Are you looking for a Russian themed name for a male cat, or have you adopted a Russian cat and want to pay homage to its origins? The Russian language is one of the most beautiful languages with a huge number of potential cat names to choose from.
Russia is home to a number of well-known cat breeds which includes the Russian Blue, Toybob, Kurilian bobtail, Siberian, Donskoy, Peterbald and Neva Masquerade.
Name |
Meaning |
| Adrik | Dark |
| Akim | God |
| Alexis | Defender |
| Alexi | Defender |
| Alik | Defender of mankind |
| Aloyoshenka | Defender of mankind |
| Alyosha | Defender of mankind |
| Anatolii | From the east |
| Andrei | Manly |
| Andrya | Manly |
| Antinko | Expressive |
| Anton | Highly praiseworthy |
| Arkadi | Arcadia |
| Arman | Army man |
| Arseny | Strong, virile |
| Artyon | Russian variation of Artemis |
| Azhdaya | Slavic demonic dragon |
| Baran | Ram |
| Bayun | Fictional cat from Russian fairy tales |
| Bazhen | Wish |
| Behemoth | Enormous cat from the novel The Master and Margarita |
| Berdy | Very intelligent |
| Bogdan | Gift from God |
| Bolodenka | Peaceful |
| Boris | One who fights for glory |
| Borya | Fighter |
| Boryenka | Fighter |
| Brends | Crowned with laurels |
| Brosno | Lake in Russia |
| Burian | Lives near the weeds |
| Cheslav | Lives in a strong camp |
| Chort | Russian demon |
| Czar | Emperor |
| Daniil | God is my judge |
| Danya | God’s gift |
| Dazhbog | Slavic god of sun |
| Dema | Calm |
| Dmitry | Follower of Demeter |
| Dominik | Belonging to God |
| Domovoy | Slavic house spirit |
| Edik | Rich protector |
| Efim | Fair speech |
| Egor | Farmer (Russian form of George) |
| Ely | Ascended |
| Erik | Eternal ruler |
| Ermolai | People of Hermes |
| Evgenii | Noble (Russian form of Eugene) |
| Fabi | Bean farmer |
| Fadey | Bold/brave |
| Falaley | Flourishing people |
| Faustin | Fortunate one |
| Fedor | God’s gift |
| Fedya | God’s gift |
| Fedyenka | Gift from god (Russian form of Theodore) |
| Feliks | Lucky (Russian form of Felix) |
| Filip | Loves horses (Russian form of Philip) |
| Foma | Twin |
| Fredek | Peaceful ruler (Russian form of Frederick) |
| Fyodor | God’s gift |
| Ganei | Noble, generous |
| Ganya | Worships God |
| Gavrie | Man of God |
| Gavriil | Worships God |
| Gavrilovich | Worships God |
| Gennady | Generous, noble |
| Gregori | On the watch |
| Grigor | On the watch |
| Grigory | Watchful |
| Hedeon | Destroyer |
| Helge | Holy |
| Hermitage | Homage to the Hermitage cats who reside in the Hermitage Museum |
| Hors | Slavic god of the solar disc |
| Igor | Warrior of peace |
| Igoryok | Farmer |
| Ilya | My god is Jehovah |
| Iosif | Jehovah increases |
| Isav | Hairy |
| Isidor | Gift of Isis |
| Itan | Strong, firm |
| Ivan | Gracious gift from God (Russian form of John) |
| Izya | Gift of Isis |
| Jasha | Supplanter |
| Jeirgif | Shining light |
| Jermija | God’s appointed one |
| Karina | Pure, chaste |
| Karol | Strong |
| Karolek | Strong |
| Katya | Pure, perfect |
| Kiprian | Man of Cyprus |
| Kir | Sun |
| Kira | Leader of the people |
| Kirill | Noble |
| Kirion | The lord |
| Kisa | Kitty |
| Kiska | Pure |
| Klara | Clear, bright |
| Kolenka | Of the conquering people |
| Konstantine | Constant |
| Koshechka | Kitty |
| Kostya | Constant |
