Ukrainian name

Ukrainian names are given names that originated in Ukraine. In addition to the given names, Ukrainians also have patronymic and family names (surnames; see: Ukrainian surnames).

Ukrainian given names
Diminutive and hypocoristic forms are male names native to the Ukrainian language that have either an empty inflexional suffix (Івась, Павлусь, Гриць) or the affixes -о, -ик (Славко, Грицько, Василько, Андрійчик, Петрик, Дмитрик). Female names have the affixes -ся, -йка, -нька, (Катруся, Гануся, Соломійка, Надійка, Марієнька, Христинонька).

As in most cultures, a person has a given name chosen by his or her parents. First names in East Slavic languages mostly originate from one of three sources: Orthodox church tradition (which derives from sources of Greek origin), Catholic church tradition (of Latin origin), or native pre-Christian Slavic origins. Pre-Christian wishful names were given in the hope of controlling the fate of the people. For instance, to scare away evil, children were given names derived from dangerous predatory animals, while the names of Shchasny (Happy) or Rozumnyk (Smart) was supposed to make them happy or smart respectively.

Most names have several diminutive forms.

Popular Ukrainian male given names

 * Альберт (Albert ), from Albert, of Germanic origin.
 * Анатолій (Anatolii, ), from Anatolius, of Greek origin.
 * Андрій (Andrii ), equivalent to Andrew, of Greek origin.
 * Антон (Anton ), Антін (Antin ), equivalent to Anthony, of Latin origin.
 * Аркадій (Arkadii ), from Arcadius, of Greek origin.
 * Арсен (Arsen ), Арсеній (Arsenii ), from Arsenius, of Greek origin.
 * Артем (Artem ), equivalent to Artemius, of Greek origin.
 * Артур (Artur ), equivalent to Arthur, of Latin or Celtic origin.
 * Атанасій (Atanasii ), Афанасій (Afanasii ), Опанас (Opanas ), Панас (Panas ), from Athanasius, of Greek origin.
 * Богдан (Bohdan ), of Slavic origin.
 * Борис (Borys ), a pre-Christian Slavic diminutive of Борислав (Boryslav).
 * Броніслав (Bronislav ), Боронислав (Boronyslav ), of Slavic origin.
 * Вадим (Vadym ), equivalent to Vadim, of Persian or Slavic origin.
 * Валентин (Valentyn ), equivalent to Valentine, of Latin origin.
 * Валерій (Valerii ), from Valerius, of Latin origin.
 * Василь (Vasyl' ), equivalent to Basil, of Greek origin.
 * Віктор (Viktor ), equivalent to Victor, of Latin origin.
 * Віталій (Vitalii ).
 * Владислав (Vladyslav ), Володислав (Volodyslav ), a pre-Christian name of Slavic origin, meaning "lord of fame".
 * Владлен (Vladlen), of Russian Communist origin (Vladimir Lenin). No longer used.
 * Володимир (Volodymyr ), a pre-Christian name of Slavic origin, equivalent to Vladimir and Waldemar.
 * Всеволод (Vsevolod ), a pre-Christian name of Slavic origin.
 * В'ячеслав (Viacheslav ), equivalent to Wenceslaus, a pre-Christian name of Slavic origin.
 * Геннадій (Hennadii ), Генадій (Henadii ), from Gennadius, of Greek origin.
 * Григорій (Hryhorii ), equivalent to Gregory, of Greek origin.
 * Давид (Davyd ), from David, of Hebrew origin.
 * Данило (Danylo ), equivalent to Daniel, of Hebrew origin.
 * Дем'ян (Demian ), equivalent to Damian, of Greek origin.
 * Денис (Denys ), equivalent to Dennis, of Greek origin.
 * Дмитро (Dmytro ), from Demetrius, of Greek origin.
 * Едуард (Eduard), equivalent to Edward, of Anglo-Saxon origin.
