What do Chechen names mean: interpretation and history of origin. Chechen names Name for a boy Chechen modern

A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?

Despite the fact that there are cultural interpretations of what male names mean, in reality the influence of the name on each boy is individual.

The phrase about the meaning of the name is not yet an understanding of the real impact.

For example, Said (happy, blessed), this does not mean that the young man will be happy, and bearers of other names will be unhappy. The name can block his heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another boy will be helped to solve problems of love or power, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third boy may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.

The secret of a man's name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration, is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.

Below are more than 200 male Chechen names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .

List of male Chechen names in alphabetical order:

Abdurrahman - servant of the Merciful
Abdurahim - slave of the Merciful
Abdulmalik - slave of the Lord
Abdusalam - slave of the Perfect One
Abdulaziz - slave of the Mighty
Abdulkhalik - slave of the Creator
Abdulgaffar - slave of the Forgiving
Abdulwahhab - slave of the Giver
Abdurrazaq - slave of the Giver of food
Abdulalim - slave of the Omniscient
Abdulbasit - slave of the Generous
Abdullatif - slave of the Good
Abdulhalim - slave of the Patient
Abdulazim - slave of the Great
Abduljalil - slave of the Glorious
Abdulkarim - slave of the Magnanimous
Abdulhakim - slave of the Wise
Abdulhamid - slave of the Praised One
Abulwahid - slave of the One
Abdussamad - slave of the Eternal
Abdulkadir - slave of the Almighty
Abdurrashid - slave of the Prudent
Abbas - stern, gloomy
Abu - father
Abulkhair - doer of good
Adam - created from the dust of the ground
Adl - fair
Akram - generous
Ali - exalted
Alvi - exalted
Alkhazur - eagle
Alyauddin - nobility of faith
Amir - ruler
Arzu - eagle
Askhab is the friendliest
Akhmat - glorified
Anzor is the most caring
Ayub - repentant

Bagauddin - height of religion
Bashir - bringer of joy
Bekkhan - chief prince, head
Bishr - joy
Borz - wolf
Bula - bison
Damask steel - steel

Wadud - loving
Walid - father
Vaha - live
Vakhiyata - let him live
Visiyta - let it stay

Gazi - warrior
Gazimagomed - warrior of Muhammad

Daoud - beloved, dear
Denis - god of wine
Jabrail is the name of one of the archangels
Jamal - handsome
Jamaldin - the beauty of faith
Dika is good
Dukhvaha - live long

Zayd - abundance
Zakiy - pure
Zaman - time, era
Zahid - abstinent
Zelimzan - healthy, long-living, real
Ziyad - greatness
Ziyauddin - the radiance of faith
Zuhair - bright, light

Ibrahim - father of nations
Idris - the name of the Prophet Idris
Izuddin - greatness of faith
Ikram - honor, respect, reverence
Inal - lord
Isa - God's help
Isam - submission
Ismail - the name of the Prophet Ismail
Ishaq - the name of the Prophet Ishaq
Ihsan - sincerity

Qais - hard
Kyura - falcon
Kuira - hawk

Lema - lion
Lecha - eagle
Lu - roe deer

Magomed - on behalf of the Prophet Muhammad
Majid - nice
Myrsalt - brave
Makkhal - kite
Malik - owner, ruler, king
Mansur - protected, victorious
Mahdi - guide
Murad - willing, striving
Musa - pulled out of the water
Mustafa - chosen, chosen
Muslim - Muslim
Muhammad - glorified, glorious
Muhsin - doer of good
Mukhtar - the chosen one

Nazir - warning
Nal - boar
Najmuddin - Star of Faith
Nasruddin - help of religion
Nokhcho - Chechen

Ovlur - lamb
Olkhazar - bird

Pasha is the owner
Piil - elephant

Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar
Ramadan is the name of the holy month
Rahman - merciful
Rahim - merciful, compassionate
Rashid - conscientious, prudent
Ruslan - lion

Said - blessed, happy
Sai - deer
Sayyid - lord
Saifuddin - sword of faith
Saifullah - the sword of Allah
Salah - justice
Salih - the name of the Prophet Salih
Salman is a friend
Suleiman - living in health and prosperity
Suli is a Dagestani
Sultan - ruler
Sutarbi - greedy

