Yulia (Cyrillic : Юлия) is a female given name, the equivalent of the Latin Julia. It can be spelled Yulia, Yulya, Julia, Julja, Julija, Yuliia, Yuliya, Juliya or İulia. An alternative spelling is Ioulia/Gioulia (Greek) or Iuliia. Prononciations can differ, depending on where you are from. The name can be found in many countries, especially in ones with Christian majorities. (example: Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belarus, Russia etc) The name is of a Christian origin as well - Saint Julia of Corsica. A few notable people from some of the countries in which the name exist are shown below.
Cyrillic : Юлія
Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀩𐀏𐀭𐀅𐀨, written in the Linear B syllabic script. Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken.
Julia is a usually feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. The given name Julia had been in use throughout Late Antiquity but became rare during the Middle Ages, and was revived only with the Italian Renaissance. It became common in the English-speaking world only in the 18th century. Today, it is frequently used throughout the world.
Alyona or Aliona is a slavic female given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἑλένη, Helenē. Another version points to Ancient Rus', where the pagan goddess of the dawn existed. And the name was interpreted as sunny, beautiful, scarlet, chosen.
Xenia is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
Olga is a female name of Slavic origins. It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr. The name was brought to Eastern Europe in the 9th century, by the Scandinavian settlers who founded Kievan Rus'.
Oksana, Oxana, or Aksana, is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name Kseniya, but the two names coexist in use in both countries, and neither of them is a shortening of the other.
Irina or Iryna is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene, an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace. It is mostly used in countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Balkans.
Alina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline, meaning noble. It has been used in Scotland as a feminine version of Alistair, the Scottish form of Alexander, and as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic álainn, meaning beautiful. In some instances, it might have Arabic origins. The name has also been well-used in German-speaking countries. It is sometimes regarded as a form of the name Helen, meaning to shine. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most popular names in Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria and Pakistan in 2020.
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace".
Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.
Yevgeni, also transliterated as Yevgeny, Yevgenii, Yevgeniy, Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii, Evgeniy, Evgenyi or Evgenij, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include:
Evgenia, Evgeniya, Yevgenia or Yevgeniya is a feminine given name which may refer to:
Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
Galina, Halyna, or Halina is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration from Russian. It is generally transliterated as Halyna from Ukrainian and as Halina from Belarusian. The latter form is also frequently found in Poland.
Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".
Anastasiya is a feminine given name. Notable people with that name include the following: