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Most often, the day of remembrance of a saint is the day of his earthly death, i.e. transition to eternity, meeting with God, to join Whom the ascetic sought.

How to determine the name day

In the church calendar there are several days of commemoration of the same saint, and many saints also bear the same name. Therefore, it is necessary to find in the church calendar the day of remembrance of the saint of the same name as you, closest to your birthday. These will be your name days, and the saint whose memory is remembered on this day will be your heavenly patron. If he has other days of memory, then for you these dates will become “small name days”.

If we want to name a child strictly according to church tradition, then it will be the name of a saint, whose memory is celebrated on the 8th day after the child’s birth. Cm.

When determining a name day, the date of canonization of a saint does not matter, because it only records a fait accompli. In addition, as a rule, it is performed dozens of years after the saint’s transition to the heavenly abodes.

The name received by a person at baptism not only remains unchanged throughout his life (the only exception is the case of accepting monasticism), but also remains after death and passes with him into eternity. In prayers for the deceased, he also remembers their names given in baptism.

Name day and Angel Day

Sometimes name days are called Angel Day. This name day name recalls the fact that in the old days heavenly patrons were sometimes called the Angels of their earthly namesakes; It is incorrect, however, to confuse saints with angels. Name day is the day of remembrance of the saint after whom a person is named, and Angel Day is the day of baptism, when a person is assigned by God. Each baptized person has his own Guardian Angel, but we do not know his name.

Veneration and imitation of one's patron saint

The saint wrote about the prayerful help of the saints: “The saints, in the Holy Spirit, see our lives and our deeds. They know our sorrows and hear our fervent prayers... The saints do not forget us and pray for us... They also see the suffering of people on earth. The Lord gave them such great grace that they embrace the whole world with love. They see and know how exhausted we are from sorrows, how our souls have dried up, how despondency has bound them, and, without ceasing, they intercede for us before God.”

Veneration of a saint consists not only of praying to him, but also of imitating his feat and his faith. “Let your life be according to your name,” said the monk. After all, the saint whose name a person bears is not just his patron and prayer book, he is also a role model.

But how can we imitate our saint, how can we at least follow his example in some way? To do this you need:

• First, know about his life and exploits. Without this, we cannot truly love our saint.
• Secondly, we need to turn to them in prayer more often, know the troparion for him and always remember that we have a protector and helper in heaven.
• Thirdly, of course, we must always think about how we could follow the example of our saint in one case or another.

According to the nature of Christian deeds, saints are traditionally divided into faces (categories): prophets, apostles, saints, martyrs, confessors, saints, righteous, holy fools, saints, etc. (see).
The person named confessor or martyr, may well fearlessly profess his faith, act as a Christian always and in everything, without looking back at dangers or inconveniences, in everything he pleases, first of all, God, and not people, regardless of ridicule, threats and even oppression.
Those named after saints, can try to imitate them, exposing errors and vices, spreading the light of Orthodoxy, helping their neighbors find the path to salvation both by word and by their own example.
Reverend(i.e. monks) can be imitated in detachment, independence from worldly pleasures, maintaining purity of thoughts, feelings and actions.
Imitate holy fool- means, first of all, to humble yourself, cultivate selflessness, and not get carried away by acquiring earthly riches. The continuation should be the education of will and patience, the ability to endure the difficulties of life, the fight against pride and vanity. You also need the habit of meekly enduring all insults, but at the same time not being shy about exposing obvious vices, telling the truth to everyone who needs admonition.

Names in honor of Angels

A person can also be named in honor of (Michael, Gabriel, etc.). People named after the archangels celebrate their name day on November 21 (November 8, Old Style), on the day of the Celebration of the Council of the Archangel Michael and other ethereal Heavenly Powers.

If the name is not in the calendar

If the name you were given is not in the calendar, then at baptism the name that is closest in sound is chosen. For example, Dina - Evdokia, Lilia - Leah, Angelica - Angelina, Zhanna - Ioanna, Milana - Militsa. According to tradition, Alice receives the name Alexandra in baptism, in honor of St. passion-bearer Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova, who before accepting Orthodoxy bore the name Alice. Some names in the church tradition have a different sound, for example, Svetlana is Photinia (from the Greek photos - light), and Victoria is Nike, both names mean “victory” in Latin and Greek.
Only the names given at baptism are written.

How to celebrate a name day

Orthodox Christians on their name days visit the temple and, having prepared in advance, visit the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
The days of “small name days” are not so solemn for the birthday person, but it is advisable to visit the temple on this day.
After communion, you need to keep yourself from all fuss so as not to lose your festive joy. In the evening, you can invite your loved ones for a meal. It should be remembered that if the name day falls on a fast day, then the holiday treat should be fast. During Lent, name days that occur on a weekday are moved to the next Saturday or Sunday.
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What to give for name day

In celebration of the memory of the patron saint, the best gift will be something that contributes to his spiritual growth: an icon, a vessel for prayer, beautiful candles for prayer, books, audio and video CDs with spiritual content.

Prayer to your saint

We should remember the saint in whose honor we receive a name not only on name day. There is a prayer to the saint in our daily morning and evening prayers, and we can also turn to him at any time and in any need. The simplest prayer to the saint:
Pray to God for me, holy servant of God (name), as I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book for my soul.
Your saint also needs to know.

In addition to the icons of the Savior - the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Mother of God, it is advisable to have your own saint. It may happen that you have some rare name, and the icon of your heavenly patron will be difficult to find. In this case, you can buy an icon of All Saints, which symbolically depicts all the saints glorified by the Orthodox Church.
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Patristic sayings about name days

“We began to choose names not according to God. According to God, this is how it should be. Choose a name according to the calendar: either on what day the child will be born, or on what day he will be baptized, or within three days after baptism. Here the matter will be without any human considerations, but as God wills, for birthdays are in the hands of God.
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History and symbolism of the name day celebration

Like many other religious traditions, the celebration of name days was forgotten in Soviet times, moreover, in the 20-30s of the twentieth century it was subject to official persecution. True, it turned out to be difficult to eradicate age-old folk habits: they still congratulate the birthday boy on his birthday, and if the hero of the occasion is very young, they sing a song: “how on ... the name day we baked a loaf.” Meanwhile, name day is a special holiday, which could be called a day of spiritual birth, since it is associated primarily with the sacrament of Baptism and with the names that our heavenly patrons bear.

The tradition of celebrating name days has been known in Rus' since the 17th century. Usually on the eve of the holiday, the birthday boy’s family brewed beer and baked birthday rolls, pies and loaves. On the day of the holiday itself, the birthday boy and his family went to church for mass, ordered a prayer service for health, lit candles and venerated the icon with the face of his heavenly patron. During the day, birthday pies were distributed to friends and relatives, and often the filling and size of the pie had a special meaning, determined by the nature of the relationship between the birthday person and his loved ones. In the evening a festive dinner was held.

The royal name day (Name Day), which was considered a public holiday, was celebrated especially magnificently. On this day, boyars and courtiers came to the royal court to present gifts and take part in a festive feast, during which they sang for many years. Sometimes the king himself distributed the pies. Huge birthday rolls were distributed to the people. Later, other traditions appeared: military parades, fireworks, illuminations, shields with imperial monograms.

After the revolution, a serious and systematic ideological struggle began with name days: the rite of baptism was recognized as counter-revolutionary, and they tried to replace it with “Oktyabriny” and “Zvezdiny”. A ritual was developed in detail, in which the newborn was congratulated in strict sequence by an October child, a pioneer, a Komsomol member, a communist, “honorary parents”, sometimes the baby was symbolically enrolled in a trade union, etc. The fight against “remnants” reached anecdotal extremes: for example, in the 20s, censorship banned K. Chukovsky’s “Tsokotukha Fly” for “name day propaganda.”

Traditionally, name days are attributed to the day of remembrance of the named (namesake) saint, which immediately follows the birthday, although there is also a tradition of celebrating name days on the day of memory of the most famous named saint, for example, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Apostle Peter, St. Alexander Nevsky, etc. etc. In the past, name days were considered a more important holiday than the day of “physical” birth, in addition, in many cases these holidays practically coincided, since traditionally a child was baptized on the eighth day after birth: the eighth day is a symbol of the Kingdom of Heaven , to which the baptized person joins, while the number seven is an ancient symbolic number denoting the created earthly world. Baptismal names were chosen according to the church calendar (saints). According to the old custom, the choice of name was limited to the names of the saints whose memory was celebrated on the day of baptism. Later (especially in urban society) they moved away from this strict custom and began to choose names based on personal taste and other considerations - in honor of relatives, for example.
Name days turn us to one of our hypostases - to our personal name.

Perhaps to the ancient motto “Know thyself” we should add: “Know thy name.” Of course, a name primarily serves to distinguish people. In the past, a name could be a social sign, indicating a place in society - now, perhaps, only monastic (monastic) names stand out sharply from the Russian name book. But there is also a now almost forgotten, mystical meaning of the name.
In ancient times, people attached much more importance to a name than it does now. The name was considered a significant part of a person. The content of the name was correlated with the inner meaning of a person; it was, as it were, put inside him. The name controlled fate (“a good name is a good sign”). A well-chosen name became a source of strength and prosperity. Naming was considered a high act of creation, guessing the human essence, invoking grace.
In primitive society, a name was treated as a part of the body, like eyes, teeth, etc. The unity of the soul and the name seemed undeniable; moreover, it was sometimes believed that as many names as there were, there were as many souls, so in some tribes before to kill an enemy, it was supposed to find out his name in order to use him in his native tribe. Often names were hidden to prevent weapons from being given to the enemy. Harm and trouble were expected from mistreatment of the name. In some tribes it was strictly forbidden to pronounce (taboo) the name of the leader. In others, the custom was practiced of assigning new names to elders, which gave new strength. It was believed that a sick child was given strength by the name of his father, who was shouted in his ear or even called by his father’s (mother’s) name, believing that part of the parents’ vital energy would help defeat the disease. If the child cried especially a lot, it means the name was chosen incorrectly. Different nationalities have long maintained the tradition of naming “deceptive”, false names: the true name was not pronounced in the hope that death and evil spirits, perhaps, would not find the baby. There was another version of protective names - unattractive, ugly, frightening names (for example, Nekras, Nelyuba and even Dead), which averted adversity and misfortune.

In Ancient Egypt, the personal name was carefully guarded. The Egyptians had a “small” name, known to everyone, and a “big” one, which was considered true: it was kept secret and pronounced only during important rituals. The names of the pharaohs were especially respected - in the texts they were highlighted with a special cartouche. The Egyptians treated the names of the dead with great respect - mishandling them caused irreparable harm to the otherworldly existence. The name and its bearer were one whole: an Egyptian myth is typical, according to which the god Ra hid his name, but the goddess Isis managed to find him out by opening his chest - the name literally turned out to be inside the body!

For a long time, a change in name corresponded to a change in human essence. New names were given to adolescents upon initiation, that is, upon joining adult members of the community. In China, there are still children's "milk" names, which are abandoned with maturity. In ancient Greece, newly-minted priests, renouncing their old names, carved them on metal tablets and drowned them in the sea. Echoes of these ideas can be seen in the Christian tradition of giving monastic names, when someone who has taken monastic vows leaves the world and his worldly name.

Among many peoples, the names of pagan gods and spirits were taboo. It was especially dangerous to call evil spirits (“cursing”): in this way one could call out the “evil force.” The ancient Jews did not dare to name the Name of God: Yahweh (in the Old Testament - this is the “unspeakable Name”, a sacred tetragram, which can be translated as “I am who am.” According to the Bible, the act of naming often becomes God’s work: the Lord gave names to Abraham, Sarah , Isaac, Ishmael, Solomon, renamed Jacob Israel.The special religious gift of the Jewish people was manifested in a variety of names that are called theophoric - they contain God’s “ineffable Name”: thus, through his personal name, a person connected with God.

Christianity, as the highest religious experience of mankind, takes personal names very seriously. A person’s name reflects the mystery of a unique, precious personality; it presupposes personal communication with God. During the sacrament of Baptism, the Christian Church, accepting a new soul into its bosom, binds it through a personal name with the name of God. As Fr. wrote. Sergius Bulgakov, “human naming and name-incarnation exists in the image and likeness of divine incarnation and naming... every person is an embodied word, a realized name, for the Lord himself is the incarnate Name and Word.”