| Kot | Cat |
| Kotenok | Kitten |
| Ksana | Praise be to God |
| Lada | Slavic goddess of beauty |
| Larisa | Fortress, cheerful |
| Lasar | God is my helper |
| Laurente | Laurel (Russian form of Lawrence) |
| Lavrenty | From Laurentium |
| Lenya | Lion |
| Leonid | Lion-like |
| Leonti | Lion |
| Leopold | Cat from the movie Leopold the Cat |
| Lev | Heart, lion |
| Likho | Demon of misfortune |
| Liodor | Gift of the sun |
| Lubov | Loved |
| Luda | Love of the people |
| Luka | Light |
| Lukan | Light |
| Lyonechka | Lion |
| Magomed | Praiseworthy |
| Makari | Blessed |
| Maks | Great |
| Maksimillian | Greatest |
| Manya | Bitter |
| Marat | Desired |
| Margarita | Pearl |
| Marina | Sea maiden |
| Marek | Warlike |
| Marko | God of war |
| Marzanna | Goddess of winter and death |
| Matroskin | Talking cat from the TV show The Three from Prostokvashino |
| Matvey | God’s gift |
| Maxim | The greatest |
| Maya | Dream |
| Matvey | Gift of God |
| Mikhail | Who is like God |
| Mila | Loved by the people |
| Miron | Fragrant, an aromatic shrub, myrrh |
| Misha | God like |
| Mitrofan | Mother appearing, shining mother |
| Moisey | Delivered from the water |
| Moriz | Moorish |
| Motka | God’s gift |
| Naum | Comfort |
| Nazar | From Nazareth |
| Nicolai | Victory of the people (Russian form of Nicholas) |
| Nika | Born on Sunday |
| Nikita | Victory of the people (Russian form of Nicholas) |
| Oleg | Holy |
| Ony | Eagle |
| Oriel | Eagle |
| Pabiyan | Bean farmer (Russian form of Fabian) |
| Pasha | Small |
| Pashenka | Little |
| Pavel | Small |
| Pavlik | Little (Russian form of Paul) |
| Patenka | Stone |
| Perun | Slavic god of thunder |
| Prokhor | Leader of the dance |
| Pyotr | Rock (Russian form of Peter) |
| Radimir | Famously happy, happy world |
| Renat | Reborn |
| Rodion | Song of the hero |
| Roman | Roman |
| Rurik | Noted ruler |
| Ruslan | Lion |
| Sasha | Helper and defender of mankind |
| Saveliy | Sabine |
| Savvel | Russian variation of Saul |
| Semyon | God is heard (Russian form of Simon) |
| Serafin | Fiery |
| Serge | An attendant |
| Simargl | Slavic god of fire and fertility |
| Slavik | Glory |
| Stanislav | Glory |
| Stefan | Crowned with laurels |
| Stravinski, Igor | Russian composer |
| Stribog | Son of Perun and god of winds, air and sky |
| Svarozhits | Slavic fire god, son of Svarog |
| Svarog | Slavic fire god |
| Tchaikovsky | Russian composer |
| Tolenka | From the east |
| Tosya | Beyond expectation |
| Tuz | Ace |
| Vadim | Powerful ruler |
| Valentin | Healthy, strong |
| Valerii | Brave |
| Vanechka | God’s gift |
| Vanya | Russian diminutive of John |
| Vas | Royal |
| Veles | Slavic shape shifter god |
| Vasili | Royal |
| Vikenti | Conquering |
| Viktor | Man of victory |
| Vitaliy | Life |
| Veniamin | Son of the south |
| Vladamir | Renowned prince |
| Vladislav | Has glory |
| Vodianoy | Russian water sprite |
| Vsevolod | Ruler of all |
| Vyacheslav | Has glory |
| Woof | Siamese cat from a Russian cartoon |
| Yarik | Fierce and glorious |
| Yasha | Supplanter |
| Yegor | Warrior, farmer |
| Yuli | Youthful |
| Yulian | Youthful |
| Yuri | Light of God |
| Zakhar | God has remembered |
| Zinovy | Life of Zeus |
| Zoran | Dawn |
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