beautiful, but also rare names for girls.

Old Russian

One of the latest fashion trends is to call children old Russian names. I'm wary of this idea, and here's why. As a rule, such names are still used extremely rarely in our time.

Accordingly, they are unusual for a child's ear, and again in this case we are faced with the danger that the baby will be a troublesome crow in the children's team, she will begin to be ashamed of her name, feel awkward when she needs to be called, or when they will turn to her.

There is always such a danger, because we do not know in advance what character and temperament our baby will have. Perhaps someone will not be shy and will be able to stand up for themselves, while someone will close up and refuse to attend school.

Therefore, I do not see the need to give children too rare old Russian names, such as Martha, Thekla, Lukerya, Pelageya, Efrosinya, Agrippina, Aglaya.

There is a theory according to which people born at a certain time of the year have common character traits and inclinations.

Knowing these patterns, you can align and adjust the character of a person in the right direction.

So, for example, cold and harsh weather conditions form a tough, hard and uncompromising character in those born in winter. Therefore, there is a recommendation to try to give such girls soft, gentle and affectionate names, in order to add femininity and kindness in this way. In this case, such names as Elena, Alice, Sophia will be appropriate, and unsuccessful (they will only strengthen, aggravate the character) Kira, Olga, Zhanna.

Spring, on the contrary, contributes to the formation of soft, indecisive personalities. It is difficult for such girls to resist other people's opinions, it is difficult to say a firm no, to stop unpleasant statements or actions. They, on the contrary, need to add hardness. The name Marina, Christina, Dina will do. Natalya, Dashenka, Svetlana will be unsuccessful.

In the summer, emotional, impressionable girls are born, good-natured and often spineless. Their character should be balanced with firm, stable names, for example, Martha, Barbara.

Autumn is the best time for the birth of balanced, whole personalities. They can be given any names without fear.

I also suggest watching a video that has useful tips on the topic.

Muslim

Muslim names are melodious and melodious, in addition, they always hide some unique quality underneath, which parents strive to endow a little girl at birth.

Much attention is paid to the beauty of a woman, because she should please and delight the gaze of her husband, as well as obedience and humility.

Let's take a look at modern popular, unusual-sounding options and find out what they mean.

• Jasmina - similar to a jasmine flower;
• Elvira is a protector;
• Shakira - who is grateful;
• Samira - who knows how to listen;
• Madina - in honor of the city of Medina;
• Leila - a girl with black hair;
• Dinara - like gold;
• Amira is a princess;
• Alsu is the personification of beauty.

Tatar

Tatars are a great people with a distinctive history and rich traditions. Needless to say, female names in Tatar culture are beautiful and unusual.

Often parents create their own new name for the baby, comparing it with beautiful flowers, or a unique natural phenomenon. The names are somewhat bolder than in classical Muslim traditions, more attention is paid to beauty, less importance to the need for obedience and humility.

We have selected for you the most popular modern options.

Kazakh

The Kazakh people have an ancient and rich history. Traditional Kazakh names came to us from ancient times. Most often they are composite and represent admiration for the beauty of a young girl, her grace, love of life.

The names are often compared with beautiful flowers, the moon, precious stones, as well as admiration for some qualities of character, as a rule, meekness, helpfulness and humility, which is logical for Muslim peoples.

Let's look at modern beautiful Kazakh names for girls and admire their poetic explanation.

• Janelle - blessed;
• Aisulu - beautiful as the moon;
• Meiram - festive;
• Saule - like a ray of sunshine;
• Canipa is a sincere girl;
• Batima is a wise girl;
• Aigul - similar to a moon flower;
• Asiana - a girl from the East;
• Bibigul - the mistress of the flower meadow;
• Guldana is an expensive flower.

When choosing a name for the baby, do not forget to prepare all the necessary things for her birth. Advanced mothers know that it is most profitable now to buy everything via the Internet: it saves time, money, and there is much more choice. An excellent trusted store that has everything you need for a newborn -. Be sure to look into it, it once saved me a lot of time and nerves from shopping.

I hope the information was useful to you. I will be happy to read your opinion on choosing a name for my daughter, if necessary, I will prompt and advise, so do not hesitate to leave comments.

In a pleasant series of troubles while waiting for a child, the choice of a name stands apart. For some parents, this is a quickly resolved issue: a newborn baby is named after someone or simply the most beloved name of one of the family members.

Other future mothers and fathers are more scrupulous about the choice, studying male and female names, their meaning, compatibility with patronymics and surnames, the time of birth of the child, or being guided by church canons.

