Grischa (alternatively spelled Grisha or Gricha) is a short form for the name Gregory or Grigorij, and sometimes for the name Georgi as well, used in Russia and some other Slavic countries, including Ukraine and Bulgaria. The "sha" ending is a typical short form in the Russian language for names.
Russian Baby Names Meaning:
In Russian Baby Names the meaning of the name Grisha is: Watchful.
Greek. "vigilant, a watchman"
Such names include Ivan (Иван, "John"), Andrei (Андрей, "Andrew"), Yakov (Яков, "Jacob"), Yuri (Юрий, "George"), Tatyana (Татьяна, "Tatiana"), Maria (Мария, "Mary"), Avdotia (Авдотья, "Eudocia"), Elizaveta (Елизавета, "Elizabeth").
Russian names for boys range from the familiar (Nikolai, Ivan, Vladimir), to the under-the-radar (Matvei, Leonid, Rodion), to the utterly unknown (Timofel, Innokenti, Yelisei). Along with Nikolai and Ivan, other Russian boys' names that have featured in the US Top 1000 in recent years include Valentin and Dimitri.
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic renamed itself as the Russian Federation and became the primary successor state to the Soviet Union.
The first double surnames in Russia and Eastern Europe were known and used in medieval times. Having a double surname was a privilege and an indication of a higher social class. The practice of adding a second surname arose because of the need to distinguish between members of the same family.
Alina, Alena, Adelina, Albina, Alya: Meaning “bright” or “beautiful”. Alinoshka: Meaning “light”. Alyona: Meaning “shining light”. Anfisa: Meaning “flowering”. Anika: Meaning “grace”.
Grisha is a boy's name.
Grigor: It's a bold, old-world name with mixed Russian and Greek roots, meaning “vigilant, a watchman.”
Zoya is a Grisha, an Etherealki (someone who can manipulate the elements), who rose in the ranks of the Second Army under General Kirigan. However, she turns against the Darkling and soon allies with Alina. In the books, Zoya appears in all seven Grishaverse novels—so no spoilers, but she has a big role to come.
Levi noun. Леви м.р. ( Travel)
Meaning:people of victory. Nikolai is a mighty east Slavic boy's name that means “people of victory.” Perhaps, appropriately, it is the name of numerous iconic Russian leaders and remains particularly popular in Russia.
Vorona (Russian: Ворона, Ukrainian: Ворона) or Varona (Belarusian: Варона) is a surname of East Slavic origin, meaning "crow".
Ivanov is the most common surname in Russia. Kuznetsov, Smirnov, Popov, and Petrov contribute to the top five most popular surnames.
Women customarily take their husband's surname at marriage, although not always. The middle name is patronymic, created by using the child's father's name with the suffix “vich” or “ovich” for boys, and “avna” or “ovna” for girls. This means 'son of' and 'daughter of'.
Russians use three names: first name, or имя; middle or patronymic name, or отчество, which is their father's first name plus a suffix meaning "son of" (ович) or "daughter of" (овна); and the last name or family name, or фамилия.
Russian patronymics
Patronymics are used in combination with first full names and imply respect and distance between grown up people. So, for example, it's traditional to address your boss, a doctor, a teacher, a senior colleague, parents-in-law using their name plus patronymic.
From Russian Михаи́л (Mixaíl, “Michael”), from Hebrew מיכאל.
The most popular neutral names are Saša and Nikola, both with a slight Russian (or East-Slavic) connotation. Other names of that paradigm are Áda, Jarka, Jára, Jindra, Jirča, Jirka, Kája, Mára, Míla, Mira, Míša, Míťa, Nikola, Péťa, Saša, Stáňa, Sváťa, Štěpa, Vlasta, Zbyňa, Zdena.
The Russian Empire, also known as Imperial Russia, was the final period of the Russian monarchy from its proclamation in November 1721, until its dissolution in late 1917. It consisted of most of northern Eurasia. The Empire succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad.
The U.S.S.R. was the successor to the Russian Empire of the tsars. Following the 1917 Revolution, four socialist republics were established on the territory of the former empire: the Russian and Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republics and the Ukrainian and Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republics.
The area had become known as "Little Russia" in the early 20th century due to the influx of Russian immigrants. Immigration peaked when a large number of Russians settled there after fleeing the 1917 Russian Revolution.