40 Strong Russian Girl Names For Your Sweethearts

2017-04-06

If you have Russian heritage and want a name that reads beautifully in both English and Russian, the search is rewarding once you know where to look. Russian uses 33 Cyrillic characters against English's 26 Roman letters, so this curated list of 40 strong girl names is handpicked to cross both alphabets smoothly. You can consider favorites like Alexandra, Anastasia, Eva, Marina, Natalia, Nina, Sofia, and Vera, along with softer, distinctly Russian picks such as Alina, Anya, Daria, Dasha, Ekaterina, Galina, Larisa, Liliya, Oksana, Olga, Polina, Raisa, Svetlana, Tamara, Tanya, Veronika, Yulia, and Zoya.

If you have Russian roots, you could consider choosing a name that works in both English and Russian for your newborn baby. Of course it is not easy, because there are 33 Cyrillic characters in Russian but 26 Roman characters in English. We have pulled together our selection of Russian names for girls that also work for Americans. Check out the below 35 strong Russian names for your little girls.

Alexandra: Defender of mankind.

Alina: Beautiful.

Anastasia: A revival from new.

Anya: Favor.

Daria: Rich.

Dasha: God's gift.

Dominika: Born on Sunday.

Ekaterina: Pure.

Elizaveta: Devoted to God.

Emilia: Industrious.

Eva: Life.

Faina: Crown.