Chinese names and surnames. Russian names in Chinese Misha in Chinese

13.12.2023

There are situations when it is necessary to insert a Chinese name into a Russian text. For example:

“Work experience – purchasing manager in Guangzhou.” Or maybe "Guangzhou"? Or even Guangzhou?

Or “You can buy Chinese Tie Guanyin tea of the highest quality from us.” Or "Thieguan"? Or "The Guanyin"?

It also happens that it is completely unclear how to correctly write a Chinese name in Russian, and the question involuntarily arises: are there any rules for the correct recording of Chinese proper names?

There are rules, of course. To correctly write Chinese names, titles and terms in Russian, you should adhere to the Palladium transcription system. (Palladius was the name of the clergyman who headed the Russian Orthodox mission in Beijing). Until now, “palladitsa” is present in most dictionaries. This is what “palladitsa” looks like

A
A -	A	ai –	ah	an –	anh	ang –	en
ao –	ao
IN
ba –	ba	bai –	bye	ban	baths	bang -	ban
bao –	bao	bei -	Bay	ben -	ben	beng -	ben
bi –	bi	bian –	bian	biao	biao	bie –	be
bin –	binh	bing	bin	bo –	bo	bu –	boo
WITH
ca –	tsa	cai –	tsai	can -	Tsang	cang -	tsang
cao	cao	ce –	tse	cei –	tsei	cen –	tsen
ceng -	price	ci –	tsy	cong -	tsun	cou –	tsou
cu –	tsu	cuan -	tsuan	cui -	tsui	cun -	cun
cuo –	tso
CH
cha –	cha	chai -	tea	chan –	chan	chang -	vat
chao –	ciao	che –	che	chen –	chen	cheng -	cheng
chi –	chi	chong-	chun	chou	chow	chu –	chu
chua –	Chua	chuai –	Chuay	chuan-	chuan	chuang-	Chuan
chui -	smell	chun –	chun	chuo –	wow
D
da-	Yes	dai -	give me	dan –	tribute	dang	Dan
dao	Tao	de –	de	dei –	day	den –	day
deng –	Dan	di –	di	dia –	da	dian -	dian
diang –	dyan	diao	diao	die -	de	ding –	ding
diu –	du	dong -	dun	dou -	dhow	du –	du
duan –	duan	dui -	blow	dun -	blow	duo –	to
E
e –	uh	ei –	Hey	en –	en	eng –	en
er –	er
F
fa –	F	fan -	fan	fang -	fan	fei –	fairies
fen -	fen (usr fen)	feng -	fan (device fen)	fo –	fo	fou -	fow
fu –	ugh




