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Ukrainian names

Ukrainian female names

Ukrainian names belong to the group of East Slavic names, they are similar to Russian and Belarusian names.

Modern Ukrainian name books are divided into several groups:

Slavic names

Names from Orthodox calendar(Related religious tradition)

European names.

Ukrainian female names

Augusta

Agapia

Agathia

Aglaida

Aglaya

Agnia

Agripina

Adelaide

Adelina

Adriana

Azalea

Alevtina

Alina

Alisa

Alla

Albina

Beatrice

Bella

Bertha

Bogdana

Boguslav

Boleslav

Borislava

Bronislava

Valentina

Valeria

Wanda

Varvara

Vasilina

Vassa

Veronica

Quiz

Victoria

Viola

Violetta

Vira

Vita

Vitalina

Vlada

Vladislav

Volodymyr

Galina

Ganna

Gafiya

Helena

Georgina

Glafira

Glyceria

Gorpina

Daria

Diana

Dina

Blast furnace

Domnikia

Dora

Dorothea

Evelina

Eleanor

Elvira

Emilia

Emma

Evgena

Evgeniya

Evdokia

Eudoxia

Eulalia

Evlampia

Eupraxia

Elizabeth

Epistima

Efimiya

Efrosinia

Zhanna

Zinaida

Ivanna

Isabella

Izolda

Ilaria

Ilona

Inga

Inesa

Inna

Iraida

Irina

Isidora

Casimir

Kaleria

Kalista

Kamila

Kapitolina

Karina

Carolina

Katerina

Kira

Claudia

Clara

Clementine

Cornelia

Ksenia

Lada

Larisa

Leocadia

Leontyna

Lesya

Liquoria

Liana

Lydia

Liliana

Lilia

Lina

Lukeria

Lukiya

Love

Lyudmila

Mavra

Margarita

Marina

Maria

Marfa

Mar"yana

Matilda

Melania

Meletia

Melitina

Milan

Miloslava

Miroslava

Mikhailina

Motrona

Nadiya

Nastasia

Natalia

Nellie

Neonila

Nika

Nina

Nonna

Odarka

Oksana

Alexandra

Oleksandrina

Olena

Olesya

Olympics

Olympia

Olyana

Olga

Onisia

Orina

Pavel

Pavlina

Paraskovia

Pelagia

Polina

Pulcheria

glad

Raisa

Regina

Renata

Rimma

Rose

Roksolana

Rostislav

Ruslana

Rufina

Sabina

Salome

Svetlana

Severina

Sekleta

Seraphim

Sidora

Sylvia

Snizhana

Solomiya

Sofia

Stanislava

Stella

Stepanida

Stefania

Taisiya

Tamara

Teofila

Theresa

Todora

Todosya

Julitta

Ulana

Ustina

Faina

Fevroniya

Thekla

Feodosia

Feofaniya

Theofila

Photinia

Frosina

Harita

Kharitina

Hima

Khivrya

Khotyna

Christina

Yugina

Yuliana

Yulia

Yuliyana

Justina

Yukhimiya

Yavdokha

Jadviga

Yakilina

Ioannina

Yarina

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Ukrainian names have a lot in common with Russian and Belarusian ones. This is not surprising, because our peoples have common roots and the same history. The intertwining of destinies has led to the fact that now in Ukraine they are asking to register children in the Russian form of the name, while in native language it may sound completely different. What is so special about Ukrainian names?

Let's look into the past

Now the fashion for naming children is returning in Ukraine. Old Slavonic names. So in kindergartens and schools you can meet girls Bogdana, Miroslava, Bozhedana, Velena, Bozhena. The boys are named Dobromir, Izyaslav, Lyubomir. But that's just modern tendencies, although they were observed for almost the entire century-long history of the fraternal people.

When Christianity was adopted in Rus', everyone began to be baptized in the church and given the names of the holy great martyrs. This tradition continues today. But we still continue to name our children exactly as it is written on the certificate? Why does this happen?

