The most beautiful women's surnames in the world list. Beautiful surnames for girls

Every girl would like to have a beautiful surname. I really don’t want to be Tuporylova or Svinukhova! Relatives reassure: when you get married, you’ll change your last name. But if only Chervyakovs and Durakovs are looking for suitors. What to do? You can change your last name.

Beautiful Russian surnames for girls: options

  • Beautiful surnames are often formed from proper names: Romanova, Vladimirov, Illarionov, Grigoriev, Pavlov, Vasilyev, Semenov, etc. They should go well with your name and patronymic. Diana Semenovna Semenova - sounds too overloaded, this needs to be understood.
  • Preobrazhenskaya, Resurrection, Rozhdestvenskaya - pronounced beautifully and nobly, in the Orthodox way.
  • You can choose a surname with meaning - Shchedraya, Moskovskaya, Slavyanskaya, Rodina.
  • Very beautiful surnames, according to many, come from the beautiful names of birds and animals - Lebedev, Strizhenov, Orlov, Sokolov, Solovyov.
  • You can borrow a surname from the count dynasties: Bestuzhev, Obolenskaya, Vorontsova, Heyden.
  • Neutral surnames are also good - Kovaleva, Vlasova, Rogozina, Krasnova, Lavrova, Svetlova, Teplova, Batalina.

Foreign surnames for girls: list

If Russian surnames do not suit you, although there are many wonderful ones among them, you can look for something suitable in the list of foreign ones.

  • Among the euphonious German surnames for girls the following can be distinguished: Mayer, Weber, Brown, Werner, Lehmann.
  • A lot of beautiful ones English surnames: Alison, Bailey, Brett, Cole, Day, Ellis, Evans, Gordon, Grant, Norman, Taylor, Stone, Ray, Mills.
  • U Poles there are many good surnames: Podolskaya, Kovalskaya, Valevskaya, Vitovskaya, Vitkovskaya, Vilenskaya, Troyanovskaya, Yaguzhinskaya, Levandovskaya, Koval.
  • Some Belarusian surnames also sound good: Levitskaya, Kaminskaya, Poplavskaya, Polyanskaya, Galonskaya, Chaikovskaya, Belskaya, Sokolovskaya, Dobrovolskaya, Ostrovskaya, Sobolevskaya, Savitskaya, Snezhinskaya, Gurskaya, Larchenko, Kirilenko, Kovalchuk.
  • There are many beautiful surnames Bulgarians: Apostolova, Angelova, Vladova, Danailova, Dimitrova, Blagoeva, Nikolova, Toneva, Lyudmilova.

If you have chosen a foreign surname, you should pay special attention to its compatibility with the name!

Cool surnames for girls: original selection

If you like to stand out, then an original surname from this list will suit you: Star, Golden, Brilliant, Mischievous, Cheerful, Sunny, Azure, Malinovskaya, Tsareva, Bright, Beautiful, Happy, Favorite, Rare, Plastic, Great, Southern, Fairy Tale, Rainbow, Fire.

You can borrow a surname from one of the stars or famous writers, for example, Kirkorova, Boyarskaya, Koroleva, Portman, Douglas, Tsvetaeva, Akhmatova, Mayakovskaya, Dostoevskaya, Pushkin.

Literary characters are also suitable: Larina, Karenina, Bolkonskaya, Dubrovskaya.

When choosing a new surname, see if it suits you well and matches your first and patronymic names. Remember that by deciding to change your last name, you are taking an important step that may even change your destiny. Before you do this, think about it. Your real surname may not be entirely euphonious, but it connects you with your clan and family.

To avoid being out of trend, you should choose interesting and memorable fakes.

There are many sources from which you can borrow a nickname or name. This trend is observed not only among girls, but also among boys.

A fake surname will require verification by the administration. This will take some time, especially if the data changes frequently.

In order for the site moderator to miss the changes, it is worth knowing what surname you can put.

After all, the site administration does not approve information without confirmation. An application may be rejected or delayed if non-standard words are used in the change.

