This is a collection of over 50,000 medieval Russian names taken from a wide variety of sources. Both given names and surnames are included. Each name has lists of variant forms and references to the original source. The second edition (published in 1996, with 25,000 names) is available on the Web. The third edition includes twice as many names as the previous one, and provides a lengthier introduction to the construction and grammar of Russian names. It is available through Free Trumpet Press West, which publishes a variety of books for SCA heraldic use. No better source exists in English. (AF, WvN)
Kersta, R. I. Ukrain'ka Antroponimiia XVI st: Cholovichi Imenuvannia. Kiev: Naukova dumka, 1984.
The title means Ukrainian Anthroponyms of the 16th Century: Personal Names. Recommended for those who can read Russian.(PWT)
Tupikov, Nikolaj Michailovic. Wörterbuch der Altrussischen Personennamen. Köln, Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 1989.
The title translates as Dictionary of Old Russian Personal Names. Despite the fact that the title is in German, the book itself is in Russian. Entries are dated and the source for each entry is cited. Recommended for those who can read Cyrillic characters. (WvN)
Unbegaun, B.O. Russian Surnames. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972.
This excellent book on Russian surnames is full of information as to how Russian surnames are formed and how they originated. It is broken out by type, but there is a full index in the back. There are very few dates, so it is recommended primarily as a tool for those wanting to know more about a particular name or kind of name. (JA, WvN)
Wojtowicz, Marian. Drevnerusskaia Antroponimiia XIV-XV w. Poznan: Uniwerytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, 1986.
The title translates as Old Russian Anthroponyms: XIV-XV centuries. Recommended for those who can read Polish. (WvN)
A listing of Russian personal names in Russian and English, with English diminutives. No dates. Not recommended. (JA)
Tatiana Nikolaevna Tumanova. The Compleat Russian Name Book, 3rd ed., 1988.
Vikontessa Tatiana translated and merged the two best references on Russian names: Petrovskii, N.A., Slovar' Russkikh Lichnikh Imen A - Ya and Unbeguan, B.O., Russian Surnames. This book has long been a standard reference in the SCA for Russian names. Unfortunately, it lacks dates for any entries. It has been superceded by Wickenden's Dictionary of Russian Names. Not recommended. (AN, WvN)
The only use this book has for the medievalist is the following statement in the introduction on page 1: "It is generally agreed that [heraldry] was copied from the west sometime in the late 17th century." Since there was no heraldry in medieval Russia, the book is not recommended. (WvN)