Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Belarusian
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Usage note
[edit | edit source]A Belarusian name consists of a given name, a patronymic middle name, and a surname, similar to Russia. As in Russia, the middle name consists of the father's first name with -ovich or -evich added for sons, and -ovna or -evna added for daughters.
Girls' names
[edit | edit source]- Alaksandra
- Alena
- Anastasia
- Awhieñnia
- Barbara (Catholic)
- Brachyslava
- Branislava
- Darafieja
- Eva
- Franciška
- Halina
- Hanna
- Iryna
- Iziaslava
- Jawhieñnia
- Jelizavieta
- Kaciaryna
- Kazimira
- Kista
- Lidyja
- Mahdalena
- Marfa
- Marharyta
- Maryja
- Maryna
- Natallia
- Olga
- Pawlina
- Pradslava
- Radaslava
- Rahnieda
- Safija
- Stanislava
- Stefaniya
- Svetlana
- Taçciana
- Tamara
- Uladzimira
- Usiaslava
- Usiavalada
- Valantsina
- Valantyna
- Varvara (Orthodox)
- Viachaslava
- Volha
- Yulia
- Zora
Boys' names
[edit | edit source]- Adam
- Alaksandar
- Alaksiey
- Aleh
- Ales’
- Alhierd
- Aliaksandr
- Andrej
- Anton
- Awhien
- Brachislav
- Branislav
- Chrystafor
- Chviodar
- Dzmitry
- Eduard
- Foma
- Francišak
- Halshan
- Hienadz
- Hieohri
- Ihar
- Ihnat
- Iosif
- Ivan
- Iziasar
- Jakaw
- Jakor
- Jan
- Jarema
- Jawhien
- Jazep
- Jury (Jurka)
- Kastush
- Kazimir
- Lavon
- Lavren
- Łuka
- Majsiej
- Marko
- Michaił
- Michał
- Mikhash
- Mikalaj
- Mikoła
- Nil
- Paval
- Pawluk
- Piatro
- Piotr
- Ryhor
- Siamion
- Siarhiej/Siargej
- Stefan
- Tadevuš
- Uladzimir
- Ulis
- Vaclav
- Valentyn
- Varfalomey
- Vasilya
- Vasyl
- Viachaslav
- Viktar
- Vitawt
Surnames
[edit | edit source]- Aliaksiej
- Astapkovich
- Atrashenko
- Azyabina
- Becue
- Boguinskaia
- Chiritso
- Demidchik
- Drozd
- Dubrovchik
- Dukhnov
- Emelyanov
- Filimonov
- Glavatski
- Glovatskiy
- Goukov
- Gureev
- Ivankov
- Ivanov
- Jermalovic
- Kalinivski
- Kaptyukh
- Kardapoltsev
- Kavaliov
- Kazak
- Kazlov
- Kazlovski
- Khodovitch
- Khorkhulyov
- Khorkulev
- Khramov
- Komar
- Kotov
- Koudrevitch
- Kovalchuk
- Kozak
- Kurlovich
- Kurochkin
- Kvachuk
- Kvotchinski
- Ledovski
- Lobachov
- Matskevich
- Mikhnovets
- Moroz
- Novik
- Novikov
- Okeanov
- Pavlovski
- Petrenko
- Petrov
- Piskun
- Polozkov
- Roukhlevitch
- Roukshin
- Rudnitski
- Rukhlevitch
- Safronnikov
- Sawoniuk
- Sazanovich
- Scherbin
- Scherbo
- Schilansky
- Sememiouk
- Shikolenko
- Shimuk
- Sierka
- Skolnick
- Suchovska
- Suldesova
- Taranenko
- Tsybulskaya
- Turovich
- Vinogradov
- Volkov
- Voronokov
- Yatchenko
- Yurkov
- Zhuk
- Zverev