In the below russian name dictionary given russian names of common Slavic origin, which were used long before the baptism of Rus. By the 18-19 centuries, ancient Russian names were almost completely forgotten, ousted by the Christian names brought from Byzantium, but some of them have survived and are used today. They carry Slavic energy, Slavic roots.

In this russian name dictionary there are no Hebrew, Greek and Roman (Latin) names that have already been adapted on the territory of Russia and are perceived as Russian. Hebrew, Greek and Roman (Latin) names are the names of other egregors (names of non-Slavic origin).

This Russian namebook includes primordially Russian and common Slavic names, as well as some names, the origin of which is controversial.

The Russian language belongs to the group of Slavic languages \u200b\u200bof the Indo-European language family.

Accordion - storyteller, keeper of antiquity

Beloyar - bright, sunny

Belogor - sacred mountain, sublime

Bohdan - given by God

Bogolep - pleasing to the gods

Boris (Boray, Boril) - struggling

Borislav - glorious in the fight, fighting for glory

Borim - fighting for peace

Borimir - fighting for peace (light)

Boyan - a courageous fighter

Branibor - a formidable fighter

Branislav - gaining glory in battles, strict, demanding

Bronislav - glorious in arms

Budimir - alert

Budislav - prudent

Buyan - violent, courageous

Vadimir - leader of the world

Valdai - lord

Vasilko - royal. Several ancient Russian princes bore this name. The name of the flower of the same root is cornflower.

Velimir - peaceful, peaceful, healthy, good physique

Veligor - great, sublime

Velislav- attentive, sincere

Vitoslav - cheerful

Vlad - owning, okay

Vladimir - independent, independent

Vladislav - dominant, main

Vlas- ruling

Volodar - the ruler who owns

Vsevolod - rich, wealthy, master of everything

Vseslav - generous

Vratislav - famous, popular, glorious

Vyacheslav - prudent

Gleb - heavy, powerful

Gordey - proud, proud

Gordian - courageous, self-respecting

Gorimir - gorgeous

Gorislav - sincere, living for the world

Gradimir - confident, persistent, creator

Gradislav- wise

Granislav - persistent, stubborn

Dobrogor - elevating good

Goodness - doing good

Dobromil - good-natured, kind

Dobromir - noble

Dobroslav - sane, reasonable

Dobrynya (Dobryn) - kind

Dragomil - precious

Dragomir - loved by everyone

Dragoslav - gifted

Zvenimir - famous, famous

Zvenislav - glorious, glorified

Ivan - militant.

According to other sources, Ivan is a name of Jewish origin, means the mercy of God. Having acquired a sound pronunciation very far from the original source, it became a popular name in Russia and Europe, turning from Jokanaan (Heb.), John (gr.) Into Russian Ivan, French Jean, English John.

Igor- proud

According to other sources, Igor is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is militant.

Izbor - dexterous warrior

Izyaslav - smart, quick-witted

Ladimir - bringing peace of mind (peace)

Luchezar - carrying light

Lubomyr - peaceful

Lute - harsh, fierce

Lutobor - tough fighter (warrior)

Lutomir - strong, principled

Martyn - waterfowl from the gull breed

Miloslav - friendly, kind

Miroslav - wise, bright head

Mlad - always young, junior

Mstislav - demanding, discerning

Olele - favorite

Oleg - amazing, from the clan of the Magi, of high origin.

According to other sources, Oleg is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.

Ostromir - strong, powerful

Ostroslav - funny, witty

Pereslav - the most glorious

Polel - loving

Prov - ruler

Radomir - joyful, sunny, bright

Radoslaw- wise

Reason - reasonable

Ratibor - fair, illustrious warrior

Ratimir - noble, well-born

Rostislav - capable, gifted, talented

Rus - Russian

Svetogor - light, sublime

Svetozar - bright, morning

Svyatobor - light, strong warrior

Svyatopolk - strong, persistent, light

Svyatoslav - fair, wise

Slaviy (Slavuta, Slavyata) - glorious

Smeyan - cheerful

Stavr - experienced

Stanimir - stately, decent, honest

Stanislav - practical, rational

Sudislav - balanced, reasonable

Trezor (Trevzor) - clairvoyant

Tverdimir- loyal, steady, reliable

Tverdislav - strong, decisive

Delete - daring

Shemyaka - strong-armed

Yar - furious

Yarobor - a furious, strong warrior

Jaromir - active, active, adventurous

Yaropolk - persistent, strong, decisive

Yaroslav - persistent

Russians female names

Bogdan - given by God

Blagoslav - well-behaved, well-mannered

Branislava - strict, demanding

Budimir - alert

Budislava- prudent

Barbara - militant

According to other sources, Barbara is a name of Greek origin, meaning a savage, barbarian.

