Beautiful female names and meanings. Women's names

Psychologists say that a person's name is not just a set of alternating sounds, but a kind of unique personality code. Hearing the name for the first time, the brain of a newborn baby on a subconscious level begins to adapt to it, forming certain character traits.

In Soviet times, the diversity of names was not honored, so the inhabitants of cities and villages were almost without exception called Sergeys, Marias, Valentins, Ivans, Alekseys, etc. As a result, the main mass of people who had similar characteristics and lived similar lives became impersonal.

At the end of the 20th - the beginning of our century, there was a change of priorities and there was a tendency to give children rare and long-forgotten names. They even began to produce special collections - names that help young parents choose a beautiful name for their heir. And although some mothers and fathers prefer their son or daughter to be called a “foreign” name like Angelina or Harry, the majority still turns to the origins and chooses old Russian names.

Days long past...

Before the introduction of Christianity in Russia, original names were used, which in essence were nicknames given for one reason or another. Often they were assigned to men and women according to external signs - 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 - Dislike, Nekras, Malice, Kriv, but this was precisely what should have scared away evil forces from him.

The second name was called already in adolescence, given the character traits that have already manifested themselves in a boy or girl. These names can generally be classified into the following groups:

In order of birth into the world in the family - Pervusha, Vtorak, Tretyak, Osmusha and others.
According to the main qualities of character - Smeyan, Stoyan, Torop, Kras, Zorko, etc.
Names reflecting the world of plants or animals - Wolf, Falcon, Oak, Pike, Nut and others.
By physique - Vyshata, Davila, Mal, etc.
Nicknames of pagan deities - Lada, Yarila, etc.

But the vast majority of Old Slavonic names were two-basic, that is, formed from two roots. Most often, “glory”, “wise”, “yar”, “holy”, “regiment”, “rad” and others were used: Milorad, Mstislav, Luchemir, Yaropolk, Svyatoslav. To form a diminutive form, the second part was cut off from the full name and the suffixes “neg”, “tka”, “sha”, “yata”, “nya” were added, for example, Dobrynya, Yarilka, Miloneg, Putyata, Svyatosha.

Old Slavic male names

Male pagan names our ancestors came up with especially carefully. After all, boys have always been more desirable than girls as carriers of strength and wisdom, continuers of the clan, 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 this doubled not only the merits, but also the shortcomings, 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.
It was not necessary to use the names of drowned people, dead children, as well as feeble-minded, crippled, robbers, drunkards, since negative qualities could be transferred 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 him by various names. What he reacted to became his own.

The list of forgotten names is very extensive. Some ancient Slavic names, especially male ones, may seem pretentious and strange in our time. However, among them there are many that can be successfully used in the modern world.

Agnes - fiery, light;

Bayan - the keeper of antiquity;
Berislav - taking glory;
Theologian - the one who knows the gods;
Bogodius - 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 - giving will;
Gradimir - looking at the world;
Gorisvet - high light;
Dobrynya - kind;
Acts - active;
Dan - above given;
Daromir - giving peace;
Daromysl - thinking;

Zhdanimir - the expected world;
Zhdan - long-awaited;
Desirable - desired;
Dawn - rising light;
Zvenimir - calling for peace;
Zdanimir is the creator of the world;
Idan - going;
Ivar - the tree of life;
Istislav - glorifying the truth;

Krasibor - chosen from the beautiful;
Kudeyar - a magician;
Ladislav - glorifying beauty;
Lyudimir - bringing peace to people;
Luborad - pleasing with love;
Lyuboyar - loving Yarila;
Love - beloved;
Lubodrone - dear;
Lubogost - hospitable;
Milan - cute;
Young - young;
Peaceful - loving peace;
Moguta - powerful;
Mirodar - giving peace;

Negomir - gentle and peaceful;
Found - found;
Witty - sharp-minded;
Otcheslav - glory to the father;
Peresvet - bright;
Raday - joyful;
Ratibor - the chosen warrior;

Svyatomir - holy world;
Svyatovik - light;
Saint is a warrior;
Die - appeasement;
Hvalimir - glorify the world;
Chestimir - the honor of the world;
Yaromil - cute;
Yanislav is glorious.

With the introduction of Christianity, Old Slavonic names were replaced by Greek, Roman, Jewish and Arabic ones, and some even found themselves under the strictest ban. True, later individual names, for example, Yaroslav, Vladimir, Mstislav, were included in the Orthodox nomenclature thanks to Vladimir the Holy, Yaroslav the Wise or Mstislav the Great who glorified them.

Features of female Slavic names

Like male, the main female Slavic names were not given from birth. They were often replaced with distracting nicknames, or they simply said “child”, “child”, “girl”, “smaller”. Over the years, having discovered in their daughter a craving for some kind of craft or seeing special character traits in her, her parents prepared her for the ceremony of obtaining a new permanent name.

According to customs, the ceremony was held at the temple - an ancient Slavic sanctuary near the statues of pagan gods. At first, the girl was bathed in water, washing off her old childhood name, and then the magi solemnly named her new.

This usually happened when the girl was 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 babies, who from childhood were destined to become witches or priestesses, at 9.

Old Russian female names have a special melody and beauty. Therefore, many of them can be used in our time, naming their beloved daughters.

Agnia - fiery, enlightened;

Bela - white, clean;
Bazhena - desired;
Bayana is a storyteller;
Beloslav - glorifying purity;
Snow White - pure, white;
Belyan - enlightened;
Goddess - kind;
Bogdana - given by God;
Bogolyuba - loving the gods;
Bogumila - dear to God;
Boguslav - glorifying God;
Borimira - fighting for peace;
Boyana - fighting, courageous;
Bratislava - taking glory;
Bronislava is a glorious protector;

Verna - faithful;
Vedana - knowing;
Velena, Velina - imperative;
Velizhana - polite;
Wenceslas - crowned with glory;
Veselina - cheerful;
Vesnyan - spring;
Vlad - okay;
Vladislav - owning glory;
Power - domineering;
Sovereign - ruler;
Vojislava - conquering glory;
Vratislav - returning glory;
Vsemila - dear to everyone;
All-nezha - tender to everyone;
High - high;
Vyacheslav - the most glorious;

Gala - spiritual;
Galina - feminine, earthly;
Dove - tender;
Much - capable;

Darena - donated;
Daryana - courageous;
Dobrovlada - possessing kindness;
Dobroslava - glorifying kindness;
Guess - quick-witted;
Dolyana - lucky;
Domna - homely, economic;
Dragana - precious;
Dushan - sincere;

Zhdana - waiting;
Desired - desired;

Fun is a comforter;
Zadora - fervent;
Zbigniew - restraining anger;
Zvezdana - born under the stars;
Zlatoyara - strong as the sun;
Zoreslava - glorious beauty;

Election - chosen;

Irina - ascended;

Karina - brown-eyed;
Beauty is beautiful;

Lada - dear;
Lagoda - sincere;
Lebedyan - slender;
Luchesara - radiant;
Love is love, darling;
Ljubodara - giving love;
Lyudmila - dear to people, humane;

Matryona - mature;
Milada - dear to the goddess Lada;
Milana - sweetheart;
Militsa - sweet on the face;
Milolika - sweet face;
Milonega - sweet and gentle;
Milorada - sweetheart with joy;
Mironega - peaceful, gentle;
Mlada - young, fine;

Hope is hope;
Beloved - beloved;
Ogneslava - glorifying Fire;
Olesya - forest;
Olela - beloved;
Polelya - loving;
Poleva - field;
Polina - balanced;
Beautiful - beautiful;
Charm - lovely;
Suitability - comely;
Radmila - caring and sweet;
Radoslav - glorifying joy;
Rogneda - abundant;
Rosana - clean, fresh;
Ruzhena - pink;
Blush - ruddy;
Rusava - fair-haired;

Svetana - light;
Svetolika - enlightened;
Svetoyara - sunny;
Sineoka - blue-eyed;
Siyana - shining;
Slavia - glorious;
Smeyana - laughing;
Humble - meek;
Snezhana - white-haired;
Stanislav - constantly glorious;
Stojana - very courageous;

Delight - delighting;
Tsvetana - blooming, tender;
Charusha - generous;
Chernava - swarthy;
Cheslava - glorious honor;
Generous - generous;
Jadwiga - nurse;
Yana - courageous;
Yarolika - sun-faced;
Jaromira - bright and peaceful;
Yaroslav - glorifying Yarila-sun.

