Bava - slow
Bagonya - wild rosemary
Bagro - meaning unclear, possibly from "crimson"
Bajan - adored, desired: from “bajati” - to desire
Bazhen something same
Bayko - talker
Bakan - crimson paint from the worm,
Bakota - joker
Bakula - Same
Bakunya - talkative
Balda - club, mallet. A large blacksmith's hammer is called a "buldoy". Bogatyr from a Russian fairy tale.
spoiled - spoiled, perhaps also that oh "baliya" - doctor
Balomir -“traditional healer” fits the meaning
Balosyn - doctor's son
Balui - mushroom
Balsha - diminutive of names with the stem “Balo”
Ram - ram. The custom of calling people “animal” names comes from ancient times and is common among all Indo-European tribes. For example, Wolf (wolf) among the Germans; Agnes (Sheep) among the Romans; Phocas (Seal) among the Greeks, etc. One can only assume that people took the name of the beast - the patron saint of the tribe (clan). The ram was first mentioned in 1249 in Polish sources.
Barvin - painted, colored. Periwinkle is a burial plant, coffin grass.
Barma - mumbler. The name of a Russian architect of the 16th century, one of the builders of the Christian St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
Barnim -(slow). “Barry” - delay, make someone hesitate. Barnim I - West Pomeranian prince.
fable - fabulous: from “fables” - fairy tale. Voivode of Moscow, who led the army against the Novgorodians in 1456.
Basco - Handsome
Batash - from “batat” - swing your legs
Batura - stubborn (Ryazan dialect)
Father - perhaps the same as Batash
Bahar - storyteller, liar
Bayan - narrator, storyteller; from “bayati” - to tell.
Bdigost - looking out for guests
Bedislav - glorious in misfortune. The name of one of the princes who suppressed the uprising of slaves in the Novgorod region in the 9th century.
Bejan - running
Without anger - angerless
Friendless - without friends
Bezman - meaning unclear
Without a place - meaning unclear
Beznos - noseless
Disgrace - ugly
Without prejudice - unaltered
Bezruk - armless
Bezson - sleepless
Beleut - ide (fish)
Great - white, white-haired
Belimir - white (suspended) world
Belovolod -"the one whose power is sacred." White is a illuminated color. Belovolod Prosovich - the messenger who told the story. to Prince Svyatoslav Vsevolodovich about the defeat of Prince Igor Svyatoslavovich from the Polovtsy in 1185.
Belovuk - white wolf, Serbian name
Beloglav - with a white head, gray
White-eye - the meaning is not entirely clear
Belogor - white (lit) mountain
Whiteness - distinguished guest
Belogub - having white (colorless) lips
Belozer - gyrfalcon (bird)
Belozor - white gaze, in contrast to the “black gaze”, i.e. evil eye
Beloslav - white (illuminated) and glorious
Belota - white
Belotur - white tour
Belous - having a white mustache
White wolf - white wolves are considered the embodiment of spirits.
Bely Polyanin - a fabulous knight who taught Ivan Tsarevich military affairs.
Beloyar -"holy fury"
Belyay - light, white
Belyak - white
Belyan - white
Ben - pitchfork: perhaps a “sharp”, angry person
Berest - birch bark
Beresten - birch bark
Beriva- the meaning is unclear, it is impossible to determine the meaning of the stem “ber”
Beridrag- meaning unclear
Berimir- meaning unclear
Berislav- meaning unclear
Bermyata- heavy; from “pregnancy” - heaviness
Berne- log, berno (Bryansk dialect), diminutive Bernyata
Bersen- gooseberry
Vesco - perhaps from “bes” - evil spirit
Besson- sleepless
Bestuzh- shameless: from “stouzh” - shame
Bivoy- beating warriors. Beaver is a Czech warrior who defeated a huge boar with his bare hands.
Bilug- short for Belogost
Bilyud- hitting people
Blaginya- good-natured
Blagovest- good news
Thankful- good (good) gift
Blagolyub - loving goodness(good)
Blagomil- one to whom good is good (good)
Blagomir- kind (good) to the world. It is possible that Blagomir and Bogumir are one and the same person. Kvasura conveyed to Blagomir the secret of preparing surya (suryn).
Noble- noble, i.e. born to benefit people. Editor-in-Chief newspaper "Advice of Baba Yaga".
Blagoslav- glorious in kindness, glorifying goodness
Grace- blissful
Blagokhran- keeping good (good)
Blagoyar- kind and ardent
Blessed- blessed
Blazhibor- meaning unclear. From “to bless” (to please) and “to fight”.
Blazhimir- meaning unclear
Blazhislav- meaning unclear. Perhaps “pleased with his fame.”
Blazhko- diminutive of names with the stem “Blago” and “Blazh”
Blazn- temptation
Blestan- brilliant
Blestovit- from “to shine” and “to soar” (to live, to inhabit)
Blizhik- related
Blizbor- meaning unclear
Blizgost- meaning unclear
Blizna- scar from a wound
Nearby- meaning unclear
Crap Damn, that's a very common name. Pancakes have served as ritual food since ancient times.
Fornication- lascivious
Dishes- guardian. This was the name of Tatishchev’s governor Yaropolk ((©luda), who betrayed his sovereign. After which in his name “yu” in people's memory replaced by "y".