Velimir - peaceful, peaceful, healthy, good physique

Velislava - attentive, sincere

Vera - faithful

Vitoslava - healthy, cheerful

Vlada - owning, okay

Vladislav - dominant, main

Vlasta- domineering

Vseslav- generous

Vyacheslav - prudent

Goluba - tender

Gordeya - proud

Gorimira - gorgeous

Gorislava - sincere, living for the world

Gradimira - confident, persistent, creator

Gradislava - wise

Granislava - persistent, stubborn

Daryona - donated

Darina - generous

Dobrava - kind, beautiful

Goodness - doing good

Dobromila - good-natured, kind

Dobromira - noble

Dobroslava- sane, reasonable

Dolyana - lucky

Dragomila - precious

Dragomira - loved by everyone

Dragoslava - gifted

Fun - funny, funny

Zarina - morning, light

Zvenimira - famous, famous

Zvenislava - glorious, glorified

Zlata - gold. Zlata is the Slavic goddess of the Dawn.

According to other sources, Zlata is a name of Slavic-Greek origin, the meaning is golden.

Izyaslav - smart, quick-witted

Krasava - beautiful

Kupava - rich, wealthy

Lada - okay, slender, flexible. Lada - Slavic goddess of the Moon, patroness of love and family happiness

Lelya - affectionate, gentle, spring, young. Lelya - Slavic goddess of Youth

Luchezara - light carrier

Lyubava - favorite

Love - love, beloved

Lubomyr - peaceful

Ludmila - sweet to people

According to other sources, Lyudmila is a name of West Slavic origin, the meaning is dear to people.

Marya - charming (possibly on behalf of Mara - the ancient Slavic goddess of black magic, the spirit of Death).

According to other sources, Marya comes from the Hebrew name Mary, meaning bitter or excellent.

Miloslava - friendly, kind

Miroslava - wise, bright head

Mlada - always young, youngest

Mstislav - demanding, discerning

Hope - reliable

Olelya - favorite

Olga - amazing

According to other sources, Olga is a name of Scandinavian origin, the meaning is sacred.

Ostromir - strong, powerful

Ostroslava - funny, witty

Joy - welcome, responsive, bringing joy

Prekras - beautiful, lovely

glad - bringing joy, the sun

Radomir - joyful, sunny, bright

Radoslava - wise

Ratimira - noble, well-born

Rostislav - capable, gifted, talented

Rusya - Russian

Svetlana - light, shining

Slavia - wise

Smeyana - laughing, cheerful

Stanimira - stately, decent, honest

Stanislav - practical, rational

Sudislava - balanced, reasonable

Tverdimir - devoted, stable, reliable

Tverdislav - strong, decisive

Yara (Yarina) - sunny, furious, stubborn

Jaromira - active, active, adventurous

Yaroslav - persistent

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Many are sure that the names Nikolai, Anna, Peter, Alexander, Dmitry are Old Russian. But the study of the origins of Russian history can lead to completely unexpected discoveries - our ancient ancestors, the ancient Slavs, bore completely different names. With the adoption of Christianity, many historical ethnic names have been lost. They were supplanted by Greek, Latin and Hebrew names. For example, the name Paul is of Latin origin, Catherine is of Greek origin, Mary is of Jewish origin. But some Russian names remained in circulation, found a second life with the return of fashion to Slavic names. So, what are the original Russian names? What are they like? What do they mean? What's their story?

Joyful meaning

Most of the original Russian names can be recognized by three main features.

1. First, their meaning can be understood even today. For example, Bogdan is God-given.
2. Secondly, most of the names of our ancestors had a bright, joyful, kind meaning. They believed that a name could determine the fate of a person, so they chose happy names for babies. For example, Lubomyr is one who loves the world.
3. Thirdly, most of the names of Slavic origin consisted of two stems. For example, Lyudmila, Miroslava, Dobronrav.

These are three main features by which you can distinguish Slavic names from foreign ones.

"Light", "Slav", "Yar"

Some Slavic names are based on "yar". It comes from the name of the ancient Russian god of the sun - Yarilo, who personified life, joy, prosperity among the ancient Slavs.

Our distant ancestors were sure that the appearance of a particle of the name of God in the name of the child would bring him good luck, joy and a happy fate. Today such names are very popular again. For example, Yaroslav has not left the top thirty most popular names in our country for the last 10 years.

The same goes for the name Vladislav. This is an ancient Slavic name. Many names in Russia had the root "glory", for example, Svyatoslav, Miroslav. The presence of this root in the word was supposed to provide the child with fame and glory.

For many native Russian names, another common root is "light", For example, Svetopolk, Svetoslava, Svetogor, Svetlana. The root means life, prosperity, rebirth.

"Peace", "God", "Love" and "Mil"

Many Russian Slavic names were based on the word "god" or "god". Most likely, our distant ancestors called their children so in the hope that God will always be with them, will protect them.

For example, Bogumil, Bogolyub, Bozhedar, Bozhen. The name Bogdan belongs to the same group of names, which is currently very popular.

