A curious fact: how much of what we consider native, ours, is borrowed by origin. Take, for example, such "primordially Russian" names as Olga (Scandinavian), Catherine (Greek), Maria (Hebrew) or Vadim (borrowed from Arabic), Pavel (Latin) ... The fact is that with the adoption of Christianity on
Rus' tradition of naming has also changed. And before that, the Varangians influenced the composition of the names - hence the large number of Scandinavian in origin (Igor, Oleg).
Truly long forgotten. After all, children after the baptism of Russia were called not arbitrarily, not by choice, but according to the calendar. Originally Russian names were supplanted by "newfangled" Christian names - Greek, Latin, Jewish. And only recently began to revive the tradition of naming children "Slavonic". What are these primordially Russian names? First of all, they contain a "transparent" etymology. That is, their meaning is clear to us without additional interpretation. For example, Lyudmila, Svetlana, Vladimir, Velimir. With the root "-slav" (famous, glorious), there are a large number of names. These are not only the familiar Vladislav, Svyatoslav, Yaroslav. These are Wenceslav, Izyaslav, Ratislav, Pereslav. And women: Miroslav, Putislav, Boguslav, Vedislav. contain other significant roots. For example, "yar" - from the Slavic Yarin, Yaroslav, Yaromir (-a), Yaromil, Svetoyar, Yaropolk. With the root "light" such primordially Russian names (East Slavic) are known: Svetopolk, Svetozar, Svetogor, Peresvet, Svetoolika, Svetoslava ...
When naming a baby, our distant ancestors tried to emphasize
any feature. Therefore, the kids had temporary names - rather, nicknames, which later - after many centuries - became surnames: Silent, Nezhdan, Pervoy, Tretyak. Only later, during the ceremony of cutting the hair, that is, when the baby was one, three years old, he was named again. There were also traditions of changing the name. For example, after reaching adulthood, after recovery, after marriage in adulthood. It was believed that the name carries fate. In addition, there were certain prohibitions. It was impossible to name the child by the name of family members living in the house or deceased older children. It has long been a tradition to call it "after the grandfather", as it was believed that the share is passed down through the generation. What other original Russian names can you remember? Of course, with the root "god" ("god"): Bogdan, Bozhen, Bogolyub, Bohumil (-a), Bozhidar ... There were many names with the element of "good": Blessed, Blagomir, but more often with the East Slavic "good" - ": Dobroslava, Dobromir, Dobromil, Dobronrav, Dobrynya. The root "love" was also widespread: Lyubomir, Lyuboslav, Lyubomysl, Lyubim, Lyubava.
The original Russian names carried a positive message, brightly positive connotations. Therefore, most often they were chosen with a kind, light meaning. Full Russian names most often consisted of two parts. We should also recall such remarkable anthroponyms as Radoslav, Radmir, Radosveta, Lada, Milana, Milena, Milorad, Milovan. And also later (since they contain the old Slavic disagreement) Zlatomir, Zlata, Zlatoyar, Zlatogor. Traditional Russians or Rostislav are popular today, but such forgotten ones as Zabava, Boyan, Siyan, Dobrava are also worthy of attention.
In the below russian nomenclature given russian names of common Slavic origin, which were used long before the baptism of Rus. By the 18-19 centuries, ancient Russian names were almost completely forgotten, ousted by the Christian names brought from Byzantium, but some of them have survived and are used today. They carry Slavic energy, Slavic roots.
In this russian nomenclature there are no Hebrew, Greek and Roman (Latin) names that have already been adapted on the territory of Russia and are perceived as Russian. Hebrew, Greek and Roman (Latin) names are the names of other egregors (names of non-Slavic origin).
This Russian namebook includes primordially Russian and common Slavic names, as well as some names, the origin of which is controversial.
The Russian language belongs to the group of Slavic languages \u200b\u200bof the Indo-European language family.