Our ancestors attached special importance to names. Ancient people believed that the sounds from which they are composed have magical powers received from the gods and mother nature herself. Old 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.

In recent years, it has become fashionable to give children rare names. Sometimes, of course, parents get very carried away: a rich imagination is good, but the main thing is not to harm. Indeed, in addition to the fact that the name carries a certain meaning, it must also correspond to the area, be harmonious, and so on. It is important that the child wearing it does not become the object of ridicule at school.

Be that as it may, the popularity of rare names is growing (some are becoming not so rare), and therefore old Russian names are returning to fashion. Parents are paying more and more attention to them. In this article, we will talk about Slavic female names and help you choose the right beautiful and rare name for a girl.

Old Russian names

It is quite difficult to study old Russian names, because they did not always have the same meaning, everything depended on a particular region, on family traditions and the general way of life. Female Slavic names are not just beautiful and unusual, they are also part of our history, our heritage.

It is difficult to choose a name for a child, especially if you want to somehow stand out, put some meaning and hidden power into it. It is worth noting that among the Slavs, the name, among other things, was also a talisman. Therefore, it is even more difficult to choose a beautiful Slavic name for a girl, because a woman is the keeper of the hearth and the continuer of the family.

A real female Slavic name is now a rarity. Firstly, many naming traditions have been lost for centuries, and secondly, we are already accustomed to giving children Greek, Germanic or Roman names. However, you can still remember something. And in order to choose the right name, first of all, you should refresh the memory of the ancient Slavic traditions.

How the Slavs chose the name of the child

First of all, it is worth noting that the Slavs did not give names to babies, and if they did, it was something like a temporary nickname. Usually at this age, the kids were called like that - “child” or “child”, sometimes even by a number - “first”, “second”, and so on.

And the rite of naming itself was carried out when the children were from 9 to 16 years old. Until that time, they usually watched the child, noticed his qualities and character. And they did not always give one name, this tradition, to some extent, is still alive in the habit of inventing nicknames for each other.

Each girl had her own purpose, this greatly affected the choice of an old Russian name. Everything was taken into account:

personal qualities of the child;

the role of the girl as a future woman, wife, mother and continuer of the family;

identification with one goddess or another.

The very time of the ceremony was also chosen not by chance. For example:

if the qualities of the future witch began to appear in the child, the name was given at the age of 9;

if signs of a princess or warrior were noticed - at the age of 12;

in all other cases, the ceremony was performed when the girl was 16 years old.

In general, the names were given according to the following principle:

Naming based on the character of the girl;
In honor of ancestors, for example, grandmother-witness or great-grandmother-needlewoman;
In honor of the tribal deity (in this case, one could count on the protection and patronage of the Goddess).

Features of female Old Slavonic names

Old Russian names sound very beautiful, they are melodic and harmonious. All female Slavic names can be divided into several types, the most common of which were:

Dibasic. In such names, we can very often see the root - Slav Miroslav, Yaroslav. But he was not always present, for example, there are two-basic names Svetozar and Lyubomil.

Based on participles - Zhdana.

Taken from the surrounding world of plants and animals.

Reflecting the personality traits of a person.

Derived from the names of the gods.

Special names, so they usually called princely children.

The rite of naming itself was carried out at the temple, the sorcerer did it. During the ritual, the former name-nickname was washed away from the child, and then a new one was given. It is noteworthy that the rites for boys and girls were different: for example, the name was “washed away” from the boy in the river, and from the girl in the lake. That is, stagnant or flowing water was needed.

Under certain circumstances, the name could be changed. Most often this happened when a new name was assigned to a person, among the people. The situation is about the same as we have with nicknames.

How to choose a Slavic name for a girl

You always want to give your child a beautiful name. But it should also be pleasing to the ear. This is especially true for female names.

An important point: our ancestors believed that the name has magical powers, especially if you say it out loud. And the girl, as a future mother and keeper of the hearth, should receive strength from nature itself and the gods.