Last names for VK are set as follows:

  1. Log in to the page using your own username and password.
  2. Open spoiler containing personal information.
  3. Activate the "Edit" button. By clicking on it once.
  4. Enter in the “Last Name” line. The fake is entered in this field.
  5. Confirm the change by clicking the “Save” button.
  6. Within some time, the administration will respond to the request to change personal data.

During the change process, you can use cool nicknames that you think are most relevant.

If the data is not too complex or rare, then the fake entries will be stored in the system with confirmation from the site moderator.

Such difficulties on the part of the administration are made in order to reduce the percentage of hacking of user pages by the network.

Top surnames for VK

There are top nicknames for guys that are most often used when creating a profile on VK.

The most popular options may appear too often, so it’s worth choosing rare nicknames as well.

Note! It is important to write your last name correctly so as not to spoil your profile with a funny inscription. To do this, you can check the spelling from the original source.

The original surname may appear to be a standard Russian one, or you can take the surname of your favorite film actor or character from a film.

Sometimes surnames are chosen that mean the names of countries, regions of the world, and other geographical objects.

Top popular men's options in 2018:

List of popular nicknames for guys on the VK social network Why are they so popular among VK users?
Gromov, Admiral, Derzhavin, Sobolev Surnames that relate to military service and princely titles are relevant for the modern social network
Rodriguez, Sanchez, Perez, Martinez Foreign surnames. Spanish and Mexican surnames are associated with masculinity and passion.
Moreau, Durard, Rechard, Bernard French surnames of this type are not only romantic, but also have a rather complex historical context in their name
Zimmerman, Werner, Jacobi, Schmidt, Weiss, Lang German surnames sound original and non-standard, since many of them mean natural phenomena when translated
Very rare, but interesting in terms of pronunciation are Turkish, Japanese and Chinese surnames.

In this case, it is enough to use a dictionary and place the meaning of the word in the personal data column

Popular and trendy names for guys

For many guys, it is important to have not only a non-standard surname, but also a first name. In the understanding of young people, awesome names will attract the attention of the opposite sex and help them get acquainted.

Popular VK names for guys:

  • The Old Slavonic names are unique and inimitable: Makar, Rodion, Svyatoslav, Arkady, Konstantin.
  • Slavic names that were taken from foreign sources are no less popular: Alen, Michael, Arnold, John, David, Daniel, Dementy.
  • Double names that consist of Slavic and foreign at the same time have been especially popular lately: Dmitry-Amethyst, Nikolai-Nikita-Nil, Luka-Happiness Summerset Ocean.
  • Non-standard names that are not determined by attitude to culture or nationality: Mercury, March, Angel, World.

Cool names must match certain character traits or behaviors.

Attention! Before choosing a foreign or little-known name, you should find out its meaning or translation. The finished version can be slightly modified.

Unusual names can be found on the Internet and magazines. Currently, parents call their children quite original names, so it makes no sense to change them.

You can interpret your own name. At the same time, it will seem no less original or fashionable.

List of the best in English with translation

The best option is foreign surnames, in particular English ones.

Note! German surnames remain on par with English in terms of popularity. American versions are sometimes used.

It’s worth choosing not only fashionable and cool ones, but also ones that are pleasant to the ear. There is a list of the most popular last names for guys.

The best options for English surnames for boys and men at the current time:

According to the law of the Russian Federation, choosing a first and last name is a personal right. This means that every citizen of the country can at any time change his name as he pleases, having gone through the established procedure for this. Tempting? Very, because there are so many beautiful, interesting, noble and majestic-sounding Russian surnames. Lists of the most common and pleasant to hear, as well as the rarest and funniest of them, are given below.

