Forgotten Male Slavic Names and Their Meanings

People always took care of the choice of a name, because this is an energy information program that is asked from the very birth and accompanies a person on the whole life path. On behalf of the character and fate of not only his carrier, but also the whole country. After all, the more people have strong and "good" names, the stronger the country.

Russia was famous for its people, nowhere were there so many heroes, and today we propose to recall and consider the forgotten male Slavic (Old Slavonic) names. They almost all went into oblivion. When the Holy Rus was baptized, they were replaced by Greek, Jewish, Roman and other, of alien origin, names.

Why are old names forgotten?

At the baptism of Rus, faith was also replaced, God replaced the pagan gods. Until the moment of baptism, many people were named after the pagan lords, for example, the name Jaromir happened, and it consists of two parts - the name of the god Jarilo plus the world. Changing faith, people wanted to completely eradicate the old deities, erase them from memory, so even changed their names. The bogatyrs and the wise men were baptized by force and called them already as prescribed by the new Christian faith.

Male Slavic names and their meanings have almost completely been forgotten. Many parents mistakenly believe that they call their children old, forgotten, but still true Slavic names. For example, the same Ivan is a name, known from many fairy tales, which is considered Russian. Yes, it is Russian, but not Slavic, and it came from John, the Hebrew name, and appeared after the baptism.

To such "erroneous" names it is possible to attribute still many, for example Matvey, Zahar, Luka, Daniel. Review of male Slavic names and their meanings - in the future contents of the article. We will consider the most "strong" and beautiful, and future parents will be able to select from the list of the present ancient Slavic name.

How to recognize?

Particularly carefully selected male Slavic names, and their values were sacred meaning. Recognize such a name is possible, and very simple. For example, the name Casimir is Slavic. It consists of "seems" or "to show" and "peace," that is, "showing the world." But Parnassus - a name that is considered Slavic, is not so, as there is no sense in hearing by hearing.

It is also worth noting that the sound "a" was very rarely used in ancient Russia when the baby was censured. More often choose the softer - "and", "e", "I".

Most often consisted of two bases of male Slavic names, and their meanings were immediately understandable. The first part was basic and was given at birth. The second part was added when the child grew to a certain age, and it symbolized merit, the sphere of influence or some object. Smerdy, that is, people who were insolvent, powerless, remained without the second part of the name.

How were children named in Russia?

Male and female Slavic names and their meaning were chosen by parents and reflected the type of employment. For example, peasants who were engaged in farming, fishing and hunting, called children without special tricks, and their sons were called Hare, Som, Pike. It was from the peasant names there were many names.

Often since the birth of the baby was called so that it was not jinxed - the name was the complete opposite of appearance, character and mental abilities. Thus, the boys were called Fools, Negligees, Evildoers, Nekras and other ugly names. P

A bit later, when the guy was transferred to the education of men, he was already called so that the name reflected the essence of man. Future voevody became Yaropolk, Dobrognev and Ratibor. Hunters were given the names of Brave, Stoyan, Eagle, Wolf and the like. The future clergymen were added a particle "holy", hence the name Svyatoslav - present, Old Slavic.

Often in the families of children called the name-number, which account was born. Children usually had a lot, so parents did not bother with the choice. So appeared Pervushi, Vtoraki, Tretyakov, Octopus and others. Over time, the name changed to two-part, but family members continued to refer to the person as they were called at birth.

The terrible Slavs

A great role was played by male Slavic names, and their meanings fully revealed the essence of character. If the boy was strong by the age of seven, grew and strong, he was transferred to the upbringing for the brigade. And there already a boy was called, based on his qualities. For example, Dubynya - strong and powerful, like an oak tree. Gorislav - as strong as a mountain, but at the same time a nice guy! Dobrognev - angry, but in the name of good, that is, all enemies for the sake of his homeland will amaze. Winter - calculating, persistent and cold. Mstislav - famous for its revenge.

Boys with disabilities

If a child with physical disabilities was born in the family, then he was called the same way as ordinary children, that is, a name that does not jinx it, but it already reflected the essence. For example, Nevzor - blind, unseeing, Koschey - skinny, Nekras - ugly, ugly. When the child grew up, his name also changed. Usually boys with shortcomings grew up in kind, filled with love for all the guys. Thus appeared Bogomili - lovely for the gods, Mirolyuby - loving all, peace-loving, Blagoslavs - famous for their kindness, Sestromils and Brothers-loved by brothers and sisters (that is, by all people).

Names that have come down to us

There are still popular male Slavic names, and their values are of interest to many. The list is small, but everyone has at least one familiar with that name, like Vladimir, Vsevolod, Vladislav. They came to us, as such names were worn by rulers, representatives of rich and noble families, voevoda. Less popular today - Wenceslas, Borislav and Borimir.

Examples from fairy tales

Some male and female names and their meaning existed even after the baptism of Rus. These are names-deceptions, which babies were called to take away from them trouble, evil forces and evil eye. You can recall from the tales of such heroes as Ivan the Fool, Koshchei, Tsarevna-Nesmeyan. Even in the literary work, the Old Slavic name-deception-Mazai, that is, smeared, was preserved.

Beautiful male Slavic names and their meanings: a list

Today, the popularity of Slavic names is gaining popularity. In cultural self-determination, a major role is played by a return to one's roots. Of course, we are not talking about a complete rejection of the names we are familiar with, just among the ancient and forgotten there are many beautiful:

• Borislav - fight, glory;
• Bogdan - dan (donated) by the gods;
• Burislav is like a storm, indestructible;
• Veleslav is a great, glorious;
• Vsevolod - everyone owning;
• Dobrynya is kind;
• Zlatan, Zlatodan - precious;
• Mstislav - irreconcilable, glory, revenge;
• Ratmir is the defending world;
• Svetoslav, Svetozar - light, illuminating the world;
• Sviatopolk (Svetopolk) - the commander;
• Svyatogor - holy, mighty, powerful;
• Tikhomir is calm;
• Yaroslav - glorious, bright;
• Yaropolk - a formidable commander, warrior.