By the way, a beautiful name based on ancient Slavic traditions can simply be composed. There were such cases. But it is important to take into account all that we have talked about in this article, and not get carried away too much with neo-pagan synthetics. Plus, “remake” is, after all, not an old Russian name.

Slavic female names: meaning

Not many female names have come down to us, and there are many lists in Runet in which you can see hundreds of them. This is not entirely true, often such lists include too controversial names, or even Greek or Roman ones.

Below we provide a list of beautiful Slavic names for a girl. Format: name - value.

Bazhen- from the male Bazhen, which means "beloved" or "desired."

Belogora- enlightened.

Beloslav- from the male Beloslav, meaning "good fame."

Berislav- from the male Berislav, that is, "glorifying."

blagoslav(Blagoslav), the meaning of the name is the same as Beloslav.

Bogdan- from the male Bogdan, which means "desired child" or "given, presented by God"

Bogumila- meaning "dear to the gods."

Boleslav- from Boleslav, that is, "illustrious" or "most glorious"

Borislav- on behalf of Borislav, consists of "fight" and "glory". Literally - "fighting for glory."

Boyana- "warrior". There is a male analogue of the name - Boyan.

Bratislava- double Bratislav, "glorious for its feats of arms."

Bronislava(Bronislav) - "glorious in defense."

Vedana(Vedeneya, Vedenya) - "knowing." Paired male name Vedan.

Vedislava- can be described as "glorifying knowledge."

Velizhan- "polite".

Velizara- from Velizar, which means "illumined" or "enlightened".

Velimira- from the male Velimir. This name can be translated as "big world".

Velislava- from Velislav, by analogy with the name Velimir, we translate as "great glory."

Wenceslas- on behalf of Wenceslas, that is, "crowned with glory."

Veselina(Vesela) - "cheerful." Paired name - Veselin.

Vladimir- from Vladimir, "owning the world."

Vladislav- paired Vladislav (Volodislav), that is, "glorious, famous."

Vojislava(Vojislav), meaning "fighting for glory."

omniscient- “smart”, and if literally, then “omniscient”.

Vsemila- from the male Vsemil, literally "sweet for everyone."

Vseslav- from the male Vseslav, "the most glorious."

Gorislava- literally can be translated as "flaming in glory." There is a male counterpart to the name.

Gradislava- Gradislav. The exact translation is "city glory".

Darena(Darina, Dara) - double - Daren ("donated").

Dzvenislava- literally - “ringing glory”, literary translation - “glorified”.

Dobrovlad- from the male Dobrovlad, which means "possessing kindness."

Dobrogora- from Dobrogor, that is, "exalting good."

Dobrolyuba(Dobrolyub) - by analogy with the name above, "loving good."

Dobromila- on behalf of Dobromil, which means "kind and sweet."

Dobromir(Dobromir), literal translation "kind and peaceful." Sometimes translated as "noble".

Dobroslav- from the male Dobroslav, that is, "good fame."

Dragomir- from Dragomir, which means "valuing the world."

Zhdana(Zhdan) - "the one who is expected."

Zhivoroda- literal translation - "living for the family."

Zvenislav- literally, the name can be translated as “ringing glory”, literary translation - “proclaiming glory” or “glorifying”.

Spark- "sincere". There is a male form of the name - Iskren.

Casimir(Kazimir) - "preaching peace" or "peacemaker".

Krasimira- on behalf of Krasimir, which is often translated as "beautiful and peaceful."

Lada- "beloved", "dear". Lada is the goddess of love.

Ladomila- “dear goddess Lada”, can be translated as “merciful”.

Ladoslav- "glorifying the goddess Lada."

Luchesara- "radiant".

Lyubava(Love) - "beloved."

Lyubomila- "beloved" or "dear".

Lubomir- from the male Lubomir. The name can be translated as "beloved by the world."

Ludmila(Lyudmil) - "dear to people."

Ludomira- "reconciling people."

Milada- sometimes the name is translated as "dear goddess Lada", and sometimes as "young", "sweet and fine."

Milan(Milena) - from the male Milan, which means "gentle".

