English-Russian Name Cross-Index

by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff

Many Doukhobor immigrants to Canada adopted English names in place of, or in addition to, their original Russian names. Sometimes, the adopted name was the English language equivalent of the original name. Often, the adopted name sounded phonetically similar to the original name, coinciding with the first sound or letters. Occasionally, the adopted name bore no resemblance whatsoever to the original name. The following index will allow you to cross-reference the most common adopted English names (left) of your Doukhobor immigrant ancestors with their original Russian names (right). Search in reverse order by Russian name.

Index – A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – R – S – T – U – V – W

– A –
Abraham	Abram
Agatha	Agaf’ya; Avdot’ya
Agnes	Agaf’ya; Agrafena; Aksin’ya
Albert	Aldokim
Alec	Aleksei; Aleksandr; Aldokim; Elistrat
Alex	Aleksei; Aleksandr; Aldokim; Elistrat
Aleksandr	Aleksei; Aleksandr; Aldokim; Elistrat
Aleksandra	Aleksandra; Aksin’ya
Alfred	Fyodor
Alice	Elizaveta
Allan	Aleksei; Aldokim
Andrew	Andrei
Angus	Afanasii
Anna	Anna; Anastasiya; Anisia
Anne	Anna; Anastasiya; Anisia
Anthony	Anton
Archie	Arefei; Onufrii
Arthur	Arefei; Onufrii; Aldokim
– B –
Barbara	Varvara
Basil	Vasilii
Betty	Elizaveta
Bill	Vasilii
– C –
Carl	Kirill
Catherine	Ekaterina
Cecil	Savelii
Charles	Kuz’ma; Sergei
Christine	Kristina
Claudia	Klavdiya
Colleen	Akulina
Connie	Konstantin
Constance	Konstantin
Constantine	Konstantin
Conrad	Kondrat
Cyril	Kirill; Savelii; Sergei
– D –
Dan	Daniil
Daniel	Daniil
Diana	Tat’yana
Dora	Avdot’ya; Dar’ya
Doreen	Avdot’ya; Dar’ya
Doris	Avdot’ya; Dar’ya
Dorothy	Avdot’ya
– E –
Earl	Il’ya
Edward	Ignat; Aldokim
Effie	Aprosiniya; Agaf’ya
Elaine	Elena; Ul’yana
Eli	Il’ya
Elijah	Il’ya
Elizabeth	Elizaveta
Ella	Elena; Ul’yana
Elsie	Elena; Ul’yana; Elizaveta
Emma	Agrafena
Eugene	Evgeny; Efim
Evelyn	Elena; Ul’yana
– F –
Fanny	Fedosiya
Faye	Fedosiya
Florence	Fedosiya
Frank	Afanasii; Prokofii
Fred	Fyodor; Fedosei; Fedot; Fadei; Fotei; Frol
Frederick	Fyodor; Fedosei; Fedot; Fadei; Fotei; Frol
– G –
Gabriel	Gavrila
Gaston	Agafon
George	Grigorii; Egor’
Gertrude	Agrafena
Grace	Agrafena
Gregory	Grigorii
– H –
Hank	Andrei; Il’ya
Hannah	Agaf’ya
Harold	Gavrila; Gerasim; Khariton; Egor’
Harry	Gavrila; Gerasim; Khariton; Egor’
Hattie	Agaf’ya; Agrafena
Hazel	Agrafena
Helen	Agaf’ya; Agrafena; Elena
Henry	Andrei; Grigorii
– I –
Ignace	Ignat
Irene	Irina; Arina
– J –
Jacob	Yakov
Jake	Yakov
James	Dmitrii; Efim; Kuz’ma
Jean	Evgeniya
Jenny	Evgeniya; Vasilisa; Agrafena
Jim	Dmitrii; Efim; Timofei; Kuz’ma
Joe	Osip; Evsei; Kuz’ma
John	Ivan
Joseph	Osip; Evsei; Kuz’ma
Julianna	Ul’yana
Julie	Ul’yana
– K –
Kate	Ekaterina
Katherine	Ekaterina
Kathleen	Ekaterina
Kay	Ekaterina
Kerry	Kirill
– L –
Larry	Ilarion
Laura	Luker’ya; Larissa
Lawrence	Ilarion
Lena	Elena; Ul’yana; Elizaveta
Leo	Lev; Leon
Lewis	Luk’yan
Lillian	Elena; Ul’yana; Luker’ya
Lisa	Elizaveta; Vasilisa
Liz	Elizaveta; Vasilisa
Lorne	Ilarion
Louis	Luk’yan
Louise	Luker’ya
Lucille	Luker’ya
Lucy	Luker’ya
Luke	Luk’yan
– M –
Mabel	Anastasiya
Mack	Maksim; Nikifor; Nikita
Margaret	Mariya; Marina; Marfa
Marion	Mariya; Marina; Mavra; Matrona
Marjorie	Mariya; Marina; Matrona; Marfa
Martha	Marfa; Mavra; Matrona
Mary	Mariya; Marina; Marfa; Matrona
Massey	Moisei
Mathew	Matvei
Matt	Matvei
Maude	Mavra
Max	Maksim; Nikifor; Nikita
Maxine	Aksin’ya
Melanie	Malaniya
Michael	Mikhail; Nikifor; Nikita; Matvei
Mickey	Mikhail; NIkifor; Nikita
Mike	Mikhail; Nikifor; Nikita; Matvei
Mildred	Malaniya
Millie	Malaniya
Molly	Malaniya
Moses	Moisei
Myra	Marina; Mavra
– N –
Nadine	Nadezhda
Nancy	Anastasiya
Natalie	Natalia; Anastasiya; Nadezhda
Nayda	Nadezhda
Nellie	Anastasiya
Nettie	Anastasiya
Nicholas	Nikolai; Nikifor
Nick	Nikolai; Nikifor; Nikita
Nora	Anastasiya; Nadezhda
Norma	Anastasiya
– O –
Opal	Aprosiniya
– P –
Pat	Pyotr
Paul	Pavel
Pauline	Pelageya
Pearl	Praskoviya
Pete	Pyotr
Peter	Pyotr
Philip	Filipp; Filat
Polly	Pelageya
– R –
Rusell	Vasilii
Roy	Roman
Ruby	Lyubov’
Ruth	Agrafena
– S –
Sam	Semyon; Samuil; Savelii
Samuel	Semyon; Samuil; Savelii
Sarah	Aksin’ya; Serafima
Sidney	Vasilii
Simon	Semyon
Sophie	Sofiya
Stanley	Savelii
Stella	Stepanida; Anastasiya
Stephanie	Stepanida
Stephen	Stepan
Steve	Stepan
Susie	Aksin’ya
– T –
Tena	Tat’yana
Terry	Taras; Terentii
Theodor	Fyodor
Thomas	Timofei; Trofim
Tillie	Anastasiya; Tat’yana
Tim	Timofei; Dmitrii
Timothy	Timofei; Dmitrii
Tina	Tat’yana
Tom	Timofei; Trofim
Tony	Anton
– U –
Una	Ul’yana
– V –
Vera	Vera; Varvara
Verna	Vera; Varvara
Virginia	Vera; Varvara
Vivian	Vera; Varvara
– W –
Walter	Vladimir; Vasilii
Wesley	Vasilii
William	Vasilii
Winnie	Vasilisa

Notes

This is not a comprehensive index of all names used by Doukhobors in Russia and Canada. Instead it is a cross-index of the Russian names used by Doukhobor immigrants to Canada for which corresponding English names were adopted.

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