The Slavs could not do without the kind and bright word "peace", with the help of it the primordially Russian male names: Jaromir, Dobromir, Velimir and others.

Forgotten names

In Russia, according to tradition, when a baby was born, he was not given a name. He was called by any nickname: Fool, Hare, Fox, Pyatak, Boy and so on. Over time, when the child showed his character, he was named an appropriate and suitable name for him.

It was quite common that children were called by the names of animals or plants: Grass, Hare, Wolf, Birch, Linden. In some families, the children were named in order: First, Tretyak, Semak, Devyatko.

As you know, all the original Russian names in the distant past were permeated with features of ancient paganism and people's belief in the forces of fate and nature. It was paganism that gave life to many names that were dedicated to the ancient Slavic gods: Yaromil, Lada, Veleslav, Yaroslav. Of course, most of these names have now sunk into oblivion and are forgotten. For example, Vyshan, Istr, Zvenets, Dorozh, Brave and others.

History of Russian names

Paganism gave way to Christianity and in Ancient Russia new names came: Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, Jewish.

For example, the great Kiev prince Vladimir became Vasily after baptism. Many of us consider this name a primordially Russian male name, but it came to us from Byzantium.

With the imposition of the Christian religion and the suppression of paganism, names that had a deep meaning came to Slavic culture: Elena (light), George (farmer), Victor (winner), Tatiana (organizer), Alexey (defender), Nikita (winner), Eugene ( noble), Sophia (wise), Andrey (courageous).

So, the Russian names familiar to our ears Peter, Tatiana, Nikolay, Alexander, Yulia are not natively Russian, they are brought into our culture from other languages.

Some ancient Slavic names were fanned by the Orthodox tradition and were given to the child at baptism, so they were given a second birth, and they did not sink into oblivion: Yaropolk, Yaroslav, Lyubov, Svyatoslav, Lyudmila. It should be noted that they are very popular these days.

All primordially Russian naming conventions that originated in slavic culture, have a good meaning, are understandable to us at the present time:

• Vladimir is the one who owns the world;
• Svyatoslav - possessing sacred glory;
• Lyudmila - dear to all people;
• Yaroslav - glorifying Yarilu (Slavic sun god);
• Vsevolod - owning everything;
• Gold is golden.

List of primordial Russian names

Many modern parents turn to the origins of Russian, more precisely, Slavic culture, recalling interesting, euphonious and wonderful names. Parents name children with old Slavic names that are filled with deep meaning and meaning. For example, here is a list of Slavic male names that are popular today: Borislav, Branislav, Velislav, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vsevolod, Vseslav, Dobromir, Dobromil, Ivan, Igor, Lyubomir, Miloslav, Miroslav, Mlad, Mstislav, Oleg, Radoslav, Rostislav, Rus, Svetozar, Svyatoslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav.

Primarily Russian female names: Blagoslav, Branislava, Varvara, Velislava, Vera, Vlada, Vladislava, Vlasta, Vyacheslav, Darina, Dobromila, Dobroslava, Zabava, Zarina, Kupava, Lada, Lelya, Lyubov, Zvenislava, Zlata, Lyudmila, Marya, Miloslav , Miroslava, Mlada, Mstislav, Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Rosava, Rostislav, Svetlana, Snezhana, Stanislav, Yaroslav.

Instead of a conclusion

Due to complex historical processes, it is currently difficult to give an exact definition of what "primordially Russian names" are. We consider many names to be Russian, but they are not so, since they came to us together with Christianity.

The history of names, like the history of the country, began much earlier. In those ancient times, the name of a person was a sign, his characteristic and amulet. It could tell a lot about the owner, characterizing his status, level of position in society, character traits, his external characteristics and even his occupation. Most likely, the names of our ancestors would be perceived in our time as nicknames. They are unfamiliar to our ears. For example, Blackie, Brave, Curly, Annoyance, Prekrasa, Frost, Winter, Love, Fool, but at the same time, they can tell a lot about their owners.

But there are also such ancient names that are popular today. In addition, with the emergence of fashion for old names and traditions, Slavic and native Russian names are heard more and more often in our time.

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Men are different. While some are very decent by nature, others like to beat around the bush. Women, especially when they are in love, love with their ears, so it is very easy for us to spend in the candy-bouquet period when we do not see the obvious.

Often, men hang the same noodles on our ears.

Here is a kind of cheat sheet, which male phrases you should pay close attention to so as not to be deceived.

1. "I'm only looking for a serious relationship"

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It is commendable if this is really so, but often men say this for a catchphrase, in order to quickly take possession of a woman. At the beginning of a relationship, look more at what the boyfriend does. They speak louder than any word.

2. "As I saw you, I realized right away - you are the one I have been looking for all my life"

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Another phrase from the pickup lexicon. You are certainly a wonderful woman, but how did he manage to see it? It happens that people live for years and every day they learn something new about each other, and then a passing acquaintance, and already - fate? Take your time, take a closer look at him.

