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German & Russian ??

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MamaBlue4 · 13/03/2013 23:35

We're planning baby #5 - I think I'm pregnant but too early for test.

I have 4 other dc, all with some sort of German name, as my dh is German and we'd like another German name but my mind is completely blank and some names I find hideous. For example; my mother-in-law wants to call the baby Gertrude if it's a girl - not happening!

However I'm half Russian and would like a Russian name. My dh doesn't mind, so I'm thinking Russian name, German middle name.

We can't use Greta, Fredrich, Dieter, Domeczek, Kellen.

Any suggestions? :)

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IAmLouisWalsh · 17/03/2013 21:59

I love Frida and Oksana

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MamaBlue4 · 17/03/2013 20:31

starlightloz My father sugested Sevastian, yesterday, and to be honest, I'm falling in love with the name. My husband likes it too but prefers Aleksandr.

As for girls names, I'm liking Svetlana but may revert to German first names as I'm not keen on traditional Russian ones (sorry father!)

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cityangel · 17/03/2013 00:08

Anna

starlightloz · 16/03/2013 21:44

Another vote for Tatiana, it's lovely.
A Nicolae would always remind me of the Romanian dictator Caecescu who was a wrong 'un so negative connotations to it for me.
I like Uriah, Jascha and Sevastian.

CruCru · 16/03/2013 15:22

I love this thread; it's reminded me of Elena, which I've added to my list of names.

RainbowBabyMum · 15/03/2013 20:08

Russian girl's names:

Vera
Nina
Marina
Lada

Karina
Aleksandra (nickname Sasha)
Vicktoria
Galina
Larisa
Raisa
Maya
Zoya
Tamara
Antonina
Glafira
Aglaya
Marfa
Melania
Agafya
Natalia (nickname Natasha)
Margarita
Aleftina
Evgenia
Ludmila
Lubov (means "love")
Yaroslava
Miroslava
Stanislava

LeMousquetaireAnonyme · 15/03/2013 18:49

Tatiana: little fairy and Nadia: hope

Valentina is nice but latin Confused

znaika · 15/03/2013 18:44

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DieWilde13 · 15/03/2013 17:09

Nina, Mara or Lara for a girl?

might have to have another baby so I can use Lara myself!

baskingseals · 15/03/2013 17:01

i know they have already been mentioned but

Tatiana and Valentina - are such beautiful names.

i also really like Natalia.

HazleNutt · 15/03/2013 14:45

Svetlana, nickname Sveta, means light.

twinklesparkles · 15/03/2013 06:15

Frida

my dh won't allow me :(

:) :) :)

MrsSchadenfreude · 14/03/2013 23:02

Ottilia/Otylia, Ksenia, Tatyana, Yelena, Yekaterina/Katharina, Irina.

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MamaBlue4 · 14/03/2013 22:05

I like those names, more keen on Nadia :)

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mathanxiety · 14/03/2013 21:39

Nadezhda - "na-DEZH-da" (means 'hope'). [ZH as in the S sound of 'vision']

Nadia is a diminutive form (pr NAH-dya).

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MamaBlue4 · 14/03/2013 21:29

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy I'm loving the names! My husband is German and my father's side is Russian, and is a little unhappy that all 4 dcs have some form of German names. When we told him we were having a 5th he was like "have strong, Russian name, yes?" Gotta please the man! Haha.

I really do like Sascha, I could the Russian spelling and pronunciation (Aleksandr), but use the German nickname. I like Kasper too. Oh, I like Emil too!

I'm drawn to Magdalena but I'm not so keen on it. How do you pronounce Nadeschda?

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EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 14/03/2013 20:12

Oh, and (sorry for the series of posts) I missed off Emil. Boy's name of the moment over here and (IMO) lovely.

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 14/03/2013 20:11

oops, sorry sharpkat, I've posted more or less what you did re Sascha Blush

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 14/03/2013 20:10

Sascha is good for a boy - has both a German and a Russian feel. You could put Alexander on the birth cert if you wanted.

We once lived next door to two very elderly and very sweet Russian-German sisters called Larissa and Valentina.

How about Nadeschda?

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 14/03/2013 20:07

I live in Germany and friends' dds/dcs' friends are called Lotte (either stand-alone or as NN for Charlotte), Luise, Frieda, Clara, Franziska, Theresa (NN Resa), Lydia, Johanna, Lena, Minna, Claudia, Magdalena, Käthe.

Friends' dses/dcs' friends are Johannes, Linus, Luca, Ferdinand, Lennart, Johann, Caspar, Ludwig, Frederick. There are also Jonathans and Jeremys and Robins and Aarons, but those are less 'German'. Boys' names tend to be less strikingly German than girls'.

forevergreek · 14/03/2013 19:57

Tatiana - nn Tanya

thegreylady · 14/03/2013 19:46

Natasha
Anastasia
Johanna
Annetta
Elena

mathanxiety · 14/03/2013 15:44

Valentina
Agnessa

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MamaBlue4 · 14/03/2013 15:10

kelou75 I really like Helina, it's very pretty.
Sharpkat I really love Alexander too.

Dammit so many choices!

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Slavetothechild · 14/03/2013 15:05

Mishka for a girl means little bear I think. I love this name

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