List of modern Russian male names in alphabetical order. What to name the boy? Male names and their meanings. Is it necessary to choose a name for a boy under his patronymic?

According to the biblical legend, the first man's name was Adam, which means his name is the first male name in the history of mankind. Now, after many hundreds and thousands of years, male names number in the hundreds in the name books of all countries and cultures, without exception. And yet, the male name, like the female one, has, and continues to, conceal a secret...

Male names in different cultures of the world

Modern male names in different cultures have a wide variety of variations. But each individual culture, be it Slavic, Western, Eastern or Central European, has its own naming traditions. In some countries, men are named in accordance with the social status of the families in which they are born, in others the naming occurs in accordance with religion and belief, and there are still other cases in which this process is treated in an extremely simple manner, as in the West and in particular in the USA.

In Slavic culture, for example, the process of naming a future man is treated extremely responsibly. Here men are always given names that correspond to their religious affiliation, and they try to give men names that could impart at least some biblical energy (although there are exceptions). Previously, newborn children were named this way only temporarily, and a man could receive a full name only after reaching nine years of age - then the name was chosen in accordance with habits, habits, hobbies or personal qualities.

At the same time, in medieval Europe the name was given such attention as is not given to this day in any culture. There, the choice of name was based on several factors at once. One of them was the determination of the social status and belonging of the child and his family to one or another social stratum. But in the higher societies of that time, the name was more of a “label”, serving solely to distinguish a person from the crowd and identify him in this way.

And in China, men and women are named for completely different reasons. There, what is primarily taken into account is not the energy and meaning of the entire name, but the meaning and symbolism of each individual hieroglyph, imprinted in the full written version of the name. Hieroglyphs in this culture are divided into favorable and unfavorable, into those associated with a certain element, and vice versa.

Today, a lot has changed - in many cultures, modern people have simply forgotten about the centuries-old traditions formed by our ancestors, while in others they try to adhere to the traditions of naming men, as well as women, modifying generally accepted ancient traditions and rules. But one thing has not changed - the name should belong to every man and woman, without exception. But now there is no need to associate it with religion, profession, craft or habits. Now you just need to choose the male name that will meet the wishes of your parents. And no one will ever make any claims about this.

Modern naming traditions

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Modern naming traditions for men, as well as women, have been simplified to the point of impossibility. Literally thirty years ago, our ancestors were still trying to name future men in accordance with the main Slavic tradition - in honor of the Saint, who is venerated on the birthday of a child. Now, a lot has changed and you can call it by any name, not only Slavic, and not only church. And besides, given the richness of the Russian name book, it would be stupid to ignore name options that do not correspond to our cultural traditions and religion.

For Muslims, everything is simpler - here they adhere to only one tradition, which is correct in the opinion of the majority. It consists in naming the future man with such a masculine name that will carry favorable energy and mean something positive, correct from a psychological, cultural, and moral point of view.

The most common names among Muslims are still the names of the prophets, as well as some variations of the names of Allah. Historical name variations are also not excluded. True, there is one important rule - you cannot use exactly one of the hundred names of Allah; you need to add the prefix “Ab” to it, which means “slave”.

But in America and most countries of the modern West, the naming of a future man is no longer accompanied by any traditions. Now the naming procedure itself in the West sometimes resembles some kind of insanity. Children are named after singers, football players, famous politicians and just friends. And it doesn’t matter what the name means or what energy it has. And many parents even come up with something that makes them shiver. Although in Slavic culture these cases are no exception - for example, in Ukraine after the “Revolution of Dignity of 2014” many parents called their children “Maidan” and not only...

Name and religiosity: the main criterion for division

Religiosity in terms of naming men still remains as important a criterion as before. And it is worth noting that religiosity remains the only factor that most new parents still pay attention to.

Thus, you can move on to another option, which involves choosing a modern male name in accordance with religion. Yes, yes, religion still remains almost the most important criterion. But naming in accordance with religion must be done carefully and adhering to traditions. For example, Orthodoxy recommends naming future men after the names of Saints, whose name day is celebrated on the child’s birthday. In addition, over time, a second name may be given - a church name. It is given at the time of baptism.