Miloslava(Miloslav), that is, "the one whom glory loves."

Miroslava- on behalf of Miroslav, which means "glorified by peacefulness."

Mstislav(Mstislav) - "glorious defender."

Hope- hope.

Nekras(Nekras) - a deceptive name meaning "ugly".

Ogneslav- from the male Ogneslav, that is, "glorifying fire."

Ogneyar(Ogneyar) - "Yarila's fire."

Peresvet- on behalf of Peresvet, that is, "light."

Radmila- "sweet, caring."

Radimir(Radimir) - “rejoicing in the world” or “joy of the world”, often translated as “fighter for peace”.

Radislava(Radislav) - "who cares / cares about glory."

Radosveta- “bringing joy and light” or “sanctifying with joy”.

Joy(Rada) - "joy", "happiness".

Rostislav- on behalf of Rostislav, that is, "the one whose fame is growing."

Svyatogora(Svyatogor) - "indestructible holiness."

Snezhana- "snowy".

Stanislav(Stanislav) - "a haven of glory."

Tikhomir- on behalf of Tikhomir, that is, "pacified."

Chaslava(Cheslava) - from the male name Chaslav. It is translated as “honest glory”, “glorious honor”, but there is a version that it comes from the word “vanity”.

Chernava- “dark-haired”, “dark-skinned”.

Yaroslav(Yaroslav) - "possessing bright fame."

Of course, not all names were included in the list, but the most famous and used ones. More information about Slavic names can be found in the work of M. Moroshkin "Slavic nomenclature or a collection of Slavic personal names."

Ancient Slavic female names.

Bazhen is a female form named after Bazhen.
Belogora - enlightened.
Beloslava is the female form named after Beloslav.
Berislav is a female form named after Berislav.
Blagoslav is a female form named after Blagoslav.

Bogdana is the female form of the name Bogdan.
Bogumila - dear to the Gods.
Boleslav is the female form named after Boleslav.
Borislav is a female form named after Borislav.
Boyana is the female form named after Boyan.

Bratislava is the female form named after Bratislava.
Bronislava is the female form named after Bronislav.
Vedana (Vedeneya, Vedenya) - the leader.
Vedislava - glorifying knowledge.
Velizhana is polite, subdued her feelings.

Velizara - many-light, illumined.
Velimira is a female form named after Velimir.
Velislav is a female form named after Velislav.
Wenceslas is the female form named after Wenceslas.
Faith is faith, true.

Vesselina (Vesela) - the female form named after Veselin.
Vladimir is the female form named after Vladimir.
Vladislava is the female form named after Vladislav.
Vojislava is a female form named after Vojislav.
Omniscient - omniscient.

Vsemila is the female form named Vsemila.
Vseslav - the female form named after Vseslav.
Dove - meek.
Gorislava is a female form named after Gorislav.
Gradislava is the female form named after Gradislav.

Granislav is a female form named after Granislav.
Darena (Darina, Dara) - the female form named after Daren.
Dzvenislava - glorified.
Dobrovlada - possessing kindness.
Dobrogora - exalting goodness.

Dobrolyuba - loving kindness.
Dobromila is a female form named after Dobromil.
Dobromir is the female form named after Dobromir.
Dobroslav - female form named after Dobroslav.
Dragomir is a female form named after Dragomir.

Zhdana is a female form named after Zhdan.
Zhivoroda - priestess of Alive.
Zvenislav - proclaiming glory; glorifying.
Zlatotsveta (Gold) - golden-colored.
Zoremira - illuminating, enlightening the world.

Iskra is the female form named after Iskren.
Casimir is the female form named after Casimir.
Krasimira is a female form named after Krasimir.
Lada - beloved, dear. Goddess of love, mother of the gods.
Ladomila - dear to the goddess Lada, merciful.

Ladomira is a female form named after Ladomir.
Ladoslava - praising Lada.
Luchesara - radiant, illuminating with light.
Lyubava (Love) - beloved.
Lyubomila - beloved, dear.

Lubomir is a female form named after Lubomir.
Lyuboyara - loving Yarila.
Ludmila is the female form named after Ludmila.
Ludomira - reconciling people.
Milada is dear to the goddess Lada.

