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Question		Answer
Bohdan masculine start learning		Slavic name, means "given by God" feminine form: Bohdana
Bohuslav masculine start learning		Slavic name, means "glory of God" feminine form: Bohuslava
Borys masculine start learning		Bulgarian origin, translated as "short wolf" from Turkic
Daryna feminine start learning		Comes from the Persian name Darius, translated as "possess well"
Danylo masculine start learning		Comes from the Hebrew "Daniel" that means " God is my judge"
Ganna feminine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Hannah", a Hebrew name that means "grace"
Galina feminine start learning		Comes from the Greek name "Galenos" - "calm"
Ivanna feminine start learning		From the Hebrew "Yochanan", meaning "God is gracious" masculine form: Ivan
Kyrylo masculine start learning		Comes from the Greek "kyrios" that means "lord"
Lidyia feminine start learning		Has a Greek origin, is a name given to women from the kingdom of Lydia
Lyubov feminine start learning		Slavic name, translates as "love"
Lyudmyla feminine start learning		Slavic name, translates as "dear to people"
Marichka feminine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Maria", the name of the mother of Jesus
Matvyi masculine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Mathew" which means "gift of the Hebrew God"
Mykola masculine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Nicholas", meaning "victory" in Greek
Myroslava feminine start learning		Slavic name, composed of "peace" and "honour"
Nadiya feminine start learning		A form of "Nadezhda", a Slavic name that translates as "hope"
Natalka feminine start learning		A form of "Natalia", which meant "Christmas" in Latin
Nazar masculine start learning		From "Nazarius" that means "from the town of Nazareth" from Latin
Oksana feminine start learning		From the Greek "xenos" that translates as "foreigner"
Olena feminine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Helen", which translates as "torch" from Greek
Ostap masculine start learning		From "Eustathios", which means "resistant"
Polina feminine start learning		Comes from "Apollinariya", a female Greek name that comes from the god Apollo
Rostyslav masculine start learning		Slavic name, is composed of "grow" and "fame"
Ruslan masculine start learning		Has Turkic and Tatar origins, means "lion" feminine form: Ruslana
Stepan masculine start learning		The Ukrainian form of "Stephen", which means "crown" from Greek
Svitlana feminine start learning		Slavic name, comes from the word "svet" that translates as "light"
Svyatoslav masculine start learning		Slavic name, composed of "holy" and "glory" feminine form: Svyatoslava
Taras masculine start learning		Comes from the name of an Italian city - Taras and the name of the son of Poseidon
Vitaly masculine start learning		Comes from "Vitalis", meaning "vital" in Latin
Volodymyr masculine start learning		Slavic name, composed of "to rule" and "world"
Yaroslav masculine start learning		Slavic name, composed of "fierce" and "glory" feminine form: Yaroslava
Yevhen masculine start learning		From the Greek "eugenes" which means "well born"

The history of Slavic names

During the times before Christianity, Slavic children would wear names that would protect them from evil because many of them die at a young age. After the age of 10, children would get a permanent Slavic name and become adults. After Slavic people converted to Christianity, they were baptised and received names of saints. Many new Slavic names of saints entered the church calendar. After the 17th century, a big decline of traditional Slavic names happened and people received only the names from the calendar of the Orthodox Church. Examples of common Slavic names are Borislav, which comes from "boriba" - battle and "slava" - fame. Liubomir is another common Slavic name, that is formed from "lyubit" and "mir" and translates as "to love the world". The name of Vladimir translates as "to have power over the world". It is the name of Vladimir Putin. Many of the Greek names became traditional in the Slavic world after the growing influence of the Greek Church: Konstantin, Nikolai, Alexandr.

Ukrainian names

Common Ukrainian names are Ivanna and its masculine form - Ivan. Ivanna is a name with Hebrew origins that came into use after the conversion to Christianity and means "pardoned by God". A beautiful Ukrainian girl name is Roksolana. It is a traditional Ukrainian name and means "woman from the Roksolan tribe". Some of the most common Ukrainian names are Bohdana and Bohdan - Slavic names that translate as "given by God". Mykhailo is the Ukrainian version of Mikhail or Michael that translates from Hebrew as "equal to God". Children born close to the day of Archangel Michael receive this name. One of the most traditional Ukrainian first names is Vera. It comes from Old Slavonic and means "hope". The meaning of Lidyia name is "a woman from the kingdon of Lydia". This Ukrainian name has a Greek origin. There's so much more to learn about the Ukrainian names and their meanings! If you're curious to know more about the Ukrainian boy names and girl names, this is the perfect lesson for you! Master these names and proceed to our other interesting lessons on Slavic names: Common Russian names for boys and Common Russian names for girls.

Ukrainian names and their meaning

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