Alexander Bride
How to pronounce Slavic female names….or an easy way to surprise your Ukrainian girlfriend
Psychologists say that the most favorite word a person likes to hear is his/her own name. It is also been proven that our names affect our personalities and that people with the same name have similar personalities. But if your beloved is from a culture different than yours, her name will probably sound odd to you or you might even have problem with its spelling and pronunciation. To make it easier for you we have made a list of some ( but not all) female names that are being often used in Ukraine. For your convenience we give you a name itself, its pronunciation, origin and short, informal forms of it that are normally used by friends and family members.
Anastasia ah-na-stah-SEE-yah, Greek anástatsis ‘resurrection.’
Nastya, Nastenka, Nastyusha, Nastasya
Alexandra ah-lyek-SAN-drah, Feminine form of Alexander. Greek alexein ‘protector of men.’
Sasha, Sashenka, Sashka, Shura, Shurochka
Alla AHL-la, One suggestion is that it is a short form of Alexandra. Another that it is < Greek alla ‘other’, possibly by extension ‘the only one.’
Allochka,Allushka
Anna AHN-nah, Greek form of < Hebrew hann?h ‘gracious.’ Probably associated by tradition with most Russians (and hence its spread) with the mother of the Virgin Mary.
Anya, Annushka, Anyuta,
Daria DAHR-yah, Greek dareîos from the name of the Persian King Darius.
Dasha, Dashenka, Dashechka, Dashunya
Ekaterina yeh-ka-tyeh-REE-nah, Russian form < Greek. Clear etymology not known. However, the name has been associated by folk-etymology with the Greek katheros, ‘pure.’ 4th century saint of this name martyred in Alexandria.
Katya, Katerina, Katyushka, Katyusha,Katenka
Elena, Yelena, Helena yeh-LYEH-nah , Greek (h)élen, daughter of Zeus, meaning „Greek, educated’ by extension ‘the bright one, the shining one.’ Associated with St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine.
Lena, Lenochka, Lenok, Lenchik,Yelenushka
Elizaveta yeh-lee-zah-VYEH-tah, Hebrew elisheva ‘God is my oath.’ Bible, the wife of Aaron, the high priest. New Testament, mother of John the Baptist.
Lizok, Lizochka Liza
Eugenia yehv-GYEH-nee-yah, Greek eû ‘well? + gen?s ‘born.’ Name of a 4th century missionary bishop.
Zhenya, Zhenka, Zhenechka
Galina gah-LEE-nah, Uncertain origin. One interpretation is that it is a form of Elena. Another is that it is from the Greek galéne ‘calm’.
Galochka, Galenka, Galyushka,Galchonok
Inna(Ina) EEN-nah
Innochka, Innoulya, Innoulenka, Inusya, Inok,Innessa
Irina(Irene) eeh-REE-nah , Greek eir?n? ‘peace.’ Name of several saints in the Orthodox Church.
Ira, Irinka, Irishka, Irinchik, Irinochka, Irunchik,Irisha
Yulia(Julie) YOO-lee-ah, Latin, Roman clan name.
Yulenka, Yulka, Yulchik
Ksenia KSYAY-nyah, Greek xenia ‘hospitality.’
Ksyusha, Ksyushka, Ksyushenka
Larisa lah-REE-sah, Origin not clear. Name of a Greek martyr venerated by the Orthodox Church.
Lara,Larochka
Lilia LEEH-lyah, Latin lilium ‘lily’.
Lilechka, Lilya
Lolita lah-LEE-tah, Short form of Dolores < Spanish cognate, ‘sorrows’, one of the titles of the Virgin Mary.
Lola (Lolitochka)
Ludmila lyud-MEE-lah, Old Slavonic lud ‘people’ + mila ‘love, grace’ = ‘loved by people.’
Lyuda, Mila, Milochka, Lyusya,Lyudochka
Lyubov lyoo-BAWV, ‘love.’
Lyuba,Lyubonka, Lyubasha, Lyubochka
Margarita mar-gah-REE-tah, Greek margaron ‘pearl’.
Rita, Margaritka, Ritochka,Ritulya
Maria ) mah-REE-yah, Russian form of Mary < Hebrew Miry?m, meaning uncertain. New Testament, mother of Jesus
Masha, Mashenka, Mashusha, Mashunya
Marina mah-REE-nah, Possibly derived from Latin Marius. Another widely held view is that it means ‘of the sea.’ Possible popularity of this name in Russia may be the influence of Princess Marina of Greece.
