Ukranian and Russian Womens Names

The City of Odessa is often referred to as "The Pearl of the Black Sea".

Names of many Ukranian and Russian ladies are unfamiliar to others who live outside Eastern and Central Europe. Many of these ladies names have an English equivalent some do not. With the Russian names themselves there are many variations. Some of these variations have a softer, more personal association with the speaker. For example, any Russian name that ends with the suffix (ochka) implies a greater level of personal association.

It should be remembered that when a man is trying to get to know a lady from Eastern Europe, he should always refer to her in a more formal way to start with. This means using the main derivative of the name e.g. Ekaterina, not Katya. If the lady says it's okay to be less formal, then you should acquiesce to her request, but don't be too informal too quickly. It's generally not the custom.

Below are some common Russian and Ukrainian ladies names for example:

Anastasia
Nastya, Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastasya

Alena
Alyona, Aljena

Alexandra (Alex/Alexis/Lexy)
Sasha, Sashenka, Sashka, Shura, Shurochka

Alla (Ally)
Allochka, Allushka

Alyona (Ilona)
Alyonushka, Alyonka, Alya


Anna
Anya, Annushka, Anyuta,

Angela
Anjela, Andjella, Angella, Anzhela, Angelika, Anjelica

Daria
Dasha, Dashenka, Dashechka, Dashunya

Diana (Dianne)
Dianushka, Dina, Dianochka

Ekaterina (Catherine/Katrina/Kate/Katie)
Katya, Katerina, Katyushka, Katyusha, Katenka

Elena Yelena, Helena, Helen, Yelana
Lena, Lenochka, Lenok, Lenchik, Yelenushka

Eleonora (Elly/Elenor)
Elya

Elizaveta (Elizabeth/Liz/Eiza)
Lizok, Lizochka Liza,


Elvira
Elya

Eugenia (Jean/Jeannie)
Zhenya, Zhenka, Zhenechka

Galina
Galochka, Galenka, Galyushka, Galchonok

Inna (Ina)
Innochka, Innoulya, Innoulenka, Inusya, Inok, Innessa

Irina (Irene)
Ira, Irinka, Irishka, Irinchik, Irinochka, Irunchik, Irisha

Yulia (Julie)
Yulenka, Yulka, Yulchik


Ksenia
Ksyusha, Ksyushka, Ksyushenka

Larisa
Lara, Larochka


Lilia (Lilian/Lily)
Lilechka, Lilya

Lolita
Lola (Lolitochka)

Ludmila (Lucy/Lucille)
Lyuda, Mila, Milochka, Lyusya, Lyudochka

Lyubov
Lyuba, Lyubonka, Lyubasha, Lyubochka

Margarita (Margaret/Margo)
Rita, Margaritka, Ritochka, Ritulya

Maria (Mary)
Masha, Mashenka, Mashusha, Mashunya

Marina
Marisha, Marinochka, Marishka

Nadezhda
Nadia, Nadenka, Nadyusha, Nadyushka

Natalia (Natalie)
Natashenka, Natshechka, Natusenka, Natusik, Natasha

Nelli
Nelly


Nina
Ninochka, Ninok, Ninulya, Ninushka

Oksana
Oksanochka, Ksyusha, Ksyushenka, Ksana

Olesya (Alyssa)
Lesya, Lesenka

Olga
Olya, Olenka, Olyushka


Polina (Polly)
Polya, Polinka

Roza (Rosa/Rosie/Rose)
Rozochka, Rozita, Rozi

Sophia (Sophie)
Sonya, Sonechka, Sophochka

Svetlana
Sveta, Svetochka, Svetlanka, Svetik


Tamara (Tammy)
Toma, Tomochka, Tamarka

Tatyana
Tanechka, Tanyushenka, Tanyusha, Tanyushka

Ulyana
Uliana, Uljana, Uljyana, Juliana, Julyana

Valentina
Valya, Valyusha, Valyushka, Valenka, Valechka

Valeria (Valerie/Val)
Lera, Lerchik, Lerunchik, Lerusia, Lerok, Lerunia

Vera
Verochka, Verok


Veronika (Veronica)
Nika

Victoria (Vicky)
Vika


Yana
Jana, Jyana

Zhanna
Ganna, Janna, Jhanna


Zoya
Zoja, Zoia