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Russian names

63 replies

Muira · 18/12/2010 17:45

We have family connections to Russia and, although we live in the UK, hope to give future DC a Russian name. Something easily pronounced in both countries would be great. We are stuck on boys names, really. Just TTC and playing with ideas, not actually pregnant. So far we've thought of:

Girls
Anastasia
Nadejda
Tatiana

Boys
Pavel
Alexei

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MarianneM · 18/12/2010 20:56

I like Vadim.

1percentawake · 18/12/2010 20:29

Love Russian names Smile

Anastasia and Alexei would be my choices.

ShoppingDays · 18/12/2010 20:20

I like Anastasia and Alexei best from your choices :)

FingonTheValiantReindeer · 18/12/2010 19:32

Love Valery for a boy. And Sacha.

EBDteacher · 18/12/2010 19:15

Love Sacha and Nicolai for boys. We had both on the list for our DS but went for something Anglo-Saxon that now turns out to be Dead-Common Xmas Grin.

CoteDAzur · 18/12/2010 18:23

Anastasia's nn can also be Ana, which is a name in itself in some ex-Soviet countries.

What about Valeria?

Boys:
Alexander (nn Sasha)
Nikita (you might have to bash a few ignorant heads who insist it's a girls' name)

gorionine · 18/12/2010 18:22

My cousins (boys)have been adopted from Russia and are called Nikita and Evgeni (not sure about spelling as they have decided to be called different names now.

AllieW · 18/12/2010 18:19

Natalia
Yuliana

Ivan maybe?

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Muira · 18/12/2010 18:18

Ilya is gorgeous, thanks Silk!
Tatty Anna would be the pronunciation here in UK, you're right.

Ooh, smiley I didn't think of Stacey as a nn. I really don't like that. An old friend called Anastasia is nn Zia, which is far prettier.

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LittleCheesyPineappleOne · 18/12/2010 18:06

Ludmila

Alexei

smilingserenely · 18/12/2010 18:05

natasha friend off dd whose mum is russian

anastasia lovely but nn stacey

SilkStalkings · 18/12/2010 17:52

Those are nice although I don't like Tatty-Anna, makes me think of a manky old doll.

Ilya for a boy?

Bonsoir · 18/12/2010 17:49

Lika
Yulia

Anton