Russian Girls Names - HOW IT WORKS |
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Russian girls names are different to Russian women names, because a "girl name" will be usually a shorter/affectionate form of the "adult" woman's name. (See the list of Most popular Russian girls names) Similar in English, you may be using Abi as a short form for Abigail, or Alex for Alexandra. In Russian, a girl will be usually called only by a short form of the name and not by her full formal name, maybe because Russian names are usually longer, 3-4 sillables. In Russian, all full formal names can be used with suffices that give the name a special “soft” meaning; it’s not a nickname but a shorter/softer/affectionate form of the
same name. Russian name Natalia: All those forms (as above) have the “root” – “nat”. “Natasha” and “Natalia” seem to be different names but in Russian, they are considered forms of the same name, a "girl" name and a "woman" name. Generally, suffices add an informal and affectionate meaning to a Russian girl's name; which cannot be fully expressed and quantified; except for the suffice “k” which has a slight “degrading” tone to it; most other forms of Russian girls names are rather soft and affectionate. Sometimes the short/affectionate form doesn't even sound alike the formal/full form; for example, the short forms for a Russian name Alexandra are "Sasha" and "Shura" (which also happens in English, for example, "Richard" and "Dick").
Some Russian girls names can be also male’s names, just like in English: GENERAL RULE: If
two names sound alike, you can bet it is exactly the same name in Russian, for example, Julia and Yuliya – the same name.
Petr (father’s name) – Petrovna (patronymic middle name) It works like this: [first name] [the son/daughter of …. patronymic name] [from the family of … surname]. Most popular Russian girls names:
As you can see, the Russian sound similar to "ya" (also can be transcribed to English as "ia" or "iya" or "ja") is often used in the Russian girls names, to form a short form of the name from the longer formal form. Because Russian alphabet is different from the English alphabet, and there is no one formal way to transcribe certain letters, everyone tries their best and the same name can look very different; for example Uliana and Julianna (can also be Ulianna, Juliana etc). We have a lot of queries from men who say something like, "This girl sent me a letter signed by a different name!" We look and it's usually a girl named Natalia who signed her letter as "Natasha" or Tatiana who signed "Tanya", which as you know by now are exactly the same names, simply a short form and a formal form. Popular Russian girls names usually only used in a full form:
These names still can have an affectionate form, however, they are normally used in the full form even for girls. When you see a Russian girl's name on a website, such as a dating site for Russian girls, please remember she could have changed it to an English variant, to make it easier for English-speaking people. For example, Evgeniya could use Jen or Jenny, Elena could use Helen or Helena, Ekaterina become Kate or Kati, I hope you now have a better understanding of Russian girls names.
Elena Petrova is the founder of www.ElenasModels.com. She has a degree in philosophy and has been working in the Russian dating industry since 1999, introducing Russian girls to western men seeking dating, love and relationships. Her agency Elena's Models has clients in 167 countries and hundreds of successful marriages on its books.
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