It turns out that this phenomenon is more than a thousand years old. Since the first Christian years, people who were accustomed to this continued to name their children. And what the church requires of them simply remained on paper. So the names could actually be different. Bogdan was baptized as a child under the banner of Saint Zinovy, and Ivan as Istislav.

Examples of names of Christian origin

But the language of the people is great and powerful, so some Ukrainian names were nevertheless borrowed from the Christian faith. Over time, they were changed and adapted to the delicate sound of the colorful language. By the way, there are analogues that are originally Russian. For example, Elena in Ukraine sounds like Olena, Emilian - Omelyan, Glikeria - Likerya (Russian: Lukerya).

In the Old Russian language there were no names that began with the first letter of the alphabet A. This rule later passed to Ukraine, with the exception of the names Andrey (Andriy, although in some villages you can hear Gandriy) and Anton. But Alexander and Alexey, who are more familiar to us, got the first O and turned into Oleksandr and Oleksiy. By the way, dear Anna in Ukraine sounds like Ganna.

Another phonetic feature ancient language- absence of the letter F. Almost all words with F are borrowed from other countries. That is why the Christian versions of Thekla, Philip and Theodosius turned into Tesla, Pilip and Todos.

Ukrainian male names

It is simply impossible to name all the names that are suitable for boys and that will be considered originally Ukrainian. There are a great number of them and they all have Old Slavic roots. We propose to consider the most common Ukrainian male names and their meaning.

Female names

Many female names are derived from male names. List of Ukrainian names in feminine form:

The meaning of Ukrainian names can be understood from the name itself. Originally Ukrainian words were used to reflect their meaning on the child’s character. Therefore, if you read Miloslav, it means that this sweet creature will definitely become famous.

How to read Ukrainian names correctly

In the Ukrainian language, almost all letters are similar to Russian ones. Except for a few. They are especially difficult for residents of other countries, since the language requires them to be pronounced smoothly and softly.

So, the letter g comes in two versions. The first ordinary one is read gutturally, softly, and the second with a tail is read more firmly. Besides:

• e is read like Russian e;
• her:
• i - and;
• and - similar to s;
• ї - like "yi"
• ё - like Russian ё.

Features of modern names

Modern Ukrainian names have already lost their uniqueness. Of course, parents of Western regions and some central regions still preserve ancient traditions, but the rest and especially big cities prefer to use Russified forms. By the way, information about a person is written in two languages ​​- national and Russian.

Ukrainian female names have been formed over many centuries, reflecting the history of life, beliefs of Ukrainians and their interaction with other peoples. Nowadays, the basis of female Ukrainian names is christian names church calendar, and the first names come from the pagan period.

Origin

Old Slavonic

Christian

With the advent of Christianity, women began to be called by Christmastide. The new names were Greek (Vasilisa, Antonina), Latin (Varvara, Valentina), German (Alice, Inga, Irma), and Jewish (Anna, Martha). For a long time, two names were used in parallel - the church name, given at baptism, and the pagan one, used in everyday life.

Came from Europe

As a result of the interaction of peoples, Catholic names of Western Slavic countries were borrowed:

1. Wanda.
2. Theresa.
3. Vlasta.
4. Ruzhena.
5. Kvitoslava.

Names came from other cultures that began to be pronounced in the Ukrainian manner: Zlata, Daryn.

Borrowings in the 20th century

IN Soviet time influenced Western culture V Ukrainian language names included:

• Snezhana.
• Karina.
• Angelica.
• Angela.
• Diana.
• Camilla.
• Caroline.
• Christina.

Modification

Christian names were alien to Ukrainian ears and did not carry meaning for people.

Over time, sounds that were inconvenient for pronunciation were replaced or replaced by others:

Some forms of calendar names have become independent: Oksana (from Ksenia), Alena (from Elena), Arina (from Irina). However, the changed names retained their meanings.