G
ga –	ha	gai -	guy	gan –	gan	gang	gan
gao	gao	ge –	ge	gei -	gay	gen –	gen
geng -	gen	go -	th	gong	gong	gou -	go
gu –	gu	gua –	gua	guai -	guay	guan -	guan
guang-	guan	gui -	Guy	gun -	gun	guo -	th
H
ha –	Ha	hai -	hi	han –	han	hang –	khan
hao –	hao	he -	heh	hei -	hey	hen -	hen
heng -	heng	hm -	Hm	hng -	hn	hong	hun
hou	howe	hu –	xy	hua -	hua	huai	huai
huan –	Huan	huang	Juan	hui -	hui(hoi)	hun –	hun
huo –	huo
J
ji –	ji	jia –	jia	jian -	jian	jiang	Jiang
jiao	jiao	jie -	jie	jin -	jing	jing -	ching
jiong	jun	jiu –	Tszyu	ju –	Ju	juan -	juan
jue –	jue	jun –	jun
TO
ka –	ka	kai –	kai	kan –	kan	kang	kan
kao –	kao	ke –	ke	kei-	Kay	ken -	ken
keng -	ken	kong -	kun	kou -	kou	ku –	ku
kua –	kua	kuai -	kuai	kuan	Kuan	kuang	kuan
kui -	forge	kun -	kun	kuo –	co
L
la –	la	lai -	barking	lan –	doe	lang -	lan
lao	lao	le –	le	lei –	lei	leng –	Len
li –	whether	lia –	la	lian –	lian	liang	liang
liao	liao	lie –	le	lin –	tench	ling –	lin
liu –	lju	lo –	lo	long –	moon	lou –	low
lu –	lu	lü –	Lü	luan –	luan	lüan –	yuan
lüe –	lue	lun –	harrier	lün –	lun	luo –	lo
M
m –	m	ma -	ma	mai -	May	man	man
mang -	man	mao	mao	me –	meh	mei –	mei
men –	men (mouth myn)	meng -	men (mouth myn)	mi –	mi	mian –	mian
miao	Miao	mie –	meh	min	min	ming –	min
miu –	mu	mm –	mm	mo –	mo	mou –	mou
mu –	mu
N
n –	n	na –	on	nai -	nay	nan –	nan
nang -	nan	nao -	nao	ne –	ne	nei –	nay
nen –	nen	neng -	Nan	ng –	ng	ni –	neither
nia	nya	nian	nannies	niang	nyan	niao	Nyao
nie –	Not	nin -	nin	ning –	nin	niu –	nude
nong -	noon	nou -	know	nu –	Well	nun -	nun
nü –	nude	nuan -	nuan	nüe –	nue	nuo –	But
O
o –	o
P
pa –	pa	pai -	share	pan -	lady	pang -	pan
pao –	pao	pei –	pay	pen –	pen	peng-	pen
pi –	pi	pian	pian	piang	drunk	piao	piao
pie –	ne	pin -	ping	ping -	pin	po –	By
pou –	poo	pu –	pu
Q
qi –	qi	qia –	Qian	qian	Qian	qiang-	Qiang
qiao	Qiao	qie –	this	qin –	qin	qing-	qing
qiong –	qiong	qiu –	Qiu	qu –	qu	quan-	quan
que –	Que	qun –	qun
R
ran -	jan	rank –	jean	rao –	Zhao	re-	zhe
ren –	ren	reng –	zhen	ri –	live	rua –	joua
rong	Rong	rou –	zhou	ru –	zhu	ruo –	jo
ruan -	zhuan	rui -	chew	run -	zhun
S
sa –	sa	sai –	sai	san –	san	sang -	san
sao -	sao	se –	se	sei -	sai	sen –	sen
seng –	sen	si –	sy	song	sung	sou –	sou
su –	su	suan –	xuan	sui -	sui	sun –	sun
suo –	with
SH
sha –	sha	shai –	shai	shan –	shan	shang	shan
shao	shao	she –	she	shei –	Shay	shen –	shen
sheng –	sheng	shi –	shi	shou -	show	shu –	shu
shua –	shua	shuai -	shuai	shuan-	Shuan	shuang	Chouan
shui -	Shui	shun –	Shun	shuo	sho


T
ta –	that	tai –	tai	tan –	tan	tang -	tan
tao –	tao	te –	te	tei –	tay	ten –	shadow
teng –	heating element	ti –	you	tian	tian	tiang-	chan
tiao	tiao	tie –	those	ting –	ting	tong	tun
tou -	tou	tu –	that	tuan –	tuan	tui –	thuja
tun -	tun	tuo –	That
W
wa –	va	wai -	wai	wan –	Van	wang -	van
wao -	wao	wei -	wei	wen -	wen	weng –	van
wo –	in	wu –	woo
X
xi –	si	xia –	Xia	xian –	xian	xiang	xiang
xiao	xiao	xie –	se	xin -	blue	xing –	syn
xiong	Xiong	xiu –	syu	xu –	Xu	xuan -	xuan
xue -	xue	xun	Xun
Y
ya –	I	yan –	yang	yang -	yang	yao	yao
ye –	e	yi –	And	yin -	yin	ying –	in
yong	yun	you -	yu	yu –	yu	yuan	yuan
yue -	Yue	yun -	yun
Z
za –	tsa	zai –	tsai	zan –	zan	zang -	zang
zao –	zao	ze –	tse	zei –	Zei	zen –	zen
zeng -	zeng	zi –	zi	zong	zong	zou –	zou
zu –	tzu	zuan –	zuan	zui –	tsui	zun -	zun
zuo –	zuo
ZH
zha –	zha	zhai -	zhai	zhan –	zhan	zhang -	Zhang
zhao	zhao	zhe –	zhe	zhei -	zhey	zhen –	zhen
zheng -	zheng	zhi –	zhi	zhong-	zhong	zhou	zhou
zhu –	zhu	zhua -	zhua	zhuai -	zhuai	zhuan	zhuan
zhuang-	zhuang	zhui -	zhui	zhun –	zhun	zhuo	zhuo

To correctly write Chinese names in Russian, do not forget about the following rules:

If the first syllable ends with “n” and the next one begins with a vowel, then a hard sign is placed between the syllables. For example "Chang'an".