3. "We will always be together"

Too arrogant, reckless and hasty. How many ladies has he said that before, I wonder? You don't know how the day will turn out tomorrow, but he throws such serious phrases after a couple of days of dating.

4. "Before you, all women were somehow different, but you ..."

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The very fact of being compared with another woman is already ugly behavior on his part. Most likely, he is an ordinary womanizer. A smart man, even if he makes a comparison in your favor, will not voice it.

5. "I want a baby from you"

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Many women in serious relationships dream of hearing this phrase. But if you know nothing at all? Perhaps this is one of the tricks to quickly achieve a woman.

How, according to your observations, men still deceive us? Let us know in the comments!

The information in this article is for informational purposes only and does not replace the advice of a certified specialist.

Maria, Anna, Peter, Nikolai, Alexander, Andrey, Dmitry - we are sure that these familiar names were born in Ancient Russia and have always been native Russian.

However, an etymological excursion to the origins of Russian history can lead to unexpected discoveries - the ancient Slavs bore completely different names. Perhaps, due to the complex historical processes, it is not easy today to give an exact definition of the primordially Russian names.

Many names that we consider to be Russian are not - they came to Russia along with Christianity.
However, the history of the country, like the history of the original Russian names, began much earlier ...
In those distant centuries in Russia, the name of a person was his peculiar omen, or a mark characteristic.
It could tell a lot about a person, reflecting his social status, level of position in the family, certain character traits, his external signs and even profession.
Perhaps the names of distant ancestors would have been perceived in our time as nicknames, but the customs of the ancient Slavs gave them the full status of names.
These names, often unfamiliar to our ears, could say a lot about their owners - listen to the expressive sound of the names
Brave, Blackie, Clever, Curly, Peasant, Annoyance, Dobrava, Prekrasa, Bogdan, Love, Frost, Winter and even ... Fool.
Often children were called names that came from the animal and plant world - Wolf, Grass, Vetka, Hare, Cow, and in large families the names sometimes came from numerals (First and Perva, Tretyak, Chetverunya, Semak, Pyatak, Devyatko).
These names of our distant ancestors were permeated with the poetry of ancient paganism and the boundless faith of people in the forces of nature and fate.
The pagan religion gave life to the names dedicated to the ancient deities of the Slavs - Yaroslav (Yarilu glorifying), Yaromil, Veleslav, Lada.
However, over time, the pagan religion gave way to Christianity, and new names brought by the Scandinavian Varangians and having Byzantine, ancient Greek and Jewish roots came to Ancient Russia.
In particular, the Great Kiev Prince Volodymyr, after his baptism in Constantinople, began to be called Basil.
This name, which most of us consider natively Russian, became one of the first Christian names on Russian soil.
Simultaneously with the planting of Christianity and the suppression of the pagan faith, the names came to the Slavs that have come down to our days, and which, in turn, had a deep meaning
- Elena (light), Victor (winner), Georgy (farmer), Tatiana (organizer), Nikita (winner), Sophia (wise), Eugene (noble), Alexey (defender), Andrey (courageous).
Thus, the familiar Russian names Tatiana, Peter, Maria, Nikolai, Alexander were not originally Russian, but were introduced from other languages \u200b\u200band cultures.
Nevertheless, the original Russian names, fanned by Orthodox traditions and given to the child at baptism, are such
like Olga, Igor, Oleg, Lyubov, Yaroslav, Svyatoslav, Yaropolk, were popular among the ancient Slavs and have survived to this day, having received their rebirth.
Nowadays, with the emergence of fashion for old names, names, Russians orthodox names sound more and more often.
Primarily Russian names born in Slavic culture have good meanings, understandable to each of us:
Vladimir - owning the world, Lyudmila - dear to people, Svyatoslav - sacred glory, Vsevolod - owning everything, Militsa - dear, Bogdan - given by God, Zlata - golden, Yaroslav - glorifying Yarilu.
Today we turn to the origins of Russian history, remembering the wonderful names of the ancient Slavs who became part of it.
More and more often, young parents call their children sonorous Slavic names, filled with deep meaning and promising good fortunes to our children.

How many Russian people in Russia bear a primordially Russian or Slavic name

The most attractive and infinitely interesting word for a person is his name. But many know practically nothing about the meaning of Russian and Slavic names. Moreover, they do not know, with minor exceptions, the Russian and Slavic names themselves. An artificially created leapfrog has reigned in this issue for many centuries.

Take any dictionary-reference book of the so-called "Russian names" - and you will find there Russian almost one percent. The now common names Elena, Irina, Anna, Raisa, Victor, Semyon, Ilya, Veniamin, Nikolay, Peter, Pavel, Sergey, Andrey, Alexey, Alexander, Dmitry are not Russian.