The purpose of Christians is considered to be holiness. By naming a baby the name of a canonized saint, the Church tries to guide him on the true path: after all, this name has already been “realized” in life as a saint. The one who bears the holy name always keeps within himself the exalting image of his heavenly patron, “helper”, “prayer book”. On the other hand, the commonality of names unites Christians into one body of the Church, into one “chosen people.”

Reverence for the names of the Savior and the Mother of God has long been expressed in the fact that in the Orthodox tradition it is not customary to give names in memory of the Mother of God and Christ. Previously, the name of the Mother of God was even distinguished by a different emphasis - Mary, while other holy wives had the name Maria (Marya). The rare monastic (schema) name Jesus was assigned in memory not of Jesus Christ, but of the righteous Joshua.

The Russian Christian name book has evolved over centuries. The first extensive layer of Russian names arose in the pre-Christian era. The reasons for the emergence of a particular name could be very different: in addition to religious motives, the circumstances of birth, appearance, character, etc. played a role. Later, after the Baptism of Rus', these names, sometimes difficult to distinguish from nicknames, coexisted with Christian calendar names ( up to the 17th century). Even priests sometimes had nicknames. It happened that one person could have as many as three personal names: a “nickname” name and two baptismal names (one obvious, the other hidden, known only to the confessor). When the Christian name book completely replaced the pre-Christian “nickname” names, they did not leave us forever, moving into another class of names - in surnames (for example, Nekrasov, Zhdanov, Naydenov). Some pre-Christian names of canonized Russian saints subsequently became calendar ones (for example, Yaroslav, Vyacheslav, Vladimir).
With the adoption of Christianity, Rus' was enriched with the names of the entire human civilization: with the Byzantine calendar, Greek, Jewish, Roman and other names came to us. Sometimes images of more ancient religions and cultures were hidden under the Christian name. Over time, these names became Russified, so much so that the Hebrew names themselves became Russian - Ivan and Marya. At the same time, one should keep in mind the lofty thought of Fr. Pavel Florensky: “there are no names, neither Jewish, nor Greek, nor Latin, nor Russian - there are only universal names, the common heritage of mankind.”

The post-revolutionary history of Russian names developed dramatically: a massive campaign of “de-Christianization” of the name book was carried out. The revolutionary obscurantism of some sections of society, combined with tough government policies, was aimed at restructuring, and therefore at renaming the world. Along with the renaming of the country, its cities and streets, the people were renamed. “Red calendars” were compiled, new, “revolutionary” names were invented, many of which now sound simply like curiosities (for example, Malentro, i.e. Marx, Lenin, Trotsky; Dazdraperma, i.e. Long live May Day, etc. .). The process of revolutionary name-making, characteristic of ideological revolutions in general (it was known in France at the end of the 18th century, and in Republican Spain, and in the countries of the former “socialist camp”) did not last long in Soviet Russia, about a decade (20-30s ). Soon these names became part of history - here it is appropriate to recall another thought about. Pavel Florensky: “you can’t think of names,” in the sense that they are “the most stable fact of culture and the most important of its foundations.”

The change in the Russian name also went along the line of borrowing from other cultures - Western European (for example, Albert, Victoria, Zhanna) and common Slavic Christian names (for example, Stanislav, Bronislava), names from Greek and Roman mythology and history (for example, Aurelius, Aphrodite , Venus), etc. Over time, Russian society again returned to calendar names, but “de-Christianization” and a break in tradition led to an extraordinary impoverishment of the modern naming book, which now consists of only a few dozen names (the general property of “mass cultures” also played a role - the desire for averaging, standardization ).

Hieromonk Macarius (Markish):
Since ancient times, the custom has been established to give a newly accepted member of the Church the name of a saint. Thus, a special, new connection arises between earth and Heaven, between a person living in this world and one of those who have worthily walked their life’s path, whose holiness the Church has witnessed and glorified with its collective wisdom. Therefore, every Orthodox Christian must remember the saint in whose honor he is named, know the basic facts of his life, and, if possible, remember at least some elements of the service in his honor.
But the same name, especially the common ones (Peter, Nicholas, Mary, Helen), was borne by many saints of different times and peoples; therefore, we have to find out in honor of which saint who bore this name the baby will be named. This can be done using a detailed church calendar, which contains an alphabetical list of saints revered by our Church with the dates of celebration of their memory. The choice is made taking into account the date of birth or baptism of the child, the circumstances of the saints’ life feats, family traditions, and your personal sympathies.
In addition, many famous saints have several days of remembrance throughout the year: this could be the day of death, the day of the discovery or transfer of relics, the day of glorification - canonization. You have to choose which of these days will become the holiday (name day, name day) of your child. It is often called Angel Day. In fact, we ask the Lord to give the newly baptized his Guardian Angel; but this Angel must under no circumstances be confused with the saint after whom the child is named.
Sometimes some difficulties arise when naming a name. There are many Orthodox saints known in history, but not included in our calendars. Among them are the saints of Western Europe, who lived and were glorified even before the fall of Rome from Orthodoxy (until 1054, the Roman Church was not severed from Orthodoxy, and we also recognize the saints revered in it by that time as saints), whose names were acquired from us popularity in recent decades (Victoria, Edward, etc.), but are sometimes listed as “non-Orthodox”. There are also the opposite situations, when the usual Slavic name does not belong to any of the Orthodox saints (for example, Stanislav). Finally, there are also frequent formal misunderstandings related to the spelling of the name (Elena - Alena, Ksenia - Oksana, John - Ivan) or its sound in different languages ​​(in Slavic - Svetlana and Zlata, in Greek - Photinia and Chrysa).
If necessary, the child can be given a baptismal name different from the one recorded on the birth certificate, choosing it, for example, according to consonance (Stanislav - Stakhy, Carolina - Kaleria, Elina - Elena). There is nothing flawed in this: among the Serbs, for example, almost everyone has one name in everyday life and another in baptism. Let us note that in the Russian Church, unlike some other Orthodox Churches, the beloved name Maria is never given in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos, but only in honor of other saints who bore this name. You should also know that since 2000, our Church has canonized many of our countrymen and fellow citizens - new martyrs and confessors of the 20th century - and calls on believers to name their children in their honor and memory.

When choosing a name for a newborn, it is important to find out is it in the calendar, what names can be used at baptism. It is also very useful to figure out what the name you choose means (translated into Russian), look at the full list of diminutive (short) forms of the name, find out its place in p. name popularity rating. This is exactly what this guide was created for.“A Thousand Names” (look through the trial copy). If you find this book useful, in 2-3 days you will be able to hold it in your hands! (more information).

Birthday calendar. Women's names.Male names

January February March/April - June /July - September /October - December

On this page you can choose a name for baptism (godfather or baptismal name).

Here are the most famous and "popular" saints.

Some saints have several memorial days a year (2-3), which means there are several name days!

January. Names in alphabetical order:

Amelia, Amalia (see Emilia)

Anisya, Anisiya, godname: Anisiya

Apollinaria, godname: Apollinaria

Holy Venerable Apollinaria of Egypt, January 5/18

Notes: 1) St. Apollinaria had the gift of healing and miracles; carried out monastic service in a male form under the name Dorotheus, only after her death it turned out that she was a woman; 2) the name Apollinaria is sometimes chosen as a godfather for the name Polina

Apraxia (see Eupraxia)

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedora)

Vasilisa, Vasilina, godname: Vasilisa

Holy Martyr Basilissa of Egypt, January 8/21

Dana (see Fedora)

D o mnika, Domnika, Dominika, godname: Domnika

Holy Venerable Domnica of Constantinople, January 8/21

Evgenia, godname: Evgenia

Eupraxia, Apraxia, godname: Eupraxia

Holy Venerable Eupraxia (Euphrasia) of Constantinople, Tavenskaya, Elder, January 12/25

Claudia, godname: Claudia

Leonia, Leonida, Leontina, godname: Leonilla

Holy Martyr Leonilla (Neonilla) of Langonia, January 16/29

Note: the name Leonilla can also be recommended as a godfather for the “non-calendar” name Eleanor (by “consonance”)

Maria, godname: Maria

Holy Venerable Mary of Radonezh (mother of St. Sergius of Radonezh), this saint has two days of remembrance per year: January 18/31, as well as September 28/October 11 (respectively, two birthday days)

Melania, Melania, godname: Melania

Notes: 1) the Russian folk forms of the name, now out of use, were Malaniya and Malanya, 2) the names Melania and Melanya should not be confused with the names Milena and Milana, which have a different origin.

Nastasya (see Anastasia)

Nina, godname: Nina

Saint Equal to the Apostles Nina, enlightener of Georgia, January 14/27

Ruslana, godmother's Orthodox name: absent

Note: In the Orthodox calendar there is no name Ruslan; a suitable name for baptism may well be the name Leonilla, since its meaning is “lion”, “lioness” (Greek)

Holy Martyr Leonilla (Neonilla) of Langonia, January 16/29 (optional)

Tatiana, godmother Orthodox name: Tatiana

Holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome, January 12/25

Ulyana (see Yuliana)

Fedora, Theodora (and also Bogdana, Dana, Bozhena, Dora), godname: Theodora

Holy Venerable Theodora of Caesarea, December 30 / January 12
- Saint Theodora of Constantinople (Constantinople), December 30 / January 12
Note: The name Theodora is not popular, but it may well serve as a godfather for such passport names as Bogdana, Dana, Bozhena (according to the general meaning of the name). The name Dora can also be considered as a passport name (as a truncation of the name Theodore)

Emilia, Emma (and also Amelia, Amalia), godname: Emilia

Holy Venerable Emilia of Caesarea (mother of Basil the Great), January 1/14

Note: The names Amalia and Amelia have a different origin, from the ancient German amal, amala - “hardworking”, “diligent”, “tireless”, but due to the similarity of sound it is good to use the godname Emilia for them

Holy Righteous Juliana Lazarevskaya, Murom, January 2/15
- Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, December 21 / January 3

Holy Blessed Princess Juliana of Vyazemskaya, martyr; this saint has two memorial days a year: December 21 / January 3, as well as June 2 / 15 (respectively, two birthday days)

January. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to new style)

3. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

4. Anastasia + Nastasya

6. Evgenia; Claudia

10. Agafia + Agafya + Agata

12. Anisya + Anisiya; Fedora + Theodora (and also Bogdana, Dana, Bozena, Dora)

13. Melania + Melania

14. Emilia + Emma (and Amelia, Amalia)

15. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

18. Apollinaria + Polina

21. Vasilisa + Vasilina; Domnika + Domni ka + Domini ka

25. Eupraxia + Apraxia; Tatiana

27. Nina

29. Leonia + Leonida + Leontina + Leonilla (and also Eleanor, Ruslana)

31. Maria + Marya (and also Marietta, Marietta)

February. Names in alphabetical order:

(the first date is according to the church calendar, the second is according to the new style)

Agathia, Agafya, Agata, godname: Agathia

Holy Martyr Agathia of Sicily, Palermo, February 5/18

Agnia, Agnessa, Inessa, godname: Agnia

Aksinya (see Ksenia)

Anna, godname: Anna

Holy Blessed Princess Anna of Novgorod (otherwise - Venerable Anna of Novgorod), February 10/23
- holy righteous Anna the Prophetess (daughter of Phanuel), February 3/16, as well as August 28/September 10

Afanasia, godname: Afanasia

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedora)

Valentina, godname: Valentina

Holy Martyr Valentina of Caesarea (otherwise - Valentina of Palestine), February 10/23

Note: In recent years, the names Vitalin and Vitaly have been increasingly registered. Obviously, these are analogues of the male name Vitaly, which comes from the Latin vitalis (that is, “full of life,” “living,” “giving life”). Valentina could be a good godname for Vitalina and Vitalia - both in general meaning and in sound

Galina, godname: Galina

Holy Righteous Galina, February 10/23

Dana (see Fedora)

Dorothea, Dora, godname: Dorothea

Holy Martyr Dorothea of ​​Caesarea (from Cappadocia), February 6/19

Eudoxia, godname: Eudoxia

Eusevia, godname: Eusevia

Holy Venerable Eusevia of Milas (after baptism she received the name Xenia), January 24 / February 6

Zoya, godname: Zoya

Holy Venerable Zoe of Bethlehem, February 13/26

Inessa (see Agnia)