What to name a girl - features of choice

In ancient times

The name included the qualities that they wanted to see in the child. A female Ukrainian name was usually more beautiful than a male name, and served as decoration for girls, along with jewelry and clothing. The names emphasized qualities that were valued in women - softness, tenderness, beauty.

Currently

Today, parents name girls based on personal preferences, trying to choose beautiful name, consonant with the surname. To choose a name with good energy, pay attention to the fate of the women who bore it.

Fashion influence

Fashion for names is cyclical and depends on politics, music, literature, and public figures. Behind Lately the popularity of simple names (Elena, Anna, Marina) gave way to the revival of ancient Christian names (Pelageya, Martha, Evdokia).

At the beginning of the 21st century, interest in ancient Slavic names appeared (Bratislava, Lyubomila, Miroslava). Fashion trends bring European and American names: Adele, Joanna, Monica. Currently, people are again turning to simple, familiar Ukrainian female names.

By value

Every parent, when choosing a name, dreams that their daughter will be happy. When choosing a name, be sure to study its meaning, which can affect the character and fate of the girl.

List of options alphabetically and their meaning

Ukrainian female names are distinguished by their special beauty and sincerity. To select a name, you can use lists of female Ukrainian names. It is important to evaluate not only the sound, but also the translation and meaning of the name.

Popular

Girls with popular Ukrainian names usually have an easier time going through life. They are harmonious, understandable and familiar, and are favorably accepted by society. Common names give more freedom their bearers, the opportunity to choose their own path. The popularity of a name changes over time, but there are the most commonly used and beloved Ukrainian female names.

• Alexandra (Greek)– protector, courageous. IN controversial nature combine male power and femininity.
• Alena (Greek)- shining, sunny. Cheerful, cheerful, has high self-esteem.
• Alina (lat.)– different, unlike others. Proud, stubborn, with a good memory and creative abilities.
• Anastasia (Greek)- reborn, resurrected. Soulful and responsive, at the same time strong-willed and principled.
• Anna (Hebrew)- God's mercy. Kind, independent, has an analytical mind.
• Antonina (Greek)– opposing, competing. Cheerful, good-natured, with good organizational skills.
• Bela (famous)- white, clean. Sweet, soft, emotional nature, prone to exact sciences.
• Bogdana (slav.)- Given by God. Kind, soft, sensitive and sentimental.
• Valeria (lat.)- strong, healthy. Complex, impulsive, unstable.
• Barbara (Greek)- stranger, foreigner. Closed, slow, with strong intuition and a penchant for creativity.
• Faith (Greek)- faith, service to God. Smart, truthful, practical, has organizational skills.
• Veronica (lat.)- bringing victory. Sociable, emotional, loves comfort and beautiful things.
• Victoria (Greek)- goddess of victory. Combines persistence, stubbornness with kindness and shyness.
• Vlad (famous)- possessing fame. Combines practicality and good imagination, material and creative.
• Galina (Greek)- calm, serene. She is sociable, kind, and knows how to find a middle ground in everything.
• Dana (famous)- given, bestowed. Controversial, modest and persistent, with good intuition.
• Daria (Greek)- rich, possessing wealth. Artistic, decisive, easily adapts to new conditions.
• Eugenia (Greek)- high-born, noble. Passionate, unrestrained, with high intelligence and artistic taste.
• Catherine (Greek)- immaculate, pure. Smart, proud, with a good imagination.
• Elena (Greek)- sunny, shining. Cheerful, smart, with a rich inner world.
• Elizabeth (Hebrew)- worshiping God. Powerful, capricious, direct in communication.
• Zhanna (Hebrew)- God's grace. Stubborn, resourceful, with high self-esteem and leadership qualities.
• Zinaida (Greek)- belonging to Zeus. Assertive, arrogant, smart, with breakthrough abilities.
• Zlata (Heb.)- gold, valuable. Serious, modest, tactful, good housewife.
• Zoe (Greek)- life. Balanced, with strong will and leadership abilities.
• Inna (lat.)- a stormy stream. Lightweight, reliable, flexible, analytical in mind.
• Irina (Greek)- calm, peace. Sensitive, strong-willed, smart, loves a busy life.
• Karina (lat.)- dear, dear. Purposeful, capable, easily finds a common language with people.
• Christina (lat.)- Christian. Capable, sociable, makes decisions thoughtfully.
• Ksenia (Greek)- hospitable. Attractive, sociable, with developed intuition and high intelligence.
• Lera (lat.)- strong, healthy. Bright, authoritarian, freedom-loving, self-confident.
• Love (glory)- Love. Sociable, straightforward, with analytical warehouse mind.
• Lyudmila (famous)- Dear people. Emotional, active, attached to home and family.
• Marina (Greek)– sea. Brave, freedom-loving, with imaginative and intuition.
• Maria (Hebrew)- desired, serene. Active, dynamic, critical, loves freedom.
• Hope (Greek)- hope. Independent, bright, does not accept restrictions.
• Natalia (lat.)- born at Christmas, Christmas. Stubborn, straightforward, gifted in many areas.
• Nina (Hebrew)– great-granddaughter. Proud, tactful, well-read and responsible.
• Oksana (Greek)- foreigner, foreigner. Sensitive, calm, loves children.
• Olesya (Ukrainian)- girl from the forest, forest girl. Independent, eccentric, yet soft and affectionate.
• Olga (scand.)- wise, holy. He has a strong will, high intelligence and great efficiency.
• Polina (Greek)– solar, dedicated to the sun god. Decisive, active, kind and sympathetic.
• Rada (glorified)- joyful, beautiful. Energetic, responsible, a leader by nature, with a humanitarian mindset.
• Ruslana (Turkic)- lioness. A mixture of energy and strength with doubt and caution.
• Svetlana (famous)- light of the earth, luminous. Neat, persistent, spiritual, with a subtle intellect.
• Snezhana (famous)– winter, snowy. Sensitive, vulnerable, receptive to other people's opinions.
• Sophia (Greek)- wise, reasonable. Active, inquisitive, loves to be the center of attention.
• Taisiya (Greek)– fertile. Decisive, independent, active, with developed intuition.
• Tatiana (Greek)- founder, organizer. Willful, unpredictable, independent, loves order.
• Ulyana (lat.)- belonging to Julius. Energetic, strong, open to people, defends justice.
• Julia (Greek)– curly, wavy. Sociable, changeable, with creative abilities and intuition.
• Yana (Hebrew)- God's mercy. Combines indecision and confidence, intelligence and intuition.