Analysis of the origin of Russian surnames

There are a lot of beautiful Russian surnames - Voznesensky, Ushansky, Mironov, Bogolyubov, Rasskazov, Magnificent, Zlatovlasov, Mudry, Admiralsky, Aristokratov, Vasilevsky. It is impossible to list all the options. Many of them have completely unexpected origins. There is even a separate science - anthroponymy, which studies how this or that particular surname was formed. For example, the surname Krivoshchekin appeared thanks to a real person who lived in the 15th century named Guba, who was born to Mikifor and had the nickname Crooked Cheeks. This fact is reflected in ancient documents (acts) - the record is dated 1495. If he lived today, his name would be Krivoshchekin Guba Mikiforovich. Interesting, isn't it? Even in the same year, there were records about the peasants Danilo Sople (in the modern sound Soplin Daniil) and Efimko Vorobyo (Vorobiev Efim). In 1568, in the same acts there is a note about Mikitin’s son Ivan, nicknamed Menschik (Ivan Mikitovich Menshchikov), and in 1590 - about Mikifor’s son named Onton, nicknamed Zhdan (Zhdanov Anton Mikiforovich).

This is how the names appeared:

  1. Mostly from nicknames common among the people, which were given to people by their relatives and neighbors. People were nicknamed by their personal differences - Chernovolosov (black hair), Ostronosov (sharp nose), Vereshchagin (often squealed), Toropygin (constantly in a hurry), Rumyantsev (had rosy cheeks), Udaltsov, Razumnik, Ostroumov.
  2. Nicknames often became the names of animals, fish and birds, later transformed into surnames - Medvedev, Kotov, Sobolev, Solovyov (perhaps the man sang well), Lisitsin, Volkov, Zaitsev, Voronin, Tsaplin (optionally, had long legs), Dyatlov, Sinitsyn, Karpov.
  3. For certain classes, it was typical to supplement the name with an occupation, which also left its mark on the family history - Goncharov (Gonchar), Tokarev (Turner), Stolyarov (carpenter), Pastukhov (shepherd), Kozhemyakin, Kuznetsov, Rybakov, Myasnikov (judge according to the number of nicknames reflected in the found act of 1335, in the 14th century this skill was especially valued in people).
  4. If a person did not have any specific nickname, then the surname was the father’s name, which indicated that the person belonged to a specific clan. This is how the Maksimovs, Ivanovs, Vasyutins, Mishins, Stepanovs, Fedorovs, Sergeevs and so on appeared. By the way, if in one village there were several Ivanovs, Vasilievs, Fedorovs and so on, then the surnames were modified - Ivanov, Ivanko, Ivanchenko, Vasilenko, Vasileev, Vaskin, Fedorov, Fedorkin, Fedorchuk.
  5. The surnames of the princely family were most often given by the name of the area where the noble family lived or, based on the possessions of the latter. Almost always they had the endings -sky or -tsky - Ozersky (had a lake in his possession), Gorsky (mountain), Shuisky (the Shuisky family lived near the river and the city of Shuya), Vyazemsky (near the Vyazma River). The following surnames were formed in the same way: Tulsky, Tverskoy, Eletsky, Amursky, Belozersky.
  6. A huge number of surnames owe their sonority to Orthodoxy - Blagoveshchensky, Voznesensky, Byzantine, Pokrovsky, Troitsky, Spassky, Preobrazhensky and others.

The age of the absolute majority of surnames is just over a century, with the exception of noble, princely and other families with aristocratic roots (they received surnames much earlier). In 1888, by decree of a special Senate, it was stipulated that having a surname is not only the right, but also the obligation of every person, since a family nickname helps to avoid confusion. The very first census of the country's population (1897) played a huge role in the formation of current surnames. Census takers didn't bother much with personal nicknames and sometimes simply recorded everyone by the name of the father of the family. That is why in Russia there are so many surnames formed from all kinds of names - Alexandrovs, Nikitins, Alekseevs, Petrovs, Andreevs, Vladimirovs. All peasants on one farm received the surname of their landowner, so there are entire villages or villages of namesakes - Lvovkins, Gagarins, Vorontsovs.

In general, not a single dissertation has been written on the topic of the origin of names and family nicknames. Think about it, what does your last name mean?

Beautiful Russian surnames for girls

It so happens that girls are more sensitive, and therefore worry more about cacophony or a bad combination of first and last names.