It comes to the point that, for example, in the dictionary "Slavic mythology from A to Z" (published under the patronage of NI Tolstoy) one of the characters of Slavic mythology is declared ... Judas (an extensive article is devoted to him). Truly, everything is turned upside down! Those who have read this dictionary - do you really think that Judas is originally a Slavic character?

The ancient Egyptians believed that the name is closely related to personality. The nameless creature could not be introduced to the gods. In the pre-Christian world, where all natural phenomena were deified, everything inhabiting it, all things, not a single created thing existed without a name.

A person who did not have a name, from the point of view of divine forces, was in a worse position than the most insignificant inanimate object. The perpetuation of the name of the father (grandfather, close relatives) is the primary filial and ancestral duty. And keeping the tombs in good condition, which made it possible to read the names of those who lay in them, was considered one of the most commendable deeds in Ancient Egypt.

A person's name is eternal. It is not by chance that we remember by name even those who died a long time ago, those (ancestors), about whom we remember almost nothing, except for the name. The Upanishads say: “When a person dies, what does not leave him? - name. Indeed, the name is infinite ... with its help, he finds an infinite world. "

God created people, dividing them according to tribes and nationalities; each nation created by God kept and protected the core of its culture, its beliefs, the inviolability of the genetic code of its kind-tribe.

One of the strongest defenses against any foreign invasion that changes the genetic apparatus, destroys the foundations and integrity of consciousness, was the national name, the nickname of people with words from their native language. Even the words of the "lowest" series, paradoxically, protected the clan and people from the loss of self-consciousness, and therefore from destruction, not to mention the sublime, full of energy, strength, spiritually binding names, of which there were many.

What are these cherished Slavic and Russian names? Here are not only famous Vladimir, Svyatoslav, Boris, Vladislav, Vsevolod, Vyacheslav, Gleb, Mstislav, Rostislav, Yuri, Yaropolk, Svetlana, Lyudmila, but also the names excommunicated from us by Christianity; now they are like “unknown countries” - names that we now read almost like foreign ones: Borislav, Boyan, Bryachislav, Bohumir, Bravlin, Burvoy, Vratislav, Vyshan, Vratimir, Vseslav, Vysheslav, Godimir, Gostiyat, Gostomysl, Gremislav, Dabrogez, Daksha, Dorozh, Daroslav, Der-zhikrai, Dobrava, Dobrovit, Dobromir, Dobroslav, Dragomir, Druzhina, Eruslan, Zhdan, Zhdanimir, Zhdislav, Zavid, Zvanimir, Zvenets, Zvenislav, Zemomysl, Zoremir, Istr, Mstislav, Istok Istoma, Izbava, Kolovrat, Kresimir, Krepimir and many others that you will find in this "Dictionary". These names, for the most part, have fairly clear semantics and familiar structure.

In Ancient Russia there was a culture of the name. It was customary among the common people for up to a year, three or seven years (different regions of the Slavic-Russian world have their own traditions) to hide the name of the child from evil forces, evil spirits, evil eye, death, since it is a kind of code: whoever owns it has influence on the bearer of the name. Remember: knowing the name made it possible to create conspiracies, to induce damage. And the baby with his still not strong soul and consciousness was not able to resist evil, to protect himself.

Therefore, for the time being, children were called "temporary" names: First, Tretyak, Kid, Boy, Man, Lesser, Big, Baba (looks like a grandmother), Grandfather (looks like a grandfather), Seed; Nezvan, Zvan, Zhdan, Nezhdan, Found, Profit - depending on the circumstances of birth; Screamer, Gorlan, Silent, Nopelka, Budilko, Crybaby, Sleeping, Talker, Piven, Nightingale, Cuckoo - depending on the behavior of the baby; Craden, Purchased, Nenash, Nehorosh, Nekras - deceptive names; Death, Mara, Marya, Vuk, Wolf, Bear are deceptive names to intimidate evil spirits, etc.

At the ceremony of the first hair cutting in a year, three, seven years, a person was given a new, permanent name. By this time, he had already managed to somehow show himself, his character, and the name of the ancestor received the corresponding: if he was warlike - the name of the ancestor-hero, if kind and affectionate - the name is peaceful, gentle, loving. At the same time, a special sacred ritual of cleansing the child with the fire of a fire or stove took place. The ceremony was performed by one of oldest women kind. Remember the fairy tales for children, where Baba Yaga (the progenitor) “bakes” a child on a wooden shovel for baking bread, thrusting him into a huge oven three times for a moment? They reflect an ancient ritual. Alas, due to the gradual demonization of national images by the Christianized consciousness, Baba Yaga now seems to us to be an ugly evil sorceress.

It used to be that the name was also changed upon reaching the age of majority, entering the military age, upon transition to the Magi, upon recovery from a serious illness or other rescue from the clutches of death. But sometimes the “temporary” names for some reason remained with the person forever, sometimes even with a new name, as a clarification: Tonkoy Skomorokh, Subota Oster, Seven Nalivaiko. There were cases when a person had three names: the First Dobrynya, the call Chernobrovets ...

