| Name and Variations | Diminutives | Greek and English forms | Patronymics and Surnames |
| Afanasi, Afanasy | Afonka, Afonya | Athanasius | Afanasiev Afanasii Afansiev
Afanasyeva |
| Aleksander, Aleksandr, Alexandr | Alek, Lyaksandr, Sanya, Sasha, Sashenka, Shasura, Shura, Shurik, Shurochka (archaic) | Alexander | Aleksandrov
Aleksandrovna |
| Aleksei, Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey | Alesha, Alyosha, Alyoshenka, Lyosha | Alexius | Alekseev, Alekseevitch Alekseeva, Alekseevna |
| Anastas | Anastasios | Nastasich | |
| Anatoli, Anatoliy, Anatoly | Tolya, Tolenka | Anatolius | |
| Andrian | |||
| Anfim | Anthemion | ||
| Anisim, Onisim | Onesimos | ||
| Antip | Antipas, Antipater | ||
| Arkadi, Arkadij, Arkady | Arkasha | Arkadios | |
| Arkhip | Khipa | Arkhipos | |
| Aristomakh | Aristomachus | ||
| Arseni, Arseny | Senya | Arsenios | |
| Artyom, Artyem, Artiom Artemi | Tyoma, Tyomechka, Tyomka, | Artemios, Artemas | |
| Averki | Aberkios | ||
| Demid | Desya | Diomedes | |
| Demyan | Damian | ||
| Denis | Deniska | Dionysius (Dennis) | Denisov, Denisova |
| Dimitri, Dmitrij, Dmitriy | Dima, Dimka, Dmitryushka, Mitka, Mitenka, Mitya | Demetrios | Dimitriev, Dimitrov |
| Dorofei | Dorotheus | ||
| Dosifei | Dositheos | ||
| Fedot | Fedya | Theodotos | |
| Ferapont | Therapon | ||
| Feodosi, Fedosy | Fedya | Theodosius | |
| Feofil | Theophilus | ||
| Feofilakt | Filat | Theophylaktos (Theophilact) | |
| Filip | Philip | ||
| Firs | Thyrsos | ||
| Foka | Phokas | ||
| Fyodor, Fedor, Teodor | Fedya, Fedyenka, Fedka | Theodoros (Theodore) | Fedorov, Fedorovitch, Fedoriv, Fedorova, Fedorovna, Teodorov, Teodorovna |
| Gennadi, Gennady | Gena, Genochka | Gennadios | |
| Georgi, Georgiy, Georgy, Gorain | Goga, Gora, Gorya, Jeorgif, Zhorah, Zhorz, | Georgios (George) Swe Goran | Georgiev, Georgievna |
| Gerasim | Garsha | Gerasimos | |
| Grigory, Grigori | Grisha | Gregorios (Gregory) | Grigorieff, Grigoriev |
| Ilarion | Ilari | Hilarion (Hilary) | |
| Ipati | Patya | Hypatios | |
| Ippolit | Hippolytos | ||
| Irinei, Irenei | Eirenaios | ||
| Karp | Karpos, Karpophoros | ||
| Kiril, Kirill, Kiryl | Kirila, Kiriyushak | Kyrillos (Cyril) | |
| Kiriyak | Kir | ||
| Kondrati, Kondraty | Kondrashka | Kodratos | Kondratov, Kondratyev, Kondrateva |
| Kopos | |||
| Kozma, Kuzma | Kuzya, Kuzen'ka | Cosmas (Cosmo) | |
| Leonid, Leonide | Leon, Lyonya, Lyonechka | Leonidas | |
| Leonti | Leonteios, Leontios | ||
| Makar, Makari , Makary | Makarka | Makarios | Makarin, Makarov |
| Mefodi | Mefodya, Modya | Methodios | |
| Meliton | Mellitus | ||
| Miron | Myron | ||
| Mitrofan | Mitroshka, Mitya | Metrophanes | |
| Nicolai, Nikolay, Nikolos | Kolya, Kolenka, Kolushka, Nikolenka, Nikolinka, Nikolushka | Nikolaos (Nicholas) | |
| Nikita | Aniketos | ||
| Nikodim | Nikodemos | ||
| Ofonia | |||
| Orusim | |||
| Parfen | Parfenka | Parthenopaeus | |
| Pimen | Pima, Pimeri | Poimen | |
| Platon | Plato | ||
| Porfiry | Porphyrios | ||
| Prokhor | Pronya, Prosha | Prokhoros | |
| Prokopi, Prokofy, Prokofi | Pronya, Prosha | Prokopios | |
| Rodion | Rodya | Herodion | |
| Sava, Savva | Sabas, Sabbas | ||
| Sidor | Isidoros | ||
| Sonov | From fem Sonya | ||
| Spiridon | Spiridion | ||
| Stepan, Stefan, Stephan | Stepka, Stepanka, Stepashka, Styopa | Stephanos (Stephen) | Stepanov |
| Taras, Tarasi | Tarasios, Tharasios | ||
| Tikhon | Tisha | Tychon (Tycho) | Tikhanov |
| Timofei, Timofey | Tyoma | Timotheos | |
| Trifon | Trypho | ||
| Trofim | Trophimos | ||