There are many exceptions to the generally accepted transcription rules - for example Beijing, Nanjing, etc. Their writing is determined by historical tradition.

In the literature, double transcriptions of the same syllable are found, such as “men - myn”, “fen - fyn”, although in modern writing preference is given to spelling with the letter “e”

The attention-grabbing syllable “hui” is usually transcribed into Russian as “hui”, which avoids cacophony in the Russian language. In some sources you can also find the variant “hoy”.

When writing down Chinese names in Russian, it is also worth remembering that the surname always comes first. For example: Xi Jinping. Moreover, Chinese names cannot be denoted by initials.

The first name always comes after the last name and is written with a capital letter and together.

No hyphen is used between syllables.

Chinese names. Chinese surnames. The meaning of Chinese names and surnames. The most common first and last names in China. Chinese have European names. A beautiful Chinese baby name or nickname.

01/08/2018 / 05:42 | Varvara Pokrovskaya

The Chinese are the largest nation on earth with an ancient culture. However, their names - Li Qian, Mao Dun, Huang Bojing - sound exotic to a Russian person. It is also interesting that in China it is common to change one's name during one's life, in connection with various important events or life stages. Let's figure out what's special about Chinese names and how they are translated into Russian.

Chinese surnames, what's special about them

The Chinese began using surnames before our era. At first they were available only to members of the royal family and aristocracy. A little later, ordinary people began to use a surname along with their given name, which passed from generation to generation.

In the beginning, surnames had two meanings: “sin” and “shi.” The first concept was used among close blood relatives. It was only for the highest Chinese nobility and the imperial family. The second concept, shi, was used by ordinary Chinese to designate the entire clan, and even later - for people with the same occupation.

In modern China, the list of surnames is very limited. It does not go beyond the “Baiqiaxing” table, which means “One Hundred Surnames” (although there are actually more than one hundred, but still not that many).

Chinese surnames usually have one syllable. In writing they look like one hieroglyph. Their origins are different. So, some came from the type of activity (for example, Tao is a potter), others - from the names of states that formed the basis of modern China (for example, Yuan). But all foreigners were called Hu.

After marriage, a woman often does not take her husband’s surname, but leaves her maiden name, or takes her own and her husband’s double surname. In written form it looks like this: maiden name + husband's last name + proper name.

For example, 李王梅丽. The first character, 李, is Li's maiden name, the second, 王, is her husband's surname, Wang, and the last characters are the proper name, which sounds like Meili (literally "beautiful plum") in Russian.

Children generally inherit their husband's surname, but not necessarily. They can also be recorded in the mother's surname.

The most common Chinese surnames

Interestingly, the first two surnames on the list (Li and Wang) are borne by more than 350 million Chinese.

Chinese names - Chinese names

The surname and first name in China are written together, and in exactly this order - first the surname, then the first name. This is all because the Chinese are very sensitive to their ancestors and their own roots. In old chronicles, the surname and first name were written down with a hyphen, but never separately.

Just a few decades ago, a child could be called a dissonant, even disgusting, name, including for the Chinese. This was done in order to scare away evil spirits. They will think that the family does not like the baby and will not bother him. We're talking about names like:

Tedan - iron egg;
Goushen - leftover dog food;
Goudan - the missing dog egg.

Parents called their children such scary names that the Chinese government had to issue a separate order, according to which the baby should not be given a name with the hieroglyph:

death;
dead body;
excrement;
debauchery (mistress, seduction, kept woman);
curse;
anger.

Nowadays everything has changed. But in some places (mainly in villages) this tradition is preserved in the form of household nicknames or children's names.

The name of the citizens of the Celestial Empire rarely means an object, it is mainly an epithet. Popular Chinese names are most often two-syllable, i.e. consist of two hieroglyphs.

There are no grammatical, spelling or other differences between male and female Chinese names. There is a division by gender, but it is based on meaning.