There is such an anecdote: - Elisha, son, don’t they tease you in kindergarten? -Who will tease? Ostap? Eustathius? Arkhip? Prokop? Or maybe Naum? Indeed, you go to the group, and there is the thirtieth kingdom, and not a kindergarten. Parents have recently (read when the watchful eye of conscientious grandmothers from the Soviet Union stopped watching) began to come up with unusual names for boys. Well, whatever you call the ship, that’s how it will sail.

It is widely believed that a person needs a name to be his “individual distinguisher.” Scientists refute this position with a variety of facts. For example, in Sweden in the 60s of the last century, the population was approximately 7 million. Of these, 381 thousand people bore the surname Anderson, 364 thousand people Joganson, and 334 thousand Carlson. In Moscow at the same time, there were 90 thousand Ivanovs in the telephone directory, of which a thousand were Ivanov Ivanovich Ivanovs. The same name was widespread. This situation is realized in two versions: father and son or mother and daughter have the same name. Or a tougher option - siblings have the same name. For example, Tsar Ivan III had two siblings, Andrei, and two daughters, Elena. In the Middle Ages, among the Poles, a canon named Jan Dlugash lived in the city of Krakow. According to surviving documents, 10 of his siblings had the same name. And in the Russian pre-revolutionary village, 25% of men bore the name Ivan, and what a beautiful name for a boy.

Greatest and unharmed

Today, parents are increasingly thinking about how to make their child stand out from the crowd, help him live a bright life, by giving him an unusual name. Giving a rare name to a boy, no matter how punish it may sound, is not uncommon today. Something like this list of unusually beautiful names for a boy will help you distinguish your son from his classmates, and then classmates or colleagues:

Adam,
Arthur,
Adrian,
Bronislav,
Boleslav,
Benedict,
Walter,
Hermann,
Gordey,
Demyan,
David,
Elisha,
Zakhar,
Ignat,
Clement,
Christian,
Lyubomir,
Martin,
Nathan,
Orestes,
Oscar,
Plato,
Rudolf,
Stanislav,
Taras,
Felix,
Khariton,

In 2015, the Moscow Civil Registry Office registered the name Sevastopol for the first time. Also in different cities, parents chose such rare and beautiful names for boys as:

Diamond,
Jazz,
Hector,
Kuzma,
Laurel,
Luke,
Radislav,
Radamir,
Dawn,
North,
Spartacus,
Fadey,
Jaromir.

At the same time, the most popular names in Russia for many years have been Alexander (meaning “defender”), Artem (“unharmed”), Maxim (“greatest”).

Recently, the tendency to call children with forgotten ancient Russian names has returned, primarily those that were previously given by the church: Zakhar, Platon, Savva, Demid, Lukyan, Miron, Ruslan, Rurik, Svyatoslav. This is really good for Russia in terms of compatibility with first and last names. A separate “caste” of these names are all those that end in “slav”. In the 11th-13th centuries in Rus', these names mainly referred to the Rurikovichs. The main thing is to teach the child, when he grows up, to clearly pronounce his name, otherwise he will simply be Vyacheslav everywhere, and not some Boreslav or Miroslav. By the way, the now popular name Milana is similar in meaning and origin to Miroslav, so children of different sexes can be called Miroslav and Milana.

With Russia everything is clear - stability. In the USA, for example, the most popular names for boys are John, Robert, Richard, William. In England, popular modern names for boys are: Stephen, Paul, David, Mark, Alan. And in Germany - Ben, Luca, Paul, Lucas, Leon, Maximilian, Felix, Noah, David, Jan.

It is interesting that in some countries the number of names is not regulated at all. In the city of Percelles in Belgium in 1972, a boy was given a name consisting of the names of 22 players of the local football club. In Russia, the number of names is strictly limited. And it’s good - it’s not hard to imagine what a riot of names our parents would have come up with back then in an attempt to create the most unusual names.

