With the adoption of Christianity by Russia, Slavic names were gradually replaced by names that were of Byzantine origin: we bear these names in modern times and we consider them the most ordinary Russians: Olga, Elena, Konstantin, Alexander. However, the fashion for names has changed, and, as a consequence of the constant craving for ancient Russian culture, today rare, Slavic names for children are regaining their relevance. After all, names contain a significant part of the culture, traditions, customs and history of the entire people.
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Popularity of baby names
So, the fashion for Slavic names is returning, and today this process is gaining more and more momentum, since the names that came from Western countries are starting to become boring, people want something exotic, new, but still native, with Slavic origins. At the same time, parents give boys and girls not only old Russian names: those of Bulgarian, Serbian or Polish origin are also actively used.
How can we explain the increased demand for rare men's and female names, the trend of which is observed in recent years in our country? It’s not easy to feel special if, besides you, there are four Dimas or three Alyoshas in the class, but before this was no surprise to anyone, newborn babies were universally called Lena or Katya.
By giving their son or daughter an unusual, exotic name, parents, first of all, strive to highlight the child, provide him with increased attention from others, get rid of possible complexes, and make him feel like an individual and self-confident.
How to choose a name for a child?
When choosing a name for a child, mothers and fathers often face serious dilemmas and disagreements. Young parents, before choosing a single name for their son or daughter, take dozens and even hundreds of male and female names as a basis. Today, rare names for children are increasingly found even in the most ordinary families, because every parent wants to make their child stand out from the crowd. Therefore, options for what to name a child are chosen not only from modern and well-known in society, but also from ancient, even ancient names.
Just a couple of decades ago, such euphonious and courageous names as Matvey, Yaroslav, Egor, Fedor or David, and so beautiful and feminine, like Milana, Zlata or Glafira. Today, such names will no longer surprise anyone, and they have moved from the category of unusual to the category of well-known and widely used. But names like Vedagoras, Ovid, Orestes or Evsei and today they can cause bewilderment and surprise.
However, having given the baby a rare unusual name, it is also necessary to ensure that it is harmoniously combined with a very ordinary and ordinary patronymic and the same ordinary Russian surname: the discrepancy between the exotic and the “ordinary” can spoil the impression of even the most beautiful and extravagant name “with a twist.”
Traditions associated with Slavic names
Before accepting Christianity, the Slavs used names consisting of two parts. Often a second name was given to a child when he reached adolescence, the main traits of his character had already had time to form. It was on the basis of these that a name was selected that duplicated the main one. Then the girl could be called Chernava(black, dark), Ulada(the one who gets along with everyone) Malushey(youngest in the family) Veselina(cheerful) Hang on(slender) and other names that reveal a person’s features.
Such names are still used in our time, but most of them are mentioned only in ancient chronicles. The tradition of giving children composite names continues today, and is manifested in the fact that at birth a child is given one name, and at baptism - another, which is chosen according to church calendar. In this way, parents protect the child, because this should protect him from damage or the evil eye.
With the adoption of Christianity, some names were prohibited by the church, because many of them were derived from the names of ancient pagan gods, which contradicts the canons of Christianity.
There are names that are not Slavic, but are considered as such, and are widely used in modern days. They are formed from Slavic roots, but in fact they are of Greek origin. Such names include Faith, Love And Hope. Here's a girl's name like Gorislava, may cause bewilderment among relatives and friends: why was the child not named by the usual Russian name - Ira, Lena or Katya? In fact, names like Gorislava, Radoslava or Tsvetana are primordially Russian names, but long ago consigned to oblivion.
Rare names and society
It is also worth thinking about so that a baby with a very rare name does not experience discomfort in society and communication with other children, who, as we know, can be very cruel and can give offensive and unfair nicknames, deliberately distorting even the most beautiful and rare name.
It is important that the child is not ashamed of his name, and as an adult, does not experience problems of a more serious nature (for example, constant errors in documents due to the incorrect spelling of the name by others).
A person who has a rare name, but does not focus excessive attention on this peculiarity of his and some “chosenness”, evokes respect from others. He gains fame strong in spirit, a special, extraordinary person, goes through life with his head held high and, thanks to this, often reaches great heights on his life’s path.