Tagir - pure, sincere
Turpal - hero

Umar - the name of the second Righteous Caliph Umar
Osama is a lion

Fazl - venerable

Hamid - praiseworthy, praiseworthy, praising God
Haris - plowman
Khoza - sparrow

Tshogal - fox

Cha - bear
Chaborz - bear and wolf

Shamsuddin - the sun of faith
Sharif - noble
Shahid - testifying to monotheism in the face of death

Emin - faithful

Yunus - stream

Yakub - the name of the Prophet Yakub

b) The most popular female names today:

c) “Complete” dictionary of modern Chechen names:seven thousand names and variants

2200 male names (with 4700 variants), 1200 female names (with 2500 variants)

The most significant books and scientific publications about Chechen names:

1) The secret of names. Vainakhs, Arabs and Islam (Bagaev M.Kh.)

// The book with this title was written in 1994 and was published in a small edition that same year. Only a few copies have survived to this day. In 2015, the editor-in-chief of the popular magazine “Nana” Lula Zhumalaeva decided to publish an abridged version of the book on the pages of the magazine (in printed and electronic versions, No. 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 / 2015).

2) The history of Chechnya in the mirror reflection of proper names (Ibragimov K.Kh.)

3) Arabic names in the Chechen language (Almurzaeva P.Kh.)// The article “Arabic names in the Chechen language” was published in the journal “Philological Sciences. Questions of Theory and Practice.” Tambov, “Gramota” Publishing House, 2016, No. 9 (63), part 2, pp. 63-66, ISSN 1997-2911 // The author of the article is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Chechen State University, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Petimat Khalidovna Almurzaeva.

Names of eastern origin. Etymology (Bibulatov N.S.)// We offer you an excerpt from the book “Chechen Names”, published in 1991. The author of this book is Candidate of Philological Sciences Bibulatov Nurdin Saipudinovich. In it you will find almost 40 names popular among peoples who profess Islam.

4) Gender studies in Chechen linguistics(Bakhaeva L.M.)

// The article was published in the journal "Bulletin of the Stavropol State University: Philological Sciences. - 2007. - No. 53, pp. 111-117). On this website it is posted in an abbreviated form (only parts I and IV). Author Bakhaeva Leila Mukharbekovna, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Russian and Chechen Languages, Grozny State Oil Institute.

5) Reflection of anthroponymy in the life of the Chechen people(from the dissertation of T.M. Shavlaeva)

// Shavlaeva Tamara Magamedovna - Associate Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies of the Chechen State University. University, Candidate of Historical Sciences // Here are several fragments from her doctoral dissertation on the topic: “From the history of the development of culture of economic activity of the Chechen people (XIX-early XX centuries).” Specialty 07.00.07 Ethnography, ethnology, anthropology, 2017

6) Chechen and Ingush national traditions of naming(Khasbulatova Z.I.)

// Khasbulatova Zulay Imranovna - Professor of the Chechen State University, leading researcher at the Department of Ethnology at the Institute of Humanitarian Research of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic// Here are several excerpts from her doctoral dissertation: “The traditional culture of raising children among the Chechens (XIX - early XX centuries).” Specialty 07.00.07 - Ethnography, ethnology, anthropology, 2015

7) A large amount of factual material on original Chechen names and surnames is concentrated in the monograph “Chechens in the Mirror of Tsarist Statistics (1860-1900).”// Its author is Ibragimova Zarema Khasanovna. The book was published in 2000, republished in 2006, Moscow, Probel Publishing House, 244 pp., ISBN 5-98604-066-X. .

You will also find a selection of original Chechen names in the book “Chechen Weapons”// Author Isa Askhabov, pdf, 66 pp. // on pp. 49-57 the names of Chechen gunsmiths of the 18th-20th centuries are given, and on pp. 15-16 it talks about the names of damask steel, which became male names (Khazbolat, Dzhambolat, etc.)

8) Structural and grammatical types of personal namesprimordial fund of the Chechen language

// The article “Structural and grammatical types of personal names of the original fund of the Chechen language” was published in the journal Bulletin of the Institute of Educational Problems of the Chechen Republic, Vol. 7, 2009, Grozny// Author Zura Abuevna Aldieva - Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Russian Language Department of the Chechen State Pedagogical University.

