When you become a student of Russian, you might be curious what to do with your non-Russian name. Here are some suggestions on how to “russify” your name.
You can cyrillicize your name according to common standards:
Davis- Дэвис
Zoe - Зоуи
Brian - Брайан
Kevin- Кевин
Michael – Майкл
David – Дэйвид
You can adopt a Russian name or the Russian version of your name if it exists.
Anthony – Антон
Johnathan – Иван
Darian – Дарья
Catherine – Катя
Michael – Миша
Samuel – Самуил
Jacob – Яков
Christine – Кристина
Alex – Саша
Zoe – Зоя
David – Давид
Eugene – Евгений
You can try to preserve as closely as possible the sound of the name from the original language.
Samuel – Сэмюель
Casey – Кейси
Thomas – Томас
Elyza – Элайза
Darian – Дэриан
Leroy – Лирой
Amanda – Амэнда
Zoe – Зоуи
David – Дэйвид
Elyza – Лиза
Erynne – Ирина
You can try to approximate the spelling of the form in the original language.
Elyza – Элиза vs. Элайза
Amanda – Аманда vs. Амэнда
Isaak – Айзак vs. Исаак
Samuel – Сэмюель vs. Самюэль
Michael – Михаэль vs. Майкл
Darian – Дариан – Дэриан
How do you spell your name in Russian?