Milana (Milena) is the female form named after Milan.
Miloslava is the female form named after Miloslav.
Miroslava is a female form named after Miroslav.
Mstislava is a female form named after Mstislav.
Hope is hope.

Nekras is the female form of Nekras.
Ogneslav - glorifying Fire.
Ogneyar is a female form named after Ogneyar.
Peredslava (Predslava) - preceding glory. Historical personality: Predslava - wife of Svyatoslav Igorevich, mother of Yaropolk Svyatoslavich.

Peresvet - the female form of the name Peresvet.
Radmila - pleasing with sunny mercy.
Radimira is a female form named after Radimir.
Radislava is the female form of Imney Radislav.
Radmila is caring and sweet.

Radosveta - sanctifying with joy.
Joy (Rada) - joy, happiness, sunny.
Rostislava is a female form named after Rostislav.
Svetislava is a female form named after Svetislav.
Svetlana is the female form named after Svetlana.

Svetozara (Svetlozara) is a female form named after Svetozar.
Svetogora is a female form named after Svetogor.
Svetoyara - sunny.
Snezhana - white-haired, cold.
Stanimira is a female form named after Stanimir.

Stanislav is the female form named after Stanislav.
Tikhomir is a female form named after Tikhomir.
Chaslava (Cheslava) - the female form named after Chaslav.
Chernava - dark-haired, swarthy; Avesha Mary.
Pike is a personified name of the animal world. The earthly incarnation of the KIND.

Yaromila - dear Yarile.
Yaroslav - female form named after Yaroslav

With the birth of a baby, every parent begins to think about what to name their daughter. I want the name to be beautiful, special and with an interesting meaning. A considerable number of people believe in the magic of the name and claim that it has a strong influence on the fate and character of the child. Traditionally, parents look for their daughter's name in lists of Orthodox names for girls.

How to choose a name for a girl by its meaning

Each name must have its own meaning. Once upon a time, it was born thanks to certain associations that are not obvious to us now.

Any parents wish only the best for their child and approach the choice of a name with responsibility. So let's figure out what the most popular Orthodox names today mean.

Alina - from ancient German., "noble";
Alla - from ancient Arabic. "letter", ancient Greek. - "resurrection", from the Gothic - "other";
Albina - "light", "white", "clean";
Anastasia - "return to life", "resurrection", "resurrected", "reborn", "immortal";
Angela - "messenger";
Anna - from Heb. "disposition", "favor", "favor";
Antonina - "extensive", "acquisition", "comparison" and "opponent", from the Greek. - "acquiring in return";
Valentina - "healthy", "strong", "be healthy";
Valeria - "to be strong, healthy";
Faith - "belief", "truth";
Victoria - "victory", "winner";
Vitalia - "life";
Galina - "calm", "serene";
Daria - “strong”, “winning”, “owner”, “owner of wealth”, “winner”;
Dina - from ancient Hebrew. "avenged";
Evgenia - "noble";
Catherine - "eternally pure", "immaculate";
Elena - "light", "bright";
Elizabeth - from Hebrew. sounds like “God is my oath”, “I swear by God”;
Jeanne - "God's grace";
Zinaida - Greek. "born of Zeus", "from the genus of Zeus";
Zoya - means "life";
Inga - means "protected by Yngwie";
Inna - "strong water";
Irina - from ancient Greek. "peace", "peace";
Karina - "looking forward";
Claudia - means "lame", "lame";
Christina - "Christian";
Larisa - from the Greek. "gull";
Lydia - came from the name of one region in Asia Minor - a resident of Lydia, an Asian, from Lydia;
Love - means "love";
Lyudmila - "dear to people";
Maya - "progenitor of the universe";
Margarita - "pearl", another meaning from Ind. - "brave";
Marina - from lat. "marine";
Maria is an ancient Hebrew. "resist", "reject", "be bitter"; "beloved", "holy", "stubborn", "mistress", "superiority";
Hope - from staroslav. "hope";
Natalia - "native";
Nelly - "young", "new";
Nina - "queen";
Nonna - from lat. "ninth";
Oksana - from the Greek. "foreign", "foreign";
Olga - "great", "princess";
Polina - "independent";
Raisa - "light", "careless";
Rimma - from lat. "Roman", from ancient times. - "apple", from the Greek. - "throwing", "thrown";
Svetlana - from the word "bright";
Seraphim - "burning", "fiery";
Sophia - "wisdom", "wisdom";
Tamara - from the word "tamar", which in translation is "palm tree";
Tatyana - from the word "tatto" - "to establish", "to determine";
Emma - from the Greek. "affectionate", "flattering";
Julia - from lat. "curly", "July", "from the genus Yuliev";
Yaroslav - ancient Slav. "fiery glory".

