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English-Russian names for boys
Adam
Adrian
Albert
Alexander
Andrei
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Anton
Brody
Daniel
David
Denis
Eduard
Emil
Ivan
Konstantin
Leon
Mark
Martin
Max
Nestor
Oral
Orell
Robert
Roman
Simeon
Simon
Stefan
Victor
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Masculine English names that may also be Russian words
The following names often appeared in Russian language web pages. That means that they are either Russian words, or names which are very familiar to Russian speakers.
Masculine Russian names that may also be English words
These names often appeared in English language web pages.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the English name on the left, and the Russian name on the right.
English-Russian names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a English-speaking and a Russian-speaking country.
| Name | English | Russian |
|---|---|---|
| Roman | #27 boys England and Wales 2025 | #11 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| David | #46 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #6 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Adam | #13 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #40 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Daniel | #19 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #58 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Leon | #53 boys Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #38 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Mark | #180 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #3 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Robert | #114 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #84 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Adrian | #78 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #131 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Albert | #57 boys England and Wales 2025 | #234 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Ivan | #283 boys England and Wales 2025 | #26 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Denis | #314 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #54 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Martin | #237 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #148 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Simon | #156 boys Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #314 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Stefan | #344 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #162 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
| Emil | #771 boys England and Wales 2025 | #25 boys Kazakhstan 2025 |
Featured in baby name books
Adam
Adam is a Hebrew name meaning “man” and tied to the word for earth, often rendered “of the red earth.” In the Bible, Adam was the first man, formed from dust and placed in Eden with Eve as his partner.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
Adrian
Adrian is a Latin name for a man “from Hadria,” a town in northern Italy that gave its name to the Adriatic region. Adrian is also read as meaning “dark,” “black,” or “black earth,” with variants like Adrien and Hadrian.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Albert
Albert is a Germanic name meaning “noble and bright,” often extended to “famous,” with forms like Albrecht and Alberto and nicknames Al and Bertie. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, popularized the name in England, and Albert Einstein linked it with genius; it was very popular until the 1930s but has since faded.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Alexander
Alexander is a Greek name meaning “defender of men” or “protector,” with countless forms worldwide, including Alessandro, Alejandro, Alistair, and Sasha. Alexander the Great made the name a byword for strength and leadership, and it has never been more popular; other famous bearers include Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Anton
Anton is a Slavic form of Anthony, meaning “praiseworthy,” and playwright Anton Chekhov is a famous bearer.
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Brody
Brody is a Gaelic or Scottish name meaning “ditch” or “muddy place.” Brody is also read as “brother” or “second son.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Daniel
Daniel is a Hebrew name meaning “God is my judge,” with Dan and Danny as nicknames. The biblical Daniel was an exiled Israelite who rose in Babylon by interpreting dreams and survived a night in the lion's den.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
David
David is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved,” “cherished,” or “darling.” The biblical David was a shepherd boy who slew Goliath, wrote psalms and music, and became a mighty king of Israel.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Emil
Emil comes from the Roman family name Aemilius and means “eager” or “hardworking.” Emil is also given the Latin meaning “flattering.”
Sources: Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
Ivan
Ivan is the Slavic and Russian form of John, meaning “God is gracious” or “God is good.” Ivan is steadily popular, offering a solid meaning and a trendy v while staying easy to spell; it can be said EYE-vehn or ee-VAHN.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Leon
Leon means “lion,” a French and Latin form of Leo, with Levon as an Armenian version. Writer Leon Uris and musician Leon Russell are notable bearers.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Mark
Mark is a form of Marcus, meaning “warlike” or “dedicated to Mars,” the Roman god of war. Mark is the gospel writer, also called John Mark, who traveled with Paul and Barnabas; tradition makes him patron of Venice and founder of the Coptic Church.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
Martin
Martin comes from Latin and means “warlike” or “dedicated to Mars,” the Roman god of war. The soldier Saint Martin is remembered for cutting his cloak in two and giving half of it to a beggar.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Max
Max derives from Latin and means “greatest” or “most excellent.” Max is a short form of longer names such as Maximilian or Maxwell.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book
Nestor
Nestor is a Greek name meaning “traveler,” sometimes also “homecoming” or “wisdom.” Nestor recalls the wise old king in Homer’s Iliad, and in Battle Beyond the Stars it is a lonely hive-mind race that helps free Akir.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
Oral
Oral is Latin for “verbal,” borne by religious leader Oral Roberts.
Sources: The Everything Baby Names Book
Robert
Robert is an old Germanic name meaning “bright fame” or “renowned,” with nicknames like Bob, Rob, and Robbie. Robert traveled from Germany through France to England with the Norman Conquest, and Scots cherish it thanks to Robert the Bruce and poet Robert Burns.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Roman
Roman is Latin for “one from Rome” or a citizen of Rome, with forms such as Romain, Romano, and Romulus. Compared with the fiery Romeo, Roman sounds dignified, evoking Rome’s law and order, and its popularity is climbing despite its association with Roman Polanski.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Simeon
Simeon is a Hebrew name meaning “God is listening” or “one who hears,” related to Simon and Shimon. The Bible names several Simeons, including Leah’s son, ancestor of a tribe of Israel, and the devout man promised he would see the Messiah.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Classic Biblical Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names
Simon
Simon is a Hebrew name meaning “God hears” or “to listen,” closely related to Simeon. The New Testament has many Simons, including Simon Peter and Simon the Canaanite among the apostles, and Simon of Cyrene, who carried Jesus’s cross.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Stefan
Stefan is a form of Stephen, from the Greek for “crowned.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Victor
Victor is a Latin name meaning “conqueror,” “champion,” or “winner,” with Vic, Viktor, and Vittorio as related forms. The name once referred to Christ’s triumph over death; popular in Roman times, it faded in the Middle Ages before returning in Britain.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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