The Correct Use, Spelling and Pronunciation of Russian Names

[Olga]

Just Anna Davidovna. Leave your surname as Gibson. Alternatively, you could choose a Russian surname. For example, I'm Simonetta Semyonovna, or Olga Rodionovna.

[Margarita Markovna]

Sooo my name in Russian is Margarita. My dad's name is Mark, so what would my middle name be? And my last name, Patterson, what would that be?

[ashanti01]

Does anyone know of the Russian equvilent to the American name Erik would be?

[Carol_Shvybzyk]

Svetlana sounds SO nice!
It's such a beautiful russiam name.
xxx,
Ana Carolina

[Rijio]

I know Lena and Zoya too  

[Kseniya]

I know Lena and Zoya too  

Lena is a diminutive of Yelena, not a name in itself.

[reashka]

L
Lada, Larisa, Leokadiya, Liana, Lidiya, Liliana, Liliya, Liya, Luiza, Luker’ya, Lyubava, Lyubov’, Lyubomila, Lyubomira, Lyudmila.

Does Lyubov or Liubov means 'Love' in Russian

[Kseniya]

Yes, it does.

[reashka]

Thanks, i like that name

[kamlowsky]

My grandparents came from Russia and I am named after my grandmother, Barbara Ann. Is this spelled correctly? My father used a different pronunciation.

[Kseniya]

Varvara?

[Grand Duchess Marishka]

I wonder then what I would be. Marissa Leoaevna Albanese...
Whoa.
Peace out.

[David_Pritchard]

Does anyone know of the Russian equvilent to the American name David?
Thanks,
Annie

or the patryonimic??

The first name of David is not common among Russians. It is a more common name among the Georgians and a very common name among the Armenians. It is sometimes used by Jews living in Russia.

The children of a David would have the patronymic of Davidovich or in the case of a woman Davidova. Jokingly my Russian friends used to call me David Davidovich Davidov. Maybe this was because I had them take me to the tomb of War of 1812 General Dennis Davidov a few times.

David

[Joy0318]

I don't think the name Lynne translates into Russian.  At least not in any of the name dictionaries I've consulted.

Does anything even come close?

[Georgiy]

I guess you could go for Elena, which often has the nickname Lena, similar in sound to Lynne.


Earlier, GD Marishka Russified her name and had Leoaevna as a patronym. Not a bad guess. The Russian for Leo is Lev, so Levovna would be better. If you wanted to keep the English style then maybe Leovna would be worth a go!