Female names starting with the letter E. Proper and common nouns Greek female names starting with the letter E

Names starting with the letter E indicate that their owner strives for self-expression, is quite insightful and prone to conflict.

He perceives everything that surrounds him at the level of intuition. He is often talkative, which sometimes leads to awkward situations.

Unsophisticated, wants to take a leading position. Those around them are able to recognize everything that these people are thinking about without much effort.

Individuals with the first letter E in their name love to travel and be in nature. They are sweet and charming. If a name begins with the letter E, then it is impossible to form a correct first impression about such people. Some people are cunning and can use others for their own purposes.

History of the origin of Russian names

Basically, all Russian names come from foreign ones. They came to us along with Christianity from the Greek language. In ancient times, Russian names reflected the quality of a person, his physical ailments, or how a child was born in the family. The names were quite common: Cat, Birch, First, Lesser, Zhdan. These names reflect modern Russian surnames: Zhdanov, Kotov, Menshov and so on.

After the baptism of Rus', all Russian names gradually went out of circulation, they were replaced by church names that came with the Christian faith. Along with Greek names, Jewish, Roman, Egyptian, and Syrian names came into use.

Around the 19th century, all Old Russian names completely went out of circulation, and Christian ones were modified in the Russian manner.

From antiquity to the present day

Greek female names starting with E

In the modern world, all female names are mainly of Greek origin. It was customary to give them to girls at baptism in the church, which explains their wide distribution. The names that have survived to this day are:

Originally from Judea

Names of Jewish origin were quite common in everyday life in Rus'. Several of them have survived to this day:

Many names have fallen out of use and are quite rare in the modern world. We have not sorted out all the female names starting with E. The list of names is actually quite large: Evanthia, Eudoxia, Eulalia, Eulampia, Eustolia, Eutychia, Eutropia, Euphalia, Euphemia, Euphrosyne, Euphrosyne, Elikonida, Elisaveta, Epistimia, Erotiida, Euphemia, Euphrosyne and many others.

In the past, parents might have considered such names if their newborn girls were extremely weak and unadapted to life. There is an opinion that energetically the capital letter E in the name gives the child a positive charge and an internal desire for life.

Women's names starting with letter E

The desire for self-expression, the richness of the inner world, as well as extraordinary friendliness and love for the world around them accompanies such women throughout their lives. The girl's name starting with the letter E also symbolizes her tendency to find a way out in conflict situations without harming others. What names starting with the letter E, Russian and foreign, are the most popular today:

• Yolka, Slavic name. Such girls are very artistic and often connect their lives with creative professions. They know how to stay afloat even in the most difficult life situations and will never show their weakness. Insightful and powerful;
• Yozge, Turkish name. Literally translated it means “other”. Such women always strive for financial well-being and have good intuition. They are passionate and always want to show their talents in something;
• Yokut, Tajik name. In life, such women are very resilient, but it is precisely because of increased nervousness that it can be difficult for them to find a way out of situations. At a young age they are vulnerable and know how to empathize with others;
• Yorth, English name. Such women are always self-confident and can spend a lot of time searching for their ideal. They are sensitive, but will never allow themselves to be taken advantage of;
• Yozlem, Turkish name. Literally translated it means “longing.” Such women are artistic, but very petty in life, always looking for opportunities to enrich themselves. They are pedantic and inventive, but at the same time they do not know how to work with large teams.

It is interesting that women with names that begin with the letter E have a rich inner world. When calling girls with such names, you need to remember that in life they will always strive for self-expression by any means. At the same time, it is difficult for them to leave their comfort zone.

On this page: Eva, Evangelina, Evgenia, Evdokia, Eudoxia, Eupraxia, Eusevia, Ekaterina, Elena, Elizaveta, Epistimia, Epistima, Yesenia, Efimia, Efimya, Efrosinia, Efrosinya // Zhanna, Jasmine, Zhdana // Zara, Zarina, Zvenislava, Zemfira, Zinaida, Zinovia, Zlata, Zlatoslava, Zoya // Iva, Ivanna, Ivetta, Isabella, Isis, Isolde, Ilaria, Ilona, ​​Inga, Inessa, Inna, Ioanna, Iolanta, Iraida, Irena, Irene, Irina, Irma , Isidora, Iya

Eva, Eveli na

Godfather Orthodox name: E va

: "Alive." The name Eve comes from the Hebrew name Havva, derived from the word hayya (“to live”). This is the name of the biblical ancestor, the first woman, as Adam himself called her. National forms: Eva (German), Evita (Spanish), Evelina (French, reduced)

Conversational options: Eva// Evonka, Evochka, Evusya, Evushka, Evka, Evik, Evchik, Iva, Ivushka, Ava, Avonka

Conversational options: Evelina// Evelinka, Elina, Elinka, Eva, Evonka, Evochka, Evka, Elya, Vela, Velya, Velenka, Velechka, Velka, Velonka, Velochka, Vella, Lina

Holy righteous Eve, the foremother of all people, the wife of Adam, the days of her memory are the last and penultimate Sunday before Orthodox Christmas (the so-called days of the “holy forefathers” and “holy fathers”)

: Eva

: Eva, Eve, Ava, Evelyn, Eveleen, Evelina, Eveline // Ev, Eve, Evie (pronounced EH-vee or E-V), Even (pronounced Evan), Lyn, Lynn, Lily, Elle, Ella, Evita

Eva and Evelina are quite popular names. Eva takes 27th place in the ranking of female names (107 per 10,000), Evelina is in 44th place (48 per 10,000)

Gospel and on(see Angels on)

Evg e tions

Godfather Orthodox name: Evgenia

Meaning, origin of the name: “Noble.” The name Eugene comes from the Greek eugenes (eugenes) - “noble”, i.e. of noble birth, from a good family. In Russia, the name began to be widely used in the 19th century in noble circles, where the predominantly European variants Eugenie (French) and Eugenia (Italian) predominated, from which the main diminutive form of the name arose - Zhenya