Life stories

It is interesting that many parents who gave their sons rare and unusual names found it difficult to talk about exactly how they did it. Most either simply read the dictionary of names, choosing almost at random, or said “it hit me during pregnancy.” It seems that few approach the choice thoroughly, study the meaning of the name, pronounce the name out loud, try on affectionate sounds. But some mothers still told amazing stories.

Mom Anastasia, son Bazhen:

I have always been interested in names and their meanings. When I found out about pregnancy, I immediately decided for myself that the name would certainly be of Slavic origin, in my case - Old Russian. There were other options, but they disappeared the same day they were proposed. I chose the name for my son, I read a lot about its origin, I like its meaning and sound. The name comes from the Old Russian verb “bazhat”, which means “to desire, to want”, that is, Bazhen is a desired child. The name was common in the Middle Ages in Rus'. I affectionately call him Bazhenchik, or Zhenya for short.

Mom Inna, son Gordey:

It turned out that I came up with a name for my son 16 years before Gordey was born. I worked part-time as an assistant teacher in a children's sanatorium, and in my group there was a boy named Gordey. He was ten years old and looked like an angel: blue-eyed, blond, very kind, well-mannered, and most importantly, smart beyond his years.

To my joy, my husband immediately liked my cherished name for his son. For the sake of order, we tried to look for other options, but nothing else suited us at all. Although I had a spare name - Vasily, in the end it was Vasily that I married, and this option disappeared by itself.

It’s interesting that in 16 years I have never met a person named Gordey, but now I know several of my son’s little namesakes, born in the last year and a half. So the name is no longer so rare.

Our Gordey was born not in Russia, but in Cyprus, where my family and I temporarily live. And it came as a surprise to me that my son’s name turned out to be difficult for foreigners to hear and speak. Cyprus is a country that loves children very much. On the street people constantly meet Gordey, play, talk and, of course, ask his name. Sometimes you have to repeat several times and answer clarifying questions: “No, not Harry. And not Gordon." One of his son's diminutive names is easier to pronounce: Gordy. And in our family we call him in the Russian manner - Gordyusha. So the name sounds cozy and homely.

Whether or not to name a boy with an unusual name is, of course, entirely a parental matter. He will be Jan, Sasha or Elisha - it is the parents who must choose, although the public may object. The main thing when choosing a name for a boy is to remember one extremely important thing: the first name must be combined with the patronymic and surname. If a girl can still change her last name, then the boy will most likely live his whole life as he was named by his parents.

A modern male name for a child is a very abstract concept. Old Russian, foreign, “Russianized” names of predominantly ancient Greek and Latin origin, creative ones - in each of these groups there are names that are relevant today.

Consonance with full name. The abundance of letters “r” in the surname and patronymic can be balanced by a soft name devoid of this letter. And vice versa.
Harmonization with surname and patronymic. An ornate name with a simple surname and patronymic sounds ridiculous. As well as most ordinary, modest names, coupled with unusual or foreign surnames.
Some people believe that if there is no letter “r” in the baby’s middle name, then it must be in the name, otherwise the child will grow up to be too soft-tempered. An excess of the letter “r” also does not bode well, so if this letter is present in the patronymic, the name must be chosen without it.
It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the interpretation of the name before naming the child. Male names have a wide variety of meanings, and there is an opinion that a “weak” name can negatively affect the baby’s future.
It is considered bad luck to name a baby in honor of those who died, especially tragic deaths, relatives or great martyrs. There is an opinion that the child can repeat their fate.

Russian male names for children

Young parents, in contrast to pretentious overseas names, are increasingly calling their children names of Old Church Slavonic origin.