If the parents called the baby rare, original name, they need to repeat it more often, tell the child the story of its origin, tell the reasons why it was chosen, and reveal its meaning. We need to help the child be proud of his name and love it. It is also important to ensure that, despite its rarity, the name for the child is not too fancy. It would be a shame if it caused ridicule from classmates, forcing little man complex and feel like a “black sheep”, lowering his self-esteem.
Beautiful ancient Russian names for girls
Thanks to its euphony and good value, newborn girls today are often given Slavic names such as:
- Milan or Milena(Darling);
- Zlata(gold);
- Darina(sweet gift);
- Zarina(fiery, hot);
- Lada(beautiful, okay);
- Snezhana(snowy, cool);
- Mira(peaceful);
- Rada(the one that gives joy);
- Rostislav(giving glory);
- Ioannina(river);
- Yesenia(clear);
- Mayan(the one born in May);
- Yarina(solar).
How to choose a name for a girl according to the church calendar by month, look at the photo:
What rare name to choose for a boy?
You need to choose rare names for boys wisely: such a name can sound either elegant and cute, or outlandish, ridiculous and even funny. Statistics on children's names over the past years will help you choose a name for your baby: after reading it, you can avoid getting into trouble by choosing a name that is too banal or too pretentious for your baby.
If names like Alfred, Askold, Heinrich, Dionysius, Ismail, Erast, Agathon, Osip, Leopold, Kamil, Zhdan or Lavrentiy seem too unusual and ancient, you can give preference to the following rare, but very euphonious names, which have already been adapted to modern society and have not yet become ordinary. Such names include:
- Arkhip,
- Luke,
- Kuzma,
- Demid,
- Zakhar,
- Plato,
- Ostap,
- Lukyan,
- Mitrofan,
- Borislav,
- Makar,
- Martin;
- Savely,
- Efim,
- Elisha,
- Klim,
- Gregory,
- Tikhon,
- Hilarion,
- Zinovy,
- Yakov,
- Gabriel.
You can choose for a baby or more exotic name by calling him Ratmir, Kamil, Robert, Oscar, Samvel, Elmir, Milan, Marat, Rustam or Ernest, however, the child’s surname is in this case must be appropriate.
How to choose a name for a boy according to the church calendar by month, look at the photo:
Meanings of Slavic names for girls
Often parents give their children names based not only on its sound, but also taking into account its semantic characteristics, that is, they pay special attention to the meaning of the name, for example:
- If the daughter was very long-awaited and was born after many years appeals to the Lord, she is called Bogdana, Bazhena or Blagoslava, or alternatively Zhdanoy(long awaited).
- If the baby was born at dawn, she is given a beautiful ancient Slavic name Zoreslav.
- If they want a girl to have a cheerful disposition, they call her Fun.
- If they want her to grow up to be a sweet, kind, harmonious, peace-loving girl, they name her Ladomila, Miroslava, Nezhana, Tikhomira or Milada.
- If parents want their daughter to always be loved by everyone, they give her names with appropriate meanings - Lyubava, Lyuboslava, Lyubomila or Lyudmila.
- If they wanted to glorify the baby or she was born the day before important event, they gave her a name Radonitsa, Radoslava, Slavina, Dobroslava or Zvenislava.
When parents want their daughter to always be the center of attention and be successful with men, to be attractive and good-looking, they give her a name that embodies their wishes:
- Belyan(light, clear),
- Vereya(attractive, attractive)
- Glafira(important, main),
- Golub(loving),
- Dina(light),
- Dobrina(kind, earthly),
- Zhelana(desired),
- Krasava or Krasimira(beautiful),
- Ladomila(dear beauty)
- Lititsiya(giving tenderness),
- Medea(pleasant)
- Svetolika(having a bright face),
- Charms(sweetheart, beautiful)
- Vasilisa(valid).
You can choose a name for a girl according to any characteristics that are important in the opinion of parents.