Accordion - storyteller, keeper of antiquity
Beloyar - bright, sunny
Belogor - sacred mountain, sublime
Bohdan - given by God
Bogolep - pleasing to the gods
Boris (Boray, Boril) - struggling
Borislav - glorious in the fight, fighting for glory
Borim - fighting for peace
Borimir - fighting for peace (light)
Boyan - a courageous fighter
Branibor - a formidable fighter
Branislav - gaining glory in battles, strict, demanding
Bronislav - glorious in arms
Budimir - alert
Budislav - prudent
Buyan - violent, courageous
Vadimir - leader of the world
Valdai - lord
Vasilko - royal. Several ancient Russian princes bore this name. The name of the flower of the same root is cornflower
Velimir - peaceful, peaceful, healthy, good physique
Veligor - great, sublime
Velislav- attentive, sincere
Vitoslav - cheerful
Vlad - owning, okay
Vladimir - independent, independent
Vladislav - dominant, main
Vlas- ruling
Volodar - the ruler who owns
Vsevolod - rich, wealthy, master of everything
Vseslav - generous
Vratislav - famous, popular, glorious
Vyacheslav - prudent
Gleb - heavy, powerful
Gordey - proud, proud
Gordian - courageous, self-respecting
Gorimir - gorgeous
Gorislav - sincere, living for the world
Gradimir - confident, persistent, creator
Gradislav- wise
Granislav - persistent, stubborn
Dobrogor - elevating good
Kindness - doing good
Dobromil - good-natured, kind
Dobromir - noble
Dobroslav - sane, reasonable
Dobrynya (Dobryn) - kind
Dragomil - precious
Dragomir - loved by everyone
Dragoslav - gifted
Zvenimir - famous, famous
Zvenislav - glorious, glorified
Ivan - belligerent.
According to other sources, Ivan is a name of Jewish origin, means the mercy of God. Having acquired a sound pronunciation very far from the original source, it became a popular name in Russia and Europe, turning from Jokanaan (Heb.), John (gr.) Into Russian Ivan, French Jean, English John.
Igor- proud
According to other sources, Igor is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is militant.
Izbor - dexterous warrior
Izyaslav - smart, quick-witted
Ladimir - bringing peace of mind (peace)
Luchezar - carrying light
Lubomyr - peaceful
Lute - harsh, fierce
Lutobor - tough fighter (warrior)
Lutomir - strong, principled
Martyn - waterfowl from the gull breed
Miloslav - friendly, kind
Miroslav - wise, bright head
Mlad - always young, junior
Mstislav - demanding, discerning
Olele - favourite
Oleg - amazing, from the clan of the Magi, of high origin.
According to other sources, Oleg is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.
Ostromir - strong, powerful
Ostroslav - funny, witty
Pereslav - the most glorious
Polel - loving
Prov - ruler
Radomir - joyful, sunny, bright
Radoslaw- wise
Reason - reasonable
Ratibor - fair, illustrious warrior
Ratimir - noble, well-born
Rostislav - capable, gifted, talented
Rus - Russian
Svetogor - light, sublime
Svetozar - bright, morning
Svyatobor - light, strong warrior
Svyatopolk - strong, persistent, light
Svyatoslav - fair, wise
Slaviy (Slavuta, Slavyata) - glorious
Smeyan - cheerful
Stavr - experienced
Stanimir - stately, decent, honest
Stanislav - practical, rational
Sudislav - balanced, reasonable
Trezor (Trevzor) - clairvoyant
Tverdimir- loyal, steady, reliable
Tverdislav - strong, decisive
Delete - daring
Shemyaka - strong-armed
Yar - furious
Yarobor - a furious, strong warrior
Jaromir - active, active, adventurous
Yaropolk - persistent, strong, decisive
Yaroslav - persistent
Russian female names
Bogdan - given by God
Blagoslav - well-behaved, well-mannered
Branislava - strict, demanding
Budimir - alert
Budislava- prudent
Barbara - militant
According to other sources, Barbara is a name of Greek origin, meaning a savage, barbarian.
Velimir - peaceful, peaceful, healthy, good physique
Velislava - attentive, sincere
Vera - faithful
Vitoslava - healthy, cheerful
Vlada - owning, okay
Vladislav - dominant, main
Vlasta- domineering
Vseslav- generous
Vyacheslav - prudent
Goluba - tender
Gordeya - proud
Gorimira - gorgeous
Gorislava - sincere, living for the world
Gradimira - confident, persistent, creator
Gradislava - wise
Granislava - persistent, stubborn
Daryona - donated
Darina - generous
Dobrava - kind, beautiful
Goodness - doing good
Dobromila - good-natured, kind
Dobromira - noble
Dobroslava- sane, reasonable
Dolyana - lucky
Dragomila - precious
Dragomira - loved by everyone
Dragoslav - gifted
Fun - funny, funny
Zarina - morning, light
Zvenimira - famous, famous
Zvenislava - glorious, glorified
Zlata - gold. Zlata is the Slavic goddess of the Dawn.