For a boy, parents choose a name that symbolizes:

wealth;
physical superiority: strength, tall height, quick reaction;
character traits: honest, smart, diligent, honoring ancestors;
high goals: discoverer, scientist, patriot, receiving greatness;
nature: one who worships the river, the top of the mountain, the wind, the sea;
ancestors and cult objects: Yangtze River, rain (sea) of the elder brother, golden mirror.

Often the name reflects kind parental advice. It is known that when Yue Fei, who later became a general and national hero of China, was born, swans landed on the roof of his house. There was a whole flock of them. The boy's mother wished that her son would fly just as far and high. It was decided to name the newborn Fairy, which translated means “flight.”

The parents call the girl a beautiful euphonious name, meaning something beautiful:
Precious stones: pearl, jasper, refined jade;
Flowers: morning jasmine, rainbow orchid, small lotus;
Weather phenomena; a little dawn, an autumn moon, the morning color of a cloud;
Intellectual abilities: intelligent, clear wisdom, indigo;
Attractive appearance: beautiful and prosperous, charming, graceful;
Natural objects: Beijing forest, swallow, spring flower, cloud.

Popular male Chinese names

Beautiful Chinese names for girls

Ai - love	Liling - beautiful jade bell
Venkian - purified	Mei - plum
G - pure	Ehuang - beauty of August
Jiao - beautiful	Shan - grace
Jing - abundance	Nuying - flower girl
Ju - chrysanthemum	Row - tender
Zhaohui - clear wisdom	Ting - graceful
Ki - beautiful jade	Fenfang - fragrant
Kiaolian - experienced	Hualing - heather
Qingzhao - understanding	Shihong - the world is beautiful
Xiaoli - morning jasmine	Yun - cloud
Xiaofan - dawn	Yanling - forest of swallows
Xu - snow	Huizhong - wise and loyal

Change of names

In the Celestial Empire, for many years there was a tradition of changing one's name upon reaching a certain age.

At birth, the baby was given an official name (“ming”) and a child’s name (“xiao-ming”). When he went to school, the child's name was replaced by the student's name - “xueming”. After passing the exams, a person received another name - “guanming”, by which he was addressed at celebrations or important holidays. The representative of the nobility also has a “hao” nickname.

Most of the names are not currently used in China. Gone are the student “xueming” and the official “guanming”. Children's names and nicknames are still used.

Features of children's and school names in China

A child's (milk) name is used only by close relatives within the family circle. If desired, parents give the newborn, in addition to the official first name, one more name. But this is not necessary. Dairy's name is very similar to our pet nickname.

Previously, immediately after the birth of a baby, the father or other relative went to the seer in order to find out the fate of the child. This was especially common in rural areas. If she predicted that the baby would be threatened by something in the future, such as fire, then she had to give a baby name associated with water. Conversely, if fate was destined to fear water, the child received a milky name associated with matches, fire or flame.

Sometimes parents named the child with a child's name, often found among monks. It served as a talisman for him.

Nowadays, a milk name, as a rule, emphasizes some individual traits, the child’s appearance, contains parental parting words, or is simply a beautiful poetic word.

The most beautiful Chinese baby names

Hun - rainbow;
Lee is a small dragon;
Chunlin - spring forest;
Chunguang - spring light;
Dun is a warrior's shield.

When a child went to school, the teacher (less often parents) gave him his school name. It was used in all documents throughout his school life. The name most often reflected the intellectual or physical abilities (disadvantages) of the student. Now in the PRC the school name is not used.

Chinese second name

When a Chinese man reaches marriageable age (20 years for boys and 15-17 years for girls), he receives a middle name (“zi”), by which friends, relatives, and neighbors address him.

Changing your name is a whole ritual. The guy puts on a hat, stands in front of his father and he names him. Daughters put a hairpin in their hair, and then the procedure for changing their name is the same. Interestingly, a girl changes her name most often during an engagement.

Tzu includes two hieroglyphs, and is based on the name given at birth and complements it. For example, the middle name of the great statesman Mao Zedong is Zhunzhi. Both names translate as “beneficial.”

Sometimes the middle name signifies the birth order of the child in the family. To do this, use hieroglyphs:

Bo - first;
Zhong is the second;
Shu - third;
Ji is for all other children.