They also recall here the advice: do not name the baby in honor of deceased relatives (it is clear why), and a warning against naming the child in honor of living family members (supposedly this will deprive the child of individuality).

No less important is the beauty of the name itself, especially if the parents are faced with the question of how to name the girl.

How to choose the best and most suitable of the female names for your daughter? Stop at a fashionable and original version or call the child a traditional familiar name?

Choose a beautiful Russian name or look into the list of foreign ones? Or maybe even give the baby an experimental, unique name?

Choosing a name for a child-girl by patronymic

The compatibility of the first name with the patronymic is important for several reasons:

1. Sound harmony, including the even distribution of vowels and consonants, makes the pronunciation of the first name and patronymic convenient, and listening pleasant.
2. The correct combination of the name and patronymic, taking into account the nationality of the child and his father, as well as emphasizing their common style (for example, "Rose" and "Fedor" have different style colors, so their combination looks ridiculous) will not give rise to your daughter's classmates and colleagues in the future joke about it behind her back. Agree, for a girl it is very important!
3. According to the popular theory that each name carries a certain meaning and affects the character and fate, its successful combination with a patronymic (and in fact two names) will positively affect a person’s life.

In order for the name of your baby to be beautifully and harmoniously combined with the patronymic, adhere to the following recommendations when choosing it:

• it is desirable that the last sound (syllable) of the name is not identical to the first sound (syllable) of the patronymic;
• short names look good with a long middle name, and vice versa;
• you should not choose unusual or colorful national names for girls, if the patronymic is familiar Slavic: “Angelika Ivanovna”, “Nargiz Olegovna” - doesn’t it sound comical?

If meaning is important to you when naming, then when choosing a name for your daughter, give preference to an option with a meaning that harmoniously complements the meaning of the father's name.

So, for the patronymic "Sergeevna", which endows the baby with calmness, diligence and love for art, the beautiful name "Elena" is well suited, which promises the girl a sense of beauty and success in her career.

We select a female name by date and month of birth

The choice of the name of the girl, depending on the time of her birth, can be approached from several sides.

We make a choice by date in accordance with the sign of the zodiac

Lovers of horoscopes know that each representative of the zodiac has its own temperament, its own role in society. It is believed that the child must be named according to the meaning and characteristics of his sign.

For girls born during the "reign" of one or another zodiac sign, experts in the field of astrology have already compiled a list of suitable and undesirable female names.

So, for a girl born under the sign of Capricorn, the female name Maria is well suited, along with the options Sophia, Arina, Daria. Pick a beautiful name for Little Fish from the following list: Julia, Anna, Olga, Varvara, Polina.

Call Libra luxurious unusual options: Rostislav, Kaleria, Isabella. For girls born under the sign of Scorpio, it is recommended to name: Victoria, Maria, Love. Taisiya.

There are also many beautiful options for Sagittarius: Vladislav, Inessa, Vasilisa, Maya. Aquarius girls: Alina, Natalya, Snezhana. Call your Aries daughter Svetlana, Anastasia or, for example, Kira.

Veronica, Marina, Olga, Oksana are considered good names for Taurus. Gemini: Alice, Evgenia, Xenia, Christina. For Cancers, it is recommended to choose short, but at the same time very beautiful variations: Yana, Leah, Lada.

Name the little Lionesses beautifully and majestically: Alexandra, Eleanor, Nadezhda, Regina, Diana. Well, for Virgos, of course, feminine options are suitable: Elizabeth, Irina, Tatyana, Anita.

We name the girl by the month of birth

It is noticed that people born at the same time of the year have similar character traits. Thanks to this, the idea arose to select names according to the month of birth. In accordance with the temperament that he gives to a person, a name is chosen for the baby.

1. The winter months endow babies with a far from mild temperament, so it’s better to call a girl a feminine option: Uliana, Valentina, Svetlana - this will make the child’s character less “cold”.
2. Girls born in the spring are true ladies: gentle, light. But what they lack is firmness in making decisions and defending their opinions, so the names of “freckles” should be given strong ones: Anastasia, Larisa, Marina.

1. Children who were born in the summer months can show absolutely any character traits, so you can safely name your daughter as you like.
2. In autumn, girls are born practical and not prone to dreams. Beautiful names with a touch of romance are well suited to such babies, which will soften their mundane character - Elizabeth, Zlata, Sophia.

Numerology - the mysterious science of numbers - is gaining more and more admirers. Its adherents are sure that almost our entire life is encrypted in numbers from 1 to 9. And since a person's life actually begins with the date of birth and naming, numerologists could not ignore these important milestones.