9) Section "Nakh language names: Chechen and Ingush names" (pp. 364-382) in the "Directory of personal names of the peoples of the RSFSR"// Ed. A.V. Superanskaya, Moscow, Russian Language Publishing House, 1987, first edition, 1979, section authors Yu.D. Desheriev and Kh. Oshaev, based on materials from the Chechen-Ingush Research Institute).

10) Collection "Consolidated dictionary of personal names of the peoples of the North Caucasus." Moscow, publishing house "Nauka" / "Flinta", 2012// author of the project and leader of the team of authors Roza Yusufovna Namitokova, Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Adygea State University. University. // the section that is of greatest interest to us is "Vainakh: Ingush and Chechen names"(pp. 133-157), and section "Personal names of eastern origin of the peoples of the North Caucasus"(pp. 399-484). Entire book - .

11) The largest collection of Chechen personal names - 5000 names and variants was collected by Nurdin Saipudinovich Bibulatov(philologist, specialist in grammar and anthroponymy of the Chechen language). Book "Chechen names" It was completed by him in 1990, and printed the following year. For obvious reasons, only a few copies have survived to this day. Today you can get acquainted with the book only here, on the “A Thousand Names” website. Just keep in mind that many names are “outdated” and are practically not found today. Read a book.

Be sure to go to the "Muslim names" section of this site - you will find a lot of useful information.

Male and female Chechen names.

Naming is the first, main event in the life of a newborn baby. Many people believed and still believe that the name plays an important role in a person’s fate. Therefore, the Chechens, like many representatives of other nationalities, treated this event with great seriousness and attention. But times pass and the heritage is lost, just like many traditions of the concept of Islam. Nowadays, a name is sometimes the only sign by which we can guess what religion and sometimes nationality this or that person is.
Names are the historical heritage of the people. Unfortunately, many original Chechen names are undeservedly forgotten and become a thing of the past. Names carry part of the history, culture, and faith of their people.
Some traditional Chechen names, which arose on the basis of its original lexical fund, reflect the attitude towards the surrounding life. There are also specific names associated with the plant and animal worlds or which are attributive names. There are also names borrowed from other languages.
The next part of names, which is by far the most common, are names of eastern origin. They took root in the territory inhabited by the Chechen people, for the most part during the spread of Islam. Basically these are the names of Prophets and Messengers, Prophet Muhammad (saw), His companions, students, followers. Also, based on many hadiths, we learn that the best names are those consisting of the prefix “Abd” - slave and one of the epithets of Allah. For example, Abdullah is a slave of Allah, Abdurrahman is a slave of the Merciful, etc.
Below are the most common names.
Male Chechen names

