Russian masculine given names

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Alexander () is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.

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Ivan () is a male given name of Slavic origin, related to a variant of the Greek name (English: John), which in turn derives from the Hebrew (), meaning "God is gracious". The name is strongly associated with Slavic countries and cultures.

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Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος) and it means "the winner of the people". It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia), while in West Slavic countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) it is primarily found as a feminine given name. There is a wide variety of male diminutives of the name, examples including: Niko, Nikolica, Nidžo, Nikolče, Nikša, Nikica, Nikulitsa, Nino, Kole, Kolja, Kolyo, and Kolyu.

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Kirill () a Russian male given name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord".

Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical Šimʿon, Tiberian Šimʿôn), usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. It is a cognate of the name Simon.

Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.

Kliment () is a male given name, a Slavic form of the Late Latin name Clement. A diminutive form is Klim. Notable people:

Platon is a masculine given name and surname which may refer to:

Eduard is a masculine given name, which is, among other languages, a German, Dutch, and Russian form of the English name Edward. Notable persons with that name include (in alphabetical order):

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Alexey ( ) is a Russian male given name derived from the Greek Aléxios (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.

Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule". It comes from the Latin name Valentinus, as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Argentina, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Ukraine, Latin America, Spain and Croatia. Valentin is also used as a surname in Spanish and German speaking-countries.

Konstantin () is a given name and sometimes a surname. It is used in some European languages, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian, and German.

Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri.

Filaret (Philaret) is a male given name of Greek origin, commonly used as a monastic name in the Orthodox Church, literally meaning, "lover of virtue"). It may refer to:

Rostislav is a male Slavic given name, meaning "to increase glory". The feminine counterpart is Rostislava.

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Gennady (), also transcribed Gennadi, Gennadiy, Hennadiy, Hienadzij, Hennady or Henadzi, is a Russian male name. It is derived from the Greek given name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), latinized Gennadius or Italian Gennaro.

Anatoly (, ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Anatolios (), meaning "he of the sunrise", from anatolē, "sunrise".

Vyacheslav, also transliterated Viacheslav or Viatcheslav (, ; , ), is a Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It is the equivalent of Belarusian Вячаслаў/Вацлаў (transliterated Viačaslaŭ/Vaclaŭ, or Viachaslau/Vaclau), Croatian Vjenceslav, Czech Václav, Polish Wacław and Więcesław — Latinised as Wenceslaus. Also: Romanian of Moldova Veaceslav.

Budimir (, Polish language : Budzimir) may refer to:

Dmitry (; Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: '''D'mitriy or Dmitr' ( or )) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Demetrios (, ). The meaning of the name is "devoted to, dedicated to, or follower of Demeter" (Δημήτηρ, Dēmētēr''), "mother-earth", the Greek goddess of agriculture.

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Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to:

Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria ().

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Ilarion (, , , , , ) is a variant of the Greek given name Hilarion, found in Orthodox Slavic and Romanian languages. It may refer to:

Gleb () is a Russian male given name derived from the Old Norse name Guðleifr, which means 'heir of god', from guð ('god') and leifr ('heir'). It is popular in Russia due to an early martyr, Saint Gleb, who is venerated by Eastern Orthodox churches. The Ukrainian equivalent is Hlib.

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Leonid ( ; ; ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide.

Renat is a masculine given name and a surname.

Timofey () is a male Russian name derived from the Ancient Greek Timotheos (), meaning "honoring God". It is a Russian variant of the name Timothy.

thumb | right | Stamps of Russia, 100th birth anniversary of test pilot Valery Chkalov (1904-1938), issued in 2004 Valery () is a male given name and occasional surname. It is derived from the Latin name Valerius. The Slavic given name Valeriy or Valeri is prevalent in Russia and derives directly from the Latin.

Vadim (Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Slavic masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word vaditi (), meaning to blame or as a diminutive of Vadimir. Ukrainian language: Vadym; Belarusian language: Vadzim. Notable people with the name include:

Gerasim (Russian Герасим; ) is a male given name, derived from Greek γεράσιμος (cf. Gerasimos), meaning "Respectable", "Honorable Elder".

Yegor (, ; ; ) is an East Slavic given name. Other spellings include Egor, Egori, Jegor (a common variant in Slavic countries with a Latin alphabet) and Jegors (Latvian variant).

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Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías). It is pronounced with stress on the second syllable. The diminutive form is Iliusha or '''Iliushen'ka. The Russian patronymic for a son of Ilya is "Ilyich", and a daughter is "Ilyinichna'''".

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Svetoslav is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Tikhon (, , ) is a Slavic male given name of Greek origin, related to Western European Tycho.

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Panteleimon or Panteley may refer to:

Rodion () is a Slavic masculine given name of Greek origin, which is sometimes shortened to Rod. It may refer to:

Efim is a given name, also spelled as Yefim. It is derived from the Greek name Euthymios (Εὐθύμιος; ; latinized as Euthymius). Notable people with the name include:

Yaroslav () is a Slavic masculine given name. It is composed of the Slavic elements jar meaning "strong, fierce" and slav meaning "glory, fame".

Andrei, Andrey, or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй, Андрей, or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include:

Vladlen (abbreviation of Vladimir Lenin) is a masculine given name of Soviet origin, created after Vladimir Lenin's death as a way to commemorate him. Notable people with the name include:

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Vsevolod or Wsewolod ( ; ) is a Slavic male first name. Its etymology is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princely name, "Vladimir" or "Volodymyr"). It is equivalent to the Belarusian Usievalad, Polish Wszewład, Lithuanian Visvaldas, Latvian Visvaldis and German Wissewald. The corresponding Russian patronymic is Vsevolodovich.

Veniamin () is the Russian, Ukrainian and Greek version of the name Benjamin, and may refer to:

Gavriil is a variant of the name Gabriel and may refer to:

Sviatoslav (, ; , ) is a Russian and Ukrainian given name of Slavic origin. Cognates include Svetoslav, Svatoslav, Świętosław, Svetislav. It has a Pre-Christian pagan character and means 'one who worships the light' (likely in reference to the sun). In Christian times the name's meaning started to be associated with the Proto-Slavic roots (holy, light, world) and (glory), to be explained as 'one who worships the Holy'. A diminutive form for Sviatoslav is Svetlyo (Bulgarian), Slava (Russian), (Polish), Slavko, Sveto, Svet, Sviat, Sviatko (Ukrainian). Its feminine form is Sviatoslava. The name m