They changed the names of those who got married in old age (who got married more than four times, as having exceeded the "legal" number of marriages for one life). A mystical meaning was put into the renaming: a different name - a different fate.

There were also certain prohibitions. It was impossible to duplicate the name of those living in the house (therefore, they more often turned to the names of grandfathers and great-grandfathers). They avoided assigning the name of the deceased child to the new one. More often they gave "grandfather" a name, as it was believed that a person chooses fate in a generation. Later, in the Middle Ages and in the 18th-19th centuries, children were also given paternal names.

Everything changed with the accession of Christianity in Russia: chronicles and literary monuments were rewritten or destroyed, national names were aggressively supplanted. Dead (mostly) names from dead languages \u200b\u200b(Hebrew, Ancient Greek, Latin) that belonged to Christian martyrs and prophets poured into Russia: Nathanael, Eustropia, Agafangel, Malachi, Iliria, Glyceria, Mastridia, Yehudiel, Misail, etc. (look at the list of names included in the pre-revolutionary church calendar). The alien names were declared correct, and the paternal nicknames incorrect.

Slavic natural names began to be called "impious", "heretical", "pagan", "demonic", "satanic", "wolf", etc. The ancestors of the Russian people, parents, the history of the clan and people, their consciousness, traditions were relegated to an immeasurably distant plane. The church calendar - "saints" - included less than two dozen Slavic names, while foreign - Jewish, Greek, Roman - hundreds ...

Old Russian, Old Slavic names, with their most ancient, common Indo-European roots (each of them, being the target mantra, had a special sacred meaning, its pronunciation entailed specific consequences on a subtle, mystical level), were replaced by Byzantine and Jewish, bearing a different essence and destiny.

Judge for yourself: was it necessary (and if necessary, who and why) the native historical names Bogsha, Bohun, Bohunka, Bogush, Bozh, Bogdan, Bozhedar, Bogolep, the meaning of which is absolutely clear, to change the Hebrew names Ananias, Varakhiy to the same meaning , Elezar, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Joachim, John, Joel, Malachi, Manuel, Misail, Michael, Micah, Nathanael; or, respectively, to the Greek - Ambrose, Diodorus, Diodotus, Dorotheos, Dositheus, Hierotheos, Matthew, Minsitheus, Timothy, Theagen, Theognides, Theognos, Theodore, Theodorite, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theodochus, Theoktirist, Theopheon , Theostirict, Theotekan, Theophilus, Theesses, Christopher (all of the above examples of "foreign" names are borrowed from the pre-revolutionary "saints")?

Is it any wonder that, despite the efforts of the church, many of these names - sound monsters - were never accepted by the people. The replacement was purely ideological. Its goal is the destruction of Russian and Slavic names as part of national identity.

The ideologists of Christianity wrote that the translated name (the same meaning, but in a foreign language) “loses its power in charms”. Having ceased to enchant us with the powerful wealth of native consonances and attract with a clear transparent meaning, the name ceases to be the "Word of Power", turns into a cold sign of convention, officialdom, bearing nothing dear, dear to the heart.

These purely mechanical names can just as well be replaced with camp numbers (and now - with a tax code or plastic card code), which has happened (and is happening!) In millions and millions of cases. The impersonal people became even more impersonal and appeared before God "in the bright space of the sky" as alien (alias) or nameless victims of the forces of destruction.

It was impossible to choose the church name, it was "established" depending on the birthday. At the same time, the "establishment" of the name was perceived as something fatal and therefore could bring happiness, and more often (the name of the martyr) - misfortune to the named.

It turned out, as in Gogol's story “The Overcoat”: “The parent was given a choice of any of three ...: Mokiya, Sossia, or to name the child in the name of the martyr Khozdazat. "No, - thought the deceased, the names are all like that." To please her, they unrolled the calendar elsewhere; three names came out again: Triphyllius, Dula and Varakhisy, "This is the punishment," said the old woman, "what all the names are; I really have never heard of such names. Let it be Varadat or Baruch, otherwise Triphyllius and Varakhisy." They also turned the page and left: Pavsikakiy and Vakhtisiy ... "If so, let it be better to call him, like his father. Father was Akaki, so let his son be Akaki." This is how Akaki Akakievich came about. "

The poor woman, downtrodden by foreignism imposed by the interventionists, decided to return to a long tradition. However, in the 19th century, this soil was already contaminated, the ancestral and old Slavic-Russian names were trampled down even earlier, uprooted from the memory and consciousness of subsequent generations of descendants, and Akaki Akakievich became double, and if you recall the "third name - in the space of the sky" - then and a triple martyr on this Earth, which Gogol showed with all the might of his talent.

The name is very informative. It speaks about the tasks and capabilities of a person, is the protection of its bearer, part of his biological and astral code. The name can inspire a person and move him to great deeds, or it can make him suffer, torment.