Beautiful Chinese names (middle name)

Bo Yan;
Mende;
Taibai;
Pengju;
Kunming;
Zhongni;
Zhongda;
Zhunzhi;
Xuande.

Nickname in China

Well-educated people, representatives of the nobility in China still had the nickname hao. They could choose it themselves. This name was used as a pseudonym, and consisted of three, four or more hieroglyphs. Most often they chose rare hieroglyphs or the name of the entire city (village, region) where the person was born. For example, the nickname of the poet Su Shi was Dongpo Jiushi - the name of the mansion in which he lived while in exile.

Hao did not reflect the first or second name in any way. This is something deeply personal. The nickname is very popular among scientists and writers.

Borrowing names from other languages

Modern parents in the PRC, as indeed in any other country, often call their children a beautiful, but unusual name for the cultural tradition of the country. The basis for this is the shortened form of the foreign name. The most commonly borrowed names are:

Eastern: Amber, Alibey, Mohammed;
Celtic: Bryn, Dylan, Tara;
French: Olivia, Bruce;
Slavic: Nadin, Vera, Ivan;
Indian: Believed, Opal, Uma;
Italian: Donna, Mia, Bianca;
Greek: Angel, George, Selena;
German: Charles, Richard, William.

So, if you happen to meet Lee Gabriella or Go Uma, don't be especially surprised.

For many decades now, Chinese characters have been attracting Europeans with their unsolved mystery. Some are attracted by the magical meaning of these curlicues in the form of a tattoo, others protect their home by decorating the interior with all sorts of meaningful pictures from hieroglyphs, while others are simply interested in immersing themselves in the world of the oldest language on the planet. But the first thing beginners start with is figuring out how to write their name in Chinese.

Female names

It is unlikely that anyone will argue about the beauty and tenderness of Chinese female names. Most often, parents use concepts such as:

external beauty;
grace;
compare it to precious stones;
the beauty of nature;
emphasize intellectual abilities;
very common is the interweaving of color names.

When translating from a Russian name, everything is much simpler. Hieroglyphs are selected based on their similarity to the sounds of the original version, without investing any meaning in them. But a hieroglyph, which is usually a monosyllabic word, can mean, for example, the word “beauty” or “joy.”

Male names

With boys it's a little more complicated. Given the high mortality rate in the past, they were valued much higher than newborn girls. And woe to that woman who could not bear her husband an heir. This is partly why the daredevils were protected much more strongly. They even called them, sometimes by girlish names, sometimes by dog names - anything to deceive fate. Only slightly older children received names corresponding to their gender and status, with meanings intertwined with them:

Wealth;
Physical superiority;
Valor;
Masculinity;
Use of any religious objects.

Pronunciation of names

It is difficult for the Chinese to pronounce long and cumbersome Russian names, for the simple reason that some sounds simply do not exist in their language. And they modify some to such a state that they are simply unrecognizable. Moreover, the sound may also differ in different parts of China. For example, in China, Vladimir Putin’s last name is pronounced Pujing, and in Taiwan – P(h)ut(h)in(g).

But let's take a closer look at how the transliteration of a Russian name occurs. Let's take the example of Nadezhda. In Chinese it would look like 娜杰日达 and sound like nàjiérìdá.

娜 – most closely resembles the syllable nà;
杰 is jié, which can be translated as “outstanding”;
日 – means “sun”;
达 – sounds like dá and means the verb “to achieve.”

The whole word has no meaning. These are just hieroglyphs in Chinese that are consonant with the syllables of the Russian name. Also, when translating, it is worth considering that the culture of the country does not usually separate the surname and name, which are combined in the appropriate order. The first place for a surname is due to the reverent attitude of the Chinese towards their own roots. The easiest way to find a translation for a Russian surname is in the baijiaxing list, which serves as material for memorizing hieroglyphs. Wang and Li are considered popular, although more than 350 million Chinese own them.

As a result of such manipulations during translation, it is possible to create something similar to such two-syllable names as Li Hongzhang or Li Xiaolong, where the stress is usually placed on the last syllable.

Meaning of names

From time immemorial, the Chinese have owned several names. Names changed depending on the age or status of the bearer. Today, from the entire list, only the dairy name remains - “Ming” and the second, more mature one - “Zi”.