According to the method of formation, Slavic names can be divided into categories:

Names given by birth order. The first-born could be called Pervush, the next born boy - Second, the third child - Tretyak.
Names of the gods: Yarilo.
Names derived from the names of representatives of flora and fauna: Hare, Pike, Wolf, Eagle, Walnut.
Names derived from human qualities: Moguta, Brave, Stoyan.
Names formed from participles: Khoten, Nezhdan, Zhdan.
Two-basic names formed using two roots, as well as their derivatives: Bogdan - “given by God”, Miroslav - “praising the world”, Burislav - “stormy glory”. Princely family names, for the most part, were two-base.

It is the two-basic Slavic names that are most widespread these days, but in other categories there are very euphonious male names. A list of child-friendly options is provided below.

Orthodox male names for children

Orthodox names for children are recorded in the Saints. The calendar is a church book in which holidays and commemorated saints are listed in calendar order. The tradition of choosing male names for a child by month and birthday began more than 11 centuries ago. At that time, people believed that a saint and a child who was named after him would form a special bond.

Male names for the child were chosen according to the calendar from the list of those saints who are commemorated on the day the baby was born or on the eighth or fortieth day after birth. Sometimes it was allowed to name a child in honor of a saint especially revered by the parents.

Male names for children by zodiac sign

Those born under the sign of Aries (March 21 - April 20) are suitable for names such as Arkady, Yuri, Arseny, Oleg, Artem, Adolf, Andrey, Yaroslav, Alexander, August, Alexey, Valery, Georgy, Gabriel, Egor, Nikolay, Savely, Rostislav.
Taurus (April 21 - May 21) are better called Akim, Aristarchus, Timur, Fedor, Taras, Makar, David, Vasily, Matvey, Nikita, Mikhail, Borislav, Boris, Anisim, Egor, Anton or Ilya.
The nature of Gemini (May 22 - July 21) is emphasized by such names as Alexey, Innocent, Apollo, Gabriel, Arkady, Heinrich, Gennady, Nikita, Konstantin, Gerasim, Georgy, Ignat, Evgeny, Klim, Igor, Innokenty, Makar, Mark, Felix, Sergey, Nikolay.
With the sign of Cancer (June 22 - July 22) names such as Julius, Stanislav, Arseny, Andrey, Grigory, Valentin, Anisim, Vyacheslav, Denis, Vitaly, Demyan, Maxim, Ilya, Efim, Lev, Dmitry, Mstislav, Timofey are combined , Semyon.
For those born under the sign of Leo (July 23 - August 21), the names August, Robert, Avenir, Alexander, Rodion, Albert, Alexey, German, Aron, Anton, Anatoly, Savely, Ian, Mark, Kirill, Leo, Leonid, Daniil, David are suitable , Ilya, Ivan, Peter, Rostislav, Roman, Nikolai, Ruslan, Arthur.
Virgo boys (August 22 - September 23) are best called one of the names listed below: Adrian, Stepan, Gerasim, Agafon, Valentin, Arkhip, Gennady, Vsevolod, Gleb, Heinrich, Marat, Gordey, Demid, Demyan, Grigory, German, Igor, Dmitry, Konstantin, Innokenty, Klim, Nikita, Modest, Matvey, Rostislav, Prokhor, Stanislav, Sergey.
For boys born under the sign of Libra (September 24 - October 23) the names Akim, Abram, Yakov, Evgeniy, Alfred, Arkady, Julius, Alexey, Boleslav, Anton, Albert, Vitaly, Innocent, Evdokim, Ilya, Vilen, Demyan, Leonid are suitable , Konstantin, Lev, Miron, Nikita, Modest, Pavel, Oleg, Timur, Prokhor, Plato, Rostislav, Philip.
The zodiac sign of Scorpio (October 24 - November 22) combines such male names as Yaroslav, Azary, Yuri, Averyan, Efim, Anisim, Joseph, Zakhar, Prokhor, Mstislav, Rodion, Savely, Rudolf, Fedor, Taras, Yakov, Eduard , Artem, Afanasy, Ruslan, Sergey, Arseny.
The optimal male names for Sagittarius (November 23 - December 22) are Alexander, Yaroslav, Arseny, Aristarchus, Jan, Felix, Irakli, Illarion, Stepan, Semyon, Bulat, Vladimir, Vasily, Artem, Vyacheslav, Afanasy, Georgy, Joseph, Zakhar, Peter, Maxim, Roman, Miron, Svyatoslav, Rustam, Savely.
For a Capricorn boy (December 23 - January 20), the names David, Abram, Daniel, Bogdan, Arthur, Gleb, Vadim, Dmitry, Grigory, Vladlen, Igor, Ignat, Ephraim, Ivan, Egor, Leonid, Marat, Kirill, Nikolai, Modest, Matvey, Robert, Oleg, Peter, Jan, Rudolf, Rodion.
Aquarius babies (January 21 - February 19) are better called Adam, Ernest, Yuri, Svyatoslav, Ruslan, Andrey, Avenir, Valery, Arkady, Albert, Vsevolod, Gleb, Vilen, Gury, Eremey, Pavel, Illarion, Oleg, Leonid or Plato .
For a boy born under the sign of Pisces (February 20 - March 20), suitable names are Mikhail, Anton, Alfred, Bogdan, Afanasy, Daniil, Valentin, Valery, Borislav, Vadim, Vasily, Efim, Vladimir, Vyacheslav, Eremey, Vladislav, Maxim, Ivan , Timofey, Rudolph, Roman, Eduard, Philip, Yuri, Fedor.

