Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Slavic

There was a fashion for Russian names in Britain in the early C20th and this has been reinforced by the many Eastern Europeans who emigrated to Britain and America in the last hundred years.

Male

Boris Russian 'fight'

Baurice Boriss Borja
Borka Borkinka Borris
Borya Boryenka Borys

Casimir Polish kazic' - 'destroy' + 'meri' - 'great/famous'

Cash Casimirer Casmir
Castime Kasimir Kazimierz
Kazimir Kazio Kazmer

Stanislaus Slavonic 'camp glory'

Stanislas Stanislav Stanislus
Stannes Stano  

Taman Slavic 'dark/black'

Tamann Tammany Tammen

Vladimir Slavonic 'famous ruler'

Dima Vimka Vlad
Vladamir Vladik Vladimar
Vladimeer Vladimire Vladjimir
Vladka Vladko Vladlen
Volodya Volya Vova
Wladimir    

Vladislav Slavonic 'glorious ruler'

Lacko Laslo Laszlo
Lazlo Slava Vlas
Vlasislava Vyacheslav Wladislav

Wenceslas Slavonic 'glory of the Wends'

Vencel Wendice? Wenseslaus
Wenzel Wiencyslaw  

Yuri Russian cognate of George

Yehor Youri Yura
Yurchik Yure Yurii
Yurij Yurik Yurko
Yurochka Yurri Yury
Yusha Yuuri  

Female

Damica possibly from Slavonic 'Danika' - 'morning star'

Damee Dameeka Dameka
Damekah Damekia Damicah
Damie Damika Damikah
Demeeka Demeka Demekah
Demica Demicah  

Duscha Russian 'happy' or 'soul'?

Dusa Duschah Duschinka
Dusha Dushenka Dusica

Larisa Russian, may be from Latin 'hilaris' or a Greek placename

Lara Laris Larissa
Lariza Larryssa Laryssa
Laurice Laurissa Laurissah
Lorissa Lourissa Risa

Ludmilla Slavonic 'people's love'

Ludie Ludka Ludmilia
Lyuba Lyudmila  

Milena Russian, from Ludmilla?

Milene Milenny Mili
Milica Milika Milini
Milla Millin Milnia
Milya    

Milada Czech 'my love'?

Milady Myrladis  

Nadia Russian, short form of 'Nadezhda' - 'hope'

Nada Nadea Nadean
Nadeana Nadeen Nadena
Nadene Nadenka Nadie
Nadien Nadina Nadine
Nadiya Nadja Nadka
Nadusha Nady Nadya
Nadyne Naedene Naida
Naidene Naidine Naudia

Nina Russian diminutive of Anne and Antonia

Neena Nena Ninacska
Nineta Ninete Ninetta
Ninette Ninita Ninja
Ninnetta Ninnette Ninochka
Ninoshca Nynette  

Ritsa Russian, short form of Aleksandra

Ritsah Ritsi Ritsie
Ritsy    

Tania/Tanya Russian short form of Tatiana

Tahnee Tahni Tahnie
Tahnya Taina Tana
Tanae Tanaeah Tanah
Tanairi Tanalia Tananda
Tanara Tanas Tanasha
Tanashea Tanavia Tanaya
Tanayah Tanayia Tanaysia
Tanaz Tane'a Tanea
Tanee Taneea Taneece
Taneejah Taneesha Taneia
Taneka Tanelle Taneum
Taney Taneya Tani
Tanie Tanija Tanika
Tanis Tanisha Tanishia
Taniya Tanka Tanna
Tannah Tannia Tannica
Tannie Tannis Tanniya
Tannya Tanoya Tany
Tanyia Tarnia Taunya
Tawnya Thania Thanya
Thaonhi    

Vera Russian 'faith' or Latin 'truth'

Vara Veera Veira
Veradis Vere Veroshka
Verunka Verusya Viera
Vira Vjera  

Zora Slavic 'dawn'?

Zorah Zoraida Zoree
Zori Zoriah Zorie
Zorra Zorrah Zory
Zorya    

Zorina Slavic 'zora' - 'dawn'

Zorana Zoreen Zoreena
Zorine Zorna  


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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