On modern territory Many peoples live in Ukraine: Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Bulgarians, Georgians. This diversity of nations is due to historical development of this state. Ukrainian female names have an ancient and distinctive history.

Brief information about the history of the appearance of Ukrainian names

In ancient times, the lands of Kyiv, Zhitomir, Poltava, Chernigov and other central regions of Ukraine were inhabited by tribes of pagan Slavs. The emergence of the state of Kievan Rus is associated with the legend about the arrival of the Vikings, who were the first rulers of Rus': Rurik, Igor, Olga, Oleg - all these names are of Scandinavian origin.

After the Christianization of Rus' by Prince Vladimir, the original Slavic and Scandinavian pagan names began to be gradually replaced by the Greeks. However, fortunately, the people did not abandon their culture. Newborns began to be given two names: one - Slavic (pagan), and the other - Greek (Christian). It was the stability of tradition that made it possible to preserve the original flavor of Slavic names.

With the further division of Rus' into the Kiev and Moscow principalities, with the expansion of the territory of the state and the settlement of the Slavs from Moscow to the shores of the Sea of ​​​​Azov, Russian and Ukrainian female names, which historically have a common origin, began to differ.

The difference between Russian and Ukrainian names

When the center Kievan Rus moved to the Moscow principality, Christianity became a truly native religion for the people of Rus', classes appeared in society (peasants, boyars, princes), and began to develop cultural interaction states with other countries in Europe and Asia. As a result of the strengthening of Christianity as state religion newborns were given two names: one was chosen according to the calendar (this name was often recommended by the priest), and the second was Slavic, used in the home circle.