Inna, godname: Inna

Holy Martyr Inna Novodunsky, Slav, January 20 / February 2, and also June 20 / July 3

Note: the patron saint is the martyr Inna; in Russia the names Inna, Rimma and Pinna are considered feminine, but in the calendar they are contained in the section “Male names”

Holy Martyr Christina of Caesarea, February 6/19

Ksenia, Aksinya, Oksana, godname: Ksenia

Holy Venerable Xenia of Milas, January 24 / February 6
- Holy Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, January 24 / February 6, as well as May 24 / June 6

Maria, godname: Maria

Holy Venerable Mary of Constantinople, January 26 / February 8
- Holy Martyr Mary of Asia, February 6/19
Note: Possible passport forms of the name could also be Marya and Marietta (Marietta)

Martha, Martha, Martina, godname: Martha

Holy Martyr Martha of Asia, February 6/19

Oksana (see Ksenia)

Pelagia, godname: Pelagia

Polina, godname: Pavla

Holy Martyr Paula of Caesarea, February 10/23

Note: sometimes the name Apollinaria is taken as a godname for Polina (see January)

Rimma, godname: Rimma

Holy Martyr Rimma Novodunsky, Slav, January 20 / February 2, also June 20 / July 3

Note: the patron saint is the martyr Rimma; in Russia the names Inna, Rimma and Pinna are considered feminine, but in the calendar they are contained in the section “Male names”

Svetlana, godname: Svetlana (Photinia)

Holy Venerable Photinia (Svetlana) of Palestine (5th century), February 13/26

Holy Righteous Theodora, Queen of Greece (who restored the veneration of icons) (867 AD), February 11/24

Christina (see Christina)

Felicia, godname: Felicata

Feoktista, godname: Feoktista

February. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to new style)

2. Inna; Rimma

3. Agnia + Agnessa + Inessa

6. Eusebia; Ksenia + Aksinya + Oksana

7. Felicia

8. Maria + Marya (and also Marietta, Marietta)

12. Pelagia

13. Athanasia; Eudoxia; Theoktista

16. Anna

18. Agafia + Agafya + Agata

19. Dorothea + Dora;Christina + Christina; Maria + Marya (and also Marietta, Marietta); Martha + Martha + Martina

23. Anna; Valentina (and also Vitalina, Vitalia); Galina; Pauline

24. Fedora + Theodora (and also Bogdan, Dana, Bozena, Dora)

26. Zoya; Svetlana

March. Names in alphabetical order:

(the first date is according to the church calendar, the second is according to the new style)

Avdotya (see Evdokia)

Alena (see Elena)

Anastasia, Nastasya, godname: Anastasia

Holy Venerable Anastasia Patricia (Constantinople, Alexandria), March 10/23

Antonina, Antonia, Antonida, godname: Antonina

Holy Martyr Antonina of Nicaea, March 1/14, and also June 13/26

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedora)

Victoria (see Nika)

Galina, godname: Galina

Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth, March 10/23, and also April 16/29

Dana (see Fedora)

Evdokia, Avdotya, godname: Evdokia

Holy Martyr Evdokia Iliopolskaya, March 1/14

Elena, Alena (also Elina, Nelly, Lina, Ilona), godname: Elena

Holy Equal to the Apostles Queen Helen of Constantinople, March 6/19, as well as May 21/June 3
Notes: 1) the godname Elena is also a good option (by consonance) for such passport names as Eleanor, Elvira, Ella, 2) sometimes the church Neonilla / Leonilla is used as a godfather for the name Nellie (see January, the name of Ruslana); Neonilla from Latin neon, Greek neos - “young, new”).

Ilona (see Elena)

Iraida (see Raisa)

Kira, godname: Kira

Christina, Christina, godname: Christina

Holy Martyr Christina of Persia, March 13/26

Lina (see Elena)

Marianna, Maryana, godname: Mariamne

Nastasya (see Anastasia)

Nellie (see Elena)

Nika, Victoria, godname: Nika

Holy Martyr Nike of Corinth, March 10/23, and also April 16/29

Note: in Ancient Greece, Nike was the goddess of victory, among the Romans she corresponded to Victoria.

Raisa, Iraida, godname: Raisa, Iraida

Holy Martyr Raisa of Alexandria, Antinopolis (the same saint is known under the name Iraida of Alexandria, Antinopolis), respectively, in her honor a girl can be called Raisa or Iraida, this saint has three days of remembrance - March 5/18; September 5/18; September 23 / October 6

Ulyana (see Yuliana)

Fedora, Theodora, godname: Theodora

Note: The name Theodora is not popular, but it may well serve as a godfather for such passport names as Bogdana, Dana, Bozhena (according to the general meaning of the name). The name Dora can also be considered as a passport name (as a truncation of the name Theodore)

Christina (see Christina)

Elina (see Elena)

Juliana, Julianna, Ulyana, godname: Juliania

Holy Martyr Juliana of Ptolemais, March 4/17, and also August 17/30

March. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to new style)

2. Marianna + Maryana

13. Kira

14. Antonina + Antonia + Antonida; Evdokia + Avdotya

17. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

18. Raisa + Iraida

19. Elena + Alena (Elina, Nelly, Lina, Ilona, ​​as well as Eleanor, Elvira, Ella)

23. Anastasia + Nastasya; Galina; Nika + Victoria; Fedora + Theodora (and also Bogdan, Dana , Bozena Detailed information about each of the names given

you will find in the book by Evgeny Vasiliev “A Thousand Names”

The information in this birthday calendar is given in the following format:

all possible passport forms of the name (for entry into the Birth Certificate) - godfather name (for entry into the Baptism Certificate) - full name of the holy saint - the saint’s day of remembrance (with the first date indicated according to the church calendar, and the second date is according to our modern calendar); the day of remembrance of the saint is the day of celebration of the name day; some saints have several days of remembrance throughout the year (2-3), which means there are several name days!

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From time immemorial, a person’s name has been given great sacred meaning; it was believed that it bears the imprint of fate. This means that at birth a whole direction of life was chosen.

Male names were supposed to reward the owner with strength, courage, and power. Women's, on the contrary, were supposed to bring femininity, beauty, harmony, highest protection and family happiness to the owner.

How to choose names for girls

Choosing a name for a girl often becomes a point of contention among relatives. Sometimes you have to resort to the help of lots, the church calendar and even astrology.

And here it persists
a subconscious desire to choose the most favorable fate for the girl along with her name.

Female names are popular today: modern Russian, beautiful Slavic, rare and unusual. See the list and their meanings below.

What names should not be given to children?

When choosing a name, it is best to be guided by an understanding of how comfortable the child will be with it in a social environment. It is desirable that the name corresponds to the traditions of the area, nationality, and customs.

The lack of prohibitions has given rise to a tendency in society to give the most unimaginable names to their offspring. And yet, you should not name a child so that he later becomes an object of ridicule in society.

The most popular female names

• Sophia or Sophia;
• Anastasia;
• Darina or Daria;
• Victoria;
• Pauline;
• Elizabeth;
• Ksenia;
• Varvara;
• Maria;
• Veronica;
• Alyona;
• Alexandra;
• Ulyana;
• Alina;
• Margarita;
• Arina;
• Vasilisa;
• Milan;
• Christina;
• Alice;
• Kira;
• Diana;
• Anna.

These names are statistically found in 75% of all registered newborn girls.

Songs with female names

Love for a woman has always inspired poets and composers, and, as a result, a huge number of beautiful songs with women's names have appeared. They have always been loved all over the world.

The most famous Russian songs from different times:

• “Pink Roses (Svetka Sokolova)” (Jolly Guys);
• “Katyusha” (Blanter – Isakovsky);
• “Ksyusha” (Alena Apina);
• “A stewardess named Zhanna” (Vladimir Presnyakov);
• “Alexandra” (from the film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears”);
• “Natalie” (Mikhail Shufutinsky);
• "Olesya" (Syabry);
• “Faina” (Na-Na);
• "Liza" (Andrey Gubin).

In Russia, songs dedicated to women have always been very popular, and not only here. There are also many songs with women's names in the world. This is the most favorite topic among songwriters.

The most famous foreign songs in English:

• “Michelle” (The Beatles);
• “Carry” (Europe);
• “Nikita” (Elton John);
• “Maria” (Blondie);
• “Susanna” (Adriano Celentano).

Female names: modern Russian, beautiful Slavic, rare, unusual. List and values

Slavic beautiful female names

Among the Slavs, the main purpose of a woman was motherhood and family. This main meaning was invested in the girl’s name: she was supposed to become the keeper of the family hearth in the future.

Female names: modern Russian, beautiful Slavic, rare, unusual, the list and meanings of these names cannot be completely contained in more than one dictionary of names, they are countless.

Female names: modern Russian, beautiful Slavic, rare, unusual, ancient - the list and meanings are very extensive.

Russian modern female names

Modern Russian female names are mainly of Slavic, Greek, Jewish, Latin and Germanic origin.

Greek, Jewish and Germanic names appeared in Rus' with the arrival of Christianity from Byzantium in the 10th century, some Latin ones - during the period of Peter the Great's reforms.

Slavic names are the most ancient, but some of them are still popular:

• Arina or Yarina - dedicated to the sun god Yarila;
• Bozhena – gifted by God, divine or blessed;
• Bronislava - glorious with protection;
• Faith - knowledge, belief;
• Vlada, Vladislava - owns fame;
• Darina – gift of the Gods;
• Zlata - golden;
• Lada - okay, kind;
• Love or Lyubava – giving love;
• Lyudmila - dear to people;
• Milana - she's cute;
• Miroslava - glorious in the world;
• Hope - hope;
• Radmila – caring, caring, sweet;
• Snezhana is cold and snowy.

Interesting fact! The name Svetlana, very popular since the second half of the 20th century, has a controversial origin. According to some unconfirmed versions, this is a Slavic name. But a version that is closer to the truth is that the name Svetlana was invented in the 19th century by Russian poets Vostokov and Zhukovsky.

After the release of Zhukovsky’s ballad “Svetlana,” the name gained enormous popularity. Gradually they began to call girls by it, and it firmly entered into everyday life.

With the advent of Christianity in Rus', new female names took root, which we now consider to be originally Russian. Today they are familiar to our ears and are quite common throughout Russia.

But their Greek origin is not entirely clear. The fact is that the name book was formed on the basis of cultural and trade ties, so in Byzantium itself there were not only Greek, but also Syrian, Latin, Egyptian, Persian, German, Babylonian and other names.

The most beautiful and common Russian names that came from Byzantium:

• Alexandra (Greek) – human protector;
• Alena (Greek) – light;
• Alice (German) – protector;
• Alla (Greek) – next;
• Anastasia (Greek) – resurrection;
• Anna (Hebrew) - God's mercy;
• Antonina (Latin) – eager for battle;
• Valentina (Latin) – healthy and strong;
• Valeria (Latin) – strong and strong;
• Varvara (Greek) – foreigner, barbarian;
• Vasilisa (Greek) – majestic, regal;
• Galina (Greek) – serenity, silence, sea surface;
• Daria (pers.) – possessing good;
• Catherine (Greek) – pious, immaculate;
• Elena (Greek) – bright, chosen;
• Eugenia (Greek) – high-born;
• Elizabeth (Hebrew) – vow to God;
• Zhanna or Yana is a variant of the name John (Hebrew) - God's mercy;
• Zoe (Greek) – alive, life;
• Irina (Greek) – calm and peace;
• Inna (Latin) – a stormy fast stream;
• Karina (Latin) – dear, dear;
• Ksenia (Greek) – wanderer, foreigner;
• Christina (Greek) – dedicated herself to Christ;
• Larisa (Greek) – seagull;
• Maya (Greek) – mother, nurse, goddess;
• Margarita (Greek) – pearl;
• Mary (Hebrew) – desired, serene, bitter;
• Marina (Latin) – marine, living in the sea;
• Natalia (Latin) – dear, given by God;
• Nina (Georgian) – queen, mistress;
• Olga – (of Scandinavian origin from Helga) sacred;
• Sophia or Sophia (Greek) – wisdom, science;
• Tatyana (Latin) – mistress, organizer;
• Tamara (Hebrew) – date palm, fig tree;
• Taisia ​​(Greek) – wise, late;
• Ulyana, Julianna, Julianna and Julia (Latin) - belonging to the Yuliev family;
• Evelina or Eve (Hebrew) – life force;
• Emilia (Latin) is an unyielding rival.