 * Євген (Yevhen ), Євгеній (Yevhenii ), equivalent to Eugene, of Greek origin.
 * Зіновій (Zinovii ), Зеновій (Zenovii ), from Zenobius, of Greek origin.
 * Іван (Ivan ), equivalent to Ian, John and Sean, of Hebrew origin.
 * Ігор (Ihor ), from Ingvar, of Varangian origin.
 * Ілля (Illia ), equivalent to Elias and Elijah, of Hebrew origin.
 * Йосип (Yosyp ), Йосиф (Yosyf ), Осип (Osyp ), equivalent to Joseph, of Hebrew origin.
 * Казимир (Kazymyr ), equivalent to Casimir, of Slavic origin.
 * Кирило (Kyrylo ), equivalent to Cyril, of Greek origin.
 * Костянтин (Kostiantyn ), equivalent to Constantine, of Latin origin.
 * Кузьма (Kuzma ), from Cosmas, of Greek origin.
 * Лев (Lev ), equivalent to Leo, of Greek origin.
 * Леонід (Leonid ), from Leonidas, of Greek origin.
 * Леонтій (Leontii ), from Leontius, of Greek origin.
 * Любомир (Liubomyr ), of Slavic origin.
 * Максим (Maksym ), from Maximus, of Latin origin, meaning "greatest".
 * Маркіян (Markiian), equivalent to Marcian, of Latin origin.
 * Марко (Marko ), equivalent to Marcus and Mark, of Latin origin.
 * Мар'ян (Marian ), from Marianus, of Latin origin.
 * Матвій (Matvii ), equivalent to Mathias and Matthew, of Hebrew origin.
 * Микита (Mykyta ), equivalent to Nikita, from Nicetas, of Greek origin.
 * Микола (Mykola ), equivalent to Nicholas, of Greek origin.
 * Мирон (Myron ), of Greek origin.
 * Мирослав (Myroslav ), of Slavic origin.
 * Михайло (Mykhailo ), equivalent to Michael and Mitchell, of Hebrew origin.
 * Назар (Nazar ), Назарій (Nazarii ), from Nazarius, a Christian name of ambiguous linguistic origins.
 * Олег (Oleh ), equivalent to Helge, of Varangian origin.
 * Олександр (Oleksandr ), equivalent to Alexander, of Greek origin.
 * Олексій (Oleksii ), Олекса (Oleksa ), equivalent to Alexis, of Greek origin.
 * Омелян (Omelian ), from Aemilianus, of Latin origin.
 * Орест (Orest ), from Orestes, of Greek origin.
 * Остап (Ostap ), Євстахій (Yevstakhii ), equivalent to Eustace, of Greek origin.
 * Павло (Pavlo, equivalent to Paul, of Latin origin.
 * Петро (Petro ), equivalent to Peter, of Greek origin.
 * Пилип (Pylyp ), equivalent to Philip, of Greek origin.
 * Роман (Roman ), of Latin origin.
 * Ростислав (Rostyslav ), of Slavic origin.
 * Руслан (Ruslan ), equivalent to Arslan, of Tatar origin.
 * Сава (Sava ), of Slavic origin.
 * Святослав (Sviatoslav ), a pre-Christian name of Slavic origin.
 * Семен (Semen), equivalent to Simeon, of Hebrew origin.
 * Сергій (Serhii ), equivalent to Serge, of Latin origin.
 * Станислав (Stanyslav ), Станіслав (Stanislav ), of Slavic origin.
 * Степан (Stepan ), Стефан (Stefan ), equivalent to Stephen, of Greek origin.
 * Тарас (Taras ), of Greek or Dacian origin.
 * Тимофій (Tymofii ), equivalent to Timothy, of Greek origin.
 * Тимур (Tymur ), of Mongol or Turkic origin.
 * Трохим (Trokhym ).
 * Федір (Fedir ), Федор (Fedor ), Теодор (Teodor ), Хведір (Khvedir ), equivalent to Theodore, of Greek origin.
 * Феодосій (Feodosii ), from Theodosius, of Greek origin.
 * Франц (Frants ), from Franz, equivalent to Francis, of Latin origin.
 * Юрій (Yurii ), Георгій (Heorhii ), Єгор (Yehor ), equivalent to George, of Greek origin.
 * Юхим (Yukhym ), from Euthymius, of Greek origin.
 * Яків (Yakiv ), equivalent to Jacob and James, of Hebrew origin.
 * Ярослав (Yaroslav ), of Slavic origin.