Knowing the meaning of names, you can easily name your child in accordance with your wishes and hopes regarding his future and character traits.

Name for daughter according to the Orthodox calendar

After the baptism of Russia, it became customary to baptize newborns, and they called them the names of saints according to the holy calendar. To determine the name, first of all you need to have a calendar with the days on which it is customary to honor saints, in accordance with the year the child was born.

If not a single saint is recorded on the baby’s birthday, they usually take the name indicated on the next day, or in the next 8 days after the birth of the child.

Beautiful Orthodox names for girls alphabetically

There are many Orthodox beautiful and euphonious, as well as rarely seen names. They will be very beneficial to distinguish the girl from among the others and make her different from everyone else, that is, special.

Anastasia - translated as "immortal" or "resurrected", very kind and trusting, with a good imagination.
Angelina is a "messenger" or "angel", it is very difficult to convince her of anything, a born commander. School lessons do not attract her, but she is quite independent and is engaged in self-development.
Asfeya is an amorous girl, tends to become attached to people, a perfectionist in everything and quite demanding.
Animaida is a gifted, talented person.
Barbara - from the ancient Greek "foreigner", she is a born family man, she appreciates the beauty in people, she is an idealist.
Vevey - is able to make sacrifices for someone, but often does not notice her mistakes. Faithful to family and loved one.
Gaina is frank, sincere and sensible, a born family man.
Glyceria - sometimes it seems to others that she is aloof, because she is characterized by loneliness. Be careful with money spending.
Dominika is sociable and cheerful, has many friends, as it is easy for her to make new acquaintances, but at the same time she is always faithful only to her “best friend”.
Damara is somewhat slow, which is not always good. Sincere, frank and ready to help at any moment.
Euphrosyne - loves to dominate, often blames herself for problems that have arisen not always through her fault, is prone to introspection.
Evdokia is sincere, ready to help a friend, feels responsible for her loved ones.
Julia - has self-esteem, the main desire is to love and be loved.
Kiriena is wise, the owner of great inner strength, she has an extraordinary intuition.
Casinia is a brave and independent girl, very inquisitive as a child.
Lyudina is reliable, she feels responsible for the fate of people close to her.
Love is faithful to its loved ones, it can be too lenient towards relatives and friends.
Melania is a sociable girl, easily makes new acquaintances, is able to deeply analyze situations. Likes order and cleanliness.
Mariam is reliable, likes to be useful and takes an active part in any field of activity.
Nonna - dominates always and everywhere, devoted and faithful to her chosen one, has a strong character.
Pulcheria is an idealist and perfectionist, has excellent intuition. It has the ability to "attract" help at the right time to achieve goals.
Poplia - does not differ in particular sociability, feels the need not to lose self-control and always behave with dignity.
Rufina - always comes to the rescue, does not tolerate fuss, sometimes imperious and ruthless, but at the same time kind and knows how to sympathize.
Stefanida is a perfectionist, falls in love easily. Has good health, but this difference can weaken due to hard work and negative emotions.
Solomiya is frank, active in various public and sporting events.
Serafima is a brave girl, in childhood she is distinguished by excessive curiosity.
Favsta - has an innate talent, is capable of strong love and affection for her chosen one in life.
Theodora is a charming and attractive girl who has a great interest in life.
Feofaniya is always busy with something, very active, constantly in the lead. Used to doing rather than talking.
Chrysia is a fidget, prone to continuous movement through life. Often loses interest in what does not change, constantly looking for change.
Cecilia - has an innate creativity, in search of constant ways of self-expression, sociable.

