Gender: Feminine
Origin: Kazakh Дильназ
Meaning: “pretty and coy”
(DEEL-nahz)
The name is composed of the Kazakh elements, dil (pretty) and naz (coy).
It is currently the 26th most popular female name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
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Anastasia
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “resurrection.”
Eng (an-ne-STAY-zha); (ah-na-STAH-zee-a)
The name is derived from the Greek masculine name, Anastasios (Αναστασιος), which is from the Greek (anastasis) αναστασις the word for resurrection.
The name was popularized in the Orthodox Christian world by an early Christian marytr of Dalmatia, revered as the patron saint of weavers. It is borne by several other saints as well.
Usually, the name is bestowed upon children born around the Easter season, currently, Anastasia is one of the most popular female names in Russia and in other former Soviet countries. Its rankings are as follows:
- # 1 (Belarus, 2011)
- # 1 (Moldova, 2008)
- # 1 (Ukraine, 2010)
- # 2 (Russia, 2011)
- # 3 (Estonia, 2011)
- # 3 (Latvia, 2011)
- # 5 (Georgia, 2011)
- # 12 (Kazakhstan, 2010)
- # 364 (United States, 2010)
- # 461 (France, 2009)
In the English-speaking world, the name was occasionally used in the Middle Ages in its archaic English forms of Anastice or Anstice (AN-ne-stis); (AN-stis). It was never very common and was only re-introduced into the English-speaking world via Eastern European immigrants in the United States starting in the late 19th-century.
In the Western World, the name is most famously associated with the youngest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, who was rumored to have survived the massacre of her family.
The designated name-days are: December 25 (Germany/Poland), December 22 (Greece), January 4 (Russia), February 4 (Russia), February 27 (Poland), April 15 (Czech Republic/Hungary/Poland), April 30 (Slovakia), August 17 (Poland) and November 11 (Lithuania/Poland/Russia).
Other forms of the name include:
- Anastasiya Анастасия (Bulgarian/Russian/Ukrainian: a-nah-stas-SEE-ya)
- Anastàsia (Catalan)
- Anastasija Анастаија Анастасія (Belorusian/Croatian/Latvian/Lithuanian/Macedonian/Serbian/Slovene)
- Asja (Croatian/Bosnian)
- Anastazie (Czech)
- Anastázie (Czech: ah-nah-STAHZ-ye)
- Anastasia ანასთასია (Dutch/English/Estonian/Galician/Georgian/German/Greek/Italian/Romanian/Scandinavian/Spanish)
- Anastasie (French: a-na-stah-ZEE)
- Anastace/Anstice (English: archaic)
- Nastassja (German/Rusyn)
- Anasztázia (Hungarian)
- Nasztázia (Hungarian)
- Neszta (Hungarian)
- Anastasía (Icelandic)
- Nastachu Настачи (Mari)
- Nastasu Настаси (Mari)
- Anastazja (Polish: a-na-STAHZ-yah)
- Nastazja (Polish)
- Anastásia (Portuguese)
- Anna Staschia (Romansch)
- Staschia (Romansch)
- Stasia (Romansch)
- Anastázia (Slovak)
Czech/Slovak diminutives are: Anaska, Anastazka, Anastázička, Anuška, Nasťa, Nastička, Nastík, Staci, Stasa, Staska, Stáza, Stázi, Stazinka, Tazia.
English short forms are: Ana, Annie, Stacey and Tacey.
Greek diminutives are: Natasa, Sia, Tasia , Tasoula.
Polish diminutives are: Ania, Anka, Nastka, Nastusia, Stasia, Staska, Tusia.
