Names of many Ukranian and Russian ladies
Names of many Ukranian and Russian ladies are unfamiliar to others who live outside Eastern and Central Europe. Many of these ladies? names have an English equivalent; some do not. With the Russian names themselves there are many variations. Some of these variations have a softer, more personal association with the speaker. For example, any Russian name that ends with the suffix (ochka) implies a greater level of personal association.
It should be remembered that when a man is trying to get to know a lady from Eastern Europe, he should always refer to her in a more formal way to start with. This means using the main derivative of the name e.g. Ekaterina, not Katya. If the lady says it's okay to be less formal, then you should acquiesce to her request, but don't be too informal too quickly. It's generally not the custom.
Below are some common Russian and Ukrainian ladies names:
For example:
• Alyona (main/formal name) Ilona (English variant for reference only)
• Allochka etc. (accepted cultural variations of main name)
Anastasia
Nastya, Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastasya
Alexandra (Alex/Alexis/Lexy)
Sasha, Sashenka, Sashka, Shura, Shurochka
Alla (Ally)
Allochka, Allushka
Alyona (Ilona)
Alyonushka, Alyonka, Alya
Anna
Anya, Annushka, Anyuta, Anechka
Daria
Dasha, Dashenka, Dashechka, Dashunya
Diana (Dianne)
Dianushka, Dina, Dianochka
Ekaterina (Catherine/Katrina/Kate/Katie)
Katya, Katerina, Katyushka, Katyusha, Katenka
Elena
Lena, Lenochka, Lenok, Lenchik, Yelenushka
Eleonora (Elly/Elenor)
Elya
Elizaveta (Elizabeth/Liz/Eiza)
Liza, Lizok, Lizochka
Elvira
Elya
Eugenia (Jean/Jeannie)
Zhenya, Zhenka, Zhenechka
Galina
Galochka, Galenka, Galyushka, Galchonok
Inna (Ina)
Innochka, Innoulya, Innoulenka, Inusya, Inok, Innessa
Irina (Irene)
Ira, Irinka, Irishka, Irinchik, Irinochka, Irunchik, Irisha
Yulia (Julie)
Yulenka, Yulka, Yulchik
Ksenia
Ksyusha, Ksyushka, Ksyushenka
Larisa
Lara, Larochka
Lilia (Lilian/Lily)
Lilechka, Lilya
Ludmila (Lucy/Lucille)
Lyuda, Mila, Milochka, Lyusya, Lyudochka
Lyubov
Lyuba, Lyubonka, Lyubasha, Lyubochka
Margarita (Margaret/Margo)
Rita, Margaritka, Ritochka, Ritulya
Maria (Mary)
Masha, Mashenka, Mashusha, Mashunya
Marina
Marisha, Marinochka, Marishka
Nadezhda
Nadia, Nadenka, Nadyusha, Nadyushka
Natalia (Natalie)
Natashenka, Natshechka, Natusenka, Natusik, Natasha
Nina
Ninochka, Ninok, Ninulya, Ninushka
Oksana
Oksanochka, Ksyusha, Ksyushenka, Ksana
Olesya (Alyssa)
Lesya, Lesenka
Olga
Olya, Olenka, Olyushka
Polina (Polly)
Polya, Polinka
Roza (Rosa/Rosie/Rose)
Rozochka, Rozita, Rozi
Sophia (Sophie)
Sonya, Sonechka, Sophochka
Svetlana
Sveta, Svetochka, Svetlanka, Svetik
Tamara (Tammy)
Toma, Tomochka, Tamarka
Tatyana
Tanechka, Tanyushenka, Tanyusha, Tanyushka
Valentina
Valya, Valyusha, Valyushka, Valenka, Valechka
Valeria (Valerie/Val)
Lera, Lerchik, Lerunchik, Lerusia, Lerok, Lerunia
Vera
Verochka, Verok
Veronika (Veronica)
Nika
Victoria (Vicky)
Vika