The "pseudonyms" of the martyrs of the Christian International flooded the Russian land. The choice of these "pseudonyms" was created by a whole people-martyr - from serfdom to the Soviet camps, decossackization, dispossession of kulaks, dekulakization. A wave of martyrdom swept over the church itself (once "with fire and sword" eradicated Russia, often destroying along with the names and their bearers): thousands of priests were destroyed, churches were destroyed or turned into warehouses, and colonies of prisoners were placed in monasteries (as it was, for example, in Solovki, in Suzdal, where the grave of Prince Pozharsky) or, at best, orphanages.

In the minds of the descendants of the heroes, to whom God gave the most extensive land in the world, the idea was introduced: we must repeat the path of the martyrs, be slaves. As a result, people turned out to be slaves, but not of God, but the slaves of the international that flooded Russia - and not only the Christian one. Before the revolution, there was an ironic saying: my mother was a Turk, my father was a Greek, and I was a Russian.

The name - fine-woven matter - bears fateful laws. There are examples of how the names of the martyrs found their bearers in Christian Russia. The life of the common people, which did not appear in the annals, is difficult to trace over generations, and the names of princes, kings and their fates are known.

For some time, the name John (in Russian - Ivan) was popular among the royal names. Ivan the Terrible himself was an orphan, barely survived. His son Ivan is ruined (not everyone believes in the story of the tsar's murder of a reasonable and suitable heir to the throne). Ivan - the son of Marina Mnishek, nicknamed "the little vorenok", was hanged five years old.

Brother of Peter I, Ivan Alekseevich, co-ruler on the throne, was consigned to oblivion and perished. The infant Tsar John Antonovich reigned for only a few days, and when, as a result of a palace coup, Elizaveta Petrovna was on the throne, the baby was sent to the fortress, where he was subsequently killed. The tsars did not name the heirs more John. ...

Peter I, it is believed, did not die of his own death. His grandson, a teenager Peter II, suddenly died, allegedly from a cold. Peter III, who reigned for about three years, was deposed by Catherine II and later killed. The tsars did not name their heirs as Petras.

After the father of Peter I, misfortunes also happened with the Aleksei: the son of Peter I, Aleksey, who was named "grandfather's name" and raised by conservative boyars, was executed by his father. And two centuries later, Nicholas II named his son Alexei. His death (along with his family) became the death of the entire dynasty ...

Alexander I, who defeated the European International and banned Freemasonry, either died, or secretly went into the world and disappeared. Alexander II the Liberator killed by terrorists. Alexander III, a reasonable and intelligent ruler, died a mysterious death in his prime.

The monstrous deaths and murders of Andrei Bogolyubsky, Tsarevich Dmitry, Paul I once and for all discouraged the tsars from calling the heirs Andrews, Dmitriy, Pauls.

The replacement of native names did not happen immediately. Long time (up to the XIV, and in some cases - up to the 17th century) Russians were also given “old” names and nicknames, defined as “worldly”, “Russian”, “princely” (“prince”), “natural”, “born” ( "By nature"), "named" ("reklie", "recommended", "call", "name", "verb", "that is to say"), - and Christian, or "prayer".

The people resisted Christianization, it hard to part with natural names, but then it was dangerous to argue with the church.

Natural names were used everywhere, and newcomer Christians - in business papers, state letters, indicated at death, so that it was possible to remember the dead in the church. But from the monuments of writing it is clear that even in the XIII-XIV centuries, they were also commemorated by natural Russian names. Communication with the dead was carried out with the help of "hailings" and a memorial meal. The Church, being unable to eradicate these pre-Christian customs, adopted them and now uses them as her own. At the same time, Christians condemned popular commemorations:

In childhood, many read "The Tale of Tsar Saltan ..." by Pushkin. Not having met the name Saltan, exotic for the 20th century, many thought that it was a fairy tale. But in the XV-XVII centuries, dozens of Saltans lived in the southwest of Russia. Pushkin did not study history from modern textbooks.

We were sure: the non-Russian names - Ratmir, Ratman, Nesmeyana, Milonega ... And Ivan - they tried to convince us - was a Jewish name (from "John"). At the same time, Jews for some reason do not call their children Ivan. And the Russians, who got John according to the calendar, were willingly cunning, replacing the alien combination of sounds with their own ancient "Ivan" (a common Indo-European version of "Van"). Vani, Vanyushi are ubiquitous in Russia. There were whole villages - hundreds of Ivanovs, but not Ioannovs.

Mary is a Hebrew name. But the Slavs had their own similar: Mara, Marya, Mor - "death". The Slavs gave the babies (before the first tonsure) and deceptive "protective" names: Death, Marya, Wolf, Vuk ...