The first is assigned to a newborn at 3 months, since it is believed that it is at this time that the child acquires the ability to understand the world around him. Previously, these were some dissonant names, the purpose of which was to scare away evil spirits. At one time, the Chinese government even had to introduce a ban on the use of such hieroglyphs in Chinese names for newborns as: death, corpse, excrement, debauchery, curse, anger. Only close relatives know what the kids’ names are now, and it seems more like our home nickname than any kind of amulet.

The Chinese receive their middle name upon entering into a marriage. “Zi” consists of two hieroglyphs – “min” + an addition to it, which, as an option, can mean the order of birth of a child if the family has many children.

Therefore, when going to China, in order not to stand out from the crowd as meaningless, it is better to seek help from an experienced translator to translate a name from Russian to Chinese. It is important not only to select hieroglyphs as accurately as possible, but to include in them the unique trait or calling that is inherent in their bearer. This is partly why there are so many variations in the spelling of the same name in the Chinese script.

For example, consider the transcription (translation based on the phonetic principle) of the name “Eve”. If the name is used in the context of the story of Adam and Eve, then it is read as “Syava” and written as 夏娃. If the name is translated from English Eva or Eve, then it will sound like “Willow” and be written – 伊娃. Eva Braun will be written as 爱娃 and read as "Quince". For the Russian language, the most consonant option is 叶娃.

If we talk about the gender of the name, then it is not possible to recognize the masculine or feminine principle in Chinese names based on the grammatical features of the spelling. The essence of the difference is in meaning.

And it also happens that the meaning is, for example, a phraseological unit, which cannot in any way be called a literal translation. For example, the well-known group The Beatles in Chinese characters means “four with flying hair.”

Conclusion

If the purpose of translating a name is not to decorate your body or home, then most likely it is a trip to China. Then be prepared for the fact that the Chinese do not speak not only Russian, they don’t even understand anything in English. Therefore, upon arrival, it is better to have a piece of paper on hand where your name and the name of the hotel will be translated and written down in Chinese.

Attention! If you need to get from the airport to the hotel by taxi, you should first silently put all your things in the trunk and sit in the cabin, and then poke your piece of paper with the address and insist on the trip. Until now, for local drivers, foreigners are something incomprehensible, as a result of which you will not see much desire to drive you.

Moreover, one cannot do without a name for those who have to contact the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom on work issues. Alternatively, you can take the English equivalent, or learn how the name is written and pronounced from the table above. But a name chosen wisely will help you blend more smoothly into the lives of local residents and make the right first impression.

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Russian names in Chinese

FEMALE NAMES

Alexandra (protector) – 保护人 – Bao-hu-ren

Alena (scarlet) - 猩红 – Sin-hun

Alice (noble image) - 高形象 – Gao-hsing-xiang

Alla, Alina (other) 另一种 – Ling-i-chun

Anastasia (resurrected) - 复活 – Fu-huo

Anna (grace) - 恩典 – En-dian

Antonina (spatial) – 空间 – Kun-dzian

Anfisa (blooming) - 開花 – Kai-hua

Valentina (strong) - 强 – Cyan

Barbara (cruel) - 残忍 – Tsang-ren

Vasilisa (royal) - 富豪 – Fu-hao

Faith (faith) - 信仰 – Xin-yang

Victoria (winner) - 胜利者 – Shan-li-zha

Galina (clear) - 明晰 – Ming-si

Daria (great fire) – 大火 – Da-huo

Eva (live) – 活 – Hova

Eugenia (noble) – 高贵 – Gao-gui

Catherine (pure) - 净 – Jin

Elena (sunny) - 太阳能 – Tai-yang-Nen

Elizabeth (who worships God) - 敬畏神 – Jin-wei Sheng

Zinaida (born of God) - 从神生 – Tsung-shen-sheng

Zoya (life) - 生活 – Shen-Hova

Inna (stormy stream) – 湍流 –Tuan-liu

Irina (anger) - 愤怒 – Feng-nu

Karina (dear) - 亲爱的 Qin-ai-(de)