Conversational options: Zhenya, Zhenechka, Zhenka, Zhenya, Zhenyushka, Zhenyushka, Zhenyulya, Zhenyurka, Zheka, Zhesya, Zhesha, Zhechka, Zhenchik, Genya, Genka, Genyushka, Genechka, Evgenya, Evgenechka, Evgenyushka, Evgenka, Evgesha, Eva, Enya, Enyasha , Enechka, Enka, Enik, Ensha, Enyusha, Enyushka, Enyutka, Enka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Eugenia

Modern English analogues: Eugenia, Eugenie, Evgenia // Jenny, Janie, Genie, Gena, Gene, Genia, Ginnie, Gina, Geena, Eu, Euge, Nenya, Nana

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Note: In recent years, the name Camilla has become popular in Russia. The name Eugene could well be suitable for him as a godname, since the meaning of both names is almost the same: Camilla - “a girl of impeccable behavior, from a respectable family” (lat.)

Evdok and me, Avdotya

Godfather Orthodox name: I'm Evdoki

Meaning, origin of the name: The name Evdokia comes from the Greek ευδοκια (eudokia), meaning “good thoughts”, “good will”, “benevolence”. The general meaning of the name is “having a good reputation”, “good-natured”, “good-favored”. The name was respected by the Roman and Byzantine nobility; it was worn by the wives of emperors. Avdotya is a Russian folk form of the name. See also the name Evdoksiya

Conversational options: Dusya, Dusenka, Dusechka, Dusik, Duska, Darling, Darling, Dushanya, Darling, Dosha, Dunya, Dunechka, Dunyasha, Dunyushka, Dunyatka, Dunayka, Dunyakha, Dunyok, Donya, Donyasha, Donechka, Dosya, Dosenka, Dosechka, Doska , Dotsya, Avdotenka, Avdotitsa, Avdosha, Avdoshka, Avdotka, Avdyusha, Avdya, Evdokiya, Evdosya, Evdosenka, Evdoska, Evdenka, Evdechka, Evdesha, Evdeshka, Evdosha, Evdoshka, Evdokeya, Evdokeyka, Evdokha, Evdya

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Evdokia Iliopolskaya, March 1/14

Holy Venerable Evdokia, Grand Duchess of Moscow, May 17/30; July 7/20

Holy Martyr Eudoxia of Rome, Persia (also known as Iya), August 4/17

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Eudokia

Modern English analogues: Eudocia, Eudokia // Docia, Doxie, Doxia

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Evdokia is a rare name these days, the frequency is 3-5 per 10,000 newborn girls, but the name Avdotya can be considered almost extinct

Evd o xia

Godfather Orthodox name: Evdo xia

Meaning, origin of the name: Names Evdok both I and Eudoxia have the same origin, from the Greek ευδοκια (eudokia), which means “good thoughts”, “good will”, “benevolence”. The general meaning of the name is “having a good reputation”, “good-natured”, “good-favored”. In Western European countries, no distinction is made between the names Evdokia and Evdoksia, and the spellings Eudocia, Eudokia, Eudoxia and Evdokia are considered equivalent

Conversational options: Evdoksia, Evdoksenka, Evdoksechka, Doksya, Doksenka, Doksechka, Doksyushka, Dosya, Dosenka, Dosechka, Dosyushka, Doska, Evdosha, Eva, Evdosya, Evdya

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Eudokia

Modern English analogues: Eudoxia // Doxia, Doxie, Docia

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Eudoxia is an extremely rare name today

Evpr a xia, apra xia

Godfather Orthodox name: Eupraxia

Meaning, origin of the name: Euphrasia (Euphrasia) - this is how the names of two saints who lived at the end of the 4th - beginning of the 5th century in Constantinople under the Emperor Theodosius were written (and are still written) in Latin. The name came to Russia in Greek translation - Eupraxia (Ευπραξια, Eupraxia). Subsequently, the popular Russian folk form Apraxia was formed from the church name Eupraxia. As for the meaning of the names Euphrasia and Eupraxia, they are derived from the Greek name Ευφροσυνη (Euphrosyne), meaning “joy”, “joyful”

Conversational options: Epraksiya, Epraksya, Praksya, Prasya, Grazing, Pasenka, Parasya, Parasenka, Paraska, Paraska, Pasechka, Praskovya, Evpraksenka, Evpraksya, Evpraksechka, Evpraksya, Eva, Parashenka, Parashka, Paranya, Panya, Asking, Apraxia, Apraksenka, Aprakseyka , Apraksa, Apraksya, Aprasya, Prasya, Asya

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Venerable Eupraxia (Euphrasia) of Constantinople, Tavenskaya, the Younger (daughter), July 25 / August 7

Holy Venerable Eupraxia (Euphrasia) of Constantinople, Tavenskaya, Elder (mother), January 12/25

Holy Venerable Eupraxia of Moscow, May 3/16

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Eupraxia, Euphrasia

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Eupraxia and Apraxia are extremely rare names today

Evs e viya

Godfather Orthodox name: Evsevia

Meaning, origin of the name: “Pious”, “righteous”, “righteous” (eusebes, Greek)

Conversational options: Evsya, Evsenka, Evsyusha, Eva, Seva, Sevonka, Sevochka, Sevushka, Sevik, Yesya, Yesenka, Yesechka, Seya, Seyushka, Seika

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Venerable Eusevia of Milas, January 24 / February 6 (after baptism she received the name Xenia)

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Eusebia

Modern English analogues: Eusebia // Cheba, Sebby

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Eusevia is a rare name, 1-2 per 10,000 newborn girls