Beaver- beaver, sacred animal of the Aryans. “The soul of a beaver is equal to the souls of 100 righteous people”(Avesta).
Beaver- beaver-like
Bobrok- the same as Beaver. Voivode of Prince Dmitry Donskoy, Bebrok Volynets, participant in the Battle of Kulikovo.
Bobrynya- the same as Beaver
Bobyr- from “beaver” - to wander through water or swamp
Bogovlad- one who owns (something) from God, a divine ruler who rules (over someone) by the will of God
Bogodey- from “gods” and “actions”; godly, doing something to please the gods.
Bogolep- pleasing (sculpted) to the gods " Bogolyub, beloved by the gods
Bogomil- dear to the gods. High Priest of the Slovenians at the end of the 10th century. He led the resistance of the Novgorodians to the army of the baptists of Dobryniya Putyata.
Praying Mantis - praying to the gods. The word “to pray” in ancient times had the meaning of “to make a sacrifice.”
Bogomyak - from “gods” and “myakshiti”: literally: “the gods softened” (had mercy)
Bogorod- born after a request to the gods
Boguvid- the one whom God sees (notices)
Boguzhiv- one who is alive thanks to God
God's revenge- avenging god
Bohumil- dear god
Bogumir- at peace with the gods. According to the “Book of Veles” - the progenitor of some Slavic tribes (Krivichi, Drevlyans, Polyans, Northerners, Rus)
Bohun- “bogun” - a long pole placed on racks: nets are hung on them for drying. Also a wild rosemary plant.
Bogurad- caring for God
Boguslav- glorifying God
Boguval- praising God. Bohuchwal (d. 1253), Bishop of Poznan, wrote Polish chronicles before 1252.
Bogush- diminutive of names with the stem “God”
Bogsha- abbreviation of names with the stem “God”
Bodan- (prickly) Serbian prince of the 11th century who conquered Bosnia
Bodalo- spear, spear.
Boden- a tool for striking.
Boeslav- glorious in battle
God- God's. An abbreviation for names with the stem “Bozh”, “God”.
Bozhan- Same
Bozhedar- gift of God
Bozheiko- diminutive of names with the stem “God”
Bozen- God's
Bozhedom- God's house
Bozeslav- praising the gods
Bozhetech- God's consolation
Bozhidar- God's gift. Bozidar Vukovic was a Serbian publisher who lived in Venice in the 16th century.
Divine- God's warrior
Bozhibor- fighting for the gods
Bozhimir- God's peace
Bozhirad- caring for the gods
Bozhko- diminutive of names with the stem “God”, “God”
God - Same
Boyborz- quick battle
Fight - fight, warlike, fighter
Boydan- warlike
Boykan- lively
Boyko- fighter
Bolebor- bigger (better) fighter
Bolegord- more proud
Bolegost- greater merchant
Sick- the one who is more ferocious
Painful place- the one who took the most revenge
Bolemil- cuter
Bolemir- more peaceful
Bolemysl- more thoughtful. Word think in ancient times had the meaning of “defeating the beast by cunning.” Myslivets- hunter; a person who knows how to kill an animal.
Bolerad- more caring (about someone) Bolechest, more honest
Boleslav- more glorious
Bolorev, according to the “Book of Veles”, Bolorev defeated and killed Vinitar, the king of the Goths (according to B. Kresen, Bolorev is Balamber)
Bolshak - big
Bonyata - meaning unclear Borai, meaning unclear Borzivoy, fast warrior
Borzygaard - from “greyhound” (fast) and “proud”
Borzirat - fast warrior
Boreyko - it is possible that this is a diminutive of names with the stem “Boron”.
Borzhivoy - Czech pronunciation of the name Borivoj. Czech prince of the 9th century. The first Czech Christian prince.
Borzosmysl -"quick-thinking", quick-witted
Borzun - fast, fast
Greyhounds - fast. Possibly short for Borzosmysl
Borivit - from “fight” and “dwell”
Borignev - suppressed anger
Borivoy - conqueror of warriors. Novgorod prince of the 9th century, who fought with the Varangians. Gostomysl's father.
Bori l - struggling (South Slavic, name)
Borim - short for Borimir
Borimir - peace fighter
Boripolk - victorious regiment
Boris - short for Borislav
Borislav - fighting for glory. Prince of the Baltic Slavs
Boritekh - enjoying the fight
Borich - upland, forest
Borko - abbreviation for names with the stem "boron"
Borkun - perhaps from “wrestle”, “kick” - to fight with something.
Borna - the same as Borich.
Borovin - lingonberry: from “borovin” - lingonberry. “There are hogs in the grove, as if there were a sage...” (VK I.Ka).
Boroday - bearded
Boroslav - glorifying forest Or “glorifying the struggle”
Borten - bee hole, bee hole
Boru glory - gloriously fighting. Prince Boru Slav is mentioned in the Book of Veles (VK III 25).
Boruta - evil spirit, forest sorcerer. The name is a talisman. The evil spirit Boruta lived in Poland under the ruins of Lengitsky Castle, guarding countless treasures.
Borut - tribal elder from the Khorutan tribe (8th century). It was from this family that the prince was chosen.
