Russia is the world's largest country by landmass. It is also known for its sprawling empire that has extended towards the East and West for hundreds of years.
Russians have fascinating names that are boosted by nicknames, topographic names and diminutive names. For example, the name ‘Ivan’ has another spelling ‘Ayyen’ that means ‘merciful and gracious.’ Elijah is also known as ‘ Ilya’ that means, ‘my god is Yahweh.’
Below is a curated collection of Russian names for boys.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Aleksandr | Old Greek - Defender of Men; A variant of name Alexander | Boy | |||
Andrei | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; A variant of name Andre | Boy | |||
Artem | Shorter version of Artemas; another name of Artemis | Boy | |||
Dima | They are very strong fighter | Boy | |||
Ivan | God is gracious. | Boy | |||
Nikita | Unbeatable, supreme, invincible, indomitable. | Unisex | |||
Sergey | Russian saint name | Boy | |||
Shasha | A nickname. Mening one who is defending men | Boy | |||
Vlad | Old short form of Slavic names beginning with the vladeti. It means rule | Boy | |||
Abrasha | Yiddish form of Abraham, meaning Father of a multitudes. | Boy | |||
Akim | God will establish, The Lord exalts | Boy | |||
Alek | Old Greek - Defender of Men; A variant of name Alec and Alexander | Boy | |||
Aleksei | Old Greek - Defender of Men; Defender; A variant of name Alexander | Boy | |||
Alex | Protector Of Mankind | Boy | |||
Alexei | Old Greek - Defender of Men; Defender; A variant of name Alexander | Boy | |||
Anastasiy | Bulgarian form of Anastasius, meaning to resurrect. | Boy | |||
Andrej | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; A variant of name Andreas | Boy | |||
Andrian | Old Greek - Male; Manly; Brave; Virility; Latin - Man from Hadria; Dark One; A variant of name Adrian | Boy | |||
Andros | A born warrior who is manly and brave | Boy | |||
Antosha | Russian - Invaluable; Priceless; Inestimable | Boy | |||
Arman | Desire, hope; one who is yearning | Boy | |||
Armen | Soldier | Boy | |||
Avgust | Great | Boy | |||
Avraam | They are father of many | Boy | |||
Balanchine | Russian born United States dancer and choreographer noted for work in ballet. | Boy | |||
Baranan | Ram ( Hindu Lord) | Boy | |||
Benedikt | Happy, Blessed,used as a title for a beatified person | Boy | |||
Bogdan | He who was given by God, a Godsent person | Boy | |||
Bohdanko | God's gift | Boy | |||
Bubley | One who is from Babylon. A surname | Unisex | |||
Burian | One whose home is near the weeds | Boy | |||
Czar | A born Emperor | Boy | |||
Damien | One who tames others | Boy | |||
Damir | Provides peace | Boy | |||
Damyan | Bulgarian form of Damian, one who tames. | Boy | |||
Damyon | A legendary son and ruler | Boy | |||
Danil | A Judge | Boy | |||
Danila | God is a judge | Boy | |||
Danya | A darling individual | Boy | |||
Dasha | Gift sent from God | Boy | |||
Demyan | AA confident and super excited being | Boy | |||
Dimitre | An Earth lover who loves adventure | Boy | |||
Dimitri | Earth lover of Demeter; never ending | Boy | |||
Dimitur | Variation of Demeter meaning, earth. | Boy | |||
Dimity | An Earth lover who is concerned with fertility | Boy | |||
Dmitri | An Earth-Lover,Devotee of Demeter (mythological Greek goddess of farming) | Boy | |||
Dmitriy | Earth lover; Greek goddess of harvest | Boy | |||
Dusa | A spirit; they are creative beings | Boy | |||
Duscha | A virgin woman; they exist in the soul | Boy | |||
Edik | A healthy and weallthy guardian | Boy | |||
Edmon | A guardian; they are having a protective nature | Boy | |||
Efim | One who is well famed | Boy | |||
Efrem | The one who is productive | Boy | |||
Evgen | One who was born good | Boy | |||
Evgeni | He who was born good | Boy | |||
Evgeniy | He who was born as a good person | Boy | |||
Fedir | Gift from above | Boy | |||
Fedor | A divine Gift of God | Boy | |||
Feliks | A lucky and successful man | Boy | |||
Feodor | A heavenly gift | Boy | |||
Fyodor | Skills from the most holy high God. | Boy | |||
Garald | The commander who rules the troop with a spear. | Boy | |||
Garold | A ruler who controls the army with a spear | Boy | |||
Gedeon | Refers to a slayer or killer. | Boy | |||
Geni | Refers to noble birth. | Boy | |||
Gennadi | Variant of Gennadiy (noble or generous) | Boy | |||
Gennadius | The person who is decent and well wisher. | Boy | |||
Gennady | One who cares for others. | Boy | |||
Georgi | Bulgarian accent of George (farmer) | Boy | |||
Georgy | Variant of Gerogiy (farmer or earth worker) | Boy | |||
Gregori | They love companionship and want to work in peace.They are scholars,philosophers and teachers. | Boy | |||
Grigor | Fast and alert person or a person can watch everything very clearly and can act upon instantly. | Boy | |||
Grigori | Fast and alert person or a person can watch everything very clearly and can act upon instantly. | Boy | |||
Grigorii | Watchful, alert | Boy | |||
Hedeon | Destroyer | Boy | |||
Igor | A man protected by God. | Boy | |||
Ira | Watchful one | Unisex | |||
Jasha | A supplanter | Boy | |||
Jeramie | God will uplift | Unisex | |||
Jeramy | God will uplift | Unisex | |||
Jeremie | Same as Jeremy | Boy | |||
Karik | Karik means Ever Powerful Ruler | Boy | |||
Karina | Karina means Pure | Boy | |||
Karol | Karol means Strong, Manly | Boy | |||
Kazimir | Kazimir means He Who Destroys the Wold | Boy | |||
Kervyn | Kervin means Ruler | Boy | |||
Kesar | The name means Small Black One | Boy | |||
Kiril | Kiril means Noble | Boy | |||
Kirill | Kirill means Ruler | Boy | |||
Kliment | One who is merciful and mild. A variant of Clement. | Boy | |||
Kodiak | Kodiak means Island | Boy | |||
Kolya | Kolya means Of the Conquering People | Boy | |||
Konstantin | Konstantin means Constant | Boy | |||
Kostya | Kostya means Stady | Boy | |||
Krugan | Krugan means burial mound | Boy | |||
Lenin | Russian - One who belongs to the river Lena | Boy | |||
Lenya | Russian word for lion | Boy | |||
Leonid | Latin variation of name Leon | Boy | |||
Lev | Russian name for Lion | Boy | |||
Levushka | Russian version of the names with the meaning lion | Boy | |||