In Russia most surnames change depending on the gender of the person.

Most common male russian names. Lion Lev means lion in a number of Slavic languages but I was still surprised to hear it used as Russian boys name. Probably the most common Russian male names are. Russian Boy Names 1.

Top 10 popular male names in Russia consists of the names such as Alexander Dmitriy Artyom Alexey Sergey Ivan Vladislav Bogdan Vladimir and Daniil. Top 50 Most Common Russian Names for Girls and for Boys. They include ancient Slavic names Christian names and names popularized in soviet and post soviet Russia.

Kazimir means He Who Destroys the Wold. Pure russia little people wolf kind gracious victory princess soul christmas word flower defender version strong faith bright born warrior star grace fairy greek men gift wisdom bear day queen hope baby lion king child son light royalty peace god resurrection goddess beauty life angel one beautiful daughter russian. This surname comes from the first name Ivan which was for centuries a very common name especially among the peasant class.

Russians have three names. The last names in the list below are all in the male form. For female one can hear the following names on a daily basis.

You can translate Alexander from Greek as a defender. The feminine form is the same plus an a at the end for most surnames ending in v and n. Marina Olga Victoria Ekaterina Elena and Svetlana.

Its one of the most popular male names among Slavic people. It literally broke into the top ten most popular names and today it is on the top of the list. The following list includes 90 first names for boys most widely used nowadays in Russia.