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Japanese-Russian names
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Arina
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Lena
Lenya
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Maria
Marina
Mariya
Mila
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Yulia
Yuri
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Japanese 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.
Russian names that may also be Japanese words
These names often appeared in Japanese language web pages.
Russian word ending matches
Russian names often end with -ya. Below are Japanese names ending with the same word ending.
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 Japanese name on the left, and the Russian name on the right.
Featured in baby name books
Alina
Alina is a Slavic and Russian name related to Helen, meaning “light,” “bright,” or “beautiful,” with “nobility” also given. Alina is popular across the Slavic world, its Old English cousin Aline was used in the Middle Ages, and Alena can also serve as a short form of Magdalena.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Alisa
Alisa is a Hebrew name meaning “happiness,” with variants such as Alissa, Aliza, and Alyssa. Although Alisa looks like Alicia, its Hebrew roots make it a favorite with Jewish parents, while Christian families tend to choose Alicia.
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Anna
Anna is a form of Hannah and Ann, meaning “grace” or a woman favored by God. In the Gospel of Luke, Anna is an elderly widow and prophetess at the Jerusalem temple who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Classic Biblical Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Kira
Kira is a Greek name meaning “lady,” while Carrington gives “lord.” Kira is also linked to light and the sun, from Latin, Russian, or Persian roots.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Numerology for Baby Names
Lena
Lena is a variation of Helen meaning “bright one” or “light.” Lena began as a nickname for names like Helena and Magdalena; the related Lina is Arabic for a young palm tree.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 10,000 Baby Names, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Lina
Lina is an Arabic name meaning “palm tree.” Lina is also a Greek-rooted form tied to Helen, meaning “light,” “a torch,” or “sunbeam.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Maria
Maria is the Latin and Mediterranean form of Mary, meaning “bitter,” or “star of the sea.” Deeply traditional yet modern-sounding, Maria evokes The Sound of Music, West Side Story, and “Ave Maria”; it was also the name of a wife of Muhammad.
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 Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Marina
Marina is Latin for “from the sea.” Marina is a fashionable Shakespearean name.
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
Mariya
Mariya Oktyabrskaya sold everything she owned to fund a tank after her husband died in WWII, then drove it into battle against the Nazis herself.
Sources: Badass Baby Names
Mila
Mila is a Slavic name meaning “loved by the people.” Mila is also read as “one who is industrious and hardworking.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, The Best Baby Names for Girls
Yuri
Yuri is a Russian form of George, meaning “farmer.” Yuri is also a Japanese name meaning “lily.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Made Easy
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