Names Categorized "archaic Russian"
4 Names found
Dosifey is the Russian form of the ancient Greek name Dositheos, which was Latinized as Dositheus. The name derives from the Greek elements δόσις (dosis) meaning giving and θεός (theos) meaning god, thus signifying gift...
Lukyan is a Russian and Ukrainian form of Lucianus, which itself derives from the Roman family name ultimately rooted in the Latin lux meaning "light." The name thus carries the connotation of "bringer of light." While r...
Makari is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Makariy, itself the Russian form of Macario. The ultimate origin is the Late Greek name Macarius, from the Greek Makarios, meaning "blessed" or "happy", derived fr...
Mitrofan is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Metrophanes. It entered Russian onomastics via ecclesiastical tradition following the Christianization of the region. The name is composed of two Gre...