With increasing literacy in society Slavic names began to gradually fall out of use and were replaced by Christian names, especially those mentioned in sacred texts. Old Russian and then Russian society, especially its most affluent stratum, increasingly adopted European culture.

At the same time, on the territory modern Ukraine in the environment common people ancient traditions were preserved and maintained. If in Ancient Rus' Slavic names were used mainly in the family, and officially a person was represented by the name given to him at baptism, then in Ukraine the situation was the other way around. The main name was considered Slavic. Perhaps this is the reason why Ukrainian female names have retained their national flavor.

Phonetic features of Ukrainian names

Foreign names, once in the ancient Russian environment, changed their pronunciation. For example, Greek name Anna in the Ukrainian language took the form Ganna, the name Ksenia - Oksana, and the name Theodora - Todora.

This happened because in the Old Russian language, which was spoken 1000 years ago by the Slavs of Kievan and Moscow Rus (it was one language), the sound f- was not there at all, for the Slavs it was difficult to pronounce, and it was replaced with a more convenient sound T-. This is how the name Todora appeared.

And the sound A- in the language of the Eastern Slavs never stood at the beginning of a word (absolutely all concepts that in Russian or Ukrainian begin with A-, are of foreign origin: watermelon, arba, aria, aquamarine). This is how the Ukrainian forms appeared: Oleksandr, Oleksiy, Olesya, Oksana. From parallel Russians, for example Aksinya, formed from the Greek Xenia.

It must be said that replacing the initial A- on O- was characteristic of the entire folk environment of Rus' (and not just the territory of modern Ukraine). Thus, the Russian merchant from Tver Afanasy Nikitin in his book “Journey over Three Seas” (XV century) calls himself Ofonasiy.

Ancient monosyllabic female names

Ancient Ukrainian female names can consist of one root (Vera, Volya, Zhdana). Some of these ancient names are common, while others have fallen out of use. Monosyllabic female names for Ukrainians include, for example, those presented below.

Ancient two-syllable female names

Currently, Ukrainian female names consisting of two roots are a little more common. Vladislava - from the words “glory” and “vlada” - strength, courage. Zlatomir - from the concepts of “peace” and “gold” - gold. The meaning of native Ukrainian female names (list below) is sometimes easy to determine independently by the root of the word. Next we will consider specific examples. Two-syllable Ukrainian female names are beautiful, melodic, colorful. They reflect the music and poetry of the people. An example of them are the following: Bozhemila, Boleslava, Bratolyuba, Dobrogora, Druzhelyuba, Zlatomira, Lyubava (“beloved”), Lyubomila, Lyubomira, Lyuboslava, Mechislava, Miroslava, Mudrolyuba, Radmira, Svetlana, Svetoyara.

As can be seen from this list, rare Ukrainian female names most often contain the syllables - glory, -love, -mila, -peace. It can be assumed that this principle of word formation contains the primordial values ​​of the Slavs: to be loved, feminine (“sweetheart”), kind (“peace”) and brave (“glory”).

Modern Ukrainian names

In modern Ukraine, we mainly find the same names that are used in Russia and Belarus. They are Slavic, Greek, Roman, Jewish and Scandinavian origin. However, unlike Russian society, in Ukraine there is a gradual increase in interest in ancient names, which indicates an increasing spirit of patriotism in society and attention to one’s own cultural traditions. This is especially typical for the western regions of the country, where newborn girls are increasingly given the ancient Slavic names, which are presented above.

However, despite the fact that the number of newborn girls who are given Slavic names increases every year, in the country as a whole the choice of names is still influenced by the general fashion from Eastern Europe.

Popular female Ukrainian names: Alina, Alisa, Anna / Hanna, Bogdana, Victoria, Veronica, Darina, Diana, Elizaveta, Katerina / Ekaterina, Christina, Lyudmila, Nadezhda, Natalya, Maria, Oksana, Olesya, Sofia, Tatyana, Ulyana, Yulia .

