Runame
It's a tiny gem with only one purpose: to validate a string to be a russian name. It can be used, for example, to split a user's full name and to put the name and the surname to intended fields.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'runame'
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install runame
Usage
It's very simple:
Runame.is_name?('Борис')
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/cuterebro/runame.
Acknowledgements
The source list of names was gotten from the natasha library.