Ukraine, the largest nation in Europe, is a country with more than a thousand years of tradition and history, originating in antiquity. The country is renowned for its beautiful people, delicious food, and unmatched landscape. But that’s not all. The land of fertile agricultural plains and heavy industry has some beautiful and unique baby names in its kitty too.
As per traditional Slavic naming customs, Ukrainian people are supposed to have a tripartite name, which includes a given name, patronymic name, and family name. But the full name is mostly used in the official documents, not in day to day life.
As with most cultures, the given name of a Ukrainian baby is selected by the parents. The first names originate from the two primary sources – Orthodox church tradition, which is of Greek origin and Catholic church tradition, which is of Latin origin. Slavic origin names are also familiar with the Ukrainians. Also, the names have to be gender specific, even though they can be derived from the same roots. For the nicknames, Ukrainians mostly use diminutives of the given names, such as Andy for Andriy and Anna for Anastasiya.
Anastasiya and Oleksander have been the most popular names in Ukraine for ages. But if you want something less common for your child, take a look at MomJunction's list of Ukraine baby boy and girl names below.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Anastasia | Resurrection; coming again | Girl | |||
Andriy | Form of Andrew; they are manly and strong | Boy | |||
Artem | Shorter version of Artemas; another name of Artemis | Boy | |||
Danilo | God has been a judge | Boy | |||
Maria | Variation of Mary or Miriam which means Bitter or Wished-for child | Girl | |||
Matviy | Given by God. | Boy | |||
Maxim | The greatest one | Boy | |||
Sofia | Means wisdom in Greek. A wise woman | Girl | |||
Solomia | Peace | Girl | |||
Veronika | Croatian form of Veronica. It means true and honest. | Girl | |||
Viktoria | Croatian form of Victoria, meaning victory. | Girl | |||
Vladislav | Glorious rule or a glorious ruler. | Boy | |||
Zlata | Golden | Girl | |||
Aleksander | Old Greek - Defender of Men; A variant of name Alexander | Boy | |||
Anichka | Grace, a graceful woman | Girl | |||
Anna | Name of a King; Food; Grain; Earth and Water; God | Boy | |||
Antin | Antin comes from the Roman clan name Antonius and means worthy of praise. | Boy | |||
Bodashka | God's gift | Boy | |||
Bohdan | Bohdan is the masculine version of Bohdana and means given by God. | Boy | |||
Bohdana | Given by God | Girl | |||
Bohdanko | God's gift | Boy | |||
Bohuslava | A woman who always glorifies the almighty. | Girl | |||
Borysko | A warrior, one who is capable of fighting. | Boy | |||
Boryslav | One who likes fighting for fame. | Boy | |||
Danylets | God is my judge | Boy | |||
Danylko | Judge, a person who makes good judgement. | Boy | |||
Daryna | The gift of God | Girl | |||
Dymtrus | Supplanter | Boy | |||
Faddei | A boy who is brave and valiant. | Boy | |||
Fadey | A man who is bold and very brave | Boy | |||
Fadeyka | A man who is brave and valiant. | Boy | |||
Fadeyushka | Brave and courageous | Boy | |||
Fedir | Gift from above | Boy | |||
Galyna | A girl who stays calm and quite in every situation. Calmness. | Girl | |||
Ganna | Favor, a woman who is full of grace. | Girl | |||
Georgiy | Ukrainian variant of George, meaning farmer. | Boy | |||
Glib | Hair of God | Boy | |||
Grygoriy | Ukrainian variant of Gregory, meaning watchful or alert. | Boy | |||
Hadeon | Destroyer | Boy | |||
Heorhiy | Farmer, one belonging to farming occupation | Boy | |||
Igor | A man protected by God. | Boy | |||
Illya | My God is He | Boy | |||
Inna | Ukrainian term for fast flowing stream. | Girl | |||
Ionna | God's gift | Girl | |||
Ivan | Gift of God | Girl | |||
Ivan | God is gracious. | Boy | |||
Ivanna | A Biblical name, meaning God is gracious. | Girl | |||
Katrya | Pure, a pure and chaste woman | Girl | |||
Katryna | Kateryna is the Ukrainian version of Katherine and means pure. | Girl | |||
Khrystyna | Follower of Christ. | Girl | |||