Marisha, Marinochka, Marishka
Nadezhda nah-DYEZH-dah, ‘hope.’
Nadia,Nadenka, Nadyusha, Nadyushka
Natalia nah-TAL-yah, Late Latin < Nat?lia < nat?lis di?s ‘birthday of the Lord’, i.e., Christmas.
Natashenka, Natshechka, Natusenka, Natusik,Natasha
Nina NEE-nah
Ninochka, Ninok, Ninulya, Ninushka
Oksana ahk-SAH-nah, Greek xenia ‘hospitality’
Oksanochka,Ksyusha, Ksyushenka, Ksana
Olga AWL-gah, Russian feminine equivalent of Oleg. But, unlike Oleg was approved by the Orthodox Church because of St. Olga of Kiev, a 10th century saint.
Olya,Olenka, Olyushka
Polina pah-LEE-nah, Form of Latin paulus
Polya, Polinka
Roza RAW-zah, Latin r?s? ‘rose’
Rozochka
Sophia saw-FEE-yah, Greek sophós ‘wisdom.’
Sonya, Sonechka, Sophochka
Svetlana sveht-LAH-nah, Slavonic translation of the Greek ph?tiné ‘light.’
Sveta,Svetochka, Svetlanka, Svetik
Tamara tah-MAH-rah, Russian form of the Hebrew T?m?r? ‘date palm tree.’
Toma, Tomochka, Tamarka
Tatyana tah-TYAH-nah, Latin T?ti?nus, an old Roman family name. Meaning uncertain.
Tanechka,Tanyushenka, Tanyusha, Tanyushka
Valentina vah-lyehn-TEE-nah, Latin valens ‘healthy. Name of a 3rd century Roman martyr.
Valya,Valyusha, Valyushka, Valenka, Valechka
Valeria vah-LYEHR-yah, Latin valere ‘to be strong’, a Roman clan name.
Lera, Lerchik, Lerunchik, Lerusia, Lerok, Lerunia
Vera vyeh-RAH, ‘faith.
Verochka,Verok
Veronika(Veronica) vyeh-RAH-nee-kah, Meaning not clear. One view is that it < Late Latin veraiconica ‘true image’ < verus ‘true’ + iconicus ‘image.’
Nika
Victoria veek-TAW-ryah, Latin victor ‘conqueror.’
Vika
Zhanna ZHAHN-nah, Russian form of the French Jeanne, feminine form of Jean [John] < Latin < Greek < Hebrew y?ch?n?n ‘God is gracious.’
Ganna, Janna, Jhanna
Zoya ZAW-yah, Greek zó? ‘life.’
Zoja, Zoia
Now you are probably wondering what you can do with all this information. Well, the answer is simple – Don’t just read the names – learn them, learn short informal forms and USE them with your Ukrainian girlfriends and friends. It is up to you if you want to whisper in her ear in private, write it on the flower card when you send flowers to her or may be to use it in your letters. Just be sure it will give your message a more personalized intimate touch and we are sure any Ukrainian girl will appreciate!
Resource Russian Brides
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Ivanna
Can you find the poem The Bride groom by Alexander Pushkin.?
Can you find the poem The bride groom by Alexander Pushkin or the biography of Alexander Pushkin.
I answered this elsewhere on Y!A – I’ll copy and paste!
The Bridegroom
For three days Natasha
The merchant’s daughter,
Was missing. The third night,
She ran in, distraught.
Her father and mother
Plied her with questions.
She did not hear them,
She could hardly breathe.
Stricken with foreboding
They pleaded, got angry,
But still she was silent;
At last they gave up.
Natasha’s cheeks regained
Their rosy colour,
And cheerfully again
She sat with her sisters.
Once at the shingle-gate
She sat with her friends
-And a swift troika
Flashed by before them;
A handsome young man
Stood driving the horses;
Snow and mud went flying,
Splashing the girls.
He gazed as he flew past,
And Natasha gazed.
He flew on. Natasha froze.
Headlong she ran home.
‘It was he! It was he!’
She cried. ‘I know it!’
I recognized him! Papa,
Mama, save me from him!’
