The most popular fairy tale names for boys and girls

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-15 02:36

The name is our memory of our parents. In most cases, except for emergency cases, the name of the person is given by mom and dad.

Even in the middle of the 20th century and later, there was not much thought about the name for newborns. They called it like everyone else. Or the most common, or related to politics. What beautiful fabulous names here! There were 6 Len, 5 Natasha and several Vladlens in one class.

Now parents have become more serious about choosing a name. And not the last role is played by films, favorite performers, serials and cartoons. Others call children in honor of fairy tale characters.

Today we will talk about beautiful names, both fabulous and serial.

Name for a person

In Russia, it is customary to give names in honor of saints. For the majority of the inhabitants of a vast country are Orthodox Christians and baptize their children.

But there are exceptions: someone names children quite unusually. Russia, Tsvetana, Trishka, Korol, Sovereign, Buttercup - names actually registered in 2018. Nothing worse than the Soviet Dzdravperma or Oyushminalda.

Meanwhile, there is something special in the name. Mostthe usual word for a person is his name. Baptized people seek help from the saints they are named after, and actually receive it. Bearers of fabulous names are proud of them. The name gives a person a certain charm. There are no bad names, each is beautiful in its own way.

Girl names

Do you want to name your daughter a beautiful name? Refer to Russian fairy tales. All fairy-tale heroines were distinguished by modesty, diligence, beauty. And most importantly, most Russian fairy tales and cartoons have a happy ending. Let's remember the most popular names of fairy-tale heroines.

Barbara. And I immediately remember the fairy tale "Barbarian beauty - a long braid." The daughter of the king of the sea, an unusually beautiful and hardworking girl. A round face with ruddy cheeks and large eyes rises before his eyes. Thick braid of a girl, her thin camp. Modest and kind, she married the handsome son of a fisherman. And everything ended well.

• Vasilisa. She was hardworking, very kind and beautiful. But trouble knocked on the house, Vasilisushka was orphaned. Her stepmother would not let her pass, and the poor thing humbly fulfilled all the whims of an evil woman. She will cry in a corner, she will complain to the doll, it happened. This doll was given to her by her mother before her death. And by the will of fate, Vasilisa ends up in the royal palace. The king himself falls in love with the girl and marries her. Here Vasilisa's ordeals ended.

• Elena. Now this is a rare name. Meanwhile, in Elena's fairy tales, the Beautiful and the Wise. They become wivesprinces or kings, they have talents, and their brains work well. No wonder they are called wise.
• Nastenka can also be attributed to fabulous female names. Remember "Morozko"? A hard-working and attractive girl melted Frost's heart. He rewarded her generously, and the evil and lazy stepsister got nothing from Father Frost.
• Maryushka. In the modern version - Mary. Marya-beauty is the king's daughter. The needlewoman is wise. And beauty is not deprived.
• Lyudmila. The one from Pushkin's fairy tale. She found her happiness in the face of Ruslan, despite all the intrigues that the main characters managed to go through.

• Fevronia is a very rare name. And how fabulous is it? But what about: little Khavroshechka was the same. In general, more correctly - Fevroshechka. But the fairy tale was remade in a Russian way, and so Khavronya turned out.

• Inga. In foreign sound - Inge. The famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. At first, this girl was very angry and rude. It got to the point where she threw the bread into a puddle and stepped on it. I fell under the influence of the swamp for this offense. In the end, Inge managed to regain her appearance, and the swamp turned her into a bird. The girl has changed a lot, has become responsive and kind.
• Gerda. There is no need to explain anything here. Everyone knows the girl Gerda, who, having experienced many adventures, saved her friend Kai from the cruel Snow Queen.

Boy Names

What names of fairy-tale characters can be chosen for boys? Now let's think together.

• Andrey. Remember in the fairy tale about Varvara the Beauty there were two Andryushas? Very lazy, fat and ruddy - the king's son. And the second - slender, cheerful and curly - the son of a fisherman. As a result, the latter married the beautiful Varvara, and the tsar's son returned to the palace under the protection of his mother and nannies.