Very accurately noticed: the name can be "unbearably majestic" for "this time." The names Ostromir, Osmomysl, Zemomysl, Derzhikrai, Bravlin, Burivy, Zvenislav, Mstislav, Kolovrat, Sudislav, Tvorimir seem to be overwhelmingly majestic now. Jargon, primitivizing the Russian language, with the words “damn”, “dude”, “moron”, “cool” (and even worse!) Is inappropriate next to them. It's another matter if you say: "Vitka, Filming, Temka ... - dudes"; "Antoshka, let's go dig potatoes!"

Today many Russians - alas! - have lost their flair for native words, native names, not to mention the ancient meanings of native-born concepts. This was preceded and facilitated by the constant - from century to century - falsification of Russian and world history. The militant trampling by unified soles of everything that is original in all countries does not pass without leaving a trace, and now uniforms and camouflage are passed off as "universal values." And the name is part of the national consciousness (and a very subtle part!) And the fate of the people.

While using church calendar, it seems that few Slavic names have come down to us, but it is worth delving into the monuments of writing - chronicles, letters, contracts, deeds of sale, birch bark letters and notes, inscriptions on coins, swords, spinning wheels, pots, brothers, stones, crosses, etc. ., - as you can see the sea poured out with a variety of names and nicknames of Russians and Slavs.

Recently, the craving of the Russian people for the original Slavic names has returned. Although so far there are not so many of them in the total number, only 5 percent.

A short list of ancient Russian and Slavic names

Originally Russian names

Most of us are sure that the names Nikolai, Alexander, Dmitry, Peter, Anna are Old Russian. But the study of the origins of Slavic culture proves that our ancestors had completely different names. With the baptism of Russia, many primordially Russian naming conventions were lost; they were replaced by Greek, Latin and Jewish ones. For example, the name Paul is of Latin origin, Catherine is of Greek origin, and Mary is of Jewish origin. But some Russian names remained in circulation, while others found a second life with the return of Slavic naming fashion. So what are the original Russian names?

Most of the original Russian names are “speaking”, that is, their meaning is transparently clear. As, for example, Bogdan - given by God. Also, the majority of the names of our ancestors had a positive, joyful, kind meaning. They believed that a name can determine the fate of a person, so they chose happy names for children. For example, Lubomir is one who loves the world. Another distinctive feature is that most names of Slavic origin consist of two base roots: Lyudmila, Miroslava, Dobronrav.

Some Old Russian names contain the particle "yar" (for example, Yaroslav). It comes from the name of the Slavic sun god - Yarilo, who personified life, joy, prosperity in the pagan religion. People believed that the appearance of a particle of the name of God in the child's name would bring him a happy fate. Actually, the name Yaroslav still remains quite popular in our country.

Names such as Vladislav Svyatoslav, Miroslava consist of the root "glory", which was also considered lucky. The presence of this particle in the name was supposed to provide the child with fame and glory.

Among the native Russian names, another common root is “light”: Svetogor, Svetozar, Svetlana. The root means life, prosperity, rebirth.

Many Slavic names are based on the word "god" or "god". Most likely, our distant ancestors called their children so in the hope that God will always be with them, will protect them. For example, Bogumil, Bogolyub, Bozhedar, Bozhen. The name Bogdan belongs to the same group of names, which is very popular today.

And the Slavs also did not forget about the light word "world", with the help of which some primordially Russian male names were formed: Jaromir, Dobromir, Velimir and others.

Paganism was replaced by Christianity and new names came to Ancient Rus: Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, Jewish. Grand Duke Vladimir became Vasily after baptism. This name is considered by many to be primordially Russian, but it came to us from Byzantium.

With the advent of the Christian religion and the suppression of paganism, names that had a deep meaning came into Slavic culture: Elena (light), George (farmer), Victor (winner), Tatiana (organizer), Alexey (defender), Nikita (winner), Eugene ( noble), Sophia (wise), Andrey (courageous), Irina (peace).

All the primordially Russian names that originated in the Slavic culture have a good meaning, they are clear to us even now: Vladimir is the one who owns the world; Svyatoslav - possessing sacred glory; Lyudmila - dear to all people; Yaroslav - glorifying Yarilu (Slavic sun god); Vsevolod - owning everything; Gold is golden.

And at the end of the article - a list of primordially Russian names that are popular today:

Male names: Borislav, Branislav, Velislav, Vladimir, Vladislav, Vsevolod, Vseslav, Dobromir, Dobromil, Ivan, Igor, Lyubomir, Miloslav, Miroslav, Mlad, Mstislav, Oleg, Radoslav, Rostislav, Rus, Svetozar, Svyatoslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav ...

Female names: Blagoslav, Branislava, Varvara, Velislava, Vera, Vlada, Vladislava, Vlasta, Vyacheslav, Darina, Dobromila, Dobroslava, Fun, Zarina, Kupava, Lada, Lelya, Lyubov, Zvenislava, Zlata, Lyudmila, Marya, Miloslav, Miroslava , Mlada, Mstislava, Nadezhda, Rada, Radoslava, Rosava, Rostislav, Svetlana, Snezhana, Stanislav, Yaroslav.