Grischa

"Grisha" redirects here. For the Soviet military corvette, see Grisha-class corvette. For the short story by Anton Chekhov, see Grisha (short story). For the Egyptian football referee, see Gehad Grisha. For the Dutch politician, see Grisha Heyliger-Marten. For the Attack on Titan character, see Grisha Yeager.

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. Other such short forms include Natasha for Natalia, Sasha for Alexander, Alyosha for Alexei, and Misha for Michael (or Mikhail, which is the Russian spelling).

Fictional characters

• Grischa, a party guest from the film Anastasia, portrayed by Peter Sallis
• Grisha Adam, the name of the Ancient Sun God from the Chinese webnovel Lord of Mysteries by Cuttlefish that Loves Diving

See also

• Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries
• The Case of Sergeant Grischa, the title of a novel by Arnold Zweig

External links

• Grischalogie, a Web page that focuses on the roots of the name, where it was first used, and points to several other resources surrounding this unique name.