Given name · Russian
Любовь
“love”
Любовь (Ljubóvʹ) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Love.
Meaning & origin
Любовь’s family of names
In Russian usage, Любовь has a diminutive in Лю́ба. In Russian usage, Любовь has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charity. In Russian usage, Любовь has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lyubov.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Любовь has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
21 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Любовь
- Lyubov OrlovaSoviet actress and singer (1900–1975)1902–1975
- Lyubov PopovaRussian artist (1889-1924)
- Lyubov SobolRussian political and public figure, lawyer (1987-)
- Lyubov YegorovaRussian cross-country skierborn 1966
- Lyubov KozyrevaRussian cross-country skier1929–2015
- Lyubov BruletovaRussian judokaborn 1973
- Lyubov ShutovaRussian fencerborn 1983
- Lyubov AksyonovaRussian actressborn 1990
- Lyubov PolishchukSoviet and Russian actress (1949-2006)
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