Boryat - struggling. Possibly a diminutive of Borislav. Botko, knocking, pounding (South Slavic, name)
Botuk - fat man; from “boteti” - to get fat. Hence the “tops”
Bochar - stork or cooper
Boscha - hangover; from “bost” - to butt
Boyan - fighter. Singer-storyteller from “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”
Bravlin - sometimes spelled Bravalin, Brawly: perhaps from “hog” - a goblin possessed by an evil spirit. Or “warlike,” which is most likely.
Braga- mash, fermented malt, a very common name. Diminutive Brazhko.
Brazd - furrow
Branen - military
Branibor - victorious in battles, or a protective forest.
Branivoy - fighting warrior
Braniwolf - fighting wolf
Branilyub - battle lover
Branim - short for Branimir
Branimir - fighting for peace
Branipolk - fighting for the regiment. Perhaps it also meant “fighting on the march.”
Branirad - rejoicing in battle
Branislav - won glory in battle
Branitech - enjoys battles
Branko - warlike; from “abuse” - battle, war. Diminutive of names with the stem "bran".
Brankovan - warlike
Branosud - legal duel
Brativoy - gathering warriors
Bratilo- diminutive of Bratislava
Bratimir- collecting the world
Bratislava- taker of glory
Bratodrag - dear brother
Brotherlyub - loving brother
Bratomil - merciful to brother
Bratoneg - tender to brother
Bratorad - caring for brother
Bratoslav - glorious brothers
Bratsha - diminutive of names with the stem "Brother"
Brezan - dedicated to birch, or born in birch
Bremislav - meaning unclear. Perhaps the basis of "Burden" means pregnant - heaviness. Then it turns out to be “burdened with glory.”
Brenko - earthen, clay. Boyar of Dmitry Donskoy. .
Breslav - mortal glory
Bretislav - gained fame. Czech prince of the 11th century, who expelled sorcerers from his principality.
Brko - barbel; a short man from a Serbian fairy tale who had such a huge mustache that birds built 365 nests in it.
Brovka - edge
Bronivit - defender of life,
Bronislav - protecting glory, or “glorious with weapons, armor”
Bronuta - defender
Brusilo - slurred
Bryachislav - rattling (ringing) with glory. Prince of Rostov Bryachislav, together with Rurik, suppressed the uprising of Vadim in Novgorod in 864.
Budai - wakeful or lazy
Budan - lazy
Budanko - lazy, diminutive of Budan
Budivit - meaning unclear
Boo diva - raising warriors. Or a name-wish: “Be a warrior!”
Budivolna - raising waves
Budigost - here perhaps the stem "wudi" has meaning be. Then the name can be interpreted as a wish to the newborn: “Be a guest in this world!”
Budilko - alarm; diminutive of Budilo
Woke up - awakening
Budimil - here, as in the case of the name Budigost, we are dealing with a name-wish: “Be sweet (loved)!”
Budimir - waking up the world, that is, the rooster. The rooster is the sacred bird of Semargl and Dazhbog.
Budislav - awakening glory
Budovets- builder
Budorad- the meaning is not entirely clear. Perhaps “caring (caring) about construction.”
There will be- an abbreviation for names with the stem “Bud”. Princess Olga owned the village of Budutino (all of Budutina).
Budy- awakened. Breadwinner and governor of Prince Yaroslav the Lame. Budy in 1012 mocked the Polish king Boleslav before the battle.
Buoy- violent (mad). The name of a prince from White Rus'.
Buignev - violent in anger
Buyko- diminutive of names with the stem “Buy”
Buimir- meaning unclear. In any case, not a “crazy world,” since the Slavs did not consider the world “sinful,” “crazy,” and “vicious.” The world is wonderful and life is wonderful. And life is made worse by those who strive to improve it only for themselves.
Buinoye- daredevil
Buysil- possessing violent (insane) strength
Bui-Tur- a wild tour. Nickname of Prince Vsevolod from The Tale of Igor's Campaign.
Buen-Byk - Raging Bull; an assertive and courageous person.
Bueslav - wild glory
Bulba - bubble, fat man
Bulyga - club
Boone - proud, arrogant, rebel. Diminutive Bunya.
Bunislav - glorifying rebellion
Bunko- Same. Servant of Vasily II, Grand Duke of Moscow, who warned his master about the conspiracy.
Burivoy- “howl of the storm”, possibly “storm warrior”. Novgorod prince of the early 9th century, a descendant of Vladimir the Ancient in the ninth generation, Burivoy was a descendant of Prince Slaven and was the father of Gostomysl.
Brown- brown
Storm- storm. Burya the hero - son of a cow (from a fairy tale).
