Siberian Submitted Names - Behind the Name (original) (raw)

These names are or were used by the indigenous peoples of Siberia in northeastern Asia.

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Ai-mökö m Shor
Derived from Ай (ai) meaning "moon" and Мöкö (mökö) meaning "strong man".

Aiyy Kuo f Yakut (Rare)
Means "beautiful Aiyy" from the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities combined with куо (kuo) meaning "beautiful".

Aiyy Sien m Yakut (Rare)
Means "grandson of Aiyy" from Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson" combined with the name of the Yakut Aiyy deities.

Alban m Yakut
Means "wonderful, excellent, lovely" in Yakut.

Aldaana f Yakut
From the name of the Aldan River that flows through Yakutia.

Aldar m Buryat, Kalmyk, Tuvan
Derived from Buryat and Tuvan алдар (aldar) and Kalmyk алдр (aldr) meaning "glory, honour, fame".

Aldynay f Tuvan
From Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Aldyn-kys f Tuvan
Means "golden girl" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Aldyn-ool m Tuvan
Means "golden boy" from Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "gold, golden" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Algyr m Yakut
Means "tenacious, capable, person with great erudition".

Altaana f Yakut
Derived from Yakut алтан (altan) meaning "copper".

Anka f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

Anka-ny f Chukchi
Derived from Chukchi анка-к (anka-k) meaning "in the sea". This name was traditionally given to baby girls who were born during a trip to the ocean or sea.

Archyn m Yakut
Means "deliverer, savior, redeemer" in Yakut.

Aryuna f Buryat
Derived from Buryat ариун (ariun) meaning "pure, clear".

Arzhaana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan аржаан (arzhaan) meaning "water spring, stream".

Ay m Yakut
Means "the inventor" in Yakut.

Ayaal m Yakut
Derived from Yakut ай (ay) meaning "to invent".

Ayaan m Yakut
Derived from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayantay m Yakut
Means "the further way", ultimately from Yakut айан (ayan) meaning "journey".

Ayastaan m Yakut
Either from Yakut айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".

Aydas m Khakas
Means "healthy" in Khakas. The Khakas people are a Turkic ethnic group living in the Republic of Khakassia in Russia.

Aydys m Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan айыс (ayys) meaning "blessing".

Ayiina f Yakut
From Айыы (Ayii), the name of the supreme and creator deity in Yakut mythology.

Ay-kys f Tuvan
Means "moon girl" in Tuvan, derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon; month" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Aymakh m Khakas
Means "different" or "far, further away" in Khakas.

Aysen m Yakut
Derived from the name of the god Aiyy and Yakut сиэн (sien) meaning "grandson".

Ay-suu f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan ай (ay) meaning "moon; month" and суг (sug) meaning "water".

Aytal m Yakut
Either from айыы (ayii), the name of a a Yakut god of light or from ай (ay) meaning "to create" and тал (tal) meaning "to choose".

Ayur m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit आयु (ayu) meaning "life, longevity".

Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

Badeey m Yakut
Derived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Bato m Buryat
Derived from Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm".

Bayarma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bazar m Buryat
Means "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).

Belek m & f Tuvan, Kyrgyz
Means "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.

Bootur m Yakut
Means "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".

Borbak-kys f Tuvan
Means "round girl" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Borbak-ool m Tuvan
Means "round boy" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Buyan m Tuvan
Means "kindness, nobleness" in Tuvan.

Çayan m Russian, Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Derived from Tatar чаян (çayan) meaning "scorpion". This is also the name of a Tatar satirical magazine, which has been in circulation since 1923.

Chalun m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh ch'alu meaning "fog"; used to denote a male child born on a foggy day.

Chayan m Russian (Archaic), Tatar, Tuvan, Khakas
Derived from the Russian noun чаяние (chayanie) meaning "expectation" as well as "hope, dream, aspiration", which is ultimately derived from the archaic Russian verb чаять (chayat') meaning "to expect, to hope".... [more]

Chechen-ool m Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan Чечен (Chechen) meaning "eloquent, elegant" or perhaps "Chechen (person)" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".

Ches-kartiğa m Shor
Derived from Чес (ches) meaning "copper" and Картыға (kartyğa) meaning "hawk".

Choygana f Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir".

Choygan-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan чойган (choygan) meaning "fir" and оол (ool) meaning "boy, son".

Chuner m Nivkh
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Chuner Taksami (1931-2014), a Russian ethnographer of Nivkh ethnicity.

Dalay-kys f Tuvan
From Tuvan далай (dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Dalay-ool m Tuvan
From Tuvan далай (dalay) meaning "sea, ocean" and оол (ool) meaning "son, boy".

Dariima f Buryat
Meaning unknown, though it is probably of Tibetan-Sanskrit origin.

Darkhan m Yakut
Means "honourable, important", or, possibly "proud, arrogant" in Sakha.

Dashi m Buryat
Buryat form of Tashi, commonly used as an element in compound names.

Dolaana f Tuvan
Derived from Mongolian дулаан (dulaan) meaning "warm, kind".

Dolun m Yakut
Means "winner" or "victory of the revolution".

Dorzho m Buryat
Means "diamond" in Buryat, from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ (rdo rje) (see Dorji).

Durustaan m Yakut
Means "high, straight, smooth, energetic, persistent".

Duunai f Buryat
From the Buryat дуу(н) (duu(n) meaning "sound, voice, song".