Meanings of Slavic names for boys
By naming their son an ancient Slavic name, parents want to endow him with character traits inherent in the heroes of ancient military or biblical tales. Basically, this is strength of spirit and will, power, sharp mind and charisma, perseverance, kindness, desire for glory and leadership, nobility and greatness. The meanings of some ancient names that we will tell you about will help you make the right choice:
- Bazhen- desired, long-awaited;
- Belozar- white dawn;
- Belogor- enlightened;
- Berislav- the one who cares about fame;
- Blagoslav- glorifying kindness.
- Bogolyub- worshiper of God.
- Veligor- great.
- Wenceslaus- crowned with glory.
- Gorislav- fiery, highly revered.
- Darimil- merciful.
- Dobroslav- glorifying, giving kindness.
- Lubomir- loving world.
- Miloslav- glorifying mercy.
- Radimir (Radomir)- protecting the world.
- Svetovid- insightful;
- Svetozar- illuminating with light.
- Yaropolk- commander of the solar army.
Which names should you not choose and why?
And yet, not many parents are extreme and consider it possible to name their child with a too unusual Slavic name. Such native Slavic names of girls as Alatyrka, Amelfa, Valkyrie, Dabizhiva, Dragana or Ragosna are not used in modern names.
In addition, a name for a boy should not sound too pretentious or pretentious, or cause unpleasant associations with both parents and other family members. For example, Adolf, Caesar, King or Friedrich may cause an ambiguous reaction from society: you should not create problems for your child from birth.
Statistics of Old Russian names for children in Russia
Since the demand for rare names is steadily growing, by giving such a name today, the child’s parents are not at all immune from the fact that in a few years the chosen one will not become as popular as today’s Daniel And Nikita. The same story happened with such incredibly beautiful names as Kirill, Timofey, Nazar, Gleb, Matvey, Ilya or Arseny– despite their external rarity, unusualness and antiquity, today they are quite widely used, not being outlandish or rare.
And yet, so far the most popular name for boys remains Alexander. Also in the top ten most popular Egor, Kirill, Timofey, Maxim, Ivan, Artem, Daniil And Nikita. Girls are most often called Sophia, Maria, Varvara, Miroslava And Zlatami. Not inferior in popularity are names such as Anastasia, Eva, Alisa, Alexandra, Daria.
Today in our country, about 7% of newborn babies receive original Slavic names, but this trend is becoming more widespread from year to year.
You can familiarize yourself with the unique TOP names of boys and girls in recent years from the videos presented below.
Before the advent of Christianity, Old Church Slavonic names for girls were mostly two-part. Parents were happy to give girls names such as Bazhena, Bogumila, which mean gentle, sweet creatures. It should be noted that many such Old Slavonic names for girls have survived to this day, but they are used extremely rarely. Although from time to time the fashion for Old Slavonic names returns. If you want to give your child an unusual, beautiful, ancient name, then we advise you to study our list of names for girls. At the same time, our list contains not only Old Russian names, but also name books of such Slavic peoples like Bulgarians, Czechs, Serbs, Poles.
We are confident that with the help of our list, you will be able to choose a beautiful Old Church Slavonic name for your daughter. When choosing a name for a girl, remember that it should be consonant with her last name and patronymic. It is also important to know the meaning of the name, since the meaning of the name is reflected in the fate of a person. For example, a girl named Lyubomira will grow up to be a peace-loving, nice girl. Well, if you want your daughter to have character, then we advise you to give her the name Borimira - one who fights for peace. In any case, when choosing a name, pay special attention to its meaning.
