So you want a non-American name for your dog, but German names and French names aren't doing it for you. Or maybe you have a Russian dog breed, like a Samoyed or a Borzoi. How about a unique Russian name for your pooch?
Here are 125 excellent Russian dog names and their meanings.
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Russian names for female dogs
- Adelaida
- Agnia
- Akilina - eagle-like
- Aleandra
- Aleksandra
- Alla
- Alyona
- Anastasia - resurrection
- Angelina - God's messenger
- Anna
- Arina
- Belka
- Calina
- Czarina - born empress
- Devora
- Dinara
- Ekaterina - innocent, pure
- Eva
- Evgenia
- Fenya
- Filippa - friend of horses
- Galina - woman of serenity
- Gennadiya - woman of generosity
- Inessa
- Irina
- Ivanna
- Karina - pure
- Katerina
- Katja - natural, pure
- Kira
- Klarika - bright
- Kristina
- Ksana
- Lada
- Levka - lioness
- Lidia
- Luba - love
- Lusha
- Mara
- Margosha
- Marina - woman of the sea
- Mila
- Mischa
- Nadia - fulfillment of promises
- Nadine - trusting
- Nastasia
- Natalya
- Nikita
- Oksana - bright light
- Panya
- Polina
- Raiya - heaven
- Sashenka - she who defends
- Sofiya - wise woman
- Sonia
- Svetlana - shining brightly
- Tanya
- Tasha
- Tatiana - queen of the fairies
- Toma
- Vanna
- Vladlena
- Yasemin
- Zia
- Zina
Russian names for male dogs
- Aleksandr - defender of men
- Aleksei
- Alyosha
- Andrei - brave
- Anton
- Artem
- Boris - fighter
- Czar - born emperor
- Dima - strong fighter
- Dimitri - lover of earth
- Dominik
- Evgeni
- Feliks
- Fyodor - powerful ruler of the people
- Gavriil
- Gennadi
- Gregori - watchful, alert
- Ignat
- Igor - warrior of peace
- Ivan
- Karik - powerful ruler
- Kiril - noble
- Konstantin
- Lenya - lion
- Liev - brave man, lionhearted
- Luka
- Maks
- Matvey
- Mikhail
- Misha - message bearer
- Nikolai - triumph of the people
- Oleg - internal brightness
- Ony
- Orel
- Pavlo - intellectual
- Puskin - cannon
- Pyotr
- Radomir - one who is peaceful
- Ratmir
- Rodion
- Rurik
- Sacha
- Semyon
- Shura
- Slavik
- Stefan
- Tamryn
- Umberto
- Vaughn
- Yevgeny
- Yuma
- Yurik
- Zeno
- Zigfrids - victory, peace
- Zigor
Do you need more inspiration for your new pet’s name?
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