Bus - fog. In Sanskrit (an ancient Aryan language), "busa" also means fog. This is the name given to children born in bad weather (in fog), in bad weather. Bus (in another pronunciation Bos) was the prince of the Antes, a union of Slavic and other tribes in the northern Black Sea region. The Antes (as the Gothic historian Jordanes called them; we don’t know what the alliance was actually called) repelled the attack of Germanarekh, king of the Christian Ostrogoths (reigned from 351 to 375 AD) and at the same time fought with Gulareh , king of the Gothic tribe Eru-lov (Heruli). An unexpected attack by the Huns (a union of Turkic, Indo-European and Finno-Ugric tribes) sweeps away both the Slavs and the Goths. Some of the Ant Slavs go to Novgorod lands. The grandson of Herm-nareh Amal Vinitar, in alliance with the Huns, in order to show his strength and preserve the Gothic state, makes several campaigns against the Slavs and kills Bus. “Amal Vinitarius... was defeated in the first skirmish, then he behaved more bravely and crucified their king named Boz with his sons and 70 noble people, so that the corpses of the hanged would double the fear of the conquered.”(Jordan, History of the Getae). According to Adyghe legend, sister Baksan (Busa) erected a monument to her brother on his grave-mound, made by Greek craftsmen. According to Sh.B. Nogmov, a researcher of Adygea, in the 19th century, on the monument one could make out the name of Baksan, written in Greek, and at the end the year, which shows that the monument was erected in the 4th century.
Buslay - born by a stork. Or a reveler, a daring fellow.
Busl - stork
Busowolf - gray wolf
Butko - arrogant: from “buta” - arrogance
Bushui - raging
Bushui-Tour - raging tour. Tour - exterminated in mid-17th century century wild steppe bull.
Buyak - purebred bull. Name from Novgorod birch bark.
Buyan - violent
Bull - bull
Bulldog - bull killer
Bylyata - seasoned, experienced
Byslav - abbreviation for Zbyslav; very nice.
Bykhan - gingerbread
FEMALE NAMES
Many are not listed female names, derived from male names.
Babura - butterfly
Bazhsna - desired; from “bajati” - to desire.
Trouble - trouble; name-amulet.
Bela - squirrel
Belava - little white
Beloslava - white (dangling) glory.
Snow White - snow-white. The inscription on the spindle whorl is known: "Bring Her to the Dreams" those. “Take it to Snow White.”
Beliana - little white
Belyanitsa - little white
Birch - birch. A sacred tree among the Slavs, giving them strength.
Besputa - dissolute. The name is a talisman given by parents to protect against evil spirits.
Blagolyuba - loving good (good)
Blagomila - the one to whom good is good (good)
Blagusha - diminutive of names with the stem “Blag”
Blessed - blessed
Bogdana - given by the gods
Bogolepa - pleasing to the gods
Bogumila - dear to god
Boguslav - glorifying God
Bozhedana - given by the gods
Bozhedarka - gift of God. Diminutive of Bozhedar.
Bozhemila - dear to the gods
Bozena - God's Famous Czech storyteller Bozena Nemcova.
Bozheslava - God's glory
Bolenega - more tender
Boleslav - more glorious. Daughter of Svyatoslav I Vsevolodovich (1196-1252), Grand Duke of Vladimir (1246-1248).
Borislava - fighting for glory
Boyana - combat
Bratislava - taking glory
Bratomila - dear brothers
Breslav - gained fame
Bronislava - defending glory
Bryachislava - ringing with glory
Buga - Croatian name. From the Bug River or from "Bug" - bittern.
Budana - lazy person
Bueslava- wild glory
Choosing a son's name is a difficult task for all parents. After all, the name will remain with the child for life, it will be his reflection. Therefore, the issue of a name for a boy must be taken seriously. On at the moment there are names of different origins in the world Italian names, Kazakh, Greek, old Russian names boys and girls. If you decide to give your son an Old Russian name, then our article is just for you.
It should be noted that among the Old Russian names there are huge amount beautiful and sonorous names, and when used correctly, you can significantly influence the fate of the child, that is, in the process of upbringing, strengthen positive traits in the child’s character and develop in him good qualities. Princely names are in particular demand among Old Russian names. As a rule, men with names such as Vladimir, Vsevolod, Svyatoslav. The name Yaroslav gives the child a strong masculine character and charisma. There are also good old Russian names for boys, the owners of which were not princes, but were worthy husbands. For example, the name Bogdan (given by God). A boy named Bogdan will be a calm person who knows his worth; integrity and stubbornness are Bogdan’s striking traits. Boris (wrestlers) are smart, achieve great success, are scrupulous, and have a sense of humor. And there are many such old Russian bright and deep-meaning names.
Old Russian names for boys:
Bogumil - dear to God
Krasimir - the beauty of the world
Budislav - be glorious!
Krasislav - the beauty of glory
Boleslav - glorifying
We love - beloved
Belogor - from the White Mountains
Ludimir - bring peace to people
Beloyar - furious
Lyubomil - beloved
Bazhen - God's
Lyubomir - loving peace and peace
Bueslav - stork
Lyuborad - pleasing with love
Budimil - be nice!
Lyuboslav - glorifying love
Bogolep - divine
Ladislav - glorifying beauty
Bratislav - brother, friend of glory
Ladislav - glorifying people
Belimir - white, pure
Lubodron - beloved, dear
Bogumir - bring peace to God!