Interesting fact! The name Victoria means victory and is of Latin origin. It firmly entered Russian usage after Russia’s victories in the Northern War (1700-1721).

Orthodox Russian female names - saints

The Russian Orthodox Church has its own unique name - these are the saints that came to us from Byzantium. They contain the names of Orthodox saints, each of which is associated with great martyrdom and righteous deeds.

Until 1917, the names of newborns were given by the church at baptism. Some of them are actively used today. The rest are rarely used or have fallen out of use. Each name in the calendar has its own day of the year, sometimes more than one.

Here are some of them:

• Agnia – immaculate;
• Anisiya – accomplishment, success;
• Anfisa – blooming;
• Evdokia - favor;
• Euphrosyne - joy;
• Zinaida – divine;
• Ilaria – clear, joyful, quiet;
• Capitolina - born on the Capitol;
• Claudia – lame;
• Nonna – dedicated to God;
• Paraskeva, Russian version of Praskovya, - Friday, the eve of the holiday;
• Raisa – carefree, easy;
• Rimma – Roman;
• Rufina – reddish;
• Seraphim - fiery;
• Faina – light;
• Photinia, Fotina (analogous to the Russian Svetlana) – light.

This is interesting! The name Pauline or Paulina, popular today, originates from the male name Paul, which in turn is the French version of the biblical name Paul.

This name is not in the Orthodox calendar, but there is Apollinaria (Greek) - dedicated to the God Apollo.

Old Russian female names

Old Russian names were formed not only on a Slavic basis. The cultural ties of our ancestors contributed to borrowing from the traditions of our neighbors. This also affected names, some of which were of Scandinavian origin.

Today, not all ancient Russian names are forgotten, some are even very relevant. Recently, due to the undying interest in their roots, many people name their children according to the ancient Russian tradition.

Such names are found more and more often, especially:

Ukrainian female names

Most Ukrainian female names have common roots with Russian ones. This is due to the Slavic origin of both peoples, common history, as well as the Orthodox tradition.

The lion's share of names in the Ukrainian name book coincides with Russian ones. The only difference is their spelling and pronunciation.

For example, some Russian names in the Ukrainian tradition are written with an “o” -: Olena, Oleksandra, Orina. There are also differences in the spelling of the letter “i”; in the Ukrainian language its Latin analogue “i” is used. This is due to the influence of Polish culture.

Some Ukrainian names with pronunciation features:

Belarusian female names

Belarusian female names are similar to Russian and Ukrainian ones. Here, too, instead of “and”, “i” is used, and the letter “y” also has its own pronunciation features.

Writing features:

There are also traditional Belarusian names that are very popular among the people and have their own meaning:

• Alesya, Lesya, Olesya - forest;
• Alena is a wonderful torch;
• Ulada – okay, peaceful;
• Yana - God's mercy;
• Yarina, Yaryna – sunny.

Czech female names

Although the Czechs are a Slavic people, their traditions are somewhat different from Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian.

The Czech Republic is a country with a predominantly Catholic culture. Therefore, Czech female names are a mixture of Slavic, Catholic and European. They are very unusual and interesting.

Some of them have their own unique features and meaning:

• Abena – the one born on Tuesday;
• Bara, Baranka, Barbara, Barka - a strange foreigner;
• Branca is a great defender;
• Vlasta – power;
• Daska – soul;
• Willow is a good God;
• Cape - a small stork;
• Libena, Libuz – love;
• Otili – rich;
• Radka – happy;
• Sarka - forty;
• Stepanka – crowned;
• Hedvika – struggling;
• Tsjenka - originally from Sidon;
• Evika – life;

Bulgarian female names

Traditional Slavic names are the most popular in Bulgaria. Although, since the 20th century, the Bulgarian name book has been enriched with various Western European borrowings.

Traditionally, children are named after their ancestors. There is one more feature: names are given that are universal for both boys and girls, for example Spaska and Spas, Zhivka and Zhivko.

Some traditional Bulgarian names and their meanings:

• Cornflower - queen;
• Jordanka – flowing downwards;
• Mariyka is an analogue of the biblical name Maria;
• Rositsa - Rosa;
• Stefka – crowned;
• Parking is worthwhile.

Polish female names

In Poland, children are traditionally given Latin, Slavic and Greek names. There are also pronunciation features here that make these names unique.

For example, popular names:

• Agnieszka – immaculate;
• Beata - blessed;
• Wanda - from the Vened tribe;
• Wojciech - consolation of soldiers;
• Wenceslas - more glory;
• Casimira – peacemaker;
• Małgorzata is a pearl;
• Franziska is French;
• Jadwiga is a battle of rivals.

Rare female names

Beautiful rare names are very popular now. They come from other cultures, films, songs, etc.

Some of these rare names are:

• Bella (European) – beautiful;
• Venus (Latin) – Roman goddess of love;
• Helium (Greek) – solar;
• Daniela (Hebrew) – divine judge;
• Ida (Greek) – fertile;
• Oia (Greek) – violet;
• Caroline (German) – queen;
• Liliana (Latin) – lily;
• Melania (Greek) – dark-skinned;
• Nellie (Greek) – new, young;
• Olympiad (Greek) – Olympic;
• Palmyra (Latin) – palm tree;
• Regina (Latin) – queen;
• Stella (Latin) – star;
• Ellina (Greek) – Hellenic, Greek;
• Junia, Yunna, Juno (Greek) – goddess of marriage and love;

Unusual female names

A large number of modern Russian children are called by very unusual names. Some of them belong to fairy-tale characters, some come from the names of cities, countries, historical events, animals, plants, etc.

Here's a short list:

• Byzantium;
• Moon;
• Russian;
• Cherry;
• Fox;
• Joy;
• Ocean.

Elven female names

Elven names are quite common today. These are the names of elves from the wonderful world created by the English writer John Ronald Tolkien.

Invented heroes have given rise to a new fashion for names that have a wonderful sound and secret meaning.

Some of them:

• Amanael - daughter of Haman;
• Anariel – daughter of the sun;
• Eariel – daughter of the sun;
• Lairiel is the daughter of summer.

The endings -iel denote daughter.

There are also names consisting of two words, for example:

• Arvel - noble maiden;
• Irvil - sparkling shine;
• Nimlot is a white flower.

Funny girl names

At all times, people have shown imagination in the matter of naming. Now this is a very common phenomenon. But sometimes fantasy leads to frankly funny and absurd choices.

Some funny names:

• Aria;
• Blandina;
• Villa;
• Kazdoya;
• Nunehia;
• Scandulia.

The happiest female names

Parents always want to give their daughter a name that will bring her happiness. Everyone has their own criteria for happy names, but there are common views on this issue.

Most people are of the belief that the Russian names Tatyana, Natalya, Elena, Olga, Irina and Ekaterina are the happiest.

Although no one has proven this, and no studies or observations have been carried out. Probably, the favorable sound of these names has filled them with light energy for many centuries.

Biblical female names

Biblical tales contain a large number of beautiful female names. And many parents are inclined to name their daughters after pious biblical heroines.

The most beautiful of these names and their meaning:

• Sarah is the ancestor;
• Rebekah is a faithful wife;
• Leah – heifer, heifer;
• Rachel - lamb;
• Dina - avenged;
• Delilah – curly;
• Susanna - lily;
• Magdalena is a resident of Magdala.

The most common female name in the world

From all the variety of names The most common and beloved name in the world is Anna.

In each language it sounds unique, and yet it is the same name. Anna can sound in different languages, like Ann, Annette, Anita, Hannah, Ankhen, Ganna, Anika, etc.

Mythical names for women

Myths, especially those of ancient Greece and Rome, are replete with a huge number of magnificent female names. These are the names of goddesses, queens and beautiful maidens.

The most beautiful names and their meaning:

• Aphrodite – Greek goddess of love;
• Artemis – Greek goddess of the hunt;
• Grace – Roman goddess of beauty;
• Diana – Roman goddess of the hunt;
• Cassandra - Trojan princess and fortune teller;
• Muse – Greek patroness of art and science;
• Selene is the goddess of the moon.

Strange female names

There are also very strange names, which, as a rule, are the result of the creative thinking of parents. The peak of their popularity occurred in the Soviet era, when blue-collar professions and revolutionary ideas were glorified.

Some weird and wonderful names from that era:

• Tractor;
• Pravdina;
• Railcar;
• Stalin.

Among foreign bohemians, there are also parents with imagination who named their children rather strange names.

Translated from English they sound like this:

• Apple is the daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow;
• Hazelnut is the daughter of Julia Roberts;
• Bell - daughter of Madonna;
• Ireland is the daughter of Kim Bessinger.

Strong female names

It is believed that some names have a special energy of power and are amulets for the owner. Basically, these are names whose decoding includes strength, strength, health, protection, and victory.

It is believed that the highest patronage is given to the owner by Russian names:

• Alexandra;
• Victoria;
• Valeria;
• Valentina;
• Evgenia;
• Olga;
• Faith;
• Catherine;
• Daria.

Made up female names

During the creative Soviet era, parents created very interesting names with the help of their imagination. They were half-hearted abbreviations formed from the names of leaders and revolutionary slogans.

Some of them:

• Gertrude - heroes of labor;
• Velira is a great workforce;
• Vilena, Vladlena - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin;
• Krarmiya - red army;
• Raitiya – district printing house;
• Dazdraperma - long live the first of May;
• Dinera is a child of the new era.

Female names of the peoples of the world

English female names

In England, children are often given a double name, which gives room for parental imagination. However, traditional names are also popular.

The most common female names in England are:

• Olivia - olive tree;
• Deborah - bee;
• Scarlet is a fabric saleswoman;
• Jennifer is a sorceress;
• Kimberly - born in the royal meadow;
• Britney - Little Britain;
• Monica is an advisor.

In England and the USA, short Russian female names are very popular, and even some male names, which have become feminine there. For example: Sasha, Natasha, Nikita, Misha, Tanya.

Irish female names

Irish traditions are rooted in Celtic culture, so they attach great importance to a girl’s name. It reflects beauty, piety, and all the wonderful qualities of a woman.

The most interesting traditional Irish names and their meanings:

• Abiagil - pleasing father;
• Aerin – peace;
• Brida – exalted;
• Kaoilinn – fair and slender;
• Morrigan is a big queen;
• Orlaith is the golden princess.

German female names

There is an opinion about the cacophony of the German language, and, nevertheless, German female names sound very beautiful.

In Germany, it is customary to give complex names; their number can reach up to 10.

The most beautiful German names and their meaning:

French female names

By tradition, French female names have always been considered very beautiful. They are popular far beyond France. Indeed, the French language caresses the ear with its pleasant nasal pronunciation.

This people gave the world the most beautiful female names, such as:

• Adele – giver of goodness;
• Blanche – white;
• Vivien – alive;
• Brigitte – majestic;
• Jacqueline – driving away;
• Emmanuel - God is with us.

Jewish female names

The traditions of the Jewish people are closely connected with Christian culture. European and Russian names are partly derived from Jewish culture. But there are also native national names.

Most beautiful:

Italian female names

Italians are extremely emotional and passionate people. This trait manifests itself in everything, even in names.

The most interesting of them:

• Adriana is a resident of Adria;
• Bianca – white;
• Gabriella - the power of God;
• Ornella – flowering ash;
• Lucretia is rich.

Tatar female names

Of the Tatar names in demand:

Swedish female names

Swedes often call girls with the following names:

• Agnetha – chaste;
• Botilda - battle;
• Greta is a gem;
• Inger – body;
• Frederica is a peaceful ruler.

Lithuanian female names

Popular names in Lithuania:

• Laima – goddess of life;
• Yumante – insightful;
• Saule – sun;
• Gintare – amber.

Greek female names

Beautiful Greek names:

Spanish female names

The Spanish people often call women with the following names:

• Dolores – sadness;
• Carmen – dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel;
• Pilar – column;
• Leticia – joy;
• Consuela is persistent.

Georgian female names

In Georgia you can often hear such variations of names as:

• Aliko - omniscient;
• Dariko is a gift from God;
• Mgelia – wolf;
• Nani – baby;
• Salome is peaceful.

Turkish female names

The following name options are popular in Turkey:

Armenian female names

In the corners of Armenia you will often hear girls’ names:

• Anush – sweet;
• Gayane – earthly;
• Siranush - love;
• Shushan – lily;
• Eteri - ether.