Abdurrahman (Arabic) servant of the Merciful
Abdurahim (Arabic) servant of the Merciful
Abdulmalik (Arabic) slave of the Lord
Abdusalam (Arabic) slave of the Perfect One
Abdulaziz (Arabic) slave of the Mighty
Abdulkhalik (Arabic) slave of the Creator
Abdulgaffar (Arabic) slave of the Forgiving
Abdulwahhab (Arabic) slave of the Giver
Abdurrazaq (Arabic) slave of the Giver of food
Abdulalim (Arabic) slave of the All-Knowing
Abdulbasit (Arabic) slave of the Generous
Abdullatif (Arabic) slave of the Good
Abdulhalim (Arabic) slave of the Patient
Abdulazim (Arabic) slave of the Great
Abduljalil (Arabic) slave of the Glorious
Abdulkarim (Arabic) slave of the Magnanimous
Abdulhakim (Arabic) slave of the Wise
Abdulhamid (Arabic) slave of the Praised One
Abulwahid (Arabic) slave of the One
Abdussamad (Arabic) slave of the Eternal
Abdulkadir (Arabic) slave of the Almighty
Abdurrashid (Arabic) slave of the Prudent
Abbas (Arabic) stern, gloomy. The name of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Abu (Arabic) nominal stem means father, Spanish. at the beginning of the name of Ave. Abuali
Abulkhair (Arabic) doing good
Adam (Arabic) created from the dust of the ground
Adl (Arabic) fair
Akram (Arabic) generous
Ali (Arabic) exalted, name of the fourth Righteous Caliph Ali (r.a.)
Alvi (Chechen) sublime
Alkhazur (Chechen) eagle
Alyauddin (Arabic) nobility of faith
Amir (Arabic) ruler
Arzu (Chechen) eagle
Askhab (Arabic) the friendliest
Akhmat (from Arabic) glorified
Anzor (Arabic) the most caring
Ahmad (Arabic) one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Ayub (Arabic) repentant, name of the Prophet Ayub (peace be upon him)
Bagawuddin (Arabic) height of religion
Bashir (Arabic) bringer of joy
Bekhan (Arabic) chief prince, head
Bishr (Arabic) joy
Borz (Chechen) wolf
Bula (Chechen) bison
Bulat (Arabic) steel
Wadud (Arabic) loving, one of the names of Allah Al-Wadud
Walid (Arabic) father
Vakha (Chechen) live
Voroshil (Russian) on behalf of Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Voroshilov.
Ghazi (Arabic) warrior
Gazimagomed (Arabic) warrior of Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Dawud (Arabic) beloved, dear
Denis (Greek) From Dionys - god of the vital forces of nature, god of wine. This name is prohibited for Muslims.
Dikalu (Russian) comes from the name of party leader Nikolai Gikalo. This name is prohibited for Muslims.
Jabrail (Arabic) name of one of the archangels
Jamal (Arabic) handsome
Jamaldin (Arabic) beauty of faith
Dika (Chechen) good
Dobruska (Russian) from the surname of the head of the Vedensky district Dobrovolsky, who was killed by the abrek Zelimkhan.
Dukhvakha (Chechen) live long
Zaid (Arabic) abundance
Zakiy (Arabic) pure
Zaman (Arabic) time, era
Zahid (Arabic) abstinent
Zelimzan (Chechen) healthy, long-living, real
Ziyad (Arab) greatness
Ziyauddin (Arabic) radiance of faith
Zuhair (Arabic) bright, light
Ibrahim (ancient Hebrew-Arabic) father of nations, the name of the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) in the biblical tradition Abraham
Idris (Arabic) name of Prophet Idris (peace be upon him)
Izuddin (Arabic) greatness of faith
Ikram (Arabic) honor, respect, reverence
Inal - lord
‘Isa (Arabic) help of God, name of the Prophet ‘Isa (peace be upon him)
Isam (Arabic) submission
Ismail (Arabic) name of the Prophet Ismail (peace be upon him)
Ishaq (Arabic) name of the Prophet Ishaq (peace be upon him)
Ihsan (Arabic) sincerity
Qais (Arabic) hard
Kura (Chechen) falcon
Kuira (Chechen) hawk
Lema (Chechen) lion
Lecha (Chechen) eagle
Lu (Chechen) roe deer
Magomed (Arabic) on behalf of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Majid (Arabic) glorious
Mayrsalt (Chechen) brave
Makkhal (Chechen) kite
Malik (Arabic) owner, ruler, king
Mansur (Arabic) protected, victorious
Mahdi (Arabic) guide
Murad (Arabic) willing, striving
Musa (Arabic) name of the Prophet, literally translated as pulled out of water
Mustafa (Arabic) chosen, chosen
Muslim (Arabic) Muslim
Muhammad (Arabic) glorified, glorious, name of the last Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Muhsin (Arabic) doing good
Mukhtar (Arabic) chosen one
Nazir (Arabic) warning
Nal (Chechen) boar
Najmuddin (Arabic) star of faith
Nasruddin (Arabic) help of religion
Nokhcho (Chechen) Chechen
Ovlur (Chechen) lamb
Olkhazar (Chechen) bird
Osman (Arabic) name of the third Righteous Caliph Uthman (r.a.)
Pasha (Turkic) master
Piil (Chechen) elephant
Rajab (Arabic) seventh month of the Islamic calendar
Ramadan (Arabic) name of the holy month
Rahman (Arabic) merciful
Rahim (Arabic) merciful, compassionate
Rashid (Arabic) conscientious, prudent
Ruslan (Turkic) lion
Said (Arabic) blessed, happy
Sai (Chechen) deer
Sayyid (Arabic) lord
Saifuddin (Arabic) sword of faith
Saifullah (Arabic) sword of Allah
Salah (Arabic) justice
Salih (Arabic) name of the Prophet Salih (peace be upon him)
Salman (Arabic) friend
Suleiman (Arabic) living in health and prosperity, the name of the Prophet Suleiman (peace be upon him)
Suli (Chechen) Dagestani
Sultan (Arabic) ruling
Sutarbi (Chechen) greedy
Tagir (Arabic) pure, sincere
Turpal (Chechen) hero
Umar (Arabic) name of the second Righteous Caliph Umar (r.a.)
Osama (Arabic) lion
Fazl (Arabic) venerable
Hamid (Arabic) praiseworthy, praiseworthy, praising God
Haris (Arabic) plowman
Khoza (Chechen) sparrow
Tshogal (Chechen) fox
Cha (Chechen) bear
Chaborz (Chechen) bear and wolf
Shamsuddin (Arabic) sun of faith
Sharif (Arabic) noble
Shahid (Arabic) testifying to monotheism in the face of death
Emin (Arabic) faithful
Yunus (from Hebrew) stream, the name of the Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him)
Yaqub (Arabic) name of Prophet Yaqub (peace be upon him)
Female Chechen names