According to other sources, Zlata is a name of Slavic-Greek origin, the meaning is golden.
Izyaslav - smart, quick-witted
Krasava - beautiful
Kupava - rich, wealthy
Lada - okay, slender, flexible. Lada - Slavic goddess of the Moon, patroness of love and family happiness
Lelya - affectionate, gentle, spring, young. Lelya - Slavic goddess of Youth
Luchezara - light carrier
Lyubava - favorite
Love - love, beloved
Lubomyr - peaceful
Ludmila - sweet to people
According to other sources, Lyudmila is a name of West Slavic origin, the meaning is dear to people.
Marya - charming (possibly on behalf of Mara - the ancient Slavic goddess of black magic, the spirit of Death).
According to other sources, Marya comes from the Hebrew name Mary, meaning bitter or excellent.
Miloslava - friendly, kind
Miroslava - wise, bright head
Mlada - always young, youngest
Mstislav - demanding, discerning
Hope - reliable
Olelya - favorite
Olga - amazing
According to other sources, Olga is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.
Ostromir - strong, powerful
Ostroslava - funny, witty
Joy - welcome, responsive, bringing joy
Prekrasa - beautiful, lovely
pleased - bringing joy, the sun
Radomir - joyful, sunny, bright
Radoslava - wise
Ratimira - noble, well-born
Rostislav - capable, gifted, talented
Rusya - Russian
Svetlana - light, shining
Slavia - wise
Smeyana - laughing, cheerful
Stanimira - stately, decent, honest
Stanislav - practical, rational
Sudislava - balanced, reasonable
Tverdimir - devoted, stable, reliable
Tverdislav - strong, decisive
Yara (Yarina) - sunny, furious, stubborn
Jaromira - active, active, adventurous
Yaroslav - persistent
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With the adoption of Christianity in Russia, many original Russian names were lost. They were replaced by names of Greek, Latin, Jewish origin. So the name Paul is Latin, Catherine is Greek, and Mary is Hebrew. However, some Russian names still remained in circulation, while others are returning to fashion today ...
Joyful names
Most of the original Russian names can be recognized by three main features. First, we can understand their meaning even today, and without using dictionaries. For example, Bogdan - given by God.
Secondly, the overwhelming number of Slavic names had a bright, kind, joyful meaning. Our ancestors believed that the name of a child can determine his fate.
So, Lubomyr is a loving world, loved by the world. And thirdly, many names consisted of two parts. For example, Love-sweet, Good-temper, Peace-glory, Lyubo-thought.
"Yar", "glory" and "light"
Some primordially Russian names contain the letter combination "yar". It comes from the old Russian word "yarilo". This was the name in Russia of the sun god, who personified life, prosperity, joy.
Therefore, our ancestors were sure that the appearance of a particle of God in the name will bring only happiness to the child. Today these names are back in fashion. So "Yaroslav" has not left the 30 most popular names in Russia for the last five years.
However, the same can be said about "Vladislav". This is also an ancient Slavic name. Many male and female names in Russia had the root "glory" in their composition. Suffice it to recall Svyatoslav or Miroslava. It is clear that "glory" means glory, fame.
Svet was also the root of many Russian names. For example, Svetogor, Svetopolk, Svetoslava.
"God" and "the world"
Many Russian names included the word "god" ("god"). Surely, our ancestors called their children that so that God would always be with them and protect them.
For example, Bogolyub, Bogumil, Bozhen, Bozhedar. This group also includes the name Bogdan, which is also very popular today among new parents.
Of course, it was simply impossible to do without such a bright and kind word as “peace”. This is how the names Dobromir, Jaromir, Velimir appeared.
"Love" and "Mil"
You can't get far without love either. Our ancestors thought so. That is why the names were often formed from the roots of "love" and "sweet": Lyuboslav, Dobromil.
Forgotten names
At birth, the baby in Russia was not given a name. At first they called him some nickname: Hare, Fool, Pyatak, Muzhik, Seed. Over time, when the child was already showing his character in all its glory, he was endowed with the appropriate name.
