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Slavic names?

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Viletta · 07/09/2020 18:19

Do you know any Slavic names that you think could work in the UK?
I can only think of Alexander and Roman. Recently saw people mentioning traditional Russian names here like Yaakov, really? Out LO is going to be dual heritage.

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LooseyGoosey · 10/09/2020 12:07

Erik?

TheChristmasPrincess · 09/09/2020 14:01

I was in a serious relationship with a guy from the Czech Republic and we planned on naming any potential sons Milan and Lazlo.

I think they work in a slightly hipster vibe way. I still think they’re swoon worthy 🙂

In regards to Russian names, a work colleague named his son Ivan. I think short names work:

Ivan
Alexei
Dmitri
Mischa (which was originally considered a boy’s name)
Sacha
Fyodor (a cooler version of Theodore)

MikeUniformMike · 09/09/2020 13:52

Octavian?

iguanadonna · 08/09/2020 19:40

Arkady every time

MikeUniformMike · 08/09/2020 19:38

Dennis is great.

babychange12 · 08/09/2020 17:44

Timur

Unseeliequeen · 08/09/2020 17:19

Rolan, Maxim, Ivan, Damien, Andrey, Alek.

SumAndSubstance · 08/09/2020 15:57

I rather like Dennis and once taught a little one whose mother was Russian.

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Viletta · 08/09/2020 15:52

@bellinisurge I'd shorten it to Leon and no one would know😊

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Viletta · 08/09/2020 15:50

Another one that can work in both countries is Dennis 🤔

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bellinisurge · 08/09/2020 12:50

Not Leonid. Think Brezhnev.

NaToth · 08/09/2020 12:49

Oh, and Marius.

NaToth · 08/09/2020 12:49

I love Milan and Stilyan.

EssentialHummus · 08/09/2020 12:45

Anton, Alexei? Though English speakers will battle with Lyosha/Lyogha.

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Viletta · 08/09/2020 11:30

I'd say
Boris
Alexander
Victor
Are all not only Slavic but good international names as well, would work in France too f.e..

Any more like those?

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CaffiSaliMali · 08/09/2020 11:02

I love the name Constantin. Alexander and Roman are both a good shout as names which will work well in both countries (and internationally, especially Alexander).

Roman is shooting up in popularity in the UK at the moment, which may or may not bother you.

TheVanguardSix · 08/09/2020 10:40

Boris was such a great name, wasn't it?! I loved that name! It's ruined for me now. Grin

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Viletta · 08/09/2020 03:37

Thank you everyone, lots of interesting ideas!

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Viletta · 08/09/2020 03:35

@Ellmau 😂 Boris is spoilt for years now

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baumwolle · 08/09/2020 00:29

Biblical names will have close equivalents in both languages, so maybe eg Pavel, Mark, David. Otherwise possibly Gregory, Eric, Robert or other names which are transliterated similarly between the two (even if the pronunciation wouldn't be quite identical).

Ellmau · 08/09/2020 00:27

Alexander
Ivan
Leonid
Andrei
Sergei
Adam
Pasha
Dimitri
Boris - if you dare

Tardigrade001 · 07/09/2020 23:47

Alexei
Anton
Maxim/Maksim
Vadim
Anatoli
Vitali
Ruslan
Nikolai
..
Boris is a Slavic name too, but I'd avoid, particularly in the UK.

FancyARoot · 07/09/2020 22:52

Milos
Nikola
Pedr

TheVanguardSix · 07/09/2020 22:49

Oh and another name: We considered calling DS1 Kiril.
Russian Theodore is Feodor/Fyodor.
I also love Attila, which is more Hungarian/Turkish/Romanian.

EssentialHummus · 07/09/2020 22:45

Leo, Anton, Max, Samuil/Samuel, Boris Grin, Alexander, Mikhail.

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