10 common Russian male names: full and short forms

Hi guys, you probably read the article about the 11 most popular Russian female names and their short forms.
Well, the boys’ time has come! Here are the most common Russian male names – full and short in brackets.

Remember, that usually when asked about their name, Russians will say their full name.

You will surprise someone who has a name from the following list when you address them by their short name form (if your age difference allows). Because Russians believe that no foreigner knows these colloquial forms!

So here we go. The most common Russian male names are:

Vladimir and Dmitry are one of the most commonly used names in Russia. Just saying 🙂

1) Александр (Саша) – Alexander (Sasha).

2) Алексей (Лёша) – Alexey (Lesha).

3) Сергей (Серёжа) – Sergey (Sereja).

4) Дмитрий (Дима) – Dmitry (Dima).

5) Владимир (Вова or Володя) – Vladimir (Vova or Volodya).

Ha-ha, I’ve just noticed that I put Dmitry and Vladimir together in this list 🙂 Probably I should have written Vladimir before Dmitry.

6) Андрей (Андрей) – Andrey.

7) Антон (Антон) – Anton.

8) Максим (Максим) – Maxim.

9) Николай (Коля) – Nickolay (Kolya).

10) Павел (Паша) – Pavel (Pasha).

Ok, I hope this one helps! Now you know the most common Russian male names and here you can check Popular Russian female names. Don’t forget to subscribe to our website!

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