Often children were called names that came from the animal and plant world - Wolf, Grass, Vetka, Hare, Cow, and in large families the names sometimes came from numerals (First and Perva, Tretyak, Chetverunya, Semak, Pyatak, Devyatko).
These names of our distant ancestors were permeated with the poetry of ancient paganism and the boundless faith of people in the forces of nature and fate. The pagan religion gave life to the names dedicated to the ancient deities of the Slavs - Yaroslav (Yarilu glorifying), Yaromil, Veleslav, Lada.
Now most of these names have sunk into oblivion. These are such names as Brave, Prekrasa, Vyshan, Dorozh, Istr, Zvenets and others.
However, over time, the pagan religion gave way to Christianity, and new names brought by the Scandinavian Varangians and having Byzantine, ancient Greek and Jewish roots came to Ancient Russia.
In particular, the Great Kiev Prince Vladimir, after his baptism in Constantinople, began to be called Basil. This name, which most of us consider natively Russian, became one of the first Christian names on Russian soil.
Simultaneously with the planting of Christianity and the suppression of the pagan faith, the Slavs came to the names that have survived to this day, and which, in turn, had a deep meaning - Elena (light), Victor (winner), George (farmer), Tatiana (organizer), Nikita ( winner), Sophia (wise), Eugene (noble), Alexey (defender), Andrey (courageous).
Thus, the familiar Russian names Tatiana, Peter, Maria, Nikolai, Alexander were not originally Russian, but were introduced from other languages \u200b\u200band cultures.
Nevertheless, the original Russian names, fanned by Orthodox traditions and given to the child at baptism, such as Olga, Igor, Oleg, Lyubov, Yaroslav, Svyatoslav, Yaropolk, were popular among the ancient Slavs and have survived to this day, having received their second birth. Nowadays, with the emergence of fashion for old names, names, Russian Orthodox names are heard more and more often.
Primarily Russian names born in Slavic culture have good meanings, understandable to each of us:
Vladimir - owning the world,
Lyudmila - dear to people,
Svyatoslav - sacred glory,
Vsevolod - owning everything,
Milica is sweet
Bogdan - given by God,
Zlata is golden
Yaroslav - Yarilu glorifying.
Today we turn to the origins of Russian history, remembering the wonderful names of the ancient Slavs who became part of it. More and more often, young parents call their children sonorous Slavic names, filled with deep meaning and promising good fortunes to our children.
30.06.2018 22:00Many are sure that the names Nikolai, Anna, Peter, Alexander, Dmitry are Old Russian. But the study of the origins of Russian history can lead to completely unexpected discoveries - our ancient ancestors, the ancient Slavs, bore completely different names. With the adoption of Christianity, many historical ethnic names have been lost. They were supplanted by Greek, Latin and Hebrew names. For example, the name Paul is of Latin origin, Catherine is of Greek, Mary is of Jewish origin. But some Russian names remained in circulation, found a second life with the return of fashion to Slavic names. So, what are the original Russian names? What are they like? What do they mean? What's their story?
Joyful meaning
Most of the original Russian names can be recognized by three main features.
- First, their meaning can be understood even today. For example, Bogdan is God-given.
- Secondly, most of the names of our ancestors had a bright, joyful, kind meaning. They believed that a name could determine the fate of a person, so they chose happy names for babies. For example, Lubomir is one who loves the world.
- Thirdly, most of the names of Slavic origin consisted of two stems. For example, Lyudmila, Miroslava, Dobronrav.
These are the three main features by which you can distinguish Slavic names from foreign ones.
"Light", "Slav", "Yar"
Some Slavic names are based on "yar". It comes from the name of the ancient Russian god of the sun - Yarilo, who personified life, joy, prosperity among the ancient Slavs.
Our distant ancestors were sure that the appearance of a particle of the name of God in the name of the child would bring him good luck, joy and a happy fate. Today such names are very popular again. For example, Yaroslav has not left the top thirty most popular names in our country for the last 10 years.
The same goes for the name Vladislav. This is an ancient Slavic name. Many names in Russia had the root "glory", for example, Svyatoslav, Miroslav. The presence of this root in the word was supposed to provide the child with fame and glory.
For many native Russian names, another common root is "light", For example, Svetopolk, Svetoslava, Svetogor, Svetlana. The root means life, prosperity, rebirth.
"Peace", "God", "Love" and "Mil"
Many Russian Slavic names were based on the word "god" or "god". Most likely, our distant ancestors called their children so in the hope that God will always be with them, will protect them.