Korean girl names

In Korean villages, parents call their daughters:

• Mi – beauty;
• Jung – love;
• Mei – flower;
• Kim – golden;
• Yuong is brave.

Japanese female names

Interesting Japanese names:

Chinese female names

Among Japanese young ladies you can hear the following names:

• Wenling – purified jade;
• Jieying – household;
• Xiu – graceful;
• Meirong – self-control;
• Xiangjiang - fragrant.

Scandinavian female names

Scandinavian girls are often called like this:

• Asgerda - protection of the Gods;
• Ingeborga – fertile;
• Alva - elf;
• Astrid – divinely beautiful;
• Brunnhilde is warlike.

Azerbaijani female names

Variants of such names can be heard among girls and women of Azerbaijan:

• Aishe - alive;
• Diamond – beautiful;
• Billura – crystal;
• Zulfiya – curly;
• Leila - night.

Arabic female names

Arabs often call their babies with similar versions of names:

• Lamia – shine shine;
• Aziza - dear, valuable;
• Fatima - daughter of the prophet;
• Daliya – grape wine;
• Khalida is immortal.

Egyptian female names

The Egyptian population in its female part often has the following names:

Chechen female names

Interesting options for Chechen names:

• Amira is a leader;
• Jamila - beautiful;
• Nazira – equal;
• Ruwayda - smoothly walking;
• Salima is healthy.

Kazakh female names

The following names are popular in Kazakhstan:

• Aigansha – moon-like;
• Balbala is a smart child;
• Dilara – beloved;
• Karlygash - swallow;
• Marzhan is a pearl.

Indian female names

Picturesque India is famous for the following female names:

Uzbek female names

You will often come across such names in Uzbekistan:

• Asmira - the first princess;
• Guldasta – bouquet of flowers;
• Intizora – long-awaited;
• Olma - apple;
• Farkhunda is happy.

Gypsy names for women

The perky gypsy people baptize their girls like this:

• Mirela – admirable;
• Lala – tulip;
• Lulaja – flower of life;
• Esmeralda - emerald;
• Jofranca is free.

At all times, parents, when giving a name to their daughter, wanted to give her beauty, love, happiness, wealth, fertility, and protection. This desire is reflected in the names of almost all peoples of the world.

From this video you will learn modern Russian, beautiful Slavic, rare and unusual other female names, their list and meanings.

Interesting article. I would still like to make some clarifications. About Georgian names. “Mgelika” (“wolf cub”), or “Mgelia” (wolf), is a non-baptismal, pagan name; now used in the form of "Gela"; this is a male name. Popular female names: Tamari, Nino, Ketevan, Khatuna, Khatia, Natali (“bright”, synonymous with Svetlana), Mariami... By the way, “Tamari” is Georgian for “temple”.

A beautiful name - Maayan... I would say, although I am a grandmother, I am brave))

Loving and responsible parents, expecting the birth of a child, try to provide for everything - they select a doctor to manage the pregnancy, renovate the children's room, buy a crib.

But one of the most important and exciting moments while waiting for the appearance of your dearest person in the world is choosing a name for your child. When a daughter is born, parents, going through the most tender, most beautiful names for girls, try to choose the most suitable name for their daughter.

The name will accompany a person throughout his life. It will make an imprint on his fate; how exactly the child is named can shape his entire future. Often close relatives and grandparents are involved in choosing a name.

The name is chosen according to a variety of criteria, the child is called:

There are common cases when a child chooses what name he will have. For example, responding to a certain name with movements and jolts. Sometimes a child’s name is chosen based on the time of year.

In the times of Ancient Rus', the choice of a child’s name was influenced by certain events - Thunderstorm, Zarya, the attitude of parents towards the child - Zabava, Lyubava, Zhdana, Otrada, as well as the desire of parents to endow their daughter with certain qualities - Bogumila, Lyudmila, Dobroslava, Vsemila, Radosveta.

Even after the spread of Christianity in Rus', for a long time, for a long time, along with the church name he received at baptism, relatives also gave a second name - Old Church Slavonic, to the child, believing that it would help protect the baby from troubles and illnesses.

There was a custom to protect often sick or weak children - parents carried a child out of the hut with sentences that we would take away a child with a certain name, and bring another into the house, who was called by a different, new name.

And in order for the evil spirits to completely lose interest in the baby, in this case they tried to choose a dissonant name - Nesmeyan, Nezhdan, or they called it by a name denoting some animal - Swan, Pike, Magpie.

Choosing a name according to the church calendar

With the advent of Orthodoxy in Rus', the name of the child was chosen by the clergyman, naming the child in accordance with the church calendar. The church successfully fought against pagan rituals and soon church names almost replaced names of pagan origin.

At the sacrament of baptism, the child began to be named, in accordance with the Saints. The Saints, or Prayer Book, is a church calendar of Orthodox holidays and days of honoring Orthodox saints. By giving the child the name of the saint whose day is close to the baby’s birthday, parents expect that he will protect the child and help him throughout his life.

Using the Prayer Book, parents tried to choose not only the most significant names according to the saint, but also to choose the most beautiful names for girls. The day on which the saint after whom the girl is named is honored will become the day of her Angel. Angel's Day does not always coincide with the baby's birthday. The Saints contain over 1,700 names of various saints, both female and male.

When choosing a name for a baby from the Prayer Book, you need to remember:

A double name is given to a girl if she has already been named by a name that is not used in the Saints, unless this name is Orthodox. Or if the priest advises choosing for the girl the name of the saint who is most suitable for her by birth.

Beautiful Orthodox names for girls

List of the most used, most beautiful names for girls according to the Orthodox calendar:

• January– Ulyana, Anastasia, Susanna, Eva, Elizaveta, Evgenia, Christina, Maria, Antonina, Irina, Polina, Melania, Tatyana.
• February– Rimma, Avdotya, Anna, Inna, Maria, Ekaterina, Evdokia, Marfa, Ustinya, Olga, Pelageya, Juliana, Agafya, Vasilisa, Svetlana, Sophia, Vera.
• March– Maria, Olga, Avdotya, Elizaveta, Anna, Serafima, Ustinya, Marianna, Ulyana, Olga, Nadezhda, Raisa, Elena, Natalya Maria, Galina.
• April– Sofia, Tatyana, Alexandra, Daria, Maria, Galina, Praskovya, Vasilisa, Ulyana, Aglaya, Anastasia, Ulyana, Lydia, Anna, Evdokia, Anastasia, Arina, Svetlana, Antonina, Irina.
• May– Joanna, Martha, Antonina, Alexandra, Pelageya, Elizabeth, Anastasia, Taisiya, Lukerya, Anna, Maria, Ustinya, Arina, Tatyana, Pelageya, Irina, Avdotya.
• June– Alena, Anastasia, Elena, Pelageya, Sofia, Maria, Antonina, Vera, Ulyana, Ustinya, Sofia, Tatyana, Anna.
• July– Anastasia, Pelageya, Ioanna, Maria, Anna, Avdotya, Olga, Elizaveta, Ulyana, Evdokia, Tatyana, Valentina, Alena.
• August– Maria, Lydia, Anna, Elena, Raisa, Antonina, Avdotya, Irina, Aksinya, Tatyana, Ulyana.
• September– Love, Raisa, Elizaveta, Tatyana, Seraphima, Natalya, Anna, Marfa, Thekla, Avdotya, Maria, Sophia, Evdokia, Vera.
• October– Irina, Sophia, Arina, Raisa, Ustinya, Pelageya, Thekla, Taisiya, Maria, Elizaveta, Ulyana, Antonina.
• November– Elizaveta, Anna, Pelageya, Agafya, Elena, Ulyana, Evdokia, Elizaveta, Anna, Serafima, Ustinya.
• December– Varvara, Ekaterina, Polina, Maria, Fyokla, Lukerya, Ulyana, Anastasia, Anisya, Vera, Anna, Sophia, Elizaveta.

Choosing a name according to the horoscope

In the modern world, choosing a name based on the horoscope is popular. At the same time, the girl is given a name based on certain character traits inherent in the representatives of the sign under which she was born.

Astrologers believe that a correctly chosen name will not only help a person in the future and determine his destiny, but will also influence the development of his personality, strengthening the owner of the name with the strong qualities of his zodiac sign.

Also, in astrology, great emphasis is placed on the karmic connection of a person with his ancestors, therefore Astrologers recommend naming the baby after a relative with great caution. In their opinion, a child should not be given the name of a relative with an unfortunate fate or with difficult character traits, even if the parents really like the name.

Numerologists, followers of the doctrine of the influence of numbers on universal energy and all manifestations of life, advise when choosing a name to rely on the connection of the name with the karmic number.

Girl names for zodiac signs

Each zodiac sign has its own characteristics and its own temperament.

Before assigning a name to a specific horoscope sign, astrologers draw up a star map, calculating the interaction of names with celestial bodies, their influence, tracking the fates of famous personalities who, according to astrologers, could become famous and influential precisely thanks to the successful combination of a name with their sign. horoscope.

For example, in astrology it is believed that stubborn, rebellious and ambitious Aries are suitable for names that can enhance their individuality and at the same time smooth out some of the roughness of their character - Alexandra, Alisa, Lyudmila, Alena, Anastasia, Bozhena, Alla, Valeria, Nadezhda, Varvara, Svetlana, Olesya.

Persistent, hardworking and thrifty Taurus are suitable for names that can add romanticism to the character of Taurus, daydreaming, such as Beata, Angela, Tatyana, Marina, Nadezhda, Tamara. Names such as Evgenia, Olga, Oksana, Larisa, Margarita, Regina, Elena will add stability and self-confidence to Geminis.

Dreamy Cancers who strive to hide in their cozy shell will be given a bright personality by names such as Natalya, Selena, Lilia, Yana, Victoria, Elizaveta, Diana, Olesya.

For fiery, purposeful Lionesses, names are suitable that fully satisfy their royal needs and at the same time add romanticism and softness to them, these are Ekaterina, Elena, Alexandra, Zhanna, Snezhana, Lyubov, Laura, Rose, Maria. For practical, very sensitive Virgos, names such as Augusta, Diana, Christina, Natalya, Elizaveta, Inessa, Irina, Christina are suitable.

Suitable names for harmonious, gentle and wise Libra are Yana, Natalya, Elena, Svetlana, Veronica, Olesya, Zlata, Violetta, Pelageya, Lilia, Polina. For astute Scorpios who know how to correctly calculate, the names Alevtina, Elizaveta, Alexandra, Agatha, Vasilina, Raisa, Rosa, Diana, Zinaida, Ekaterina, Lyudmila, Lyubov, Svetlana will add self-confidence.

For proud and extraordinary Sagittarius, names such as– Vera, Irina, Oksana, Vladislava, Alisa, Sofia, Stella, Tatyana, Marina, Tamara, Zhanna. For restrained, thrifty and purposeful Capricorns, the names Alexandra, Ksenia, Vanda, Varvara, Maria, Ekaterina, Olga, Natalya, Rimma, Daria, Irina, Dina, Inga, Inna will add tenderness and optimism.

For sociable Aquarians with a sense of humor, suitable names are Anna, Valentina, Galina, Lyudmila, Evelina, Alina, Anita, Svetlana, Larisa. For discerning and faithful Pisces, names such as Raisa, Marta, Natalya, Elena, Rimma, Polina, Maria, Tamara, Nina, Irina, Eva, Lily, Vera are suitable.

Choosing a name by season

When choosing the most desired, most beautiful names for girls from all the available female names in the world, you can use not only the Prayer Book or a horoscope, but the name can be selected according to the time of year the baby was born. The relationship between man and nature is not only enormous, man himself is part of nature.

And of course, the person’s name should also fit into this circle and be in harmony with those natural phenomena that accompanied the birth of the baby. Especially if a girl is born - the same future Mother as Mother Nature.

Girls born in the harsh winter months have perseverance and determination. Cold and short days, few sunny days - all this leaves its mark on the formation of personality and subsequent life cycles.

To soften the severity of winter and add tenderness and serenity to the female destiny of girls born in winter, they are given more tender and romantic names - Svetlana, Tatyana, Lyudmila, Marina, Ekaterina, Polina, Melanya, Nina, Inna, Christina.

Girls born in the spring, during the awakening of nature after hibernation, are given names that help them become more decisive, symbolizing health, strength - Christina, Maria, Aurora, Martha, Maya, Vasilisa, Larisa, Daria, Eva, Anna, Irina, Victoria .