Full of grief and fear,
They shake their heads, sighing.
Her father says: ‘My child,
Tell me everything.
If someone has harmed you,
Tell us … even a hint.’
She weeps again and
Her lips remain sealed.
The next morning, the old
Matchmaking woman
Unexpectedly calls and
Sings the girl’s praises;
Says to the father; ‘You
Have the goods and I
A buyer for them:
A handsome young man.
‘He bows to no one,
He lives like a lord
With no debts nor worries;
He’s rich and he’s generous,
Says he will give his bride,
On their wedding-day,
A fox-fur coat, a pearl,
Gold rings, brocaded dresses.
‘Yesterday, out driving,
He saw your Natasha;
Shall we shake hands
And get her to church?’
The woman starts to eat
A [pie, and talks in riddles,
While the poor girl
Does not know where to look.
‘Agreed,’ says her father;
‘Go in happiness
To the altar, Natasha;
It’s dull for you here;
A swallow should not spend
All its time singing,
It’s time for you to build
A nest for your children.’
Natasha leaned against
The wall and tried
To speak – but found herself
Sobbing; she was shuddering
And laughing. The matchmaker
Poured out a cup of water,
Gave her some to drink,
Splashed some in her face.
Her parents are distressed.
Then Natasha recovered,
And calmly she said:
‘Your will be done. Call
My bridegroom to the feast,
Bake loaves for the whole world,
Brew sweet mead and call
The law to the feast.’
‘Of course, Natasha, angel!
You know we’d give our lives
To make you happy!’
They bake and they brew;
The worthy guests come,
The bride is led to the feasat,
Her maids sing and weep;
Then horses and a sledge
With the groom – and all sit.
The glasses ring and clatter,
The toasting-cup is passed
From hand to hand in tumult,
The guests are drunk.
Bridegroom
‘Friends, why is my fair bride
Sad, why is she not
Feasting and serving?’
The bride answers the groom:
‘I will tell you why
As best I can. My soul
Knows no rest, day and night
I weep; an evil dream
Oppresses me.’ Her father
Says: ‘My dear child, tell us
What your dream is.’
‘I dreamed,’ she says, ‘that I
Went into a forest,
It was late and dark;
The moon was faintly
Shining behind a cloud;
I strayed from the path;
Nothing stirred except
The tops of the pine-trees.
‘And suddenly, as if
I was awake, I saw
A hut. I approach the hut
And knock at the door
-Silence. A prayer on my lips
I open the door and enter.
A candle burns. All
Is silver and gold.’
Bridegroom
‘What is bad about that?
It promises wealth.’
Bride
‘Wait, sir, I’ve not finished.
Silently I gazed
On the silver and gold,
The cloths, the rugs, the silks
From Novgorod, and I
Was lost in wonder.
‘Then I heard a shout
And a clatter of hoofs …
Someone has driven up
To the porch. Quickly
I slammed the door and hid
Behind the stove. Now
I hear many voices …
Twelve young men come in,
‘And with them is a girl,
Pure and beautiful.
They’ve taken no notice
Of the ikons, they sit
To the table without
Praying or taking off
Their hats. At the head,
The eldest brother,
At his right, the youngest;
At his left, the girl.
Shouts, laughs, drunken clamour …’
Bridegroom
‘That betokens merriment.’
Bride
‘Wait, sir, I’ve not finished.
The drunken din goes on
And grows louder still.
Only the girl is sad.
‘She sits silent; neither
Eating nor drinking;
But sheds tears in plenty;
The eldest brother
Takes his knife and, whistling,
Sharpens it; seizing her by
The hair he kills her
And cuts off her right hand.’
‘Why,’ says the groom, ‘this
Is nonsense! Believe me,
My love, your dream is not evil.’
She looks him in the eyes.
‘And from whose hand
Does this ring come?’
The bride said. The whole throng
Rose in the silence.
With a clatter the ring
Falls, and rolls along
The floor. The groom blanches,
Trembles. Confusion …
‘Seize him!’ the law commands.
He’s bound, judged, put to death.
Natasha is famous!
Our song at an end.
(1825)
Taken from “The Bronze Horseman and Other Poems”, translated by D M Thomas.
Wikipedia has a decent biography of Pushkin, and there are some other excellent ones if you just type in his name.
Alexander Prior conducting Tsar’s Bride (overture)
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