Luceslav - in a ray of glory
Borislav - stormy glory
Lubodar - giver of love
Volodar - giver of will
Ladimir - peace-loving
Vitoslav - glory of life
Peace lover - loving peace
Vlastislav - owner of the world
Milava - sweet, kind
Vladimir - owner of the world
Mlad - young
Vyacheslav - glorifying advice
Mirodar - giver of peace
Venislav - crowned with glory
Milan - sweet, kind
World - worldwide
Myslemir - thinking about the world
Vseslav - illustrious
Moguta - powerful, mighty
Vysheslav - famous; all the glory
Miloslav - sweet glory
Vlastimir - rule the world
Mladen - young
Vsemil - dear to everyone
Milorad - sweet, kind
Verislav - faithful
Hope - hope expectation
Vojislav - glorious warrior
Negomir - gentle and peaceful
Vadim - invited, invited
Found - found
Vladislav - owner of glory
Neroslav - sealer of glory
Vadislav - called
Witty - sharp thinker
Gleb - sweet, affectionate
Ocheslav - desperate glory
Gradibor - force creator
Oleg - light, fast
Gorislav - glorifying the high light
Wonderful - wonderful
Gorisvet - high light
Peresvet - bright
Gostislav - ready glory
Putislav - path of glory
Gradimir - creator of the world
Premislav - accept the glory!
Gift - gift to the world
Pervoslav - ahead of glory
Drogoslav - dear glory
Ratislav - military glory
Dobrava - virtuous, bearer
Radimil - sweet joy
Daroslav - giver of the word
Radey - joy, joyful
Deyan - active, active
Ratibor - chosen warrior
Daromir - giver of peace
Radibor - chosen from the joyful
Dobran - good giver
Ruslav - fair-haired
Daren - gift to the world
Radislav - caring about glory
Dan - given by God
Radim - sweet joy
Drogorad - dear joy
Ratmir - a fighter for peace
Drohomir - dear world
Radosvet - light of joy
Danko - shining, day
Rusimir - Russian World
Divislav - in the radiance of words
Radimir - caring for peace
Daniyar - given for shine
Radovlad - own joy
Dobrolyub - loving goodness
Svetovid - light, holy
Danislav - giver of glory
Svetozar - illuminated by light
Daromysl - thinker, thinker
Svyatoboy - holy fighter, warrior
Dragolub - kind, beloved
Svyatomir - holy world
Dobroslav - glorifying goodness
Svetovik - light
Dragovit - valuing life
Svyatorad - holy joy
Damir - the giver of peace
Tichoslav - quiet glory
Yeseniy - clear sky
Trajan - third son
Zhelan - desirable
Died - peace, tranquility
Zhelislav - desired glory
Touched - tenderness
Zhdanimir - the awaited world
Delight - delight
Zhiteslav - glorifying life
Hranimir - keep the peace
Zlatoslav - golden glory
Khvalimir - glorify the world
Zlatozar - with a clear gaze
Khvalislav - praise the glory
Zvenislav - ringing with glory
Hranislav - keep the glory
Zalazar - because of the azure
Tsvetimir - be the color of the world
Zelislav - very nice
Chudomil - sweet miracle
Zdanimir - creator of the world
Chestimir - honor of the world
Zvenimir - calling for peace
Chestislav - honor the glory
Dawn - rising light
Chtislav - honor the glory
Izheslav - be with glory!
Shchaslav - happy
Igor - militant
Jaromir - be furious in the world
Ivar - tree of life
Yaroslav - shining with glory
Idan - walking, overcoming the path
Jaromil is a nice man
Ivan - to be born, to be born
Yaropolk - furiously up in arms
Krasibor - chosen from the beautiful
Janislav - nice
Psychologists say that a person’s name is not just a set of alternating sounds, but a kind of unique personality code. Hearing a name for the first time, the brain of a newborn baby at a subconscious level begins to adapt to it, forming certain character traits.
IN Soviet times variety of names was not in honor, so residents of cities and villages were almost universally called Sergei, Maria, Valentin, Ivan, Aleksey, etc. As a result, the majority of people who had similar characteristics and lived similar lives were depersonalized.
At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of our century, there was a change in priorities and a tendency emerged to give children rare and long-standing forgotten names. They even began to publish special collections - name books that help young parents choose for their heir beautiful name. And although some mothers and fathers prefer that their son or daughter be called a “foreign” name like Angelina or Harry, the majority still turn to the roots and choose old Russian names.
Things from days gone by...
Before the introduction of Christianity in Rus', original names were used, which in essence were nicknames given for one reason or another. Often they were assigned to men and women based on external characteristics - height, physique, manner of speaking, character traits or time of birth.
To protect against evil spirits and unkind people, there was a system of double names. The first was given to the child at birth and most often did not sound very attractive - Nelyuba, Nekras, Zloba, Kriv, but this was precisely what was supposed to scare away evil forces from him.
The second name was given already in adolescence, taking into account the character traits that had already appeared in the boy or girl. These names can generally be classified into the following groups:
- By order of birth in the family - Pervusha, Vtorak, Tretyak, Osmusha and others.
- According to the main character qualities - Smeyan, Stoyan, Torop, Kras, Zorko, etc.
- Names reflecting the world of plants or animals - Wolf, Falcon, Oak, Pike, Walnut and others.
- By body type – Vyshata, Davila, Mal, etc.
- Nicknames of pagan deities - Lada, Yarila, etc.
But the overwhelming majority of Old Church Slavonic names were dibasic, that is, formed from two roots. The most often used were “slav”, “wise”, “yar”, “saint”, “regiment”, “rad” and others: Milorad, Mstislav, Luchemir, Yaropolk, Svyatoslav. To form a diminutive form, the second part of the full name was cut off and the suffixes “neg”, “tka”, “sha”, “yata”, “nya” were added, for example, Dobrynya, Yarilka, Miloneg, Putyata, Svyatosha.