Yekater and na, Kateri na, and also Kari na

Godfather Orthodox name: Catherine

Meaning, origin of the name: “Pure, immaculate.” Long before Christianity in Ancient Greece, in honor of the goddess of magic and moonlight Hecate (Hekate, in Greek: Εκάτη), there was a personal female name Hekaterine (Hekaterine, in Greek: Εκατερινη). With the advent of the Christian faith, the name was rethought in accordance with new values ​​and it was considered to come from the Greek word Katharos (Καθαρος) - “pure” (in the sense of “pure soul, immaculate”). In Latin writing the name took the form Katharina (Katarina, Katerina). The main Russian form of the name is Ekaterina, sometimes the old folk form of the name Katerina is used as a passport name. In the Scandinavian countries, as well as Poland and Germany, the name Karina (Karina, Karin and Karen) is popular, which is considered an independent personal name formed from the name Katarina

Conversational options: Ekaterina// Katya, Katenka, Katechka, Katyusha, Katyushka, Katyusha, Katyushenka, Katyunya, Katyunka, Katyulya, Katyulka, Katena, Katerina, Katerinka, Katrya, Katrenka, Katrina, Katrisha, Katrusya, Katyusha, Katyusik, Katyuska, Katyukha, Katya, Katyasha, Katsha, Kasya, Rina, Rinusya, Rinusha, Rinka

Conversational options: Karina// Karinka, Karisha, Karishka, Karishenka, Karyushka, Karinochka, Kara, Karya, Kari, Karka, Karusya, Karusya, Karyusik, Karyukha, Karik, Karinusya

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Katherine

Modern English analogues: Catherine, Katherine, Katharin, Cathryn, Kathryn, Cathleen, Kathleen // Katrine, Kate, Kath, Kathi, Kathy, Kathie, Kat, Kati, Katie, Katy, Kay, Kittie, Kitty, Kitsey, Kit, Rhynie, Rina, Rine, Trina, Cat, Cate, Cath, Cathy, Cathie, Cathi, Catie, Caty, Casy

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Ekaterina is a very popular name, it ranks 9th in the popularity ranking of female names (approximately 340 per 10,000 newborn girls); Karina ranks 28th (approximately 106 per 10,000); Katerina is not ranked; only 2-3 girls out of 10,000 receive this name

Ate e na, Alena, and also Eli na, Nelly, Li na

Godfather Orthodox name: Elena

Meaning, origin of the name: The name Elena means “sunlight”, “sunny” (Helene - Greek, Helena - Latin). Russian passport forms of the name are Elena, Alena, Elina, Lina; in recent years, the popularity of the name Nellie has been growing. Among other peoples, the name Elena sounds like Helen, Elaina, Lina, Nell, Nelly (English), Helen (French), Elena (Italian), Helene (German), Helena (Polish), Ilona (Hungarian)

Conversational options: Lena, Lenochka, Lenok, Lenka, Lenusya, Lenuska, Lenusik, Lenchik, Lentik, Elenka, Elenochka, Elechka, Elenushka, Lenusha, Lenushka, Elyusha, Elyusha, Elenya, Lenya, Elya, Ela, Yelesya, Lesya, Yelyusya, Yelyuska , Elyusik, Lyusya // Alenya, Alyonka, Alyonushka, Alyusya, Alyuska, Alyusik, Alyusha, Alyosha, Alekha, Lyoshechka, Lena, Lenchik, Lesya, Lyolya, Lelka, Yola, Yolochka, Yolka, Lyalya // Elya, Elinka, Ella , Ellie // Nelly, Nellichka, Nellichka, Nelya, Nelechka, Nelenka, Nelka, Nelchik, Nelik, Nelya // Linka, Linochka, Linulya, Linusya, Linusik, Linusha, Link, Linochek

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Helen

Modern English analogues: Helen, Helene, Helena, Elena, Alaina, Alayna, Elaina, Lena, Nell, Nellie (full names) // Hellen, Ellen, Lainie, Lennie, Ellen, Ella, Elly, Ellie, Lala, Nell, Nelle, Nella, Nelly, Nellie, Lena, Lene, Leni, Aileen (diminutive forms)

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Elena is a fairly popular name, 38th in the ranking of female names (about 62 out of 10,000 newborn girls receive this name); Alena - 22nd place in the ranking (approximately 132 out of 10,000); Elina is in 46th place (36 out of 10,000); Nelly - in 48th place (34 out of 10,000); Lina is not ranked, the frequency of this name does not exceed 4-7 per 10,000

Notes: 1) The name Nellie is not inflected. 2) Sometimes the church Neonilla is used as a godfather for the name Nellie (in honor of the holy martyr Neonilla / Leonilla of Langonia, memorial day - January 16 / 29; Neonilla from the Latin neon, Greek neos - “young, new”). 3) The godname Elena is a good option for such passport names as Eleanor, Elvira, Ella

Elizave eta, and also Isabella

Godfather Orthodox name: Elisaveta

Meaning, origin of the name: The name Elizabeth owes its popularity in Christian countries to the holy righteous Elizabeth, who was the mother of John the Baptist and was the cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The name comes from Elisheba (ancient Hebrew), consisting of two parts: Eli (El) - “my God” and Sheba (Sheba) - “oath, high promise”, which ultimately can mean “promise of my God” "my God has promised." Among other peoples, the name Elizabeth sounds like Elsa (German), Isabella, Isabel (Spanish), Elisabeth (English), Elisabeth (French), Elzbieta (Polish), Eliska (Czech)

Conversational options: Elizaveta // Lisa, Lizaveta, Lizavetka, Lizonka, Lizochka, Lizochek, Lizok, Lizka, Lizunya, Lizunka, Lizunchik, Lizuta, Lizutka, Lizusha, Lizushka, Lizukha, Lizanya, Lizanka, Veta, Vetka, Twig, Vetonka, Spruce, Elechka, Elya, Lilya, Elizavetka, Lisaveta, Lisanya