Emotional, impressionable and charming girls born in the hot summer months of the year, they need a name that can reduce their impulsiveness, add a touch of moderation and restraint to their generous and hot-tempered nature. For girls born in the summer, names such as Valentina, Sophia, Anna, Yulia, Elena, Nonna, Augusta, Elizaveta, Zhanna, Evdokia, Raisa, Vera are suitable.

Girls born in the autumn months often stand out for their talents and ability to demonstrate their best character traits - prudence, frugality, wisdom.

Such girls are given names that enhance their leadership qualities and help to fully reveal all their talents - Victoria, Elena, Natalya, Lyudmila, Evgenia, Marianna, Zlata, Irina, Anastasia, Elizaveta, Feodora, Praskovya, Zinaida, Vera, Olga, Alisa.

Choosing a name for a girl according to its meaning

Each name symbolizes a certain meaning - character traits, personal qualities. The history of many names goes back centuries, or even millennia - Alexandra, Cleopatra, Maria. Time-tested, they carry centuries-old folk wisdom. Let us remember what the Indians called the most distinguished members of their society - Sharp Eye, Faithful Hand, Coyote chasing a deer.

The Indians called their girls no less poetic names - Silver Moon, Sweet-voiced Bird, Strong Deer, Mother of Grain. So the names of our modern times, and those that are called from century to century, and new ones that appeared at the dawn of the new millennium, contain a short description:

• Augusta– majestic, sacred, the name comes from the title of the Roman emperor;
• Alevtina– “rubbing with incense, alien to evil”, Orthodox Greek name;
• Alice- noble, noble birth;
• Anastasia– resurrected, immortal, the name came from Ancient Greece, meaning “return to life”;
• Apollinaria– literal interpretation of the name – “dedicated to Apollo”;
• Valentina– healthy, strong, coming from Ancient Rome, it means “to be healthy”;
• Varvara- “foreigner, savage”;
• Faith– truth, belief, borrowed from the Greek language, it means “serving God, having faith”;
• Violet- a Catholic name, literally translated from Latin as “violet”;
• Galina– this name means peace and serenity, the name of a sea nymph, translated from ancient Greek as “sea surface”;
• Diana– translated from the ancient Roman language as “divine”, the name of the Goddess of the hunt;
• Dayana,- Hebrew name meaning "God the Judge";
• Daria– strong, fiery, victorious, literally translated from ancient Persian as “great fire”, in ancient times the name was given to royal or influential persons;
• Eve- “life principle, ancestor, life” - this name is literally translated from Hebrew, in modern interpretation meaning “living”;
• Catherine– a name meaning purity, translated from ancient Greek as “pure, purity”;
• Elena– meaning “God of the Sun”, having an ancient Greek origin, in the modern interpretation it is translated “bright, light, chosen one”
• Evgenia– the name is the same, both Orthodox and Catholic, translated from ancient Greek “descendant of a noble family”, meaning “noble, high-born”;
• Elizabeth– Elisheva, sounding in Hebrew, the Hebrew name is translated “I swear by God”, has a modern interpretation – worshiping God, conjuring by God;
• Evdokia– the name, which has ancient Greek roots, literally means “incense”;
• Zinaida– having ancient Greek roots, the name is interpreted as “she is from the family of Zeus”; according to another version, the name means “caring”;
• Inna– translated from Latin it means “stormy stream”;
• Irina– the name has ancient Greek roots and means “peace, peace”;
• Maria– one of the most popular names in all languages ​​of the world, literally means “lady”;
• Christina– has the interpretation “Christian”;
• Natalia– borrowed from Latin, the name means “Christmas”;
• Olga– a name borrowed from the Scandinavian language, the interpretation of the name means “holy”;
• Raisa– having Arabic roots, the name literally means “leader, important boss”;
• Sophia– one of the most popular female names, an ancient name of ancient Greek origin, meaning “wisdom”;
• Tatiana– an old Russian name of ancient Greek origin, the interpretation of the name means “founder”;
• Yana- having Hebrew roots, the literal interpretation of the name means “the mercy of God.”

Modern popular names for girls

The most beautiful names for girls are often the most popular.

From time to time, a fashion develops for certain names, so at the beginning of the 20th century the most used and frequent names were - Maria, Anna, Evdokia, Anna, Praskovya, Aksinya, and at the end of the same century, the very first lines in the popularity rating of female names were occupied by the names - Elena, Natalya, Victoria, Ekaterina, Tatyana, Marina, Olesya, Olga.

After the revolution of 1917, during the ideology of building a new world, the newly created names turned out to be popular - Oktyabrina, Revolution (Lucia), Leniniana, Dazdraperma (Long live the First of May), Damira (Give a world revolution), Karmiya (Red Army), Iskra ,Energy.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the fashion for ancient maiden names Yaroslava, Elizaveta, Anna, Maria, Daria, Sophia, Evdokia, Anastasia, Praskovya, Ulyana returned.

Modern top-level rankings of female names are occupied by such names as Elizaveta, Sophia, Ksenia, Anastasia, Alisa, Daria, Polina, Ekaterina, Ulyana. The most popular name is the name Sofia, 63 girls out of 1000 are called Sofia, Sofyushka, Sonya.

1. Sofia;
2. Anastasia;
3. Daria;
4. Maria;
5. Anna;
6. Victoria;
7. Pauline;
8. Elizabeth;
9. Catherine;
10. Ksenia.

Unusual Russian names for girls

Some of the most unusual Slavic Russian names are the names Bazhena and Bozhena.

These two similar-sounding, but still different names have different interpretations:

• Bazhena- beloved, sweet, desired, Old Church Slavonic Russian name, literally interpreted as “desired child”;
• Bozena– gifted by God, a Slavic name borrowed from Byzantium, and by them from Ancient Greece, means “blessed”.

In Rus', they always tried to distinguish a person through a name, and for girls they also tried to choose the most unusual and most beautiful names, but in their meaning, either protecting and protecting her, or endowing her with the necessary personal qualities, or providing assistance in her feminine destiny - creating a family and motherhood:

• Yarina - dedicated to Yarila, the Old Slavonic God of the sun;
• Bronislava is a half-forgotten Slavic name in Rus', most popular in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, meaning “glorious with protection”;
• Vladislava - glorious, possessing glory;
• Darina is an Old Slavonic name meaning “gift of the Gods”;
• Zlata is a Slavic name, common not only in the territory of Ancient Rus', but also among many other Slavic peoples, meaning “golden, gold”;
• Zlatotsveta – “the color of gold”, interpreted as “golden, blooming with gold”;
• Yaroslava - glorifying Yarila; bright, having bright glory;
• Lada is a very common name in Rus', meaning okay, sweet;
• Aelita - appeared in 1923 thanks to the novel by A. Tolstoy, the name literally means “the last visible light of a star”;
• Lyubava is an Old Slavonic name meaning “giving love”, later used in the form Love;
• Miroslava - famous for the world, glorifying the world;
• Radmira is an Old Slavonic name meaning “careful, caring for the world”;
• Radmila - literally meaning “sweet joy”, interpreted as - sweet joy, joy-bringing;
• Alena - literally “sunlight, sunbeam”, the name is interpreted as sunny, radiant, bewitching;
• Vasilisa - regal, queen;
• Vasilina - the literal meaning of “ruler’s wife”, the name was common in the territory of Ancient Rus', in other Slavic countries it has analogues - Vasilika, Vasilitsa, Vasily, Vasilida;
• Vesela – cheerful; bestowing joy;
• Svetozara is an Old Slavonic name meaning “illuminating with light”;
• Yaga is loud, noisy, noisy.

Vintage names for girls

Some of the names that people the same age as pyramids and ancient temples called their daughters have survived to this day. Some of them have undergone minor changes, others have remained unchanged. Although, progress and the development of civilization have done their job and many names that were popular in their good old days remain in handwritten archival volumes, or are mentioned in fairy tales and legends.

Modern ancient names that are still popular today:

• Alexandra - the name is of ancient Greek origin, meaning “courageous, reliable, protector of people”;
• Mary is a Hebrew name, literally means “lady”, interpreted as holy, tall (according to another interpretation - bitter, stubborn);
• Olga is an Old Slavonic name with Scandinavian roots, meaning “saint”;
• Eve is the “progenitor”, a name considered to be the very first female name in the world;
• Aurora - morning star, Goddess of the dawn;
• Helia – the sun;
• Ada is a Hebrew name meaning "adornment";
• Ariadne is an ancient Greek name with interpretations of “the one you really like” and “faithful wife”;
• Lola is an ancient Greek name meaning “weed”;
• Victoria is a name derived from the Latin word meaning “victory”;
• Evdokia - means “good fame”;
• Zoe is an ancient Greek name meaning “life”;
• Muse is a name of ancient Greek origin, literally “Goddess of the Arts”;
• Nonna is an ancient Egyptian name meaning “pure, dedicated to God”;
• Olympics - Olympic;
• Seraphim is a Hebrew name meaning “fiery, burning”;
• Sarah – the beginning of the race;
• Faina - translated from Hebrew as “bright”.

Ancient names that are no longer used in modern life:

• Aglaida – Ancient Greek meaning “brilliant”;
• Androna is the winner;
• Dosithea – literally “given by God”, of ancient Greek origin;
• Kaleria is a Latin name meaning “ardent, hot”;
• Epistimya – meaning “science, knowledge”;
• Isis is the ancient Greek name of the Goddess of Fertility;
• Leonia – meaning “lioness”;
• Chionia is an ancient Greek name interpreted as “snowy, snow”;
• Malusha (Mlada) - Old Slavonic, meaning “the youngest girl in the family”
• Bereginya - protects the home and family hearth, protects it.

Interesting Islamic names for girls

As in Christianity, in the religion of Islam, names have different origins and interpretations. Many of them are borrowed from other cultures - Jewish, Egyptian, Christian.

In Muslim traditions, poetic and flowery speech is welcomed and highly valued, therefore, Islamic names often have beautiful sounds and interpretations. The most popular, most beautiful Islamic names for girls are successfully borrowed by other nations too.

List of the most used and beautiful Islamic names:

• Amira is an Arabic name meaning "princess":
• Amal – literally “aspiring”;
• Gulnara is a common Islamic name of Persian origin, translated as “pomegranate flower”;
• Leila – weightless, twilight;
• Rashida – Arabic name, literally “wise”;
• Jamalia – literally translated as “beautiful”;
• Chana - the name is of Hebrew origin, interpreted as “grace, strength, courage”;
• Kamila is an Arabic name meaning “perfect”;
• Rabab – snow-white cloud;
• Delfusa - interpretation of the Arabic name means “silver soul”;
• Jannat is an Arabic name meaning “heavenly abode”;
• Lamis - the name has the interpretation of “one that is pleasant to the touch”;
• Asmira – literally – “chief princess”;
• Dinora - interpretation of the name - “gold coin”;
• Haifa is a name with Arabic roots and means “slender, beautiful in body.”

Beautiful names for girls by nationality

Each nation has its own unique history of development, its own ethnic group. Customs, legends, and folk tales have their own differences, enriching the common world culture. And each nation has its own special names, created on the basis of the cultural heritage of the ancestors of a particular nationality.

Caucasian

In the Caucasus, special emphasis is placed on the interpretation of the name, since it is believed that the name given at birth will determine the fate of the newborn girl and will influence the continuation of the family.

Girls' names often mean tenderness and purity, purity and fidelity; in the Caucasus it is customary to give girls names of flowers:

• Varda – literally “rosebud”;
• Gulfiya - interpreted as “the one that is like a flower”;
• Gulnaz – translated as “graceful, gentle.” graceful";
• Rabia - means “Garden of Eden”;
• Yasmine – literally “jasmine flower”;
• Sholpan – literally “morning star”;
• Kamila – meaning perfection.

Ukrainian

Ukrainian names mostly have Slavic roots, many of them are included in the general group with Russian and Belarusian names.

Some names, similar in interpretation, meaning and origin, have their own phonetic features:

• Ganna (Anna) – meaning “grace”;
• Alexandra – protector, protector;
• Mariyka – interpreted as “mistress”;
• Olesya – literally “forest”;
• Oksana - having the interpretation of “alien, foreign”.