Old Slavonic male names
Men's pagan names our ancestors came up with especially carefully. After all, boys have always been more desirable than girls as bearers of strength and wisdom, successors of the family, defenders of their people. At the same time, the following rules and prohibitions were strictly observed:
- The child was not given the name of his father: it was believed that in this case not only advantages, but also disadvantages were doubled, which was unacceptable.
- It is impossible for two people in the same family to have the same name, since one of them was soon to die.
- The names of drowned people, dead children, as well as the weak-minded, crippled, robbers, and drunkards should not have been used, because negative qualities could be transmitted to the baby.
There was also such an interesting ritual. If after birth the child did not show signs of life and did not cry for a long time, they began to call out to him different names. The one to which he reacted became his own.
The list of forgotten names is very extensive. Some ancient Slavic names, especially for men, may seem pretentious and strange in our time. However, among them there are many that can be successfully used in the modern world.
- Agniy – fiery, light;
- Bayan is the keeper of antiquity;
- Berislav - taker of glory;
- God-knower - one who knows the gods;
- Bogodiy - pleasing to the gods;
- Bogumil - dear to God;
- Boeslav – victorious in battles;
- Bratislav - brother of glory;
- Budimil - be nice;
- Bueslav - stork;
- Belogor - from the white mountains;
- Beloyar – furious;
- Vadimir is the leader of the world;
- Vsemil - dear to everyone;
- Vyacheslav - glorifying advice;
- Volodar – giver of will;
- Gradimir – looking at the world;
- Gorisvet – high light;
- Dobrynya - kind;
- Deyan – active;
- Dan – given from above;
- Daromir – giver of peace;
- Daromysl – thinking;
- Zhdanimir - the awaited world;
- Zhdan - long-awaited;
- Zhelan – desired;
- Dawn - rising light;
- Zvenimir – calling for peace;
- Zdanimir – creator of the world;
- Idan – walking;
- Ivar – tree of life;
- Istislav - glorifying the truth;
- Krasibor – chosen from the beautiful;
- Kudeyar is a magician;
- Ladislav - glorifying beauty;
- Ludimir – bringing people world;
- Lyuborad – pleasing with love;
- Lyuboyar - loving Yarila;
- We love - beloved;
- Lubodron – expensive;
- Lyubogost - hospitable;
- Milan - cute;
- Mlad – young;
- Peace lover - loving peace;
- Moguta – powerful;
- Mirodar – giver of peace;
- Negomir – gentle and peaceful;
- Found – found;
- Witty - sharp-thinking;
- Otcheslav - glory to the father;
- Peresvet - bright;
- Radey – joyful;
- Ratibor – chosen warrior;
- Svyatomir - holy world;
- Svyatovik - light;
- Svyatoboy - warrior;
- Died - peace;
- Khvalimir - glorify the world;
- Chestimir - honor of the world;
- Jaromil - dear;
- Janislav is nice.
With the introduction of Christianity Old Slavonic names were supplanted by Greek, Roman, Jewish and Arab, and some even found themselves under the strictest ban. True, later individual names, for example, Yaroslav, Vladimir, Mstislav, were included in the Orthodox name book thanks to Vladimir the Holy, Yaroslav the Wise or Mstislav the Great who glorified them.
Features of female Slavic names
Like male names, basic female Slavic names were not given at birth. They were often replaced with distracting nicknames, or they simply said “child”, “child”, “girl”, “little one”. Over the years, having discovered in their daughter a craving for some craft or seeing special character traits in her, her parents prepared her for the ceremony of receiving a new permanent name.
According to customs, the ceremony was carried out at the temple - an ancient Slavic sanctuary near the statues pagan gods. At first, the girl was bathed in water, washing off her old baby name, and then the Magi solemnly named it new.
This usually happened when the girl turned 16 years old. However, there were exceptions. For example, for girls from princely families the ceremony was performed at the age of 12, and for children who were destined to become witches or priestesses from childhood, at 9.
Old Russian female names have a special melody and beauty. Therefore, many of them can be used in our time, naming our beloved daughters.