Aziza (Arabic) dear, dear
'Aida (Arabic) visiting
Aisha (Arabic) prosperous, the name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Aina (Arabic) source
'Alia (Arabic) majestic
Amina (Arabic) faithful
Amani (Arabic) desire
Amira (Arabic) leader
Anisa (Arabic) friendly
'Asama (Arabic) purity
Asila (Arabic) noble
Asiya (Arabic) caretaker of the weak, the name of the pharaoh's faithful wife
Asma (Arabic) name of the daughter of Abubakr (r.a.)
Bashira (Arabic) bringing joy
Bayanat (Arabic) precision
Bilqis (Arabic) name of the Queen of Sheba
Birlant (Chechen) diamond
Jamila (Arabic) beautiful
Janan (Arabic) heart of the soul
Children (Chechen) silver
Deshi (Chechen) gold
Zhovkhar (Chechen) pearls
Zainab (Arabic) name of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Zayna (Arabic) beautiful
Zakiyya (Arabic) pure
Zahira (Arabic) luminous
Zaza (Chechen) flowering
Zezag (Chechen) flower
Zuleikha (Arabic) name of the wife of the Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him)
Zumrud (Arabic) emerald
Zuhra (Arabic) flower, star
Yisa (Chechen) stay
Iman (Arabic) faith
Kamila (Arabic) perfection
Kasir (Arabic) a lot
Khokha (Chechen) pigeon
Laila (Arabic) night
Lina (Arabic) tenderness, meekness
Madina (Arabic) city of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Maimuna (Arabic) blessed
Makkah (Arabic) city of Mecca
Maliika (Arabic) angel
Maryam (Arabic) name of the mother of Prophet Isa (peace be upon them)
Mufida (Arabic) necessary
Nabila (Arabic) famous
Najat (Arabic) unharmed
Najiyya (Arabic) security
Nazira (Arabic) equal
Nailya (Arabic) acquiring
Nasira (Arabic) winner
Nafisa (Arabic) precious
Nidaa (Arabic) call
Nur (Arabic) light
Polla (Chechen) butterfly
Raisa (Arabic) leader
Razia, Razeta (Arabic) pleased
Rashida (Arabic) prudent
Ruwayda (Arabic) smoothly walking
Ruqiya (Arabic) name of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Rumani (Arabic) pomegranate seed
Sawda (Arabic) name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.)
Seda (Chechen) star
Sa'ida (Arabic) happy
Sakina (Arabic) divine peace in the soul
Salima (Arabic) healthy
Sana'a (Arabic) splendor
Safa (Arabic) clarity, purity
Safiyya (Arabic) carefree, pure
Sahla (Arabic) smooth
Sumaiya (Arabic) name of the first female martyr
Suhaila (Arabic) smooth, light
Suhaima (Arabic) small arrow
Tabarak (Arabic) grace
Taus (Arabic) peacock
Ummukulsum (Arabic)
Fawziya (Arabic) lucky
Fazila (Arabic) virtue
Fatima (Arabic) name of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Farida (Arabic) unique
Fariha (Arabic) happy, joyful
Firdovs (Arabic) name of one of the levels of Paradise
Hawa (Arabic) foremother of people
Khadija (Arabic) name of one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Hadiya (Arabic) righteous
Hajar (Arabic) name of the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
Halima (Arabic) tender, the name of the nurse of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Khalisa (Arabic) sincere
Khalifa (Arabic) caliphate
Hanifa (Arabic) true believer
Hasna (Arabic) beautiful
Hayat (Arabic) life
Huria (Arabic) maiden of paradise
Chovka (Chechen) jackdaw
Sharifa (Arabic) noble
Yasira (Arabic) meek
Yasmine (Arabic) jasmine
Yakha (Chechen) live
Yakhita (Chechen) let me live

Some names presented may differ in spelling from their original forms in the original language. Taking into account the peculiarities of the Chechen language, some names contain changed letters. In parentheses it is indicated which language the name comes from. If you do not find the name you are interested in, look in other names or in the search program on our website. You can send information, we will be grateful for adding to the list of Chechen names and their meanings.