Kira (mistress) - 夫人 – Fu-ren

Claudia (limping) - 跛 –Boa

Ksenia (alien) - 陌生人 – Mo-shen-ren

Larisa (seagull) – 海鸥 – Hai-ou

Lydia (sad song) - 悲伤的歌 – Beishan-da-guo

Lily (lily) -百合 – Bai-hee

Love (love) - 爱 – Ai

Lyudmila (sweetheart) - 甜 – Tian

Margarita (pearl) - 珍珠Zhen-zhu

Marina (sea) - 海事 – Hai-shi

Maria (bitter) - 苦 – Kuu

Nadezhda (hope) - 希望 – Si-wan

Natalya (born, native) - 出生 – Chu-sheng, 本机 – Ben-ji

Nelly (clove) 丁香 - Ding-sian

Nina (queen) - 女王 – New-wan

Oksana (hospitable) - 荒凉 – Huang-Lian

Olesya (forest) - 林业 – Lin-e

Olga (saint) – 圣 – Shan

Polina (peacock) - 孔雀 – Kon-chue

Raisa (light) – 容易 – Zhon-ghyi

Svetlana (light) – 光 – Guan

Seraphim (flaming snake) - 火龙 – Huo-long

Snezhana (snowy) – 雪 – Schue

Sophia (wise) - 明智 – Ming-zhi

Tamara (palm) - 棕榈 – Tsong-li

Tatyana (opposing) -反对 – Fan-dui

Ulyana (happiness) - 幸福 – Xing-fu

Julia (July) - 七月 – Qi-yue

Yana (God's grace) - 神的怜悯 – Shen da Lian-ming

MALE NAMES

Alexander (defender) - 辩护人 – Bian-hu ren

Alexey (assistant) ― 助理 – Zhu-li

Anatoly (east) - 东 – Don

Andrey (courageous) – 男子气 – Nan-qi chi

Anton (competitor) – 竞争 – Jing-chang

Arkady (happy country) – 幸运国 – Xin-gyun guo

Artem (unharmed) - 安然无恙 – An-ran-wu-yan

Arthur (big bear) 大熊 – Da-xiun

Bogdan (given by God) -上帝赋予 –Shang-di fu-yu

Boris (wrestling) – 战斗 – Zhan-dou

Vadim (proving)　―　证明 – Zheng-ming

Valentine (healthy) - 健康 – Jian-kan

Valery (cheerful) – 强力 – Qian-li

Basil (royal) – 富豪 – Fu-hao

Benjamin (beloved son) - 最喜欢儿子 – Tsui-si huan-ar-qi

Victor (winner) – 胜利者 – Shang-li zha

Vitaly (life) – 重要 – Zhong-gyao

Vladimir (ruler of the world) – 领主世 – Ling-chu shi

Vladislav (owner of fame) 挥舞荣耀 – Hui-wu run-gyao

Vyacheslav (illustrious) –　杰出 – Jie-chhu

Gennady – (highborn) – 温和 – Wen-hea

Georgy, Egor (farmer) – 农夫 – Nun-fu

Gleb (block) - 块状 – Kuai zhuang

Gregory (not sleeping) - 不睡觉 – Bu Shui-Jiao

Daniel (God's judgment) - 法院神 – Fa-yuan sheng

Demyan – (conqueror) – 征服者 – Zheng-fu zha

Denis – (dedicated to wine) – 致力于怪 – Zhi-li you guai

Dmitry (earthly fruit) – 果地球 – Guo di-qiu

Eugene (noble) - 高贵 – Gao-gui

Ivan, Yang – (the grace of God) - 神恩典 – Sheng an-dian

Igor – (fertile) – 富饶 – Fu-lao

Ilya – (the fortress of the Lord) - 丰泽嘉宾 – Fun-tsu dzyabin

Kirill – (lord) - 主 – Zhu

Constantine (permanent) - 永久 – Yun-jiou

Leo (lion) – 狮子 – Shih Qi

Leonidas (son of the lion) – 儿子是狮子 – Ar-qi shi shi-qi

Maxim (very big) - 非常大 – Fei-chan yes

Michael (like god) - 像上帝 – Xian shang-di

Nikita (victorious) - 胜利 – Shan-li

Nicholas (victory of the people) - 人民的胜利 – Ren-min da shang-li

Oleg (sacred) - 光神圣 – Guan Shen-shan

Pavel (small) - 小 – Siao

Peter (stone) - 石 – Shi

Roman (Roman) - 罗马 – Luo-ma

Ruslan (solid lion) - 固体狮子 – Gu-ti shi-qi