- Agnia – fiery, enlightened;
- Bela – white, clean;
- Bazhena – desired;
- Bayana – storyteller;
- Beloslava - glorifying purity;
- Snow White - pure, white;
- Belyana – enlightened;
- Blaginya is kind;
- Bogdana – given by God;
- Bogolyuba - lover of the gods;
- Bogumila - dear to God;
- Boguslava - glorifying God;
- Borimira - fighting for peace;
- Boyana – fighting, courageous;
- Bratislava - taking glory;
- Bronislava is a glorious protector;
- Faithful - faithful;
- Vedana - knowledgeable;
- Velena, Velina - commanding;
- Velizhana – polite;
- Wenceslas - crowned with glory;
- Veselina – cheerful;
- Vesnyana – spring;
- Vlada - okay;
- Vladislava - owner of glory;
- Vlasta – powerful;
- Vlastelina – ruler;
- Voislava – winning glory;
- Vratislava - who returned glory;
- Vsemila - dear to everyone;
- Vsenezha - tender to everyone;
- High - high;
- Vyacheslava - the most glorious;
- Gala – soulful;
- Galina – feminine, earthly;
- Blue – tender;
- Gorazda – capable;
- Darena – gifted;
- Daryana – courageous;
- Dobrovlada – possessing kindness;
- Dobroslava - glorifying kindness;
- Guess - quick-witted;
- Dolyana – lucky;
- Blast furnace – homely, economical;
- Dragana – precious;
- Dushana – soulful;
- Zhdana – awaited;
- Zhelana – desired;
- Fun is a comforter;
- Zadora - perky;
- Zbigniew – restraining anger;
- Zvezdana – born under the stars;
- Zlatoyara – strong as the sun;
- Zoreslava - glorious in beauty;
- Izbora – chosen one;
- Irina – ascended;
- Karina – brown-eyed;
- Krasa – beautiful;
- Lada - sweetheart;
- Lagoda – soulful;
- Lebedyan – slender;
- Luchezara – radiant;
- Love - love, beloved;
- Lyubodara – giving love;
- Lyudmila – dear to people, humane;
- Matryona – mature;
- Milada - dear to the goddess Lada;
- Milana - sweetheart;
- Militsa – sweet in person;
- Milolika – sweet face;
- Milonega – sweet and gentle;
- Milorada - sweet joy;
- Mironega – peaceful, gentle;
- Mlada – young, okay;
- Hope - hope;
- Beloved - beloved;
- Ogneslava – glorifying Fire;
- Olesya – forest;
- Olelya - beloved;
- Polelya – loving;
- Poleva - field;
- Polina – balanced;
- Beautiful - beautiful;
- Prelesta - lovely;
- Suitable - nice;
- Radmila – caring and sweet;
- Radoslava - glorifying joy;
- Rogneda – abundant;
- Rosana – clean, fresh;
- Ruzhena – pink;
- Blush – ruddy;
- Rusava – fair-haired;
- Svetana – light;
- Svetolika – enlightened;
- Svetoyara – solar;
- Sineoka – blue-eyed;
- Siyana – shining;
- Slavia – glorious;
- Smeyana – laughing;
- Humble - humble;
- Snezhana – white-haired;
- Stanislava – constantly glorious;
- Stoyana – very courageous;
- Delight – delightful;
- Tsvetana – blooming, tender;
- Charusha – generous;
- Chernava – dark-skinned;
- Cheslava - glorious in honor;
- Shchedra - generous;
- Yadviga - nurse;
- Yana – courageous;
- Yarolika – sun-faced;
- Jaromira – bright and peaceful;
- Yaroslava - glorifying Yarila the sun.
Our ancestors gave names special meaning. Ancient people believed that the sounds from which they are composed have magical power received from the gods and mother nature itself. Old Church Slavonic names are a huge layer of our history and culture, which modern parents are increasingly turning to, hoping to find the most beautiful name for their beloved baby.
Every name once invented by people carries a meaning. Old Russian female names are distinguished by their beauty and uniqueness, because they appeared in different periods long-suffering story Ancient Rus'. The wealth of female names has appealed to modern parents, and many girls already have beautiful old names. Melody and deep meaning attract not only Russians, but also other peoples.
It is impossible to find out the origin of absolutely all ancient names, but research does not stop. Names are a source of history and traditions; with their help you can learn about the life of your ancestors, their views, and look at the world through their eyes. Names help contemporaries know how their ancestors treated people.
It is even more difficult to research Old Russian female names, because they usually had several meanings and interpretations. In different regions, one name could mean different phenomena and things. Therefore, today there are several versions of one name.
Names and traditions
In the old days, children were called by names that characterized their habits or appearance. This was an ancient tradition, because people have long believed that the name contains a fateful code. This is how the girls’ names appeared: Krasava and Razumnitsa.
It is worth noting that such a tradition was not only among the Slavs. The Indians and Chinese also named children according to traditions. In India they gave characteristic names, like Ayashi (small), Evoti (great). The Chinese tried to give the child terrible name, because they believed that bad spirits could covet a beloved child, and if you call him almost offensively, the spirits will think that they do not love this child. This was more true for boys, although girls were sometimes given strange names.
The Slavs gave great value family and occupation, some names are even associated with the order of birth of children. So Lydia will mean “first”. The name Pervusha was popular.
The Slavs believed that the name is the key to inner world and gave the girls two names. This is how the tradition of choosing a name for people and for the family arose. The first was told to everyone, and the second was known only to those closest to them, and it kept a secret good meaning. The first was usually ugly and repulsive, but it made it possible to protect the true from bad tongues.
The second name was given only at a certain age, when the teenager showed character. However, the tradition did not take root - usually the girl was as her first name characterized her. The second name, due to not being used, lost its meaning.
Church calendars
After the adoption of Christianity, names were entered into church calendars, and as if they were giving the child to the protection of a guardian angel. As you know, not all Slavs willingly accepted the customs of Christianity, so for a long time children, in parallel with Christian names, were given old pagan nicknames. Later, many of them became modern surnames.
However, the pressure of Christianity was great. Closer to the 17th century, many Old Russian female names went out of use. They were replaced by the names of states that spread Christianity or were influential at that time - Byzantium, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Syria. Many names were transformed into the Russian style, and, for example, instead of Avdotya it turned out to be Evdokia. Today, many people would be surprised at how their names sounded in the original.