Conversational options: Isabella // Isabelka, Bela, Belya, Bellochka, Belochka, Belka, Belchenok, Belchunya, Belchik, Belik, Bellusya, Besya, Belzi, Belik, Bellik, Belka, Bellochka, Belchik, Bell, Busik, Besya, Bella- Donna

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Righteous Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist), September 5/18

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Elizabeth

Modern English equivalents: Elizabeth (Elizabeth)// Eliza, Elisa, Elsa, Elsie, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Beth, Bet, Betta, Bette, Betty, Bettie, Lib, Libb, Libbie, Libby, Liz, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lisa, Lise, Liza, Lisbeth, Lilibet, Lisette, Lizette, Babbette, Bess, Besse, Bessie, Bessy, Betsy, Betsie, Buffy, Tetty, Lilla, Lillah

Modern English equivalents: Isabella, Isabelle, Isabel (Isabella)// Isa, Issy, Isy, Izzie, Izzy, Bel, Bell, Belle, Bella, Tib, Tibby, Tibbie, Cibylla, Ib, Ibby, Sabe

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Elizabeth is one of the most popular names, 8th in the ranking of female names, approximately 350 out of 10,000 newborn girls receive this name; Isabella is a significantly less popular name, no more than 5-6 out of 10,000

Epistim and I, Episti ma

Godfather Orthodox name: Epistimi I

Meaning, origin of the name: “Knowing, in charge” (from episteme - “knowledge”, Greek)

Conversational options: Pestya, Pestenka, Epistima, Pistimia, Pistima, Pistimka, Epistimka, Episha, Epishka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Epistimia of Emesa, November 5/18

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Epistime, Episteme

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Epistimia (Epistima) is an extremely rare name these days

EU e tions

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: This name became popular after the release in 1971 of the Mexican film “Yesenia” with Jacqueline Andere in the title role (a melodrama with a happy ending, reminiscent in spirit of the fairy tale about “Cinderella”), in the USSR it was a huge success - 91 million viewers. The original title of the film is Yesenia (in Spanish), and by the same name the film is known throughout the world. The etymology of the name is not very clear, perhaps it comes from the name of a palm tree (Jessenia), growing in Central and South America. A suitable godname based on the meaning of the name is Tamara, and according to consonance - Ksenia

Notes:

1) There is a very similar Muslim female name Jessenia, meaning "flower" (Arabic).

2) For those who want to see old Russian roots in the name Yesenia, we can say that Dahl’s dictionary states: esen - autumn, esenny - autumn (Ryazan, Tambov). A good name for girls born in autumn.

Conversational options: Yesenya, Yesenka, Yesenka, Yesenechka, Yesenyushka, Yesyunya, Yesya, Eska, Esik, Yesyonok, Yesyonushka, Senya, Senechka, Enya

Modern English analogues: Yesenia, Jesenia, Jessenia // Jay, Jes, Jesi, Jess, Jessie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Eph and miya, Efi mya

Godfather Orthodox name: Evfimiya

Meaning, origin of the name: Greek name meaning "good-natured", "good-natured", "in good spirits". Consists of two elements: eu (good, good) + thymos (soul, spirit)

Conversational options: Fima, Fimulya, Fimulka, Fimulechka, Efimya, Efima, Efimka, Fimka, Efisha, Fisha, Efimonka, Efimochka, Efimushka, Efonka, Efochka, Efa, Eva, Fimochka, Fimushka, Fishenka, Yusha, Yushenka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Euphemia, Euphimia

Modern English analogues: Eufemia, Euphemia // Effie, Effy, Euphie, Ephie, Eppie, Phamie, Phemy, Phemie, Fifi, Emmie, Emma, ​​Mia, Mimi

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Efimiya (Efimya) is an extremely rare name (less than 1 in 10,000 newborn girls)

Efros and niya, Efrosinya

Godfather Orthodox name: Euphrosyne

Meaning, origin of the name: “Merry, joy” (euphrosyne, Greek). For more details see Aglaya

Conversational options: Frosya, Frosenka, Frosinka, Frosechka, Frosyushka, Froska, Froshenka, Asking, Prosenka, Prosyushka, Pronya, Efrosina, Efrosinka, Apronya, Aprosya, Aprosenka, Aprosechka, Aproska

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Euphrosyne of Ancyra, November 6/19

Holy Venerable Euphrosyne, Grand Duchess of Moscow (in the world Evdokia), May 17/30

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Euphrosyne

Modern English analogues: Euphrosyne // Phroso, Froso, Racine, Fru

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Efrosinia and Efrosinya - both forms of the name are used. The name is rare, frequency 1-6 (depending on the region) per 10,000 newborn girls

AND Anna(see John)

Jasm and n

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: Jasmine is a flower, usually white, sometimes yellow, with a pleasant scent (the name is of Persian origin - yasamin). The female name Jasmine is popular all over the world (with slightly different variations). In Europe and the USA - Jasmine, Jasmina (the pronunciation of the name with the letter “z” is something like this: Jezmine n). In Turkey, Arab countries and Muslims in Russia, the pronunciation is different: Yasmin (“jasmine”) and Yasmina (“jasmine branch”)

Conversational options: Jasminka, Jasminochka, Jasminchik, Zhasya, Zhasenka, Zhasyunya, Jesya, Jesenka, Mina, Minya

Modern foreign analogues: Jasmine, Jasmina, Jasmyn (European), Yasmin, Yasmina (Arabic) // Jas, Jass, Jaz, Jazz, Jazzy, Jazzie, Minnie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Borrowed European/Oriental name, rarely used in Russian families

Railway and on(see Slavic names)

Z a ra

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: This name is of Eastern origin, but it is popular throughout Europe: England, Italy, Spain, Poland. The name gained greater fame in May 1981, when Princess Anne (daughter of Queen Elizabeth II) named her newborn daughter Zara. As announced in all media, the girl’s name means “bright as the dawn” - “bright as the dawn.” But to be more precise, Zahra in Arabic and Persian means “light, shiny, bright”, and Zahrah means “flower, bloom”, “rose” or “beauty” (choose what you like best) !)