Ladies who have decided to make a change should pay attention to the following female surnames and their meanings:

  • Amurskaya;
  • Angelic;
  • Annenskaya;
  • Afanasyeva;
  • Athens;
  • Babochkina;
  • Bagirova;
  • Bazhenova;
  • Belogradskaya;
  • Belozerskaya;
  • Berezina;
  • Berkutova;
  • Blagoveshchenskaya;
  • Bogoslovskaya;
  • Brilliantova/Diamond;
  • Vasilkova/Vasilkovskaya;
  • Byzantine;
  • Voskresenskaya;
  • Hyacintova;
  • Goncharova;
  • Gorodetskaya;
  • Danilova/Danilevskaya;
  • Donskaya;
  • Zhemchugova/Zhemchuzhnikova;
  • Zalesskaya;
  • Eliseeva;
  • Zlatovlasova;
  • Zlatopolskaya;
  • Znamenskaya;
  • Zorina;
  • Ignatieva;
  • Istomina;
  • Kamenskaya;
  • Kolosovskaya;
  • Lavrentieva;
  • Lugovaya
  • Luchinskaya;
  • Mayskaya;
  • Malinovskaya;
  • Nagornaya;
  • Nikitina;
  • Ozerova;
  • Ostrovskaya;
  • Rasskazova;
  • Rodionova;
  • Ryabinina;
  • Rumyantseva;
  • Sapphirova;
  • Serebryanskaya;
  • Solntseva;
  • Ushanskaya;
  • Tsvetkova.

Male surnames in Russia: list

People have different tastes, and therefore everyone chooses the ideal surname for themselves.

Below is an impressive selection of rare Russian male surnames:

  • Almazov;
  • Andreev;
  • Bogatyrev;
  • Belinsky;
  • Bolkonsky;
  • Warsaw;
  • Vasilevsky;
  • Velichansky;
  • Vetrogradov;
  • Vorontsov;
  • Glinsky;
  • Gradov;
  • Demin;
  • Dmitriev;
  • Doronin;
  • Dubrovsky;
  • Dorofeev;
  • Ezhevsky;
  • Yelsky;
  • Zadonsky;
  • Zarnitsky;
  • Zvezdinsky;
  • Zlatoumov;
  • Ignatov/Ignatyev;
  • Kakhovsky;
  • Kirsanov;
  • Knyazev/Knyazhin;
  • Kovalevsky;
  • Kondratiev;
  • Lavrov/Lavrovsky;
  • Larin/Larsky;
  • Lazarev;
  • Lebedinsky;
  • Levitanov;
  • Loginov;
  • Majors;
  • Makarov;
  • Maksimov;
  • Medvedev;
  • Mikhailov;
  • Melnikov;
  • Metropolitan;
  • Mozhaisky;
  • Moskvin;
  • Muromov/Muromtsev;
  • Narcissus;
  • Nikolsky;
  • Nemirov;
  • Novgorod;
  • Nezhinsky;
  • Orlov/Orlovsky;
  • Ostroumov;
  • Obolensky;
  • Ozhigov/Ozhegov;
  • Paustovsky;
  • Petrovsky;
  • Pogodin;
  • Polyansky;
  • Rzhevsky;
  • Romanov/Romanovsky;
  • Sadovsky;
  • Sakharov;
  • Samoilov;
  • Safronov;
  • Saltevsky;
  • Streltsov/Streletsky;
  • Trinity;
  • Tarasov;
  • Titov;
  • Filatov;
  • Fedorov;
  • Fonvizin;
  • Khmelnitsky;
  • Kharitonov;
  • Chernyshevsky;
  • Cherkasov;
  • Cheryomushkin;
  • Shestakov;
  • Sheremetyev;
  • Shustrov;
  • Elinsky;
  • Elbrus;
  • Yuryev;
  • Yakhontov;
  • Yasensky.

The most popular and widespread options

If you look at the ten most common surnames in Russia, you can draw many interesting conclusions.