• Vasily is a prince. The bridegroom of Elena the Wise and the brother of the cruel king. Everything ended well for Vasily. He married the beautiful and smart Elena, but forgot about the evil brother.
• Elise. Beautiful prince, does everyone remember him?
• Daniel. In the fairy tale "Humpbacked Horse" that was the name of the elder brother of Ivan the Fool. In a common way - Danila.
• Gabriel or Gavrila. The middle brother from the same fairy tale.
• Ivan. Ivanushka the Fool in almost all Russian fairy tales. But if he is so stupid, then why does he brilliantly get out of any situation and become the husband of a beautiful princess?
• Alyosha. Bylinny Alyosha Popovich from the fairy tale about the Tugarin Snake. The winner of enemies and evil spirits in Russia.
• Nikita Kozhemyaka. And again the epic hero. Strong, courageous. A real Russian hero.

These are fabulous names you can choose for your son.

Cartoon names

Do you want beautiful and unusual names? Let's remember Russian and foreign cartoons. Suitable for girls:

Fun, Lyubava, Alyonushka, Alice, Ariel, Angelica, Belle, Villina, Juliet, Jasmine, Irma, Carolina, Candy, Layla, Lucy,Malvina, Muse, Maleficent, Maya, Nana, Rapunzel, Roxy, Sofia, Stella, Tiana, Fiona, Flora, Ella, Emily

For boys, the choice is less, but still there:

Jacob, Edward, Alvin, Fred, Steve, Sebastian, Nils, Nick, Naveen, Martin, Lewis, Lucas, Carl, James, Julius, Diego, Dobrynya, Gaston, Homer, Waylon

Names from series

Speaking of fabulous names, let's go through the series. Both modern and not so modern.

Arya, Ygritte, Sansa, Margaery, Missandei, Shaya, Catelyn, Tiena, Myrcella, Xena, Gabrielle, Leela, Alcmene, Eva, Hope, Najara, Epini, Cleopatra, Phoebe, Evie, Livia, Zhadi, Ariana, Lorena, Merliah, Hermione, Brenda, Donna, Kelly, Valari, Gina

No boys anywhere:

Aegon, Grigor, Sandor, Harry, Ron, Eddart, Brandon, Steve, Dylan, Rob, Varys, Samwell, Jeor, Rickon, Tomen, Mance

Names of gods and goddesses

Myths of ancient peoples, the names of their gods and goddesses can also be attributed to fabulous names. Some of them are really beautiful. And certainly there will be no second such surrounded by a son or daughter.

Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite, Vesta, Hera, Diana, Demeter, Isis, Calli, Calliope (nymph), Thalia, Euterpe, Mnemosyne, Eris, Persephone, Juno, Hebe, Flora, Freya, Lada

The following options sound good for a boy:

Apollo, Antaeus, Ares, Phoebus, Boreas, Hermes, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Favonius, Virbius, Faun, Silvanus,Volturn, Seth, Osiris, Vesper

Summarizing

The purpose of the article is to tell the reader about fabulous names and simply exquisite ones that do not occur often. Highlights:

• Names from Russian fairy tales are quite common.
• Foreign names are unusual, but they must be combined with the child's surname and patronymic. So that Ivanova Aphrodite Ilyinichna does not work out, for example. Or Petrov Eddart Vasilyevich.
• Greek names are very sonorous and expressive. Almost never found in Russia.
• The name is the destiny of a person. It is worth thinking several times before naming a child.
• If you plan to baptize your baby, it is advisable to think about an Orthodox name for baptism.
• Fabulous names for girls, especially Russian ones, are very good. Suitable for an Orthodox family.

Conclusion

How to name a son or daughter, only parents decide. But when choosing a name, you should not go to extremes. The child will grow up, and it is quite possible that he will be laughed at at school only because of the surname and first name that do not go well with each other.