Conversational options: Zarya, Zaryana, Zarka, Zarka, Zarechka, Zarenka, Zarina, Zarinka, Zarisha, Zarishka, Zaryukha, Zaya, Zorya, Zoryana, Zoryasha, Zorka

Modern English analogues: Zara, Zarah // Zari, Zaree, Zarra, Zarry, Zaza, Zee

Name popularity (frequency) in 2010-2015:

European name of Eastern (Arabic) origin, in Russia it is rare

Zar and on

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: Persian and Arabic name meaning "golden", "made of gold" (Persian)

Modern English analogues: Zarina, Zareena, Zareen

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Eastern name, rarely used in Russian families

Zvenisl a va(see Slavic names)

Zemf and ra

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: The name was invented by A.S. Pushkin for the romantic poem “Gypsies” (1827) about the love of the gypsy Zemfira and the young man Aleko (...with him is the black-eyed Zemfira,...). Apparently, the situation was like this: in the Italian language there is a female name Zephyra (Zefira, Zeffira), derived from the name of the ancient Greek god of the west wind, whose name was Zephyr (Zephyros, Zephyrus), and Pushkin added only one letter to the name Zephyr...

Conversational options: Zemfirka, Zema, Zemochka, Zemka, Zemushka, Zemochka, Winter, Zimulya, Fira, Firka

Modern English analogues: Zefira, Zephyr // Zeffy, Zef, Fira

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

The name Zemfira is not Muslim, but it is especially popular in Tatar, Bashkir and Azerbaijani families

Zina and yes

Godfather Orthodox name: Zinay yes

Meaning, origin of the name: The Greek name Zenais (Zenaidos) can be translated into Russian as “Born of God,” “daughter of God,” or simply “God.” The supreme god of the ancient Greeks was Zeus, he lived on Olympus and was considered the father of people and the rest of the Greek gods. The peculiarity of Greek grammar is such that the word Zeus in the nominative case sounds like Zeus (Zeus), and Zeus (in the genitive case), that is, “born of Zeus, belonging to Zeus,” sounds like Zena (Xena). That's where the "n" in the name comes from! The name of the god Zeus over time became the equivalent of the word “God” in many European languages: Zeus = Theos (Greek), Deus (Latin), Dios (Spanish), Dio (Italian)

Conversational options: Zina, Zinya, Zinulya, Zinulka, Zinulenka, Zinulchik, Zinusya, Zinochka, Zinusha, Zinushka, Zinyushka, Zinka, Zinka, Zinchik, Zinchik, Zinasha, Zinashka, Zinyok, Zisha, Zenya, Zenka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Zinaida of Tarsus, October 11/24

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Zenaida

Modern English analogues: Zenaide, Zenaida // Zen, Zeni, Zenie, Zeny, Zena, ZeeZee

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

For some reason, the name Zinaida went out of fashion and became rare, the frequency of use is 1-2 per 10,000 newborn girls

Zin about viya

Godfather Orthodox name: Zinovia

Meaning, origin of the name: “Living like a goddess” (Zenobia, Greek). The name Zinovia, like Zinaida, is associated with the ancient Greek god Zeus, it consists of two elements: Zena (Zeno) - “God’s (Zeus’), bios - “life”

Conversational options: Zinovya, Zinoveika, Zinosha, Zina, Zinya, Zinulya, Zinulka, Zinulenka, Zinulchik, Zinusya, Zinochka, Zinusha, Zinushka, Zinyushka, Zinka, Zinka, Zinchik, Zinchik, Zinasha, Zinashka, Zinyok, Zisha, Zenya, Zenka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Zenobia of Aegia (from the city of Aegia in Cilicia), October 30 / November 12

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Zenobia

Modern English analogues: Zenobia, Zenovia, Xenobia, Zinovia, Xenovia // Nobby,

Nobie, Zen, Zeena, Xena, Zee

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Zinovia is an extremely rare name these days

Evil and that one, Chris

Godfather Orthodox name: Evil, Chris

Meaning, origin of the name: Zlata is a South Slavic name (Bulgarian, Serbian), meaning “golden”, “golden”, “golden”. Chrysa (Χρύση) is the literal translation of the name Zlata into Greek

Conversational options: Zlatka, Zlatonka, Zlatenka, Zlatochka, Zlatushka, Zolotko, Zolottse, Zlatik, Zlatya, Lata

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Great Martyr Zlata (Chris) Moglenskaya, October 13/26; October 18 / 31

(in foreign Orthodox churches the name of the saint is written as follows: Zlata / Chryse of Meglena, Bulgaria-Serbia)

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Zlatosl a va(see Slavic names)

Z oh I

Godfather Orthodox name: Zo I

Meaning, origin of the name: "Life", from the Greek zoe. In Greek, the word “life” is conveyed by two words - bios (for example, in the name Zenobia, Zenobia) and zoe (in the name Zoe)

Conversational options: Zoenka, Zoinka, Zoechka, Zoyushka, Zoychik, Zoyka, Zoyunya, Zaya, Bunny, Little Hare, Zosya, Zoyusha, Zosha, Zoyukha, Zokha

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Zoe of Attalia, May 2/15

Holy Venerable Zoe of Bethlehem, February 13/26

Holy Martyr Zoe of Rome, December 18/31

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Zoe

Modern English analogues: Zoe, Zoey // Zo, Zozo, Zo-Zo

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.: Zoya is a rare name today, 3-4 per 10,000 newborn girls

Yves Anna(see John)

Yves e tta, I va

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name:

Male names Ivo (Yvo) in Germany, Holland, Italy, Ives (Yves) in France, Iwo in Poland come from the word iv. The ancient Celts and Germans called this the yew tree. Spears and bows were made from it, and it was considered a sacred tree. It is generally accepted that the meaning of these male names is “archer”, “archer”, “shooter”. Feminine forms of the name - Ivonne (German, Dutch), Iwona (Polish), Ivetta, Ivette, (Spanish, French), Iveta (Czech). They have a pronounced diminutive connotation, and therefore they are sometimes translated as “little archer”

Conversational options: Veta, Branch, Twig, Willow, Willow, Willow, Ivetka

Modern English analogues: Ivetta, Iveta // Ivy, Ivie, Iva, Vivi, Viv, Vi, Yvie, Yve, Eve, Evie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Ivetta, Iva - borrowed European names, are rare in Russia

Isab ella(see Elizaveta)

From and yes(see Isidora ra)

From about ice

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: The name Isolde is known from French chivalric romances of the 12th century and Richard Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde (1865). These works are based on the ancient Celtic tales of “blond Isolde,” “beautiful princess Isolde,” “beloved of the glorious knight Tristan.” The main version of the origin of the name is ancient German, from Ishild: is - “ice”, hild - “battle”. The name has a huge number of national variants: Iseult, Yseult, Iseut (French), Ysolt, Eseld, Esyllt (Celtic), Ishild, Isold, Isolde (German), Isotta (Italian), Izolda (Polish). The recognized international spelling is Isolda.

Conversational options: Zola, Zolka, Zolenka, Cinderella, Isolya, Izunya

Modern English analogues: Isolda, Isolde // Isa, Ise, Izzy, Iz, Izy, Isy, Zolda

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

IL and Riya

Godfather Orthodox name: Ila Riya

Meaning, origin of the name: “Joyful” (hilaris - Latin, hilaros, hilaria - Greek)

Conversational options: Lara, Larya, Ilarya, Ilasha, Ilarka, Larochka, Larenka, Laryusha, Ilya, Ilka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Hilaria

Modern English equivalents: Hilary, Hillary, Hillari, Hilaria, Hilarie // Hil, Hill, Hilly, Hills, Hillsy, Ry

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Ilaria - frequency of use is no more than 3-6 per 10,000 newborn girls

IL she

Godfather Orthodox name: Elena

Meaning, origin of the name: The name Ilona is the Hungarian form of the name Helen, which means “sunlight”, “sunny” (Helene - Greek, Helena - Latin). This is one of the few Hungarian names that have successfully taken root in other cultures and countries, and in particular in Germany, France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Finland (but it is sometimes believed that the Finnish name Ilona has its own national roots, and comes from the word ilo ("joy")

Conversational options: Ilonka, Ilonochka, Ilonchik, Ilechka, Ilicha, Ilchonok, Ila, Ilka, Ilya, Iloshka, Ilyusha, Ilyushka, Ilyusya, Ilyuska, Ilyusik, Ilosya, Ilosik, Ilonik, Lonic, Lonchik, Lonka, Lyonchik, Lenya, Lelya, Lelka , Lyoshka, Lyolik, Leka, Lusha, Lo, Lola, Lolo, Iyonka, Yona, Yola, Yolochka, Yolka, Elena, Lena

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Equal to the Apostles Queen Helen of Constantinople, March 6/19; May 21 / June 3

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Helen

Modern English analogues: Ilona // Ilonka, Ili, Ica, Ila, Ilka, Loni, Lona

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

In Russia, the name Ilona is not very common; its frequency is 3-5 per 10,000 newborn girls

And nga

Godfather Orthodox name: absent

Meaning, origin of the name: Among the ancient Germans, Freyr was the god of abundance and fertility; he was also known by the name Ing, meaning “lord.” In Old Norse mythology, the god of abundance and fertility was called Ingvi, Ingve. This is where the male names popular these days in Germany, Sweden and Norway come from - Inge, Ingvar, Ingmar and female names - Inga, Ingeborga, Ingrid. The name Inga is most famous in the world; its meaning is usually considered “lady”

Conversational options: Ingochka, Igunya, Gunya, Ina, Inka, Ingusya, Ingusik, Inguska, Ingulya, Ingulechka, Ingulka, Goose, Gulya, Ingusha

Modern English analogues: Inga // Ingie, Ing, Inny, Ingy, In, Inzie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Borrowed European name, rare in Russia

In e ssa(see A rotting)

And Nna

Godfather Orthodox name: And Nna

Meaning, origin of the name: In Russia, the names Inna, Rimma and Pinna are considered exclusively female, but it should be borne in mind that they are contained in the calendar in the section “Male names” (holy martyrs Inna, Rimma and Pinna, disciples of St. Andrew the First-Called). So if you bear the name Inna, know that your heavenly patron and intercessor is the 2nd century martyr Inna. The meaning of the name, translated from the Gothic (ancient Germanic) language, presumably means “strong water” or “stormy stream”

Conversational options: Innochka, Innushka, Innulya, Inulya, Inulka, Innusya, Inusya, Inka, Inessa, Ina, Inya, Inyusha, Inchik, Inulechka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Innas, Inna

Modern English analogues: Inna // Innulka, Innochka, Innchik

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Inna - the name is at the bottom of the ranking, in 79th place (frequency is approximately 8 per 10,000 newborn girls)

And about and anna, Ivan anna, Zhanna, Ya na, Yani na, and also Vane ssa

Godfather Orthodox name: Ioa nna

Meaning, origin of the name: “God is merciful”, “God has mercy”, “God is merciful” (Hebrew). The godname John can be used for the names Zhanna, Ivanna, Yana and Yanina, as well as for the name Vanessa (by consonance, despite its different origin). Many believe that the name Vanessa is derived from Joanna. In fact, this name was invented by Jonathan Swift in 1713 for the poem “Cadenus and Vanessa”, which he dedicated to his beloved Es ther Van homrigh.

