The Name Lyubov
Lyubov is a female name of Slavic origin meaning “love”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Lyubov is a female name of Slavic origin. Meaning: “love”. A Russian translation (calque) of the Greek name Ἀγάπη (Agape), “love”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Love |
| Short forms | Lyuba, Lyubasha |
| Affectionate forms | Lyubochka, Lyubonka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| September 30 | Martyrs Faith, Hope and Love (Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov) and their mother Sophia |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Lyubov is an emotional, decisive and caring nature. She knows how to love and protect and cannot stand injustice. She can be quick-tempered and jealous. Her strength is warm-heartedness and loyalty.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Lyubov («Любовь») in the Russian 1–9 table: Л 4 + Ю 5 + Б 2 + О 7 + В 3 + Ь 3 = 24 → 6. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 6: care and harmony. Six is the number of home: responsibility for loved ones, a sense of beauty, a wish for comfort and fairness. The weak spot is caring even for those who did not ask for it.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 3 (communication and creativity). The numbers match: what the person wants inside is what they show outside — a sign of an integral nature.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Л=30 + О=70 + В=2 = 102, reduced to 3. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Л (L) — sense of beauty. Artistry, refined taste, a wish to share knowledge and impressions.
Other letters: Ю — striving for the ideal; Б — reliability and stability; О — depth of feeling; В — sociability and realism; Ь — softness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 6 is linked with Venus.
| Planet | Venus |
| Stones | turquoise, emerald |
| Colours | blue, pink |
| Favourable days | Tuesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 6 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 9, and has more friction with 5 and 7.
Goes well with: Aleksandr, Andrey, Arkadiy, Vsevolod, Gennadiy, Demyan, Elisey, Ivan, Rostislav, Yaroslav.
More friction with: Viktor, Vladislav, Gavriil, Gleb, Ilya, Fedor.
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Outcome
The name Lyubov carries the meaning “love”. Name number 6 — care and harmony; first letter L — sense of beauty. The soul and personality numbers coincide — the name of an integral nature whose words match its wishes. Name days: September 30.