East Slavic name

East Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name, patronymic name, and family name in East Slavic cultures in Russia and some countries formerly part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.
They are used commonly in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and to a lesser extent in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.

Name	Belarusian example	Russian example	Ukrainian example
First name
Patronymic
Family name

Given names

East Slavic parents select a given name for a newborn child. Most first names in East Slavic languages originate from two sources:

Eastern Orthodox Church tradition
native pre-Christian Slavic lexicons

Almost all first names are single. Doubled first names are very rare and are from foreign influence. Most doubled first names are written with a hyphen: Mariya-Tereza.

Males

Females

Forms

Being highly synthetic languages, the East Slavic ones treat personal names as grammatical nouns and apply the same rules of inflection and derivation to them as for other nouns. So one can create many forms with different degrees of affection and familiarity by adding the corresponding suffixes to the auxiliary stem derived from the original name. The auxiliary stem may be identical to the word stem of the full name, and most names have the auxiliary stem derived unproductively.
Unlike English, in which the use of diminutive forms is optional even between close friends, in East Slavonic languages, such forms are obligatory in certain contexts because of the strong T–V distinction: the T-form of address usually requires the short form of the counterpart's name. Also, unlike other languages with prominent use of name suffixes, such as Japanese, the use of derived name forms is mostly limited to the T-addressing: there is no way to make the name more formal than the plain unsuffixed full form, and usually no suffixes can be added to the family name.
Most commonly, Russian philologists distinguish the following forms of given names:

Name form	Example	Formation	Comments
Full		full name stem + case ending	-
Short		short name stem + II declension ending	most common for informal communication, comparable to Western name-only form of address ', or Japanese surname-only, or surname/name -kun
Diminutive		short name stem + + II declension ending	expresses familiarity, may be considered rude when used between people who are not close friends. Comparable to English diminutives ' or Japanese unsuffixed names
Affective diminutive		short name stem + + II declension ending	most intimate and affectionate form, comparable to German diminutives or Japanese -chan suffixes

Short forms

The "short name", is the simplest and most common name derivative. Bearing no suffix, it is produced suppletively and always has the declension noun ending for both males and females, thus making short forms of certain unisex names indistinguishable: for example, Sasha is the short name for both the masculine name Aleksandr and the feminine form Aleksandra.
Some names, such as Zhanna and Mark, have no short forms; others may have two or more different forms. In the latter case, one form is usually more informal than the others.

Full name	Full name	Short forms	Short forms
Александр	Aleksandr	Саша, Саня, Шура, ukr. Сашко, Лесь	Sasha, Sanya, Shura, ukr. Sashko, Les
Александра	Aleksandra	Саша, Шура, ukr. Леся	Sasha, Shura, ukr. Lesia
Алексей	Aleksey	Алёша, Лёша	Alyosha, Lyosha
Анастасия	Anastasia	Настя, Стася	Nastya, Stasya
Анатолий	Anatoly	Толя	Tolya
Андрей	Andrey	Андрюша, Дюша, Андря	Andryusha, Dyusha, Andrya
Анна	Anna	Аня, Анюта, Нюта, Нюша	Anya, Anyuta, Nyuta, Nyusha
Борис	Boris	Боря	Borya
Давид	David	Дава	Dava
Даниил	Daniil	Данила, Даня	Danila, Danya
Дарья	Darya	Даша	Dasha
Дмитрий	Dmitry	Дима, Митя	Dima, Mitya
Галина	Galina	Галя	Galya
Геннадий	Gennady	Гена	Gena
Георгий	Georgy	Гоша, Жора	Gosha, Zhora
Григорий	Grigory	Гриша	Grisha
Иван	Ivan	Ваня	Vanya
Иммануил	Immanuil	Моня	Monya
Ирина	Irina	Ира	Ira
Кирилл	Kirill	Кира, Киря	Kira, Kirya
Константин	Konstantin	Костя	Kostya
Ксения	Ksenya	Ксюша	Ksyusha
Лариса	Larisa	Лара, Лёля	Lara, Lyolya
Леонид	Leonid	Лёня	Lyonya
Лев	Lev	Лёва	Lyova
Лидия	Lidiya	Лида	Lida
Любовь	Lyubov'	Люба	Lyuba
Людмила	Lyudmila	Люда, Люся, Мила	Lyuda, Lyusya, Meela
Мария	Mariya	Маша, Маня, Маруся, Машуля, Машенька, Марийка, Маняша, Марічка	Masha, Manya, Marusya, Mashulya, Mashеnka, Mariyka, Manyasha, Marichka
Матвей	Matvey	Мотя	Motya
Михаил	Mihail	Миша	Misha
Надежда	Nadezhda	Надя	Nadya
Наталья	Natalya	Наташа	Natasha
Николай	Nikolay	Коля	Kolya
Ольга	Olga	Оля	Olya
Павел	Pavel	Паша, Павлик	Pasha, Pavlik
Полина	Polina	Поля, Лина	Polya, Lina
Пётр	Pyotr	Петя	Petya
Роман	Roman	Рома	Roma
Семён	Semyon	Сёма	Syoma
Сергей	Sergey	Серёжа	Seryozha
София	Sofia, Sofya	Соня, Софа	Sonya, Sofa
Светлана	Svetlana	Света, Лана	Sveta, Lana
Станислав	Stanislav	Стас	Stas, Stanko
Тамара	Tamara	Тома	Toma
Татьяна	Tatyana	Таня	Tanya
Вадим	Vadim	Вадик, Дима	Vadik, Dima
Валентин / Валентина	Valentin / Valentina	Валя	Valya
Валерий	Valery	Валера	Valera
Валерия	Valeriya	Лера	Lera
Василий	Vasily	Вася	Vasya
Виктор	Viktor	Витя	Vitya
Виктория	Viktoriya	Вика	Vika
Виталия	Vitaliya	Вита	Vita
Владимир	Vladimir	Вова, Володя	Vova, Volodya
Владислав, Владислава	Vladislav, Vladislava	Влад, Влада	Vlad, Vlada
Вячеслав	Vyacheslav	Слава	Slava
Ярослав	Yaroslav	Ярик	Yarik
Елена	Yelena	Лена, Алёна	Lena, Alyona
Елизавета	Yelizaveta	Лиза	Liza
Екатерина	Yekaterina	Катя	Katya
Евгений / Евгения	Yevgeniy / Yevgeniya	Женя	Zhenya
Юлия	Yuliya	Юля	Yulya
Юрий	Yury	Юра	Yura
Яков	Yakov	Яша	Yasha

Diminutive forms

Diminutive forms are produced from the "short name" by means of various suffixes; for example, Михаил Mikhail – Миша Misha – Мишенька Mishenka – Мишка Mishka. If no "short name" exists, then diminutive forms are produced from the full form of the respective first name; for example, Марина Marina – Мариночка Marinochka – Маринка Marinka. Unlike the full name, a diminutive name carries a particular emotional attitude and may be unacceptable in certain contexts. Depending on the nature of the attitude, diminutive name forms can be subdivided into three broad groups: affectionate, familiar, and slang.

Affectionate diminutive

Typically formed by suffixes -еньк-, -оньк-, -ечк-, -ушк, as illustrated by the examples below. It generally emphasises a tender, affectionate attitude and is roughly analogous to German suffixes -chen, -lein, Japanese -chan and -tan and affectionate name-derived nicknames in other languages. It is often used to address children or intimate friends.
Within a more official context, this form may be combined with the honorific plural to address a younger female colleague.