Conclusion

Female names common on the territory of modern Ukraine are diverse both in meaning and in history of origin. However, of all the East Slavic peoples, Ukrainians (especially from the western regions of the country), it seems, have retained ancient Slavic names in their onomasticon more than others. Once upon a time they were used by all Slavs, but with the adoption of Christianity they were gradually replaced by Greek and European ones.

In the time of our ancestors, the names given to newborns had special meanings. Now secret meanings few people are interested. This material will tell about Ukrainian names and their history.

Historical excursion

Ukrainians took to a greater extent some of the names from the Orthodox calendar and to a lesser extent - traditional names Slavs

East Slavs for a long time used the ancient names of their pagan ancestors along with church ones. And so it happened: when a person was baptized in a Christian church, he received a church name, and at birth he was called ordinary. Thus, the child was protected throughout his life by two deities: a pagan god and a Christian saint. Church names, according to numerous testimonies written sources, hid from all strangers. This is how a person protected himself from slander, damage and the evil eye. Double names and these days are not uncommon.

Over time, Church Slavonic names firmly entered the everyday life of Ukrainians and began to be perceived positively by them. Due to the specifics of the language and the peculiarities of pronunciation, they have changed slightly. For example, Ukrainian names never began with the letter a: Oleksandr (Alexander), Overky (Averky). Similar modifications occurred with the letter f: Khved (Theodore), Panas (Athanasius). However, names with this letter at the end still exist today: Eustathius, Joseph. Diminutive forms have become full-fledged replacements: Levko ( former Leo), Palazhka (formerly Pelageya), Varka (formerly Varvara), Gritsko (formerly Grigory), Yurko (formerly Yuras), Timysh (Timofey).

What's popular these days?

There is the following classification of Ukrainian names:

• Names that came from the old Orthodox calendar (Larissa, Oleksandra, Olena) are quite common; children are still called by them;
• Male Ukrainian names, the roots of which stretch from Old Slavonic language and its many dialects: Svyatoslav, Vladislav, Yaroslav, Yaropolk, Yaromir, Vsevolod;
• Polish with Catholic origin: Lubomir, Teresa, Wanda;
• Ukrainian female names that came from other countries, following fashion trends: Karina, Zhanna, Josette.

Most of the modern Ukrainian dialects are of Romano-Germanic origin. They are characterized by ancient symbolism (everyone, without exception, has meaning and meaning), and two-syllables: Miroslav, Bratolyuba.

What were the most common names for children in Ukraine this year?

Statistics report that last year the most popular names for girls and boys in Ukraine were Alexander (Sasha) and Anastasia (Nastya). They are beautiful and have wonderful positive characteristics, whose authenticity is proven by the happy destinies of thousands of Nastya and Sasha who have already lived their lives on earth. Alexander has always been considered the winner, and Anastasia means “reborn.” By naming children this way, people hope for a bright future, a good and calm life.

The top popular female names in the last six months also included Anna (Anyuta, Anya), Alena (Alenka), Valentina (Valya), Polina (Polya), Natalya (Natasha), Elizaveta (Liza). Ancient names are now in less demand, people more often pay tribute to fashion.

The boys were most often called like this: Maxim (Max), Dmitry (Dima), Phillip, Egor (Egorka), Nikita. Many of these names have Slavic roots and are actively used in Russia and the Near Abroad.

The rarest names

What was the least common name for boys? These were: Zelai, Augustine, Loammius. These names are unusual, they are difficult to pronounce and combine with the surname and patronymic of an ordinary Ukrainian. Children named this way may have problems with peers at school and in the yard.

The girls received the following rare names: Karabina, Indira, Elya, Aladina. They are rarely used due to the difficulty of pronunciation and cacophony in conjunction with the often most common surnames of Ukrainians.

List of beautiful Ukrainian names

The baby's naming should be happy and joyful, give hope for the best and warm with its sound. Only loving parents who wish him happiness can name a child this way.