Popular Ukrainian female given names

 * Алла (Alla ), of Gothic origin.
 * Анастасія (Anastasiia ), of Greek origin.
 * Ангеліна (Anhelina ), from Angelina, of Greek origin.
 * Анжела (Anzhela ), from Angela, of Greek origin.
 * Антоніна (Antonina ), of Latin origin.
 * Броніслава (Bronislava), Боронислава (Boronyslava), feminine of Bronislav and Boronyslav.
 * Валентина (Valentyna ), from Valentina, feminine of Valentyn.
 * Варвара (Varvara ), from Barbara, of Greek origin.
 * Василина (Vasylyna ), feminine of Vasyl'.
 * Вероніка (Veronika ), from Veronica, a Latin alteration of Berenice, of Ancient Macedonian origin.
 * Вікторія (Viktoriia ), feminine of Viktor, from Victoria, of Latin origin.
 * Веселка (Veselka), Ukrainian word веселка, meaning "rainbow".
 * Віра (Vira ), meaning "faith", calque from Greek Πίστη (Piste).
 * Галина (Halyna ), from Galene, of Greek origin.
 * Ганна (Hanna ), Анна (Anna ), equivalent to Anne, of Hebrew origin.
 * Дарина (Daryna ), of Slavic origin.
 * Дарія (Dariia ), Дар'я (Daria ), from Daria, of Persian origin.
 * Діна (Dina (given name)), from Dinah, of Hebrew origin.
 * Емілія (Emiliia ), equivalent to Emily, of Latin origin.
 * Єва (Yeva ), equivalent to Eve, of Hebrew origin.
 * Євдокія (Yevdokiia ), from Eudocia, of Greek origin.
 * Євгенія (Yevheniia ), Євгена (Yevhena), from Eugenia, feminine of Yevhen and Yevhenii, of Greek origin.
 * Єлизавета (Yelyzaveta ), Єлізавета (Yelizaveta ), Єлисавета (Yelysaveta ), equivalent to Elizabeth and Isabella, of Hebrew origin.
 * Єфросинія (Yefrosyniia ), from Euphrosyne, of Greek origin.
 * Зінаїда (Zinaida ), from Zenaida, of Greek origin.
 * Злата (Zlata ), of Slavic origin.
 * Зоряна (Zoriana ), Slavic for "star", compare to Estelle (given name), Stella.
 * Зоя (Zoia), from Zoe, of Greek origin.
 * Іванна (Ivanna ), Жанна (Zhanna), Яна (Yana ), equivalent to Jane, Jean, Joan, Joanna and Joanne, feminine of Ivan, of Hebrew origin.
 * Інна (Inna ).
 * Ірина (Iryna ), equivalent to Irene, of Greek origin.
 * Калина (Kalyna), guelder-rose, symbol of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people.
 * Катерина (Kateryna ), equivalent to Caitlin, Karen, Katherine, Kathleen and Katrina, of Greek origin.
 * Квітка (Kvitka), Ukrainian квітка, meaning "flower".
 * Клавдія (Klavdiia ), from Claudia, of Latin origin.
 * Лариса (Larysa ).
 * Леоніда (Leonida ), feminine of Leonid.
 * Лідія (Lidiia ), from Lydia, of Greek origin.
 * Лілія (Liliia ).
 * Любов (Liubov ), Любомира (Liubomyra ), feminine of Liubomyr, meaning "love", calque from Greek Αγάπη (Agape).
 * Людмила (Liudmyla ), equivalent to Ludmila, of Slavic origin.
 * Мая (Maia ), the month of May.
 * Маргарита (Marharyta ), equivalent to Margaret and Marjorie, of Persian origin.
 * Марина (Maryna ), from Marina, of Latin origin.
 * Марія (Mariia ), from Maria, equivalent to Marie, Mary and Miriam, of Hebrew origin.
 * Меланія (Melaniia ), equivalent to Melanie, of Greek origin.
 * Мирослава (Myroslava ), feminine of Myroslav.
 * Михайлина (Mykhailyna ), feminine of Mykhaylo, equivalent to Michelle, of Hebrew origin.
 * Надія (Nadiia ), meaning "hope", calque from Greek Ἐλπίς (Elpis).
 * Наталія (Nataliia ), Наталя (Natalia ), equivalent to Natalie, of Latin origin.
 * Ніна (Nina ), from Nino, of ambiguous ancient Near Eastern origin.
 * Оксана (Oksana ), Ксенія (Kseniia ), from Xenia, of Greek origin. The form Oksana is most common.
 * Олександра (Oleksandra ), Леся (Lesia ), Олеся (Olesia ), feminine of Oleksandr, equivalent to Alexandra, of Greek origin.
 * Олена (Olena ), from Helena, equivalent to Elaine, Ellen and Helen, of Greek origin.
 * Ольга (Olha ), feminine of Oleh, a pre-Christian name derived from Helga, of Varangian origin.
 * Парасковія (Paraskoviia ), from Paraskeve, of Greek origin.
 * Пелагея (Pelaheia), Пелагія (Pelahiia ), from Pelagia, of Greek origin.
 * Раїса (Raisa ).
 * Романа (Romana), feminine of Roman.
 * Руслана (Ruslana ), feminine of Ruslan.
 * Світлана (Svitlana ), meaning "shining one", of Slavic origin.
 * Святослава (Sviatoslava), feminine of Sviatoslav.
 * Сніжана (Snizhana ).
 * Соломія (Solomiia ), equivalent to Salome, of Hebrew origin.
 * Софія (Sofiia ), from Sophia, equivalent to Sophie, of Greek origin.
 * Стефанія (Stefaniia ), Степанія (Stepaniia), Степанида (Stepanyda ), equivalent to Stephanie, masculine of Stefan and Stepan, of Greek origin.
 * Таїсія (Taisiia ), Таїса (Taisa ), from Thaïs, of Greek origin.
 * Тамара (Tamara), from Tamar, of Hebrew origin.
 * Текля (Teklia ), from Thecla, of Greek origin.
 * Тетяна (Tetiana ), of Latin origin.
 * Уляна (Uliana ), equivalent to Gillian or Juliana, of Latin origin.
 * Федора (Fedora ), equivalent to Theodora, masculine of Fedir, Fedor, Khvedir and Teodor, of Greek origin.
 * Христина (Khrystyna ), equivalent to Christine, of Greek origin.
 * Юлія (Yuliia ), equivalent to Julia and Julie, of Latin origin.
 * Яніна (Yanina), diminutive of Yana, equivalent to Janine.
 * Ярослава (Yaroslava ), feminine of Yaroslav.