Only the names of the saints remained unchanged. Ancient tradition Giving a child two names also took root in Rus', but the second name given at baptism was usually not used. The second name was often Greek.
The church list provides a choice large number female names. Both Christian believers and atheists can choose names. Moreover, the calendar allows you to select a name by month and even birthday. To name a child according to the Saints means to give him protection from the saint revered on this day. There is another tradition, choosing a saint on the eighth day after birth. If there are no Saints on the birthday, then choose the name of the saint honored on the fortieth day. Previously, it was on this day that a child was baptized.
It is also allowed to use a male name if there is no female name according to the Saints. That is why there are so many genderless names (Evgenia, Alexandra, Yaroslav, Vyacheslav).
Types of Russian names
The Slavs definitely loved beautiful two-basic names. For example, Svetozar, Miroslav, Lyubomir, Dobrognev, . Often girls were called names that emphasized certain traits of their character. This is how the names Arina (calm), Dobrava (kind), Varvara (wild), Svetlana (bright), Arsenia (courageous) appeared. Since the Slavs revered the cult of animals and plants, many girls’ names are taken from the world of flora and fauna. These are Azalea, Akulina, Pike.
There were names borrowed from the gods. The famous one was considered the goddess of the dawn, Apollinaria - the goddess of the sun (about ancient Greek god sun of Apollo), goddess of beauty and love Lada. Some original Russian names were modified participles (Bazhena). A separate group included names for princely children (Vyacheslav).
Today you can find Old Church Slavonic names that in reality only had a Slavic root. There were names that translated Greek and Roman.
It is impossible to compile a complete list of beautiful names of antiquity, but here are a few of the most popular:
– summer.
– giving.
Agnes is chaste.
Vesta is the keeper of the hearth.
– chosen one.
Bela is beautiful.
Ada – decorating.
- serene.
Bogdana – given by God.
Agnia is immaculate.
Dobrava – kind.
- reigning.
Beatrice - blessing.
Eupraxia is a virtue.
Kazimira - showing the world.
Ariadne - sleeping.
– protector.
Joy is joy.
Svetlana is bright.
Milana is sweet.
Joy - joy.
Goluba is meek.
Mstislava - revenge and glory.
Lyubomila - love and peace.
- cold.
Ladoslava - okay.
Lubomudra is loving wisdom.
Ognevlada is bright.
Arrow - arrow.
Mlada – young.
Snow White - snow-white.
Milonega – sweet and gentle.
Diva is divine.
Domoslava - glorifying the house.
Chaslava - aspiring to glory.
Radmila is a sweet joy.
Slavunya – glorifying.
Lyubogneva – who loves to be angry.
Rusana is fair-haired.
Delight – sweet.
Beautiful - beautiful.
Virtue - one who does good.
Vesnyana – spring.
Zhdana – desired.
Jaromila - Yarlu's sweetheart.
In the 19th century, many Old Russian names were half forgotten. Russian versions of foreign names have come into use:
- someone else's.
- comforting.
Ursula is curious.
Irma is neat.
- black-eyed.
Nellie is inattentive.
– honest.
- skillful.
A name determines a person's destiny. This is the key to his inner self. After all, it is not without reason that in Rus' a person had two names, one - false, for everyone, and the other - secret, only for the person himself and his very close people.
A name determines a person's destiny. This is the key to his inner self. After all, it is not without reason that in Rus' a person had two names, one - false, for everyone, and the other - secret, only for the person himself and his very close people. This tradition existed as protection from unkind spirits and unkind people. Often the first Slavic name was deliberately unattractive (Kriv, Nekras, Zloba), for even greater protection from evil ones. After all, without the key to the essence of a person, it is much more difficult to cause evil. The rite of the second naming was performed in adolescence, when the main character traits were formed. The name was given based on these traits. Slavic names were replete with their diversity, there were groups of names:
1) Names from the animal and flora(Pike, Ruff, Hare, Wolf, Eagle, Nut, Borscht)
2) Names by birth order (Pervusha, Vtorak, Tretyak)
3) Names of gods and goddesses (Lada, Yarilo)
4) Names by human qualities(Brave, Stoyan)
5) And the main group of names is two-basic (Svyatoslav, Dobrozhir, Tihomir, Ratibor, Yaropolk, Gostomysl, Velimudr, Vsevolod, Bogdan, Dobrogneva, Lyubomila, Mirolyub, Svetozar) and their derivatives (Svyatosha, Dobrynya, Tishilo, Ratisha, Putyata, Yarilka , Miloneg).
From the listed names, it is easy to trace the process of creating a derivative name: the second part is cut off from the two-base one and a suffix or ending is added (-neg, -lo, -ta, -tka, -sha, -yata, -nya, -ka).
Example: Svyatoslav: Svyato + sha = Svyatosha.
Of course, the names of people carry a significant part of the culture and traditions of the entire people. In Russia, with the advent of Christianity, Slavic names almost completely fell into oblivion. There were lists of Slavic names prohibited by the church. Why this happened is not difficult to guess. One part of the names (Lada, Yarilo) were names Slavic gods, the owners of the second part were people who, even after the Christianization of Rus', tried to restore the cult and traditions (magi, heroes). Today in Russia only 5% of children are given Slavic names, which certainly impoverishes the already meager Slavic culture.
