First names often described a babys character or the parents hopes.

Popular russian names 1930s. Variant spelling of Russian Akilina meaning eagle ALEKSANDRA Александра. Political Culture and Soviet Politics. Natacha given name Natalia given name Nataliya.

Similar endings are added for male and female names. After Yekaterina the Russian form of Catherine the most popular girls names were Anna Maria Yelena Olga and Tatyana. Originates from the name of a Russian traditional fruit drink similar to mors with the addition of starch or arrowroot.

All names for 1930. Sometimes the diminutives look and sound nothing like the original name. The infamous Joseph Stalin had his name changed as well.

The following were the most popular names during the 30s. From комар - gnat mosquito. Nadezhda given name Nadia.

63 rows Revolutionary Baby Names in Russia. Anna sounds similar to Anastasia and Ivan was the name of one of Russias. For example the name Ivan has another spelling Ayyen that means merciful and gracious Elijah is also known as Ilya that means my god is Yahweh Below is a curated collection of Russian names.

Writer Vladimir Ulyanov originally signed his works as Lenin and went down in history as Vladmir Lenin. From кисель - kissel. Famous Russian Names Some public figures like writers and politicians replaced their family names with pseudonyms.