Russian diminutives are: Anya, Asya, Nastasya, Nasten’ka, Nastya, Nastyona, Nastyuha, Stasya
Masculine forms include:
- Anastas Анастас (Bulgarian/Russian)
- Anastazije (Croatian)
- Anastáz/Anastásius (Czech)
- Anastasius (Dutch/Latin)
- Staas (Dutch: originally a diminutive form, used as an independent given name)
- Anastasio (Galician/Italian/Spanish)
- AnastasiosΑναστάσιος (Greek: Modern)
- Anasztáz (Hungarian)
- Anastazy (Polish)
- Anastasi (Romansch)
- AnastasiyАнастасий (Russian/Ukrainian)
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Aidana
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Kazakh Айдана
Meaning: “moon.”
(I-dah-nah)
The name is derived from the Kazakh word, ai (moon).
It is currently the 25th most popular female name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
Another transliterated form is Ajdana.
A masculine form is Aidan/Ajdan Аидан.
Another form is the Tatar Aida/Ajda, which is also used in Kazakhstan.
Polina
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Russian Полина
(pah-LEE-nah)
The name is somewhat of debated origin, it is believed to either be a short form of Apollonaria, now used as an independent given name, or it is believed to be a feminine form of Paul.
It is currently the 3rd most popular female name in Belarus, (2011) and her rankings in other countries are as follows:
- # 5 (Russia, 2011)
- # 7 (Ukraine, 2010)
Arsenius
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “virile.”
(are-SEE-nee-us)
The name is a Latinized form of the Greek male name, Arsenios Αρσενιος. The name was borne by a 5th-century Greek saint.
Its Central Asian form of Arsen Арсен is currently the 21st most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
Other forms of the name include:
- Arsen Արսեն Арсен (Albanian/Armenian/Azeri/Bashkir/Bosnian/Chechen/Chuvash/Circassian/Croatian/Czecg/Georgian/Kazakh/Kyrgyz/Ossetian/Slovak/Slovene/Tatar/Tajik/Turkmen/Uzbek)
- Arseniu (Asturian)
- Arseni Арсений არსენი (Bulgarian/Catalan/Georgian/Russian/Ukrainian)
- Arsène (French)
- Arsenios (Greek)
- Arzén (Hungarian)
- Arsenio (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
- Arsenijs (Latvian)
- Arsenijus (Lithuanian)
- Arsenije Арсеније (Macedonian/Serbian)
- Arseniusz (Polish)
- Arsenie (Romanian)
Russian diminutives include:
- Arsenyushka
- Arsya
- Ars
- Arsyuta
- Arsyusha
- Asya
- Senya
- Syusha
Ruslan
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Russian Руслан
Meaning: uncertain
(ROOS-lahn)
The name is of uncertain origin or meaning but is believed to be of Turkic origins. It has sometimes been connected with the Turkish male name, Arslan (lion).
It was first used by Alexander Pushkin for his 1820 epic fairytale romance and poem, Ruslan & Ludmila.
The name has been used throughout Russia and Central Asia since.
It is currently the 18th most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
The feminine form is Ruslana.
Damir
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Slavic Дамир
Meaning: “giver of peace.”
(DAH-MEER)
The name is composed of the Slavic elements, dati (to give) and mir (peace).
It is currently the 17th most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010) and the 89th most popular male name in Bosnia & Herzegovina, (2010).
Feminine form is Damira.
Nurdaulet
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Kazakh Нурдаулет
Meaning: “treasure of light.”
(NOOR-dow-LET)
The name is composed of the Kazakh elements, nur (light) and daulet (wealth, treasure, riches).
As of 2010, Nurdaulet was the 16th most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
Islam
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: “voluntary submission to God.”
(IS-lahm)
The name comes from the Arabic verbal noun meaning, “obedience, subjugation of someone or something, or the voluntary submissal to the Almighty.”
The name is technically unisex, but is more often used for males throughout the Islamic world.
As of 2010, Islam was the 14th most popular male name in Kazakhstan, (2010).
It is borne by the current president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov (b.1938).
Azamat
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Kazakh Азамат
Meaning: “citizen.”
(AH-zah-MAHT)
The name comes directly from the Kazakh word for citizen.
As of 2010, Azamat was the 11th most popular male name in Kazakhstan.