Given name · Russian

Алёша

Алёша (Aljóša) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alyosha.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Алёша comes from Latvian.

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How it developed

Built from Russian Алексей + -ша.

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Алёша’s family of names

In Russian usage, Алёша is a diminutive of Алексей. In Russian usage, Алёша has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alexis. In Russian usage, Алёша has a conventional equivalent in the French form ALIOCHA.

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Around the world

Алёша has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latvian roots to each of them.

7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Alёšain another script · Russian

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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