For example, Bogumil, Bogolyub, Bozhedar, Bozhen. The name Bogdan belongs to the same group of names, which is currently very popular.
The Slavs did not manage without the kind and bright word "world", with the help of it the primordial Russian male names were formed: Jaromir, Dobromir, Velimir and others.
Forgotten names
In Russia, according to tradition, when a baby was born, he was not given a name. He was called by any nickname: Fool, Hare, Fox, Pyatak, Boy and so on. Over time, when the child showed his character, he was named an appropriate and suitable name for him.
It was quite common that children were called by the names of animals or plants: Grass, Hare, Wolf, Birch, Linden. In some families, the children were named in order: First, Tretyak, Semak, Devyatko.
As you know, all the original Russian names in the distant past were permeated with features of ancient paganism and people's belief in the forces of fate and nature. It was paganism that gave life to many names that were dedicated to the ancient Slavic gods: Yaromil, Lada, Veleslav, Yaroslav. Of course, most of these names have now sunk into oblivion and are forgotten. For example, Vyshan, Istr, Zvenets, Dorozh, Brave and others.
History of Russian names
Paganism gave way to Christianity and new names came to Ancient Russia: Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, Jewish.
For example, the great Kiev prince Vladimir after his baptism became Vasily. Many of us consider this name a primordially Russian male name, but it came to us from Byzantium.
With the imposition of the Christian religion and the suppression of paganism, names that had a deep meaning came to Slavic culture: Elena (light), George (farmer), Victor (winner), Tatiana (organizer), Alexey (defender), Nikita (winner), Eugene ( noble), Sophia (wise), Andrey (courageous).
So, the Russian names familiar to our ears Peter, Tatiana, Nikolay, Alexander, Yulia are not natively Russian, they are brought into our culture from other languages.
Some ancient Slavic names were fanned by the Orthodox tradition and were given to the child at baptism, so they were given a second birth, and they did not sink into oblivion: Yaropolk, Yaroslav, Lyubov, Svyatoslav, Lyudmila. It should be noted that they are very popular these days.
All the primordially Russian naming conventions that originated in Slavic culture have a good meaning, and are clear to us even now:
- Vladimir is the one who owns the world;
- Svyatoslav - possessing sacred glory;
- Lyudmila - dear to all people;
- Yaroslav - glorifying Yarilu (Slavic sun god);
- Vsevolod - owning everything;
- Gold is golden.
List of primordial Russian names
Many modern parents turn to the origins of Russian, more precisely, Slavic culture, recalling interesting, euphonious and wonderful names. Parents name children with old Slavic names that are filled with deep meaning and meaning. For example, here is a list of Slavic male names that are popular today: Borislav, Branislav, Velislav, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vsevolod, Vseslav, Dobromir, Dobromil, Ivan, Igor, Lyubomir, Miloslav, Miroslav, Mlad, Mstislav, Oleg, Radoslav, Rostislav, Rus, Svetozar, Svyatoslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav.
Primarily Russian female names: Blagoslav, Branislava, Varvara, Velislava, Vera, Vlada, Vladislava, Vlasta, Vyacheslav, Darina, Dobromila, Dobroslava, Zabava, Zarina, Kupava, Lada, Lelya, Lyubov, Zvenislava, Zlata, Lyudmila, Marya, Miloslav , Miroslava, Mlada, Mstislav, Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Rosava, Rostislav, Svetlana, Snezhana, Stanislav, Yaroslav.
Instead of a conclusion
Due to complex historical processes, it is currently difficult to give an exact definition of what "primordially Russian names" are. We consider many names to be Russian, but they are not so, since they came to us together with Christianity.
The history of names, like the history of the country, began much earlier. In those ancient times, the name of a person was a sign, his characteristic and amulet. It could tell a lot about the owner, characterizing his status, level of position in society, character traits, his external characteristics and even his occupation. Most likely, the names of our ancestors would be perceived in our time as nicknames. They are unfamiliar to our ears. For example, Blackie, Brave, Curly, Annoyance, Prekrasa, Frost, Winter, Love, Fool, but at the same time, they can tell a lot about their owners.
But there are also such ancient names that are popular today. In addition, with the emergence of fashion for old names and traditions, Slavic and native Russian names are heard more often in our time.
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