Armenian

The diversity of Armenian names is explained by the complex Armenian history and the influence of the ethnic group of other peoples - Parthians, Greeks, Arabs, Slavs - on the Armenian culture. Armenian girl names often mean the names of ancient Armenian pagan gods, names of flowers, heavenly bodies, names of ancient queens and other interpretations:

• Anahit- the name of the ancient Armenian pagan goddess, literally means “breath of goodness and happiness, goodness”, has interpretations - “Golden Mother, Gold-Born, Great Queen”;
• Asya (Asia)– has the interpretation “passionate, divinely beautiful, beautiful”;
• Zara– the name has several interpretations, including “lady, dawn, morning dawn”;
• Lusine– literally “Moon”
• Karina– a name that also has several interpretations – “the keel of a ship, looking forward”;
• Armine– a name with ancient Germanic roots and meaning “courageous”;
• Arus– literally “sunny”.

Georgian

Poetic and melodic Georgian female names are distinguished by their proud meanings and mean elegance, grace, royalty, chastity:

• Mary (Mariam) – regal, lady;
• Elene - a variation of the name Elena, meaning “light, bright”;
• Shorena – literal interpretation “true”;
• Mzevinar – translated as “sun”;
• Lela - nocturnal, night;
• Zeinabi – borrowed from Arabic, means “decoration”;
• Medea is the name of the beloved daughter of the king of Colchis;
• Dariko – literally “gift of God”;
• Theona – of ancient Greek origin meaning “divine wisdom.”

Chechen

Chechen names, like most names of the Caucasian group of peoples, are distinguished by their poetic sound.

The names of Chechen girls often have religious meaning, and also denote beautiful female qualities:

• Aziza – literally “respected, dear”;
• Aliya – has the interpretation “majestic”;
• Zainab is the name of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad;
• Zuleikha - this was the name of the beloved wife of the prophet Yusuf;
• Maryam - this was the name of the mother of the prophet Isa;
• Malika – literally means “angel”;
• Rukia - the name belonged to the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad;
• Rashida - interpreted as “prudent”.

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani parents give their daughters very poetic-sounding names:

• Aidan – literally “lunar”;
• Aigul – translated as “moon flower”;
• Aigun - this name translates as “lunar day”;
• Ainur – literally “moon-faced”;
• Billura – literally “crystal”;
• Bella - has the interpretation of “beautiful, beautiful”;
• Gunay – literally “sun and moon”;
• Zhalya – translated as “morning dew”;
• Ilakha - has the interpretation of “goddess”.

Kazakh

The names that Kazakh girls are called mostly have Turkic roots. Some names have religious meaning, some have desired personal qualities, some female Kazakh names mean jewelry, flowers, nature.

Kazakh names:

• Mariam - interpreted as “influential, lady”;
• Sarah – meaning “progenitor”;
• Aisha – of Muslim origin, means “full of life, energetic”;
• Adila - a name of Arabic origin is interpreted as “fair and honest”;
• Mavlyuda - having Arabic roots, the name is interpreted as “girl”;
• Marjdan – literally “pearl”;
• Nargiz – the name means flower;
• Gulmira - the name has the interpretation of “graceful flower”.

Tatar

Tatar female names are often formed from the names of a common Turkic language group:

• Gulnara – means “pomegranate flower”;
• Abelkhayat – literally “living ode”;
• Agdalia - has the interpretation of “loyal, honest, most fair”;
• Agilya - the name has the interpretation of “smart, capable, quick-witted”;
• Baljan – means “she has a sweet honey soul”;
• Varida – literally “rose”;
• Gadila - the name means “honest and fair”;
• Dalia – literally translated as “bunch of grapes”;
• Dilfiza – has the interpretation “silver of the soul, silver soul”;
• Zulfiya – means “beautiful”;
• Ravilya – literally “teenage girl, young girl.”

Bashkir

The Bashkir language also belongs to the Turkic group; the names of Bashkir girls are also mainly derived from Turkic names and have a common sound and interpretation with other names for this language group:

• Agilya – literally “smart”;
• Aziza is a name of Arabic origin meaning “mighty;
• Guzel - a name of Turkic origin, has the interpretation of “beautiful”;
• Dinara - the name has the sound “coin made of gold, gold”;
• Zamira – literally “heart”;
• Aigul - has the interpretation of “moon flower”;
• Aisha - this was the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad;
• Laysan - literally the calendar month of April, interpreted as “spring rain”;
• Zilya - interpreted as “pure, purity.”

Turkish

Beautiful female Turkish names are mostly of Turkic, Persian or Arabic origin. The names given to Turkish girls can mean the day or month of birth, have religious meaning, personal qualities, capable of influencing the development of the character and fate of its owner:

• Khatizhde is the name of an angel who protects from the evil eye, the literal meaning is “premature child”;
• Fatima is the name of Muhammad's most beloved daughter;
• Altyn – literally interpreted as “golden”;
• Aishe - a name meaning “living, life”, the name was borne by one of Muhammad’s wives;
• Aida – the name has the interpretation “lunar, on the moon”;
• Gulgun - the name is literally interpreted as “pink day”;
• Yulduz – the name means “star”;
• Esen – literally “windy, wind”;
• Akgül – literally “white rose flower”;
• Kelbek - the name is interpreted as “butterfly”;
• Nulefer – has the interpretation “water lily, water flower”;
• Sevji – This name literally means “love”;
• Eke is a name meaning "queen".

Arabic

Ancient and beautiful Arabic female names have been successfully borrowed by many peoples of the world. The difference between Arabic names is that they can change throughout life, and a girl named at birth with one name will be called by a different name after the birth of the child. The name may also change due to a change in location.

In their interpretation of meanings, female Arabic names denote flowers, nature, character traits, and have religious meanings:

• Aziza is a Muslim name of Arabic origin, meaning “rare, valuable;
• Amina - mea has a religious meaning, it was worn by the mother of the Prophet Muhammad;
• Zakira - literal interpretation of “good-natured”;
• Farida is one of the interpretations of “having incomparable beauty”;
• Fazilya is a name of Arabic origin, which has the interpretation of “the best, better than others, talented”;
• Asiya (Asiyat) - the name literally means “healing, comforting”;
• Saida is a very common Muslim name meaning “happy”;
• Safiya – literally “pure, true, blessed”;
• Malika is a name of Arabic origin that literally means “ruling.”

Japanese

Japanese female names have a rich history and culture of development. Some names are related to nature, meaning blooming crops, flowers.

The other part of the names means seasons, month of birth, character traits:

• Ayame – means “iris flower”;
• Arisu – literally “noble”;
• Izumi is a literal interpretation of the name “fountain”;
• Akiko – born in autumn;
• Ai – literally means “love”;
• Itsu – the name means “charming, delightful”;
• Yoko – literally “sunny”, has the interpretation “sunny, bright, child of the sun”;
• Kasumi - means “fog, haze”;
• Manami - literally interpreted as “the beauty of love”;
• Mina – the name means “the most beautiful, beauty”;
• Nara – literal interpretation of “oak”;
• Natsumi – the name means “beautiful summer”;
• Oki – literally “middle, heart of the ocean”;
• Sakura – name means “cherry blossom tree”
• Hoshi - the name means "star".

American

American girl names consist of names from many cultures and peoples. The diversity of American culture has led to the fact that some names are variations of the same name.

Basically, American girl names consist of European names, Latin American names, Muslim names, and also have Hebrew, Latin and Celtic origins. American Catholic families often give their girls the names of Catholic saints.

Also in American families, ancient and upper testament names are used, which for the most part have fallen out of use on other continents:

• Adriana– a name of ancient Roman origin, meaning “she who is from the shores of the Adriatic”;
• Anna– the name is one of the most popular American names for girls, meaning “brave”;
• Dominica– having Latin roots, the name has the interpretation “belonging to the Lord”;
• Lillian– a name of French origin, has variations – Lily, Lilia, Lilu, Lillian, the name means “lily”, has the interpretation of “blooming”
• Angela- also one of the most popular American names, has variations - Angie, Angie, Angelina, Angel, Angel, Angela - literally the name is interpreted as “messenger”;
• Vanessa- an English name, has variations - Nessa, Nessie, Vanetta, Vanetta, is considered invented by the writer Jonathan Smith, according to another version it means the deity Fanet;
• Evgenia– found in American Catholic families, literally means “high-born”;
• Lucia- a name of Latin origin, has variations - Lucia, Lucinda, Lucia, Cindy, Lucita, Lucia and others, literally means “light, radiance”;
• Mayan– a name with ancient Greek roots, the name belonged to the goddess of fertility;
• Maria- one of the most common female American names, has variations - Mary, Marie, Marya, Maryam, Miriam and others, the Hebrew name is interpreted as “high-ranking lady”;
• Patricia– has variations Pat, Patsy, Pat, Pate, Patricia, Patricia and others, literally means “noble”;
• Sarah- a biblical name, which has interpretations of “noble lady, princess, high-born, ancestor of a noble family”;
• Helen- also one of the most commonly used American names, has variations - Elena, Helen, Helen, Ellen and others, meaning “chosen, bright, illuminated”;
• Chloe- has variations of Cloy, Chloe, Chlorinda, Clorinda and others, meaning “greening”.

English

The names given to girls in English families are diverse and consist of names of several language groups - Celtic, Scottish, Old Germanic, Norman names, Latin language group names:

• Alexandra– more popular in English families in the masculine version, meaning “protector, courageous”;
• Victoria– one of the most popular English names, has a Latin origin meaning “victory”;
• Belinda– having Latin roots, the name is interpreted as “sweet, lovely”;
• Gabriella– having variations – Gabi. Gabri, Gabi, Gabriel, considered a derivative of the male name Gabriel, interpreted as “God’s helper”;
• Diana– one of the most common English names for girls, the name of the goddess of the moon and the hunt;
• Juliana– having variations Julie, Julia, Gillian and others, is considered a derivative of the name Julia, has the interpretation of “fluffy, curly, having curls”;
• Elizabeth– also one of the most popular names in England, has variations Elizabeth, Isabella and others, the name means “dedicated to God”;
• Caroline- from ancient German it is literally interpreted as “queen”, has variations - Carol, Carlota, Carey, Caroline, Carrie and others;
• Maria– more popular in English variations Mary, Mariline, Marilyn, meaning “mistress”;
• Olivia– of Latin origin, literally interpreted as “olive tree”;
• Rose– having variations – Rose, Rozana, Rosalia, the name means rose flower;
• Florence– the name, which has Roman roots, is interpreted as “blooming.”

Italian

The names that Italians give to their newborn girls are considered the most beautiful and melodious in Europe. According to the existing centuries-old tradition, names were passed down “by inheritance” from generation to generation and were considered family names.

The bulk of female Italian names are of ancient Roman and Latin origin:

• Augustine– interpreted as “imperial”;
• Alexandra– meaning “protector”, a variation of the name Alexander;
• Beatrice– the name is of Latin origin, meaning “blessed, happy”;
• Angelica– having a literal interpretation of “angelic”;
• Victoria– one of the most common names not only in Italy, but throughout Europe, means “victory”;
• Violet– an old Latin name with variations Violet, Viola, Violanta and others, literally meaning “violet”;
• Justina– having variations Justine, Ustinya, Justina, the name of Latin origin means “fair”;
• Julia– having variations Juliana, Julie, Julia, Juliana, Julia, Julia and others, interpreted as fluffy, curly”;
• Isabel– the Italian variation of the name Elizabeth has gained popularity far beyond Europe, meaning “dedicated to God”;
• Constance– a derivative name from Constantine, the ancient Greek name has the interpretation “persistent, constant”;
• Silvia– a name of Latin origin, meaning “forest”.

