Belarusian Name Generator

Belarusian names follow the East Slavic three-part pattern of given name, patronymic and surname, but they sound distinctly their own when written in Belarusian rather than Russian. Unstressed o becomes a and Russian g becomes a breathy h, so Aleksandr, Olga and Grigory become Aliaksandr, Volha and Ryhor. Other signature given names include Uladzimir, Yanka, Ales, Kastus, Zmitser, Alena, Hanna, Nastassia and Alesia, with Catholic families in the west favouring Polish-flavoured names such as Frantsishak, Kazimir, Tadevush and Vanda.

Surnames are where Belarus stands out most. Endings in -vich (Kavalevich, Bahdanovich, Stankevich) are the classic Belarusian type and are shared by men and women unchanged. Forms in -onak and -enka (Kavalionak, Prakapenka), -ski (Dubrouski, Kalinouski) and -au or -ou (Bykau, Piatrou) are also common; the latter two take feminine forms, so Dubrouski's daughter is Dubrouskaya and Bykau's is Bykava. Many surnames are frozen trade words or nicknames: Hanchar (potter), Maroz (frost), Zaiats (hare), Vouk (wolf).

Everything here uses the Belarusian passport-style romanisation, so you get Siarhei, Dzmitry and Katsiaryna rather than Russian transliterations. The list mixes first-name-and-surname pairs with full formal names including patronymics (Ivanavich for a son of Ivan, Piatrouna for a daughter of Piatro), plus historical figures and everyday diminutives like Sashko, Nastia and Yurka for casual dialogue.