Popular and rare male names for children and their meanings

The Moscow registry office kindly provided statistics on the choice of names for male babies, based on data from previous years and the first quarter of this year.

The rating of the most popular male names for children in 2017 was headed by Alexander. This long-loved name has Greek roots and means “protector of people.”
In second position is Mikhail, which translated from Hebrew means “who is like God.”
Artem received bronze. Initially, the name was just a colloquial form of the name Artemy, but now it is an independent beautiful male name for a child. Translated from Greek, Artem means “unharmed, in perfect health.”
In fourth place were Danilo and Daniel - names of biblical origin with Hebrew roots. Translated as “God is a judge.”
The fifth place in the list of male names for children, popular this year, was taken by Maxim - a Roman generic name. Translated from Latin it means “greatest”.
In sixth place is the hero of Russian folk tales, Ivan. One of the translations of this name from Hebrew sounds like “the grace of God.”
The seventh place was named Dmitry. This popular name has Greek roots and means “dedicated to the goddess Demeter.” Recall that Demeter is the goddess of earth and fertility in ancient Greek mythology.
The eighth position was taken by the name Kirill. A strong name with ancient Greek roots, translated as “lord”.
The ninth place also went to a name of ancient Greek origin. In this position is the name Timothy, which means “who worships God.”
The Russian name Egor closes the top ten. This name appeared as a phonetic variant of the name George, and the latter came from the Greek name Georgios, which means “farmer”.

The lion's share of the list of popular names in recent years consists of the same male names for children, while rare, unusual names annually supplement the corresponding lists.

In 2014, Sevastopol, Strength, Rassvet and Jazz were born.
In 2015, baby Mercury was born, named either in honor of a saint, or in honor of the god of trade, or in honor of the first planet from the Sun.
Last year, the list of unusual names was supplemented by the name of Latin origin Laurus, which can mean both the plant of the same name and is translated as “holiday”, the ancient Greek name Eustignaeus, translated as “good sign”. Also on the list of unusual names of the past year were the names of Achilles - the brave and practically invulnerable hero of ancient Greek legends. Caesar is a famous commander and dictator, Bartholomew is an Aramaic name translated as “son of the plowed soil,” which was borne by one of Christ’s disciples.

Conclusion

The range of names for boys these days is simply huge. If future or established parents are interested in current male names for a child in 2018, then it is worth turning to the top of the same name for the current year: practice shows that the “winners” of such charts remain in demand for a long time.

In general, it is not so important what origin the child’s name comes from. The main thing is that parents like it and suit the baby.