Conversational options: Ivanya, Ivanka, Ivonka, Ivushka, Iva, Iveta, Ivetta, Ivetka, Ivka, Vanya, Vanechka, Vanyusha, Zhana, Zhannochka, Zhanka, Zhanusya, Zhasya, Zhanya, Zhaneta, Zhanneta, Yana, Yanya, Yanina, Yanochka, Yaninka , Yanka, Yanika, Yanik, Janusya, Janusha

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Righteous Joan the Myrrh-Bearer, June 27 / July 10; as well as on the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women (that is, on the third Sunday after Orthodox Easter)

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Joanna

Modern English analogues: Joanna, Johanna, Joan, Jane (Joanna, Zhanna, Yana); Vanessa (Vanessa); Jane, Janet, Janette (Jane, Janet) // Joan, Jo, Joanie; Van, Vanny, Vannie, Nessa; Jan, Janet, Netta, Netty, Nettie, Jen, Jennie, Janey, Jenny, Janie, Jean, Jeanie, Jeannie, Jinny

Note: The name corresponds to the male name John (Ivan), it is widespread throughout the world: Jeanne (France), Giovanna (Italy), Joanna, Jane, Janet, Vanessa (England, USA), Johana (Germany), Juana (Spain) , Yuhanna (Sweden), Jovana, Jovanka (Serbia, Bulgaria), Yana (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland), Yanka (Hungary), Yanina (Lithuania), in Latin - Iohanna, Ioanna

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Joanna is a rare name (no more than 1-3 per 10,000 newborn girls); Ivanna is slightly more popular (3-6 per 10,000 girls born); Periodically, the civil registry office registers the name Vanessa (up to 3 per 10,000); the name Zhanna is in 78th place in the popularity rating (about 8 per 10,000); Yana and Yanina occupy 35th place in the ranking (68 out of 10,000, of which Yana is 62-63, and Yanina 5-6)

Iol a nta(see me too)

Ira and yes(see Rai sa)

Ir e na, Ire n(see Iri on)

Ir and na, Ari na

Godfather Orthodox name: Irina

Meaning, origin of the name:"Peace, tranquility", from the Greek Eirene (Eirene). This name was borne by the ancient Greek goddess of peaceful life. Traditional Russian forms of the name are Irina and Arina, European ones are Irena and Irene

Conversational options: Ira, Irinka, Irinochka, Irisha, Irishka, Irishechka, Irochka, Irchik, Irok, Irochek, Irka, Irusya, Iruska, Irusik, Irunya, Irunka, Irunchik, Irushka, Irushka, Arinka, Arinushka, Arisha, Arishka, Arishechka, Aryusha , Aryushka, Oreshek, Aryukha, Arekha, Irena, Irenka, Irene, Rina, Inka, Ina, old versions - Yarina, Orina, Erina, Irinia, Irinya

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Irene of Aquileia, April 16/29

Saint Irene of Constantinople (wife of the holy confessor and martyr George), May 13/26

Holy Martyr Irene of Corinth, April 16/29

Holy Great Martyr Irene of Macedon, May 5/18

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Irene, Herene

Modern English analogues: Irene // Ira, Irenie, Eirene, Ire, Rena, Rene, Renie, Rennie, Ree, Reen, Reenie, Nene

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Arina is one of the most popular names in Russia, she ranks 15th in the popularity ranking (approximately 230 per 10,000 newborn girls); Irina is in 32nd place (approximately 90 out of 10,000); the names Irena and Irene are rare in Russia (approximately 1 in 10,000)

And rma

Godfather Orthodox name: Ermionia

Meaning, origin of the name: In Greek mythology, Hermione is the daughter of Helen the Beautiful and King Menelaus of Sparta. Her name was given in honor of the god Hermes - the messenger and messenger of the Olympic gods, the patron saint of travelers, the god of eloquence, trade and gymnastic competitions. The literal meaning of the name Hermione is "heir of Hermes"

Note: The Russian literary and passport form of the name is Irma, and the Western ones are Irma, Ermina, Erminia, Erma, Hermione. But it must be said that the European name Irma traces its history not only to the Greek name Hermione, it is also a shortened form of ancient Germanic names with the root Irm (Irmgard, Irmtraud, Irmhild, etc.), meaning “significant, large, great”

Conversational options: Irmusya, Irmunya, Irmusha, Irmochka, Ira, Irochka, Ermina, Erma, Ermina, Era

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Hermione (daughter of the Apostle Philip), September 4/17

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Hermione

Modern English analogues: Hermione, Hermia, Erminie, Ermina, Irma // Hermine, Hermie, Hermy, Miney, Minie, Mine, Mina, Minnie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Irma is a rare name, there are only isolated cases of registration

Isis oh ra

Godfather Orthodox name: Isidora ra

Meaning, origin of the name: The Greek name, meaning “gift of Isis,” “gift of Isis,” is formed by adding two elements: Isis (Isis) + doron (gift, gift). Isis (Isis) - Egyptian goddess of the Moon, fertility, water and wind, magic and navigation

Conversational options: Sidora, Sidorka, Dora, Isis, Isis, Isa, Isya, Isenka, Isidka, Asya, Izulya, Iza, Izya, Izenka, Izidka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Venerable Isidora of Tavensk, Fool for Christ's Sake, May 10/23

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Isidora

Modern English analogues: Isidora, Isidore, Isadora (Isadora, Isidora, Isidora, Isadora) // Dora, Issy, Izzy, Dora, Doreen, Doretta, Dorita, Izzy, Isa, Sadie

Popularity of the name (frequency) in 2010-2015.:

Isidora is an extremely rare name; Among the famous bearers of the name is Isadora Duncan (née Dora Angela Duncan), wife of Sergei Yesenin in 1922-1924.

