Makar

It has Greek origin and means"blessed, happy". Makar sounds incredibly cute in diminutive and affectionate versions: Makarka, Makarik, Makasha, Makarsha. In ancient times, this name was very popular, but since the October Revolution of 1917, it has completely gone out of use. Only recently, with the fashion for old-fashioned names for newborns, they began to call them Makars again.

Rada

A Slavic name that seems to speak for itselffor herself - "joyful, cheerful, happy". Also Rada (or Radusya and Radochka) can be a shortened version of such names as Radislava, Radoslava, Radmira, Radana.Photo: Getty Images

Benjamin

This name was first mentioned in the Bible (sowas the name of the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel) and is translated as "son of my right hand" or "happy son". In Europe and America, we note, Veniamin will be called Benjamin or Benjamin. And in Russia, at home - simply Venya.

Euphrosyne (Eurosinia)

Few people know that the Greek name Euphrosynealso means "joy, fun", and also "well-intentioned". With this alignment, it seems that little Frosya (that's how this name sounds in a diminutive form) has every chance of growing up as an optimistic and wise girl.

Tikhon

Don't think that we are wrong.Tikhon actually has nothing to do with the word "quiet". The name came to us from Byzantium and is said to have come from the name of the ancient Greek goddess of fortune Tyche and, accordingly, means "luck" or "fate". In ancient Rus', we note, boys from simple families were called Tish, but then the name became especially popular among monks.

Lime

The name has its roots in Baltic mythology:that was the name of the goddess of happiness and good fortune, who patronized couples in love. In our country, by the way, girls began to be called Laimas thanks to the singer from Latvia Laima Vaikule.Photo: Getty Images

Arkady

A Greek name that has severaltranslations. According to one of them, Arkady means "happiness" or "happy country". According to others - "shepherd" and "resident of Arcadia". At the same time, in Kievan Rus this name was given to boys with the meaning "brave". There are also many diminutive and affectionate variants of Arkady. The most common are Arkasha, Adik, Arik, Arya, Adya and Arkadyushka.

Zita

Many people in our country think that Zita isIndian name. Which is not surprising. One only has to remember the film "Zita and Gita", which was especially popular in Soviet times. However, according to one version, this name also has Latin roots meaning "happy". In general, you can safely call your daughter Zita. Moreover, its diminutive version is incredibly touching: Zizi.

Felix

It has Latin origins and as many as fiveinterpretations of the meaning. But all of them are incredibly good. So, according to the first version, Felix is ​​translated as “happy”, “prosperous”, “favorable”, “bringing happiness”, according to the second – “fertile”, according to the third – “blessed”, according to the fourth – “rich” and, finally, according to the fifth – “pleasing”. With such a characteristic, little Felya (or Yelya) can become a very successful person.

Leticia

In Russia this name is quite rare.But in the West it is very common. Only in different countries it sounds differently: in the USA – Latisha, in Scotland – Ledizia, in Spain, Italy and France – Leticia. At the same time, historians believe that the name first appeared in the Roman epic – this was the name of the goddess of happiness and good fortune. Nowadays, the most famous bearer of this name is the supermodel and actress Laetitia Casta.

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