When a baby is born, the first thing parents think about is what to name him. It happens that the child is given a name while the mother is pregnant. How to choose a name for a boy so that it brings him happiness? Now it is very fashionable to name children with foreign notes, and simple Russian names have also become very popular. Such as, for example, Ivan, Peter, Dmitry.

In this article we will look at all the beautiful names for boys, including all Russian, foreign and the most interesting.

Whatever the parents name the child, they must consider the following:

Boy's name by season

There is an opinion what time of year When a child was born plays an important role in his future fate.

A must when choosing a name for a boy you need to try to choose one that will go perfectly with his patronymic and surname. There should not be too many consonants and it is desirable that the name have the same consonants as the surname and patronymic. For example, Sergey Viktorovich Petrov, Igor Viktorovich Gorbov, Dmitry Alekseevich Nikolenkov, etc.

If it fits well with the last name and patronymic and is easy to pronounce, then it will make it easier for your child to communicate in the future.

Parents who keep an eye on trendy names will certainly want to name their child some trendy name. The list of fashion names changes every year.

In 2017, the most fashionable names for boys are:

Matvey - when translated means Gifted by the Lord. This child truly is a gift. He is very calm, does not act up at all without reason, and is always clean and tidy. He always listens to his parents. These boys grow up to be very fair, well-mannered men.

Artem - Unharmed. This is a very smart boy who constantly wants to learn something new. He is very friendly and kind.

Maxim - Great. A very multifaceted child. He either reads books or runs with friends on the street. He is very interested in sports and loves collecting collections. He has many friends and is very sympathetic.

Alexander – translated as Defender. The most popular name that will never go out of style. Alexander is a very good student, always tries to be honest and obey his parents.

Timothy - Worshiper of the Lord. A very gentle child. It’s very easy to offend him; he doesn’t like criticism. At the same time, he is an excellent conversationalist who listens carefully and is always ready to help. This child is very obedient, studies well and does not cause much trouble to his parents.

Now it is very fashionable to call boys with Old Russian names, such as Zakhar, Khariton, Bogdan, Nazar. Anyway, parents need to think about whether it will be very difficult for a child or strange for others.

Names for boys by name day

Previously, children were named after the day of the Angel in the church calendar. And it is still believed that this is correct and a child named after his name will have a strong guardian angel and will be healthy and happy.

The only downside to this method of choosing a name is that the church calendar has a fairly small list from which to choose. In this case, you can name the child with the name that is closest to the birthday.

The mystery of the name

It's no secret that what was the child's name?, determines the character of a person after birth. Each of them has its own meaning and translation from ancient languages.

Adam is a man

Alexey – defender

Anatoly - sunrise

Andrey – courageous

Anton - fight

Arseny - courageous

Artem – dedicated to the goddess of hunting Artemis

Bogdan – given by God

Valentin is healthy

Valery - be strong

Vasily - royal

Benedict - blessed

Vladimir - reign

Victor is the winner

Georgy - farmer

Gleb - God's Favorite

Gennady - noble

David - beloved

Danil - God is my judge

Dmitry - belongs to Dimetra

Denis - inspirational

Dobrynya - dexterous

Evgeniy – noble

Egor - farmer

Zakhar - life

Ivan - favored by God

Ilya - fortress

Kirill is the owner

Konstantin – permanent

Leo is the king of beasts

Michael - like God

Maxim is great

Nikita is the winner

Nikolai - winner of nations

Oleg is a saint

Pavel is small

Peter - stone

Roman - resident of Rome

Ruslan - lion

Svyatoslav - holy glory

Stanislav - nice

Sergey - highly respected

Timothy - God Worshiper

Timur - iron

Fedor - given by God

Philip – loves horses

Edward - wants to be rich

Yuri - farmer

Yaroslav - strong

Important conditions for choosing a name for a boy

Country where the child lives. This also includes the nationality of the child. So that there are no contradictions between parents and the child integrates normally into the team, you need to take this feature into account and name the child so that it only helps the child in later life.

