List of personal names in the Kiev Rus

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The list of personal names in the Kievan Rus includes personal names that were mentioned for the time of the Kievan Rus (862–1240).

The first known bearers of a name are also mentioned.

Unknown origin

  • Asmud - Asmud (around 945), educator of Svyatoslav I.

Scandinavian origin

  • Igor - Igor (-945), Prince of Kiev
  • Oleg - Oleg (-912), Prince of Kiev
  • Olga (Helga) - Olga (10th century), regent of Kiev
  • Rogneda (Ragnhilðr)
  • Rogwolod (Ragnvalðr) - Rogwolod (-978), Prince of Polotsk
  • Rurik (Hrerikr) - Rjurik (-879), Prince of Novgorod
  • Sineus - Sineus (-864), Prince of Beloosero
  • Sveneld (Sveinalðr) - Sweneld (10th century), military leader
  • Truwor - Truwor (-864), prince of Izborsk

Slavic origin

  • Blud
  • Gostomysl - Gostomysl (9th century), ruler of Novgorod
  • Gjurjata - Gjurjata (11th century) governor of Novgorod
  • Dobrynja - Dobrynja (around 920-after 975), Novgorod voivode
  • Izyaslav
  • Jaropolk - Jaropolk I (-978), Prince of Kiev
  • Jaroslaw - Jaroslaw I (around 979-1054), Grand Duke of Kiev
  • Ljut - Ljut (-975), son of Sweneld
  • Malka (Maluscha) - Malka (before 945-after 960), mother of Vladimir the Great
  • Mstislaw
  • Ostromir
  • Poljuda - Poljuda (11th century), governor of Novgorod
  • Stanislaw
  • Sudislaw
  • Svyatopolk
  • Svyatoslav - Svyatoslav I (942–972), Prince of Kiev
  • Vladimir (Vladimir) - Vladimir I (around 960-1015), Grand Duke of Kiev
  • Vorobej
  • Wseslaw
  • Vsevolod (Vissavald)
  • Vysheslav

Bulgarian (Turkic speaking) origin

  • Boris - Boris (around 986-1015)
  • Gleb - Gleb (around 987-1015)

Greek origin

  • Anna
  • Anasthasia
  • Elisabeth
  • Fyodor (Theodoros)
  • Kyrill - Kyrill I (-1035), Bishop of Kiev
  • Nikolai (Mikula)
  • Zecharij (Zacharias)
  • Vasily (Basil)

Hebrew origin

  • Davyd
  • Ephrem (Ephraim) - Ephrem I (-1051), Bishop of Kiev
  • Ioakim - Ioakim Korsunianin (-after 989), Bishop of Novgorod
  • Ivan (Ioann) - John I (-1035), Bishop of Kiev
  • Michail (Michael) - Michail I (-991), Bishop of Kiev
  • Moissej - Moses of Kiev (12th century), rabbi

Latin origin

Remarks

  1. ↑ cf. Personal names on -me
  2. ↑ Many Biblical names such as Gawriil, Ioann (Iwan), Ioakim, Michail, Sacharij are of Hebrew origin. However, they were spread by the Greek Orthodox Church in the course of Christianization.