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Alina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline, meaning noble. It has been used in Scotland as a feminine version of Alistair, the Scottish form of Alexander, and as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic álainn, meaning beautiful. In some instances, it might have Arabic origins. The name has also been well-used in German-speaking countries. It is sometimes regarded as a form of the name Helen, meaning to shine. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of th

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Lina ( ) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Melina, Nikolina, Paulina, Rosalina, and Žaklina.

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Varvara (Cyrillic: Варвара; ), a variant of "Barbara", may refer to:

Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root svet (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as the word Shweta in Sanskrit.

Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin.

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Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.

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Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from Italy and Spain.

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Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both.

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right|thumb|Tatiana from Eugene Onegin by [[Elena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya, 1899.]] right|thumb|Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia and [[Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia as toddlers. Tatiana (left, sitting) was named for Tatiana Larina in Eugene Onegin because her parents liked the idea of sisters named Olga and Tatiana as in the poem by Alexander Pushkin.]] right|thumb|An icon of Saint Tatiana of Rome.

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Natasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.

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Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Its Western counterpart is Catherine (Katherine). Notable people with the name can be found below.

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Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow"). One of interpretations is that Snežana is a name of folk origin, derived from the words "snow" and "jana". It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and Bulgaria. Other spellings include Snježana and Sniježana, found in Ijekavian-speaking areas (Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia, Montenegro). Snežana was the fifth most popular name in North Macedonia in 2011. In the decade from 1960 to 1970 Snežana was the most popular name in Serb

Lyubov, Liubov or Lubov is a Russian-language female given name literally meaning "love". The name entered the Russian culture as part of the trio: Vera, Nadezhda, and Lyubov as a calque from Greek of the names of saints Faith, Hope and Charity.

Galina (; from ) is a Russian feminine given name. The name Gala is a contracted form and is also of Russian origin. It is generally transliterated as Halyna in Ukrainian and as Halina in Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.

thumb|Saint Melania the Younger by Boetius à Bolswert after [[Abraham Bloemaert, c. 1605]] Melania is a feminine given name of Latin origin that derives from the Greek word melaina (), the feminine form of the adjective melas () meaning "black" or "dark". The name was borne by the two saints Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, and was the origin of the name Melanie. People named Melania include:

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Filippa is a female given name of Greek origin, meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". It is a cognate of the English Philippa (the feminine form of the masculine name Philip) in Scandinavia, Italy, Greece and Cyprus (), and Russia ().

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Alena is a feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene or as a diminutive form of Magdalena.

Zoya () is a feminine Russian, Belorussian and Ukrainian first name, a variant of Zoe, meaning "life", from Greek ζωή (zoē), "life". It is also a feminine name of Persian origin.

Oksana, Oxana, or Aksana (; , ), is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name Kseniya (), but the two names coexist in use in both countries, and neither of them is a shortening of the other.

Natalya () is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia.

Katerina (Greek: Κατερίνα, Katerína; Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Катерина, Katerina) is a feminine given name. It is a Greek variant of Ekaterini and a Russian and Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina or Yekaterina.

In Russian, Masha () is a diminutive of Maria. Also as in Ukrainian is a diminutive of Mariia or Mariya. It has been used as a nickname or as a pet name for women named Maria or Marie. An alternative spelling in the Latin alphabet is "Macha". In Serbo-Croatian and Slovene, "Maša" is a diminutive of "Marija" but can be a given name in its own right.

Irina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans.

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