| Vasiliy, Vassilyl | Vasya, Vasilik, Vaska, Vasenka, Vasilyok, Vasyenka | Basileios (Basil) | Vasilev, Vasilevich
Vasileva, Vassilyevna |
| Vissarion | Bessarion | ||
| Yefim, Efim, Efimi | Fima | Euphemios | Efimov, Yefemov, Yefimov |
| Yegor, Egor | Egorushka, Egorka, Goga, Gora, Gorya | Georgios (George) | Egorov, Egorova, Yegorov, Yegorova |
| Yermolai | Jermija | Hermolaos | |
| Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgeniy, Eugeniy, Evgenij, Evgeniy, Evgeny, Jevgeny | Zhenya, Zhenechka | Eugenios (Eugene) | |
| Yuri, Yuriy, Youri | Yura, Yurasha, Yurochka, Yurik | Georgios (George) |
| Afanasiya | Fanya | Fem of Athanasios | - |
| Afimia | Fimochka | - | |
| Agafia, Agafiya, Agafya | - | Agapia (St. Agapius) | - |
| Agasha | Gasha | Agatha | - |
| Aglaya | - | Aglaia | - |
| Agnessa, Aneska, Inessa | Nesha, Nessa, Netia, Neza | Hagne (Agnes) | - |
| Aksiniya | Aksinya, Kseniya | - | |
| Alexandra, Aleksandra | Sacha, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura,, Shurochka, Sashura | Fem of Alexander | - |
| Anastasia, Anastasiya, Annastasija | Nastasia, Nastassia, Nastenka, Nastya, Nyusha, Stasya, Tasenka, Tasya | fem of Anastasius | |
| Anfisa | Fisa | Gk Antousa | - |
| Anfiya | Gk Antheia (Anthea) | ||
| Anisiya, Anisya | fem of Gk Onesimos | - | |
| Avdeeva | |||
| Avdotia, Avdotya | Avdunya, Avdotitsa, Dunya, Dunyasha, Dounia | Gk Evdokia (Eudocia) | - |
| Chiona | |||
| Daria, Darya | Dasha | fem of Persian Darius | - |
| Doroteya | Dasha, Dosya, Duscha | Dorothea | - |
| Euprakseia | Eupraxia | ||
| Fekla | Feklitsa | Theokleia (Thecla) | - |
| Feodora, Fedora, Pheodora | Fedorka, Fedya | Theodora | - |
| Feodosya, Fedosya, Theodosia | Theda | Theodosia | |
| Filipa | Lipa | Philippa | |
| Galina | Gala, Galya, Galochka, Galenka, Galiysha | 'galene' calm or Helene | - |
| Irina, Arina, Orina | Ira, Irinka Arisha, Orya | - | |
| Irisa | |||
| Kaleria | |||
| Kira | Kirochka | - | |
| Larisa, Larissa | Lara, Larochka | Gk Larissa | - |
| Larina | |||
| Lenora | Eleanor, Leonora | ||
| Leonilla | |||
| Lera | Lerka | - | |
| Lydia, Lidija, Lidiya | Lida, Lidka, Lidocha, Lidochka | - | |
| Makrina | |||
| Malina | - | Malinin, Malininich, Malinina, Malinovna | |
| Margarete, Margarita | Margo, Margosha,, Rita | Margaret | - |
| Melita | Fem of Mellitus | ||
| Minodora | |||
| Narkissa | fem of Narcissus | ||
| Neonila | |||
| Pelageya | Palasha | Fem of Pelagios | - |
| Praskovya | Parasha, Pasha | Paraskeva (Good Friday) | - |
| Raisa, Raiza | Raya | - | |
| Sofia, Sofiya | Sonechka, Sonja, Sonya, Sonyuru, Sonyusha, Sonyushka | Sophia | - |
| Stephania, Stepanida, | Panya, Stepka, Stesha | Stephanie | - |
| Taissia | |||
| Varvara, Warvara | Varenka, Varinka, Varya, Varyusha, Wava | Barbara | - |
| Vasilisa | Fem of Vassily/Basil | ||
| Xenia | |||
| Yekaterina, Katerina, Ekaterina | Katenka, Katerinka, Katinka, Katlina, Kiska, Katuscha, Katya, Katyenka, Katyushka, Kisa | Katherine | - |
| Yelena, Elen, Elena, Ellina | Lena, Lenochka, Lenusya, Liolya, Lolya | Helen | |
| Yevdokiya, Evdokeia, Evdokia, Evdokiya, Evdokseia | - | Eudoxia | |
| Yevfrosinya, Evfrosinya | - | Euphrosyne | |
| Yevgeniya, Yevgenya, Evgenia, Evgeniya, Evgenya, Evguenia | Zenya, Zenechka, Zhenya | Eugenia | |
| Yurina | Fem of Yuri | ||
| Zinaida, Zenaida, Zenaide | Zena, Zenochka, Zhenya, Zina | Zenais, from Zenos, genitive form of Zeus | - |
| Zinovia, Sinovia | Zina | Zenobia | - |
| Zoya | Zoyechka, Zoyenka | - |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.