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Ukrainian names are given names that originated in Ukraine. In addition to the given names , Ukrainians also have patronymic and family names (surnames; see: Ukrainian surnames ). Ukrainian given names
Ukraine is the official full name of the country, as stated in its declaration of independence and its constitution; there is no official alternative long name. From 1922 until 1991, Ukraine was the informal name of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union (annexed by Germany as Reichskommissariat Ukraine during
Surnames of Ukrainian and Belarusian origin use the suffixes -ко (-ko), -ук (-uk), and -ич (-ych). For example, the family name Писаренко is derived from the word for a scribe, and Ковальчук refers to a smith.
Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words. Surnames were developed for official documents or business record keeping to differentiate the parties who might have the same first name.
List of surnames in Ukraine.This list is also to include surnames that did not originate in Ukraine as there are people living in the country with numerous ethnic backgrounds, and, therefore, surnames, from all over Europe and Asia.
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages.Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words.
Volodymyr (Ukrainian: Володи́мир, romanized: Volodýmyr, pronounced [woloˈdɪmɪr], Old East Slavic: Володимѣръ, romanized: Volodiměrŭ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin.
Yevhen (Ukrainian: Євге́н, romanized: Jevhén [jeu̯ˈɦɛn]), also spelled Evhen, is a common Ukrainian given name.Its Old Church Slavonic form Евгении came from the Greek Εὐγένης, Εὐγένιος Eugenios (masculine form), names derived from the Greek adjective εὐγενής, literally "well-born".