Spanish

In Spain, at birth, a child is given two surnames at the same time - the father's and the mother's. The choice of name for newborn girls is based on adherence to family traditions; names with religious significance are widely popular. Spanish female names are considered very beautiful and melodious not only in Spain itself, but also in countries located on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

Spanish names:

• Maria– one of the most common female names in Spain, revered in religious overtones;
• Angelica– a variation of the name Angelica, is widespread in Latin American countries and is interpreted as “angel, angelic”;
• Antonina– has variations Antoinette, Antonia, the name has the interpretation “worthy of praise”;
• Gertrude- of ancient Germanic origin, has variations - Gretta, Henrietta;
• Isabel– has variations Isabel, Isabella, has a religious meaning “dedicated to God”;
• Iness– the ancient Greek name has the literal meaning of “lamb”, and is largely interpreted as “innocent”;
• Clarice– an ancient Greek name, is the second name of Artemis, meaning “clear, fair, fair-haired”;
• Katarina– which is a variation of the name Catherine, has become widespread not only in Spain, but also in other Spanish-speaking countries;
• Ophelia– a name of Greek origin is interpreted as “help”;
• Pauline– interpretation of the name “modest”;
• Eleanor– has ancient Greek roots, is widely popular among Spanish female names, and has the meaning “mercy, compassion”;

French

The tradition of giving a newborn several names at once is very popular in France, providing her with the protection of different saints. The French consider this tradition not only useful, but also practical, allowing a person, for certain reasons, to choose another name as the main one from a long list of his own names.

Many French names are considered the most beautiful names for girls

The French language has many compound names; the names of Catholic saints are popular. According to another tradition, the first daughter is given the name of her grandmother as her main name.

Currently, French female names have been successfully replenished with borrowed short names from other language groups:

• Eva is one of the most popular modern female names in France, a name of biblical origin, interpreted as “progenitor”;
• Henrietta - a variation on the name Henrietta of Germanic origin;
• Sasha is a borrowed Russian name, interpreted as “protector”;
• Nadya is also a borrowed Russian name;
• Aurora – of Latin origin, meaning “morning star”;
• Angelica - interpreted as “angel, angel-like”;
• Adele – borrowed from the ancient Germanic language, meaning “noble”;
• Claire - a variation of Clarice, meaning the goddess Artemis;
• Jacqueline - the name has interpretations - “displacing, overtaking”;
• Diana is one of the most common female French names and has the interpretation “divine”;
• Anna is one of the most popular female names in France, meaning “brave”;
• Louise is also a very popular name with the interpretation of “famous battle”;
• Natalie - having the interpretation of “Christmas”;
• Sophie - a variation of the name Sophia, an ancient Greek name, meaning “wisdom”;
• Emily is a name of ancient Greek origin, literally meaning “strong, strong.”

Rare names with interesting meanings for girls

Some names that have a rare and beautiful sound are not used so often, like others and are rare:

• Venus is a beautiful old name of Latin origin, meaning “love”;
• Olympics – having the interpretation “Olympic”;
• Palmyra – the name literally means “palm tree”;
• Juno is a name of Greek origin, the goddess of marriage and love was named by it;
• Miya – meaning “rebellious”;
• Artemis is a name that means “whole, inviolable, unharmed,” belonging to the goddess of the hunt;
• Vesnyana – literally means “spring”;
• Dahlia - the owner of the name is called the meaning of the flower;
• Hera is the literal translation of “lady.”

By choosing the most beautiful, most unusual name from the rarest names for girls, parents can be sure of its comparative individuality for their child. And then the bearer of such a name will not only always be in the center of attention, but will also have a chance to make a bright statement about herself in any new team.

True, here too one should observe the “golden mean”, and when calling a girl with a rare and unusual name, try to choose a really beautiful-sounding name for her. No matter what beautiful name is chosen for a newborn girl, for the development of her character and happy destiny, first of all, the love and care of her parents is needed.

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Choosing a name for your little princess is a pleasant and, at the same time, responsible process. Future parents, as well as grandparents, go through all possible options before settling on just one. The name with which a girl comes into this world largely determines her character and future destiny.

Sometimes you have to “sweat” over a name for a newborn baby.

Possible criteria for choosing a name for a girl

It can be very difficult to choose the best name for a daughter, especially when disagreements arise between mom and dad. Parents go through as many options as possible, paying attention to both fashionable and old ones.

First of all, they consider the beautiful Russian royal names that the Rurikovichs called girls - Catherine, Sofia, Anastasia, Anna, Alexandra, Elizabeth, Maria. They remember unusual ancient ones - Aglaya, Angelina, Lukerya, Evdokia, Iraida, Claudia, Martha, Pelageya. Each option has a unique origin and meaning.

Someone wants to name a newborn in memory of a loved one. In this case, it is worth remembering that it is not correct to name your child after a deceased relative. Consider interesting and rare names for girls. They are also chosen according to their meaning, according to the church calendar, according to the horoscope and the advice of an astrologer.

By name meaning

When naming a child, they look at the meaning of the name in the case when they want to give his character certain features. Besides, no one wants a letter code to have a bad meaning.

• Aglaya - “brilliant”. Aglais are bright personalities, ideas and emotions literally gush out of them, they are always ahead and ready to lead their team.
• Alexandra is a strong letter code, translated meaning “strong-willed.” Children use their natural abilities to their advantage and know how to carefully hide their emotions.
• Anastasia – “resurrected”. Nastya's girls are kind and gentle, but with a strong character. Very dreamy natures.
• Angelina - “messenger”. The name is gentle, the word “angel” is clearly read in it, but its owners are energetic and decisive.
• Anna is one of the names of the royal family, translated as “brave.” Ani is principled, careful, patient.
• Catherine – means “purity”. Katya grows up intellectually developed and purposeful, capable of achieving success.
• Iraida – translated as “heroine”. Iraids are active and proud. Such people achieve whatever they want in life.
• Claudia – “persistent.” Perseverance is Klava’s main character trait, and this helps her a lot in life.
• Maria - means "serenity". An affectionate nature that wants to warm and protect everyone around.
• Martha – “noble”. A young lady with a rare and beautiful name grows up calm, balanced and caring.
• Sophia (Sofia) - means “reasonable, wise.” Girls with this name usually have a rich inner world. In life they are lucky and happy.

According to the church calendar

The method of choosing a name according to the Saints is popular. It is believed that a child named according to the church calendar is under the protection of his guardian angel from the first days of his life. The day of a saint is celebrated every day. All that remains is to choose one of them.

The most beautiful church female names for daughters have Slavic, Greek and Hebrew roots. It is also worth finding information about why the person was canonized. If you have a difficult choice, look at nearby dates and the entire month.

Winter

1. In December, daughters are named in honor of the Saints: Anna, Anastasia, Varvara, Catherine, Zoya, Kira, Lilia, Margarita, Maria, Tamara, Tatiana, Ulyana, Yulia.
2. In January, the name days of Arina, Anastasia, Antonina, Agnia, Vasilisa, Varvara, Evgenia, Maria, Melania, Irina, Ksenia, Tatyana, Ulyana, Emilia, Yulia. Daughters born in January have a strong character. The name given according to the Saints can soften it and endow the girl with tenderness.
3. In February, Agnia, Anna, Alexandra, Alevtina, Arina, Vasilisa, Vera, Zoya, Ekaterina, Inna, Christina, Sofia have Angel Day. Just as in the case of January daughters, the name of the Saint will soften their unbending winter character.

It is believed that names according to the calendar protect the child throughout his life.

Spring

1. March Saints: Anna, Arina, Varvara, Galina, Daria, Kira, Maria, Marianna, Marina, Nadezhda, Olga, Ulyana, Yuliana, Yulia. Girls born in the first month of spring are often gentle and indecisive, but at the same time talented and charming.
2. In April, in the church calendar there are the name days of Saints Anastasia, Anna, Varvara, Daria, Larisa, Lydia, Nika, Praskovya, Sofia. Children born in April are successful and talented.
3. According to the Saints, the May princesses can be called: Valeria, Zhanna, Zoya, Joanna, Tamara, Faina, Fedora, Elsa, Julia.

Summer

1. The June ones are called Alena, Vera, Elena, Zinaida, Lilia, Susanna, Yuliana.
2. In July, the days of the Saints are Agrippina, Valentina, Dinara, Lucia, Margarita, Rimma, Tatiana, Yana.
3. In August - Angela, Angelina, Anna, Anfisa, Daria, Eva, Ia, Melitsa, Ksenia, Nonna.

Girls born in the autumn season are friendly and easy to talk to.

Autumn

Autumn children are diligent, diligent and strive for perfection:

1. In September, the name day of Alena, Vasilisa, Elena, Lyudmila, Martha, Oksana, Regina, Seraphim, Sofia, Fekla, Elsa.
2. In October - Ariadne, Arina, Vera, Veronica, Virinea, Dora, Elizabeth, Zlata, Marianna, Polina, Tatiana, Fevronia.
3. In November - Arina, Anna, Alexandra, Glikeria, Elizabeth, Martha, Matrona, Neonilla, Nina, Olga, Stefania.

The list of beautiful Orthodox names can be continued for a long time. It can be obtained from the church in which the parents are going to baptize the child. The lists may differ depending on the monastery in which they were compiled.

Horoscope

Some parents turn to astrology and horoscopes to choose a name. In this case, there is also food for thought, since each zodiac sign is suitable for several options - simple and not so simple. The following are beautiful modern names based on zodiac signs.

Sometimes when choosing a name they are guided by astrological principles

• The sign of Aries corresponds to the maiden names Alice, Alla, Raya.
• Taurus people are called Angela, Diana, Maya, Monica.
• Gemini women have sonorous names - Aksinya, Albina, Ivetta, Clara, Taisiya, Eliza.
• Cancer girls are very impressionable people. The names Bogdana, Lolita, Melania are suitable for them.
• Majestic Leos are called accordingly - Aurora, Ilona, ​​Emma.
• The names Constance, Regina, Linda are suitable for the feminine Virgo.
• Charming Libra - Veronica, Zlata, Lyubov, Milena, Pelageya, Snezhana.
• Those with a changeable character, born under the sign of Scorpio, are called Louise, Martha, Elina.
• Sagittarius is called Zhanna, Marianna, Thekla.
• Capricorns - Varvara, Kira, Renata.
• The Aquarius girl is given the name Ilona or Aelita.
• Pisces - Amelia, Eve.

Other criteria

By time of year:

• trying to balance the winter atmosphere, they call their daughters sunny and warm names - Svetlana, Lyudmila, Natalya;
• in the spring, daughters are called more harshly - Irina, Victoria, Ruslana;
• summer children can be called Margarita, Valeria, Antonina;
• autumn - Yesenia, Zlata, Vera, Olesya.

When parents want to highlight a girl, they give her a rare name

When mom and dad want to highlight their child so that his name will be the only one in kindergarten and school, in Russia they give rare and beautiful, sometimes forgotten, old feminine names - Ophelia, Valencia, Dominica. When replacing one letter in a traditional name, new unusual options are obtained: Alesya, Daria, Olena.

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• Nastasya.

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1. Sofia;
2. Alice;
3. Pauline;
4. Arina;
5. Victoria;
6. Valeria;
7. Elizabeth;
8. Karina;
9. Milena;
10. Maria.

Great options to name your child, but very common these days.

Rare and beautiful Russian names

Turning to the roots, you can remember Russian names, beautiful and ancient, and choose an unusual name for a girl. They are old, with history.

Each of them stores a letter code with a meaning:

• Bozena;
• Olympics;
• Veroslav;
• Augusta;
• Zlatislava;
• Ariadne;
• Lyubomir;
• Neonilla;
• Pelagia;
• Praskovya;
• Stanislava;
• Kaleria.

Unusual international names

There are many beautiful female names that sound almost the same in all languages. These names are international: Adeline, Alexandra, Anna, Adriana, Agatha, Agnes, Amalia, Diana, Evangelina, Isabella, Ilona, ​​Clara, Liana, Linda, Laura, Marianna, Mia, Roxana, Sabrina, Stella, Evelina, Ella.

When choosing a name, you must also look at how it will be combined with the surname and patronymic

The list is, of course, not complete. There are still a lot of options. When choosing a name for your daughter from the list of international ones, you should think about its combination with the surname and patronymic. For example, combinations like Stepanova Adriana Petrovna do not sound very harmonious.

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The daughter's name must first of all correspond to her nationality and religion. Calling a Russian girl, for example, a Muslim name would be strange.

It is important that it matches the last name and patronymic. It is better to choose a short name for a long last name and patronymic. For example, Ikonnikova Kira Stanislavovna is easier to pronounce than Ikonnikova Alexandra Stanislavovna.

The future woman will have to bear the name all her life. Perhaps the daughter will become a teacher, educator or director of a large company, and she will often be called by her first name and patronymic. The parents' task is to make sure that the sound does not hurt the ears and is not difficult to pronounce.

It's good when there is a full and shortened form of the name. Parents will definitely want to call their child affectionately, so before giving him a name, they come up with diminutive forms for him.