And I, Iola nta, Vio la, Viole tta

Godfather Orthodox name: And I

Meaning, origin of the name: The names Iya, Iolanta and Viola, Violetta have a common origin and the same meaning: “violet”, “violet”. In Greek, the word violet is written in two ways: ίανθος, where ία (ia) - “violet”, ανθος (anthos) - “flower”, and also ίολανθη, where ιολη (iole) - “violet”, ανθος (anthos) - “ flower". There is also a short name for a flower in Greek: ιον (ion, “violet”, singular), ία (ia, ia, “violets”, plural). The name Iya is derived from the short form, and Iolanta from the full form. In Latin, the word violet is translated as viola, and the diminutive form is violette. This is where the famous European female names Viola and Violette came from.

Note: I need to say I’m going to visit Iya; I'll tell you about Ii

Conversational options: Oya// Iyusha, Iyushka, Iyushka, Iyka, Iyasha, Iyashka, Iechka, Ienka, Iichka, June, Iyunka, Iyusya, Iyuska, Iychik, Ika, Ikusya, Yusha, Yuta, Yunya

Conversational options: Viola, Violetta// Vilya, Vilka, Vilusha, Vetta, Veta, Vita, Vetka, Twig, Vetusya, Vetusik, Vetuska, Tusya, Vitusya, Vitulya

Conversational options: Iolanta// Lana, Lanochka, Lanchik, Lanka, Ilana, Ilanya, Elana, Lanya, Lanta, Yola, Yolka, Yolochka

Patron saints and birthdays (old/new style):

Holy Martyr Ia of Rome (Persia), September 11/24 (this saint is also known by the name Eudokia the Roman)

Godname in foreign Orthodox churches: Ia T, U, F, X, Ch, Sh, E, Yu, I

Common nouns

In Russian, according to their meaning, nouns are divided into own And common nouns .

Word " common noun " was formed from an Old Church Slavonic word and means " speak ».

Common nouns is a common name for all homogeneous objects and phenomena.

Proper names

Word " own " was also formed from an Old Church Slavonic word and means " personal, belonging to oneself ».

Proper name is a name that is used to call an object to distinguish it from another similar object.

Proper nouns- these are the names of individuals, individual objects.

A distinctive feature of common nouns is that they carry the lexical meaning of a word.

For example, we say “student” and understand what we are talking about.

Proper names do not have this property.

Proper names include:

Last names, first names, patronymics of people, as well as names of animals.

Geographical names

Names of newspapers, magazines.

To highlight proper names in writing, they are usually written with a capital letter.

Tasks for consolidation

Now let’s practice identifying common and proper nouns.

Let's look at the pictures. Let's name the objects. Let's determine whether it is a proper or a common noun.

Let's check what happened.

Moscow is the proper name of the city.

Grass is a common noun.

Aibolit is the proper name of a fairy-tale character.

Home is a common noun.

Don is the proper name of the river.

Pushkin - proper - the poet's surname.

Let's read the words. How are they different?

Starlings, starlings.

Fishermen, fishermen.

Watermelons, watermelons.

Insert appropriate words into each sentence.

Leva......made a house for......

Andryusha......loved listening to stories......

Tolya...... brought a lot......

Let's check.

The first words are proper names - surnames - written with a capital letter - Skvortsov, Rybakov, Arbuzov.

The second words are common nouns.

Lyova Skvortsov made a house for starlings.

Andryusha Rybakov loved to listen to the stories of fishermen.

Tolya Arbuzov brought a lot of watermelons.

This task helped us understand that the same word can be both a proper and a common noun. It must be remembered that proper names are written with a capital letter.

Let's select the desired letter in brackets and explain our choice.

Our cat's name is (R, r) yzhik.

Dad brought fragrant (R, r) squirrels from the forest.

The river (B, b) Belaya flows near our village.

The student is wearing a (B,b) white blouse.

In the summer we will go to the (H, h) Black Sea.

Mom bought a (B, B) black dress.

Let's check that the task is completed correctly.

Our cat's name is Ryzhik.

Let's write Ryzhik with a capital letter - this is the name of the animal - a proper noun.

Dad brought fragrant saffron milk caps from the forest.

Rizhiki - let's write with a lowercase letter - the name of mushrooms is a common noun.

The Belaya River flows near our village.

White - let's write with a capital letter - the name of the river - a proper noun.

The student is wearing a white blouse.

White - let's write it with a lowercase letter - the name of the color - a common noun.

In the summer we will go to the Black Sea.

Black - let's write it with a capital letter - the name of the sea - a proper noun.

Mom bought a black dress.

Black - let's write it with a lowercase letter - the name of the color is a common noun.

History knows many examples when proper names became common nouns. Here are some of them:

The cake and Napoleon cake, according to legend, owe their name to Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who loved this type of confectionery.

One of the ancient myths tells about a handsome young man Narcissus, who was so in love with himself that he did not notice anyone or anything around him, but all the time looked at his reflection in the water. The gods, angry, turned him into a plant. The white narcissus flower leans to one side and seems to be looking down at its reflection with its yellow eye.

In this lesson we learned that nouns can be proper and common nouns. Proper names are written with a capital letter.

1. Klimanova L.F., Babushkina T.V. Russian language. 2. - M.: Education, 2012 (http://www.twirpx.com/file/1153023/)
2. Buneev R.N., Buneeva E.V., Pronina O.V. Russian language. 2. - M.: Balass.
3. Ramzaeva T.G. Russian language. 2. - M.: Bustard.

1. Mysait1.ucoz.ru ().
2. Nsportal.ru ().
3. Festival of pedagogical ideas "Open Lesson" ().

• Klimanova L.F., Babushkina T.V. Russian language. 2. - M.: Education, 2012. Part 2. Do the exercise. 103 P.82, 111 P.83.
• Divide the words into two columns: proper nouns and common nouns.

Baikal, balcony, Balkans, squirrel, Belkin, squirrel, Belov, bun, Bulkina.

• * Using the knowledge gained in class, come up with 5 sentences describing the picture. At the same time, use at least 5 proper names. Carefully write in pencil above all the nouns: personal(own) or adv.(common noun).

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