As you can see, these rare and beautiful Orthodox names are rather unusual, which is their uniqueness. They are not often seen in everyday life.

You need to choose the right name carefully, combining it with the patronymic of the child. This verbal tandem should sound coherent, not difficult, hard to pronounce and remember.

Unusual Russian female names

If you aspire to call a girl some old name, then it is for you that we have prepared a list of Russian Orthodox female names.

In it you will definitely be able to find the “same” name intended specifically for your child, because the list of Russian names for a girl is quite diverse:

Adeline, Agnes, Aurora, Alexandrina, Alena, Arina, Asya;
Berta, Bogdana;
Verona, Venus, Violetta, Violanta, Valeria, Victoria, Vladlena, Vitalina;
Greta, Galina;
Dariana, Daria, Diana;
Evdokia;
Zara, Zlata, Zarina, Zoryana;
Inna, Ivona, Ilena, Irma;
Xenia, Clara;
Lyalya, Lada, Lyubava, Lira, Lika, Lesya;
Maya, Mary, Martha, Mila, Milana, Mariana;
Oktyabrina, Olesya;
Praskovia, Polianna;
Ruslana, Regina, Romana, Radmila;
Sim, Snezhana, Svyatoslav;
Ustinya, Uliana;
Fiza, Feodosia;
Harita, Hilda, Helga;
Edda;
Juno, Juliana;
Yaroslav, Yadviga, Yana, Yasmina, Yanina.

Forgotten and rare Orthodox names for a girl

Among the rare Orthodox female names you can find:

Augusta, Agapia, Aglaida, Adelaide, Akulina;
Beatrice;
Vasilis, Vassa, Vincent, Vivian;
Galatea, Glafira, Gloria;
Denisia, Dosithea, Drosis;
Eumenia, Euphalia, Emelian;
Zeno;
Isis, Iphigenia, Iolanthe, Isidora;
Casimir, Concordia, Cornelia;
Leocadia, Leonia, Libya, Lolla, Longinus;
Mavra, Matilda, Matryona, Militsa, Mikhailina;
Neonilla;
Pavlina, Petrina, Pulcheria;
Renata;
Selina, Stepanida;
Theokla, Fedora, Fedosya, Feofaniya;
Harita;
Celestine;
Ennafa, Era;
Junia, Justina.

There are names that not only sound beautiful and are rare, but also have a very interesting meaning.

Among them, the following stand out in particular:

Artemis - has the meanings of "whole", "intact", "inviolable". Once this name belonged to the goddess of the hunt,
Venus - the name has Latin roots, meaning "love."
Vesnyan - definitely suitable for girls born in the spring, as it means "spring" of the same name.
Hera - literally translated as "lady".
Dahlia is a beautiful name, the girl is named after the flower.
Miya - means "rebellious";
Palmyra - "palm tree"
Juno is a Greek name given to the goddess of marriage and love.

Naming one of these rare names for your daughter, you not only give her a beautiful name, but also to some extent determine her character and fate. Approach the choice consciously and responsibly.

Women's names for baptism

Responsibly approaching the rite of baptism and the selection for this female name, many of us turn to the World Wide Web for help. Some are looking for an answer in Orthodox calendars, someone is consulting with a priest...

We offer our own selection of female names for baptism:

Agafya, Anisia;
Glafira;
Zinaida;
Ilaria;
Larisa, Lydia;
Matron;
Nina;
Paul;
Raisa;
Salome, Sosanna;
Taisiya;
Juliana.

The above names are the rarest known Orthodox variants.

For baptism, many also choose names that are very common today in Slavic countries:

Alexandra, Anna;
Valentina, Valeria, Varvara, Veronica, Vera;
Daria;
Zoya, Zlata;
Ivana, Irina;
Kira, Christina;
Marina, Maria, Melania;
Natalia;
Olga;
Sofia.

This article contains a lot of different names for girls - both rare and very popular, Russian and common far beyond the borders of our country, as well as with a special meaning. As already mentioned, the name has a strong influence on the formation of the character and fate of the girl, so the parents have a huge responsibility for the future of the child, even in such a seemingly symbolic moment as choosing a name.