- Grischa
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footnotes =Grischa is the Russian short form for the name
Gregory or Grigorij in Russia. There are multiple variations on the spelling of the name including Grisha and Gricha. The "sha" ending is a typical short form in the Russian language for names. Other such names include Natasha for Natalia, Sasha for Alexander, Alyosha for Alexei, and Misha for Michael (or Mikhail, which is the Russian spelling).Related links
* [http://www.grischa.de/grischa.html 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.
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Names in Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS countries
*The Case of Sergeant Grischa , the title of a novel by Arnold Zweig
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