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The names of many Russian ladies can be 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/Eastern European ladies’ names:
For example:
Alyona (main/formal name) Ilona (English variant for reference only)
Allochka etc. (accepted cultural variations of main name)
Russian Names
Anastasia Nastya, Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastasya
Alexandra (Alex/Alexis/Lexy) Sasha, Sashenka, Sashka, Shura, Shurochka
Alla (Ally) Allochka, Allushka
Alyona (Ilona) Alyonushka, Alyonka, Alya
Anna Anya, Annushka, Anyuta, Anechka
Daria Dasha, Dashenka, Dashechka, Dashunya
Diana (Dianne) Dianushka, Dina, Dianochka
Ekaterina (Catherine/Katrina/Kate/Katie) Katya, Katerina, Katyushka, Katyusha, Katenka
Elena Lena, Lenochka, Lenok, Lenchik, Yelenushka
Eleonora (Elly/Elenor) Elya
Elizaveta (Elizabeth/Liz/Eiza) Liza, Lizok, Lizochka
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
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
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
Valentina Valya, Valyusha, Valyushka, Valenka, Valechka,
Valeria (Valerie/Val) Lera, Lerchik, Lerunchik, Lerusia, Lerok, Lerunia
Vera Verochka, Verok
Veronika (Veronica) Nika
Victoria (Vicky) Vika
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