Russian female given names come from East Slavic usage shaped by the Russian language and Orthodox Christian tradition. Feminine forms typically end in -a or -ya, and many have productive diminutives with suffixes such as -usha, -yusha, -enka, and -ochka. In full naming, women use a gendered patronymic ending in -ovna or -evna; forms like Fedorovna are patronymics, not given names.

Modern practice combines traditional saints’ names with vernacular forms and, at times, registers diminutives as official names. Examples from this set that are widely used include Agnia, Akseniya, Alevtina, Alyona, Arina, Elizaveta, Evgeniya, Daryah, Ekatrina, and Gallyna.