Chechen names include various variants that came to this region along with cultural influences from different quarters. Below we will briefly discuss this process and provide a list of the most typical names for this region.

Chechen names and surnames: composition

The entire variety of Chechen names consists mainly of original Chechen variants, preserved from pre-Islamic times, abundantly diluted with Arabic and Persian borrowings, introduced along with the Arabization of culture and the spread of Islam. In addition, the republic also contains, although in noticeably smaller numbers, names from other traditions, introduced mainly through the influence of the Russian neighborhood.

Origin of names

A large number of names in Chechnya come from the names of animals and birds. Chechen men's names are often traced back to predators. For example, Borz means "wolf". Kuira is the name of a hawk, but the name Lecha correlates with a falcon. In addition, verbs in various moods can be used to form a name. These can be both female names and male names.

Chechen traditions of naming a child are generally quite flexible - they use adjectives, participles and other parts of speech, as well as various verbal constructions. But most of the names that Chechens use today are still not their original heritage, but introduced along with the new religion. Thus, being Muslims, they more often resort to Arabic and Persian variants than to their native, original ones.

Particularly popular among Chechens, as well as, probably, among all Muslims, are such options as Ali, Ahmed, Magomed, Umar and others. Male Chechen names thus have their support in the Koran and Islamic history. Naming a child with non-Muslim options is not accepted in this traditional conservative society. Chechen men's names can also be compound, which reflects the local, mountain flavor. For example, the elements “bek”, “soltan” and some others are added to many names.

As for the Russian language, it enriched the Chechen lexicon with such naming options as Raisa, Louise, Rose and some other, mainly female names. Russian variants are especially common in official documents, and in diminutive and abbreviated versions. For example, you can often find the name Zhenya or Sasha on the pages of business papers. But usually behind them there are still Chechen names and surnames. The male and female versions of the Chechens always have the stress on the first syllable. This, as well as the peculiarities of local pronunciation, sometimes modify foreign names, so to speak, nationalizing them. For example, Chechen male names are often pronounced by replacing “u” with “a” and “d” with “t”.

Chechen male names and their meanings

Ruslan. This is an ancient Turkic name that means lion.
Shamil. This option can be translated into Russian with the word “all-encompassing.”
Abu. A very popular name in Islam, belonging to one of the companions of Muhammad.
Rashid. This name speaks of the consciousness and prudence of its bearer. At least in theory.
Said. Arabic name meaning "happy".
Hassan. A very popular name among followers of Muhammad. It means “kind”, “good”.
Ibrahim. This is an Arabized form of the Hebrew name of the prophet Abraham. Translated into Russian as “father of many nations.”
Hamid. This is what they call a person worthy of praise. Another meaning is praising (in the sense of God).
Murat. Translated as “desired goal” or “cherished dream.” Comes from Arabic.
Isa. The same as Jesus. From ancient Hebrew it is most often translated as “help from Yahweh.”
Denis. A strangely preserved name among the Chechens belonged to the god of wine Dionysus in ancient Greece.
Mustafa. From Arabic this name is translated as “chosen one.”
Moussa. Same as Moses. Literally from Hebrew it means “taken from the water.”
Rahman. A beautiful Arabic name. Its meaning is close to the Russian word “mercy”. That is, it will mean a merciful person.
Mansur. From Arabic, this name is translated as “the one who is protected” or simply “protected.”
Umar. Tatar name. Means "vital".
Suleiman. A name that seems to say that in front of you is a person who lives in health and prosperity, who is thriving.
Ramadan. A name given in honor of the holy month of the Arabic calendar.

Conclusion

There are many other names common in Chechnya. But the options presented here are the most common among modern residents of the republic.