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When browse catalogues with ads of Russian
women, you will notice that some names appear again and again:
Irina, Julia, Elena, Natalia, Olga, Svetlana... There is nothing
wrong with it. Also, the same Russian name may be spelled in
English in different ways, so don't be confused if she spells her
name slightly different every time.
Read about different
variations and spellings of the most common female names, and you can even see how her name looks
in Russian!
Sign '
after consonants means soft sound; above vowels - stress-mark
(omitted in writing! I inserted them only to easy pronunciation).
Aff. - means "affectionate"
| Name |
Variations |
Short (affectionate) forms |
Russian spelling (short, affectionate forms) |
| Alena |
Alyona, Aljena |
-- (Alyonushka) |
Алёна (aff. Алёнушка) |
| Alina |
-- |
-- (Alinochka) |
Алина (aff.Алиночка) |
| Alla |
-- |
Alya (Alen'ka) |
Алла (Аля, aff. Аленька) |
| Alexandra |
Aleksandra |
Sasha (Sashen'ka) |
Александра (Саша, aff. Сашенька) |
| Anastasia |
Anastasya |
Nastya (Nasten'ka) |
Анастасия (Настя, aff. Настенька) |
| Angela |
Anjela, Andjella, Angella, Anzhela, Angelika, Anjelica |
Angela (Angelochka) |
Анжела (aff. Анжелочка) |
| Anna |
-- |
Anya (Anechka) |
Анна (Аня, aff. Анечка) |
| Antonina |
-- |
Tonya (Tonechka) |
Антонина (Тоня, aff. Тонечка) |
| Galina |
-- |
Galya (Galen'ka) |
Галина (Галя, aff. Галенька) |
| Ekaterina |
Ekatherina, Katerina, Yekaterina |
Katya (Katen'ka) |
Екатерина (Катя, aff. Катенька) |
| Elena |
Yelena, Helena, Helen, Yelana |
Lena (Lenochka) |
Елена (Лена, aff. Леночка) |
| Evgenie |
Evgenia, Evgenya, Evgeniya, Ewgenia |
Zhenya (Zhenechka) |
Евгения (Женя, aff. Женечка) |
| Inessa |
-- |
-- |
Инесса |
| Inna |
-- |
-- |
Инна |
| Irina |
Irena, Iryna |
-- (Irinochka) |
Ирина (aff. Ириночка) |
| Julia |
Ioulia, July, Yulia |
Yulya (Yulen'ka) |
Юлия (Юля, aff. Юленька) |
| Ksenia |
Xenia, Ksenya |
Ksuysha (Ksuyshen'ka) |
Ксения (Ксюша, aff. Ксюшенька) |
| Larisa |
Larissa |
-- (Larison'ka) |
Лариса (aff. Ларисонька) |
Lubov
(means "love") |
Liubov, Ljubov, Lyubov, Luybov |
Luba, Lyuba (Lyubochka) |
Любовь (Люба, aff. Любочка) |
| Ludmila |
Lyudmila,Luydmila, Liydmila |
Luda, Lyuda, Mila (Lyudochka, Milochka) |
Людмила (Люда, Мила, aff. Людочка, Милочка) |
| Lilia |
Liliya, Lilya |
Lilya (Lilichka) |
Лилия (Лиля, aff. Лиличка) |
| Maria |
Marya, Mariya |
Masha (Mashen'ka) |
Мария (Маша, aff. Машенька) |
| Margarita |
Margaret |
Rita (Ritochka) |
Маргарита (Рита, aff. Риточка) |
| Marina |
-- |
--
(Marinochka) |
Марина (aff. Мариночка) |
Nadezhda
(means "hope") |
Nadejda |
Nadya, Nadia (Naden'ka) |
Надежда (Надя, aff. Наденька) |
| Natalia |
Natalie, Natalya, Nataliya, Nataly, Natali |
Natasha (Natashen'ka) |
Наталья (Наташа, aff. Наташенька) |
| Nina |
-- |
-- (Ninochka) |
Нина (aff. Ниночка) |
| Oksana |
Oxana |
Ksyusha (Oksanochka, Ksyushen'ka) |
Оксана (Ксюша, aff. Оксаночка, Ксюшенька) |
| Olga |
-- |
Olya (Olen'ka) |
Ольга (Оля, aff. Оленька) |
| Sophie |
Sofia, Sophya, Sophiya |
Sonya (Soneshka) |
Софья (Соня, aff. Сонечка) |
| Svetlana |
Swetlana |
Sveta (Svetochka) |
Светлана (Света, aff. Светочка) |
| Tamara |
-- |
Toma (Tomochka) |
Тамара (Тома, aff. Томочка) |
| Tatyana |
Tatiana, Tatjana, Tatjyana |
Tanya (Tanechka) |
Татьяна (Таня, aff. Танечка) |
| Ulyana |
Uliana, Uljana, Uljyana, Juliana, Julyana |
Ulya (Ulechka) |
Ульяна (Уля, aff. Улечка) |
| Valentina |
-- |
Valya (Valyusha) |
Валентина (Валя, aff. Валюша) |
| Vera (means "belief") |
-- |
-- (Verochka) |
Вера (aff. Верочка) |
| Veronica |
Veronika |
Vera, Nika (--) |
Вероника (Вера, Ника) |
| Victoria |
Viktoria, Viktorya, Victorya, Victoriya |
Vika (--) |
Виктория (Вика) |
| Yana |
Jana, Jyana |
-- (Yanochka) |
Яна (aff. Яночка) |
| Zhanna |
Ganna, Janna, Jhanna |
-- (Zhannochka) |
Жанна (aff. Жанночка) |
| Zoya |
Zoja, Zoia |
-- (Zoen'ka) |
Зоя (aff. Зоенька) |
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