And the places in it were distributed like this:

  1. Ivanov - undoubtedly on behalf of Ivan’s father, and there have always been plenty of Ivanovs and Ioanovs in Russia. This is due to the fact that previously names for children could only be given to those saints whose memorial days fell on the birth of the baby. And the Ivans celebrate name days as many as 170 times a year.
  2. Smirnov - this surname comes from the phrase “Happy new world, good people,” which wandering people always said when they came to a new settlement.
  3. Kuznetsov - several centuries ago, the profession of a blacksmith was very much in demand and honorable, and the secrets of the craft were passed on from fathers to children, from grandfathers to grandchildren.
  4. Popov - many priests received this particular surname, and there have always been many of them in Rus'.
  5. Vasiliev is the second most popular male Russian name, from which more than 50 family varieties have originated.
  6. Petrov - on behalf of Peter.
  7. Sokolov - one version says that the popularity of this surname is due to the fact that the wives of their husbands called “you are my clear falcon,” which was the best praise. According to another version, the origin is connected with the name Falcon and with the cult of birds and animals that existed among the ancient Russians.
  8. Mikhailov - on behalf of.
  9. Novikov - in the villages, everyone who came from other places and stayed to live was called Novik, and there were many such people, since everyone was looking for a better life in the difficult conditions that existed at that time.
  10. Fedorov - on behalf of.

The surnames Volkov and Alekseev, Morozov and Lebedev, Egorov and Semenov, Kozlov and Pavlov, Stepanov and Nikolaev, as well as Makarov, Orlov, Zakharov, Zaitsev, Solovyov and others are also very common.

Rare Russian surnames

Rare surnames are not always the most beautiful. They often sound funny or even ridiculous.

They can be divided into groups:

  1. Geographical - Moscow, Kamchatka, Astrakhan and so on.
  2. Heroes (literary and historical) - Crusoe, Karenin, Pozharsky, Bolkonsky, Chatsky.
  3. Double-rooted - Ubeikon, Nepeyvoda, Eybogin, Krutiporokh, Zacheshirivu.
  4. Formed from the noun – Stove, Water, Magpie, Frost, Siskin.
  5. Verb form - Klyuy, Throw, Tron, Razdabudko, Prikhodko.

And there are a great many such extraordinary surnames, but the record for rarity was broken by the Soviet gymnast Ar(33 letters!).

Of course, the offspring are not obliged to take the rap for their ancestors. For example, someone who lived five or six centuries ago loved to eat, for which he received the nickname Glutton, and later the surname Obzhorkin. Or there lived a guy called Simpleton, who made his descendants Simpletons. And there are many such dissonant surnames - Pyanov, Vorovakin, Boltunov, Pustozvonov, Oblomov, Neryakhin, Trusov, Okolokulak, Obedkov, Glyukin, Zhulikov and so on. Why should our descendants live now, embarrassed to show their passports? No. If you wish, you can simply change your surname by choosing a beautiful-sounding one.

Beautiful surnames for girls have always been an interesting topic of discussion. Sometimes we don't get the best ones. Surely, everyone in the class had at least one student with a funny last name, for which he was teased by the whole class. Sometimes, this remains a stumbling block, causing an irresistible desire to change your last name at the first opportunity.

Today it is easy to change data by choosing any family name you like. There is an opinion that the meaning hidden in a surname can greatly influence a person’s character. Some people claim that their lives have changed radically after its change. It is unlikely that it will be possible to verify the authenticity of such statements, however, a surname can indeed hold a mysterious history and tell about ancient ancestors. Before you are tempted by beautiful female names, we recommend that you find out your family history.

Guaranteed - this is an interesting and fascinating journey into the past, which can change the attitude towards both the surname and family values.

Where did Russian surnames come from?

The curious history of Russian surnames goes far back to the 13th century. Previously, they were more like nicknames or nicknames given to each other based on the type of craft or occupation. Later, by the 16th century, real surnames began to appear, but this only concerned families of aristocratic origin.