Old Slavonic names for girls:
Alena - scarlet
Lyubomyra - peace-loving
Belava - light
Luchezara - radiant
Berislava - chosen by glory
Lana - field, allotment
Bazhena - desired
Ladomila - sweet, okay
Bogumila - dear to God
Lubislava - beloved by glory
Blessed - happy
Lada - harmony, beauty
Branislava - covered in glory
Lyubomila - beloved, dear
Beloslava - bright glory
Ladomira - peace-loving
Bogdana - given by God
Milana - sweetheart
Vereya - tied
Miloslava - sweet glory
Vladimir - who owns the world
Mila - sweetheart
Vlastimira - ruler of the world
Militsa - sweetheart
Vetrana - air
Milava - sweetheart
Velimira - great-worldly
Milorada - sweet and joyful
Vlasta - ruler
Unexpected - unexpected
Veda - knowledgeable
Negomila - gentle and sweet
Velislava - great glory
Hope - hope, expectation
Faith - knowing the light, faithful
Joy - joy
Wanda - praise
Olesya - from the forest
Vlastislava - owner of glory
Olislava - around fame
Videslava - glory of life
Ozara - illuminated
Veselina - cheerful
Ozhana - that which is compressed
Hanna - bird
Beautiful - beautiful
Godislava - in the time of glory
Pereslava - ahead of glory
Gordana - proud
Rostislava - grow glorious
Gostimira - peaceful guest
Radimila - sweet joy
Dushana - soulful
Rada - joy
Virtuous - acting
Radislava - the joy of glory
Draga - dear
Slavyanka - glory
Druzhana - friendly
Svyatava - light
Dobroslava - glorifying goodness
Snezhana - snowy
Dana - given to the world
Svetozara - illuminated by light
Darina - given by God
Svetomira - light of the world
Dobrana - kind
Svetolika - fair complexion
Daromila - sweet gift
Semislava - seven times bright
Yesenia - clear, clear sky
Svetlana - light
Zhdana - desired
Tihosava - quiet glory
Zlatoslava - golden glory
Tomira - multi-world
Zlata - golden
Umila - sweetheart
Krasimira - the beauty of the world
Ulada - getting along well
Beauty - beauty
Khranimir - keeping the world
Kupava - totality
Chayana - tea
Kraisava - beauty of the earth
Jaromila - young, sweet
Lyuba - love, beloved
Yasinya - clear
Lyudmila - dear to people
Yana - to be born, to be born
Ladoslava - beloved by glory
Yaroslava - shining with glory
A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character, aura and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?
Despite the fact that in culture there are poetic interpretations of what women's names mean, in reality the influence of the name on each girl is individual.
Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, preventing the child from developing. Attempts to use astrology are no longer applicable; astrology and numerology for choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate over the centuries.
Christmastide calendars, holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real assistance in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.
Popular lists, happy, beautiful, melodious female names are essentially generalizations, and completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, and soul of the child.
Beautiful and modern Slavic names should first of all suit the child, and not the relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.
Various characteristics according to statistics - positive traits the name, the negative features of the name, the choice of a profession based on the name, the influence of the name on business, the influence of the name on health, the psychology of the name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of the character, energy structure, life goals and gender of a particular child.
Name Compatibility Topic(and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns the interaction inside out different people internal mechanisms of influence of a name on the state of its bearer. And it cancels the entire psyche, unconscious, energy and behavior of people. Reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.
Name meaning does not give full impact, it is only a small part of the impact. For example, Lyubava (love) does not mean that the girl will be happy in family life, and bearers of other names are unhappy. The name can weaken her health, block her heart center and she will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another girl will be helped to solve problems related to love or family, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third girl may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics. And the same name. But fates are different.
The most popular Slavic names for girls are also a misconception. 95% of girls are called names that do not make their fate easier. You can only focus on the child’s innate character, spiritual vision and the wisdom of a specialist. And experience, experience and once again the experience of understanding what is happening.
The secret of a woman's name, as a program of the unconscious, sound wave, vibration is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.
Below is a list of Slavic names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .
List of female Slavic names in alphabetical order:
Arina - according to one version, Arina is a form of the Slavic name Yarina, from the name of the god Yaril
Bazhena - desired, respected, sweet, beloved
Berislava - taking glory
Blagoslava - blessing kindness
Bogdana – given by God
Bogumila - dear to God
Boleslava – more glorious
Bozena - God's, blessed
Branislava – protector of glory
Bratislava - brotherly glory
Bronislava – glorious protector
Vaclava - more glorious
Velimira – big world
Veselina - cheerful
Vladimir - who owns the world
Vlada – short form from Vladislava
Vladislava - owner of glory
Vseslava - all glory
Gordislava - proud glory
Gorislava – burn or grief + glory
Goritsa - forest
Gradislava - guarding the world
Gremislava - thundering glory
Darina – gifted
Dobronega - kind bliss
Dobromila – kind and sweet
Dobroslava - good glory
Dragomira - dear to the world
Zhdana - long-awaited
Zvenislava - ringing glory
Zlata – golden
Lada - sweetheart, beloved
Lyubava - beloved
Lyubomila - beloved, dear
Lyubomyra - lover of peace
Lyudmila - dear to people
Malusha - small
Milana - sweetheart
Militsa - pretty
Miloslava - glorious by mercy
Miroslava - glorious in peace
Mlada - young
Mstislava - avenging glory
Unexpected - unexpected
Pereslava - strive for glory
Prebyslava - to abide in glory
Rada – joyful
Radimira – caring for the world
Radmila – caring, sweet
Radoslava - joyful glory
Rostislava - growing fame
Svetozara – illuminating with light
Svetoslava - glorifying the light
Svetlana – light
Svyatoslav - holy glory
Snezhana – snowy, cold
Stanislava - asserter of glory
Tikhomira – quiet, peaceful
Cheslava - honest glory
Yarina - possibly from the god Yaril
Yaroslav - ardent, strong glory.
Destiny is character. Character is adjusted, including through thoughts. The most main idea this is the name. The name introduces changes in character. Then the character changes fate and future. Since all people are different, any generalizations that ignore a person’s individuality are incorrect.
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Neurosemiotics of the name
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After the introduction of Christianity in Rus', children at birth began to be given names according to the Orthodox calendar in honor of Orthodox saints. The child receives the heavenly protection of the chosen saint, and a close spiritual connection is created between them. The saint becomes for the child his guardian angel for life.
Every day Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of a saint, sometimes several saints. On these days of remembrance, corresponding to their names, people celebrate name days.
You can choose a name for your child based on the Orthodox calendar (saints). It contains full list Orthodox names for both girls and boys. When choosing a name, they usually focus on the date of birth. The calendar provides a list of months and the days they contain. For each day, the names of the saints whose memory is honored on a particular day are indicated.
If for some reason the parents are not satisfied with the names suitable for the child, you can choose names from other days or the eighth day from the moment the child is born. Our ancestors named babies on the eighth day after birth. If names intended for the birthday or the eighth day are not suitable, you can name the baby with a name that falls on the fortieth day after birth.
Every year Orthodox calendars names are updated. The 2018 calendar includes more male names than female ones. In this regard, girls are often called female names derived from male ones, for example, Alexander, John, Eugene. Then a male patron saint is chosen for the girl.
The choice of name depends largely on the time of year in which the child was born.
- Girls, born in winter, physically and mentally strong, purposeful, assertive and have a strong will. Therefore, they try to give softer names in order to give the girl more femininity and tenderness.
- In the spring, girls are born who are selfish, vulnerable, timid, and afraid of change. In the future, these girls often find it difficult to arrange their personal life. They are given names such as to give the child confidence and decisiveness in character.
- Summer children have a bright temperament and love adventure. Such girls usually become leaders in any team. They are recommended to be given calm names to balance their choleric temperament.
- Autumn girls are endowed with such character traits as integrity, independence, and coldness. Usually there is no sense of tact. To compensate for the missing softness and femininity, gentle names are chosen.
What is better: rare church ones or Russian women's ones of today?
There are many beautiful female names, both familiar Orthodox ones and non-standard, rare ones that came from antiquity.
Most of the names that are used today in everyday life appeared in Russian culture from antiquity. Many of them are not of Slavic origin. Female Russian names appeared as a result of the development of ancient Slavic culture, associated with the customs, life, and faith of the ancient Slavs.
When choosing a name for a girl, you need to imagine how comfortable the child will feel with it in life and in society. Sometimes, in pursuit of originality, parents choose pretentious names, because of which their children suffer in the future. The name must correspond to the traditions of the area and belong to the culture in which the girl lives.
The key factors when choosing a name are its melody and harmony, as well as consonance with the surname and patronymic. The name should emphasize the baby’s individuality and endow the girl with beauty and femininity.
In ancient times, the meaning of a woman’s life was motherhood and maintaining the family hearth, so the meaning of many names contained the purpose of a woman - creating a family and its well-being.
A significant part of the ancient church names is of Greek origin, for example, Inessa, Evdokia, Veronica. Although they are considered ancient, they can often be heard in society, so they can be safely chosen for a child.