The affectionate form of the name is also very important. Parents need to think about what they will name their baby. This form of the name doesn't have to be funny or complicated.

If the city in which the child lives is not very populous, then very exotic names are unlikely to be understood by others. Life is much easier for the Alfreds and Emmanuels in huge, densely populated cities.

By month of birth

Beautiful Russian names for boys: list.

Aksentiy Adam Alexander Andrey Anton Aristarkh Arkady Arseny Artyom Arthur Afanasy Bogdan Boris Budimir Bulat Vadim Valentin Valery Vasily Victor Vitaly Vlad Vladimir Vladislav Gabriel Gennady Georgy German Gleb Gregory David Damir Daniil Denis Dmitry Evgeny Egor Zakhar Ivan Ignat Igor Kirill Kuzma Lev Leonid Makar Maxim Miron Oslav Mikhail Modest Nazar Oscar Pavel Peter Svyatoslav Sergey Stanislav Taras Fedor Philip Eduard Yuri Yaroslav Alexey Alfred Anatoly.

Beautiful foreign names for boys:

Renal Leonard Raphael Marcus Spiridon Arthur Daniel Javid Michael Richard Ewald Grant Levon Reval Sanjar Andrian John Martin Samson Akram Dominic Modest Sebastian Benedict Donat Nikon Theodor Wildan Justin Omar Thomas Wiley Witold Iskander Osman Tony Voldemar Irakli Hovhannes Fidan Vissarion Karl Patrick Franz.

Conclusion

For that, so that the child is not ashamed of his name, and wore it with pride and self-confidence, you need to take its choice seriously. The list of names is quite long, but sometimes they say you just need to look at your baby after birth and you will immediately understand his name, your heart will tell you.

Change, go to a country where patronymics are not used, so when choosing your parents’ name, nothing matters. Choosing the same name boy, you need to make sure that it goes well with both the surname and patronymic. Names that do not have a pronounced gender characteristic, such as Valya, Sasha or Zhenya, should be taken if the surname leaves no doubt that its bearer is a boy or a man. So, for example, Zhenya Stepanov will feel much more confident than Valya Petrenko, who sooner or later will feel a little uneasy, once again clarifying that he is a boy.

Undoubtedly, the chosen name will affect the character of the future son. If you want to see him as firm and purposeful, then his name should be the same. For example, Boris, Gleb, Egor. A softer name - Ilya, Alexey, Leonid - will certainly add gentleness to the character of the heir. But you can stop at the golden mean - Andrey, Peter, Stepan. And you definitely need to make sure that the chosen name goes well with the patronymic, so that one smoothly flows into the other, and it will be much easier for people around your son to call him Lev Petrovich by his full name, rather than, for example, Viktor Grigorievich.

Recently, the tradition of naming children according to the church calendar has been revived. This is a good tradition; it is not necessary to take the names of those saints on whose day your son’s birthday falls. Look through all the names that are close to the cherished date and there will definitely be one among them that you will definitely like. Well, some parents hesitate to give a name until birth, and then, looking into their dear little eyes, they immediately understand: “Here he is - their Vanya.” Well, of course, you need to pay attention to the euphony of the name. Some diminutive names or combinations of initials can subject a guy to rude ridicule, and this circumstance can result in a serious psychological problem for him. Therefore, when choosing between ambitions and the inner peace of your unborn child, you should listen to common sense.

Please note

There are plenty of male names - and each of them is beautiful in its own way. But what should a expectant mother pay attention to when choosing a name for a boy? If this happens and you can’t choose a name, then don’t be upset, in the later stages of pregnancy, take a list of male names and read it out loud, naturally the names that you like and choose a name together with the baby.

Useful advice

Quite often, in the description of the secrets of names, we find a correspondence with what is really happening or has already happened in the lives of people with the corresponding name. And by choosing this or that name for our child according to its meaning, we strive (or at least hope) to ensure a successful, cloudless future. But, despite the meaning of the name, by calling the boy “Maxim”, it is impossible to say for sure what his fate will be.