The origin of such surnames mainly came from the names of localities or possessions of wealthy gentlemen. Ordinary peasants did not have surnames until the beginning of the 19th century, but after the abolition of serfdom they became mandatory for everyone. Nicknames given by occupation began to be written down as surnames.

It is likely that your last name carries some very interesting historical meaning that can completely change your past opinion about yourself. Along with the way Russian surnames arose and changed in the course of history, in other countries the history is slightly different.

Origin of German surnames

For example, the first German names are found in chronicles of the 6th century BC. They consisted of two parts and had a magical meaning, that is, the name endowed its bearer with certain powers and character traits. Much later, Italian names with Christian meaning began to “fuse” into the German language, for example, the name Adam meant “first-born.”

With the development of Christianity in the 15th century, they began to bear the names of saints or names of biblical characters. German surnames began to appear in the Middle Ages; they were formed from the names of the bearer’s birthplaces. Many surnames also came from nicknames, but here they reflected a characteristic physical trait of a person, for example, Frederick Barbarossa - Redbeard.

Origin of English surnames

English ones also have a very interesting history. They were built from a person’s belonging to a certain family. As in most countries, the English did not have surnames until a certain time. In England, the same names were often used, creating a huge number of namesakes.

For example, in the 11th century, about 25% of the male population of England bore the name John. This created the need to give individuality to each John by adding a nickname to his name. Historical analysis has revealed the main 4 groups of occurrence of English surnames:

  1. Genealogical origin. Many surnames were derived from the father's name and did not change their form - Mark Anthony. There are also English surnames containing an additional explanation, such as - son (son). The result was: Thompson is Tom's son.
  2. Place of Birth. The family name was determined by the name of the locality, city or country. For example, Wales, Langley, Ingleman.
  3. Profession or position. Depending on what activity a person was engaged in, he was given a family name that reflected this occupation: Spencer is the manager, Sayers is the one who tastes food before serving it to the royal table.
  4. Descriptive. This group of surnames reflects the physiological characteristics of a person, originating in nicknames. For example, Cudlipp is a cleft lip.

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As we can see, a surname can tell very interesting information about its bearer. Perhaps you are a descendant of some aristocratic family - or your ancestors are from overseas countries, then the history of the surname can have multinational significance and an interesting history.

However, we are talking specifically about beautiful surnames that the fair sex would like to have. Here are the top 10 most beautiful, forcing their bearers to walk with their heads held high:

  1. Tsvetaeva;
  2. Lebedeva;
  3. Voskresenskaya;
  4. Zolotareva;
  5. Obolenskaya;
  6. Romanova;
  7. Tverskaya;
  8. Volkonskaya;
  9. Illarionova;
  10. Sheremetyev;

It is equally important for boys to have a strong family name that can build confidence and determination in them. Beautiful male surnames contain power, dignity, nobility and many other magnificent qualities that a man should have.

We present only a small list of the strongest male surnames in terms of energy and sound:

  1. Gromov;
  2. Almazov;
  3. Derzhavin;
  4. Majors;
  5. Lyubimov;
  6. Sobolev;
  7. Morozov;
  8. Bogatyrev;
  9. Vorontsov;
  10. Admirals.

As a result of a little analysis, you can see how interesting and informative it is to find out the origin of the surname. Such analysis can lead to respectful and responsible treatment of family history. Most grandparents have a rich history of their own origins, the origins of surnames and family traditions.

The family tree may well turn out to be a luxurious historical chronicle. Changing your last name is quite a serious step that can change the life of the person himself. If you decide to take a new one, make sure it goes well with your name and patronymic. The surname should be in harmony, sound and resonate with him.

By the way, I would like to note one more interesting fact. Any family probably has a unique history of the origin of the name.

It is interesting to find out who exactly gave the name - the mother or the father, or maybe both parents came to a unanimous opinion. What names sounded initially and why the choice fell on one specific name. It often happens that a name is given in connection with family history, carrying a completely unique meaning. Some parents name their child after a deceased close relative as a tribute in memory of him.