Today, many parents are returning to their roots and Russian culture, so today you can often hear old names. Especially often they use such names as Zlatotsveta, Vera, Dobromila, which do not hurt the ears and are positively perceived by society.
However, many ancient church names can be difficult to understand. A name that is too complicated can lead to the fact that in the future it will be difficult for the child to get along with the children's team.
Most people choose familiar and modern Russian names:
- Catherine.
- Elena.
- Xenia.
- Daria.
- Elizabeth.
- Sophia.
The choice depends on the preferences of the parents, the degree of religiosity and cultural values.
Selection with values
Thanks to our selection, you can choose the best Russian female name for your child, with a very beautiful, unusual, rare sound, especially if it is an old church name.
With the adoption of Christianity, the Russian name book was enriched with names belonging to almost the entire world civilization: with the Byzantine calendar, Greek, Jewish, Roman and other names came to us. Thus, it turns out that the female Russian names that surround us have very different origins; they came to us from different nations and enriched Russian culture with their sound, content and meaning.
Female names of Slavic origin
These are female names Slavic origin can be considered truly Russian. In the old days, there were a great many female names of Slavic origin, but to this day only a few remain in use.
Russian names for women of Greek origin
Among all modern female Russian names, the most names are of Greek origin. They were most often given as baptismal names, which led to their wide distribution during Christianity.
Female names of Latin (Roman) origin
In ancient times, the Latin (or ancient Roman) language was quite widespread. Therefore, Roman names penetrated the cultures of many peoples. Over time, female names of Roman origin gained wide popularity in Rus'.
Russian female names of Jewish origin
Female names of Jewish origin were and are also quite common in Rus'. And the most famous of them is Maria.
Most female names of Soviet origin were rarely used and did not take root, remaining rather a historical and linguistic curiosity. However, some of these names, composed successfully, have survived and become quite widely known.
Popular and rare female Russian names and their meanings are destiny, destiny. All female names define the purpose of life, therefore, since ancient times, choosing a name has been a sacred ritual called “naming”. Unfortunately, almost forgotten now. Parents, when choosing a name for their daughter, are guided by anything but the simplest attitudes. Despite the variety of female Russian names, it sometimes becomes very difficult for parents to choose the most suitable name for their daughter. You can choose endlessly, but it is important to remember one simple rule: the rougher and tougher a Russian female name sounds, the stronger, more daring and even courageous a girl with that name will have. Those names in which vowel sonorant sounds predominate most often reward their owners with softness and tenderness.
When choosing a name for your daughter, it is important to achieve harmony between the first name, last name and patronymic. If we talk about the main traditions of naming, then quite often parents name their daughters in honor of relatives, outstanding personalities, celebrities.
And, of course, like other names, Russian female names are not without meaning; they carry a certain message, a message. So, the most popular and common Russian female names are Alexandra, Daria, Elena, Elizaveta, Anna, Tatyana.
Among Russian female names there are also the most interesting, melodic and beautiful. These could be the names Vasilisa, Valeria, Veronica, Victoria, Evgenia, Miroslava, Polina, Yulia. Increasingly, modern parents are choosing these once rare names for their daughters.
A characteristic feature of female Slavic names is the presence of several stems, most often two. Here, for example, are Yaroslava, Miroslava, Svetlana, Milolika and others. Female Slavic names are quite simple and understandable; to understand their meaning, you do not need to turn to special literature. That's why they are so popular.
If you touch upon the ancient Slavs, it will become clear that they, in fact, adhered to the double name, since they believed in a mystical connection between it and its owner. So, the real name was known only to a narrow circle of people, that is, relatives. Everyone else knew the so-called “false name.” As a rule, a middle name was given to a child in adolescence, as it denoted a certain trait of his behavior and character.
In the last few years, parents have begun to choose female Slavic names for their daughters, which have been rare for quite some time. And all because I want to emphasize individuality, expressiveness, and also endow the child with certain traits characteristic of given name. The most beautiful and sonorous female names of Slavic origin can be called Yarina, Miroslava, Zlata, Vladislava, Lyubomila, Lyubov, Lyudmila, Milana, Milena, Snezhana.