The numerological code of the date of birth is calculated by adding all its digits until a single digit is obtained. This number is considered sacred in human life. It is good if, in accordance with it, a name for the child is also chosen.

If you already have names for girls in mind, you can calculate the numerological code of each according to the following numerological table, where each letter has its own number (in columns).

The ideal option is the coincidence of the numbers of the name and date of birth - this predicts the baby's harmonious development and a successful life path.

For example, let's calculate the numerological code of the date of birth 04/15/2016:

1 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 = 19,

Among the female names corresponding to this number, one can name the following: Alexandra, Vanessa, Eva, Tamara.

Checking the correspondence between the numbers of the name and date is easy. To do this, it is enough to define the name code.

Let's calculate as an example, using the table above, the code for the name Eva:

E=6; B=3; A=1.

Add up the values ​​of each letter:

Several examples for each digit of the birth code are presented in the following table:

We name the baby according to the church calendar (saints)

It's great if you decide to name the girl according to the church calendar. This is a centuries-old Orthodox tradition: from ancient times it was believed that the saint, after whom the child was named, would patronize him all his life.

Today, choosing a name according to the holy calendar is doubly popular, because old options are in fashion, which can be found in a wide variety in the church calendar.

The church canon is not allowed to choose any name for the girl. You should refer to the names of saints honored on the baby’s birthday, on the eighth day after birth, or on the fortieth day, on which, according to Orthodox tradition, the child is baptized.

If in the women's calendar there was no option that parents liked, you can look into the men's - perhaps there is a derivative variation from a male name that is suitable for the date.

How to choose a beautiful name for a daughter according to the calendar, consider the example of the same date of birth - 04/15/2016. On this day, there are no holy women honored. However, male saints offer the following options: Edesius, Titus, Polycarp, Amphian. Therefore, unusual girlish names can be formed from them: Amphiana, Edesia.

On the eighth day, that is, April 22, there are no female options in the church calendar either, so we look again at the list of male options: Vadim, Disan, Gabriel, Avdies, Mariav. Perhaps you will stop at a name similar to the last proposed name - "Maria".

On the fortieth day after the date of birth (May 24), the saints again provide only male names, but what: Rostislav, Alexander, Sofroniy! These options are great for forming beautiful names for a girl.

A name is not just a word in a person's life. At all times, people have invested in it a special meaning and believed that it will affect the fate of the child. And today no one dares to call a daughter or son a "random" name. His choice is approached responsibly and carefully.

Whatever method of choosing a name you choose: by patronymic or date of birth, by the church calendar or numerological tables - the main thing is to do it with love, and then the baby's life will be truly happy and successful!

Many names that we consider native actually appeared in Russian culture from the ancient Christian world and for the most part do not have Slavic roots. The origin of female Russian names is inextricably linked with the history and beliefs, rituals and life of the ancient Slavs. These names include: Dobroslav - sane; Fun - mischievous, cheerful; Mstislava - exacting; Snezhana - modest, gentle.

The most popular modern names for girls

According to the statistics of the Office of the Civil Registry Office of the city of Moscow, the most popular names for girls in 2016 were Sofia, Maria, Anna, Victoria, Anastasia, Polina, Alice, Elizabeth, Alexandra, Daria. So if you're looking for beautiful yet rare girl names, skip this list of 10 female names.

Names with meaning

It is worth paying attention to the meaning of the female name. We used to believe that whatever you call a ship, that's how it will sail. For example, if you want your girl to be a winner in life, you can call her Victoria. But remember that this name is very popular now!

Here are some examples of the meanings of female names.

Anfisa translated from ancient Greek means "blooming". In childhood, calm, having matured, she becomes decisive and stubborn. He will never commit rash acts, knows how to find a common language with people.

Valeria in Latin means "strong, strong." She is sensual and unpredictable, with a well-developed imagination and an excellent figurative memory. Having matured, Valeria will become a caring, economic and hospitable wife. He carefully approaches the choice of a professional field in which he will become a real specialist.

Dominica means "lady" in Latin. Girls with this name have intuition, a masculine manner to lead and rule. Dominika is self-confident and able to complete the most overwhelming and difficult task. The most inclined to a leadership position, even if it is associated with risk. Achieves success in painting, architecture, design and clothing modeling.

Rare names for girls

Statistics show that many parents tend to choose a name for their child, which is not particularly popular now. If you hold the same views, then keep in mind that quite recently little Aurora, Lyubava, Leya, Ustinya, Emily, Bozena, Nicoletta, Alexandria, Indira, Spring, Malvina, Blanca, Cleopatra have already been born.