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some new name ideas for my son ?

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Tkoko · 28/06/2025 12:29

I am Slavic and my daughters name is Nikita. I can't decide on the name for my son. I would like to bring the Slavic vibe but still have it simple to pronunce for both families... I am struggling between Roman, Maksim, Alexander, Theo, Noah and Enea... they are totally different but this is a list I came up with so far...what do you think about them? and how do they fit the sibling pair...could you give opinion on each name? thank you

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Tkoko · 28/06/2025 17:52

naomicrobiome · 28/06/2025 17:24

Alexander is very handsome and the most international, but Maksim is my favourite. Theo and Noah are so overdone in the UK. Enea I'm unfamiliar with. I like Roman, but it sounds like a description more than a name. Roman ruins, Roman baths, Roman conquest, etc. Do you like the name Vadym? My best friend (Ukrainian born and raised in England) is Vadym.

I like the name Roman for so many reasons… but also because it’s a Slavic name Roman with an emphasis on second syllable… but I am afraid that it will be perceived like that….

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user2848502016 · 28/06/2025 17:39

I like Maksim, Alexander, Theo and Noah but don’t like Roman, Enea would usually be a girls name in the UK I think.
Thinking of Slavic people I know…..Alexei is nice

HighburyHope · 28/06/2025 17:33

Viktor?

naomicrobiome · 28/06/2025 17:24

Alexander is very handsome and the most international, but Maksim is my favourite. Theo and Noah are so overdone in the UK. Enea I'm unfamiliar with. I like Roman, but it sounds like a description more than a name. Roman ruins, Roman baths, Roman conquest, etc. Do you like the name Vadym? My best friend (Ukrainian born and raised in England) is Vadym.

HighburyHope · 28/06/2025 17:22

Or if you wanted something shorter than Alexander with the Slavic vibe, then Alek could work well.

HighburyHope · 28/06/2025 17:18

Other ideas: Ivan, Stefan, Felix

BusWankers · 28/06/2025 17:12

Jakub?

HighburyHope · 28/06/2025 17:11

I know a Maxim (this spelling) with both Slavic and British heritage - works well on both sides and is strong and distinctive.

Alexander is an international classic you can’t go wrong with.

Re Theo - I know some people with Slavic heritage who struggle with the “Th” sound, but you will know better whether that is a problem.

Roman and Noah are fine but are not to my personal taste.

Enea is unfamiliar to most British ears, though the Aeneas form is well-known from Roman mythology. It is not commonly used as a given name in the English-speaking world.

Daffodilsarefading · 28/06/2025 16:53

I’ve never heard Enea before if that helps at all. I like Maxsim. Alexander is a good name too.

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Tkoko · 28/06/2025 16:51

GoldenRosebee · 28/06/2025 15:56

Some Slavic names from South Slavic language (which I'm familiar with)

Milan
Zoran
Dimitri
Zlatko/Zlatan
Goran
Borna
Vuk
Mladen
Davor
Drago
Perun

Yes seem to be very Serbian) Novak is missing)) though I am from Ukraine … and not so much familiar with them… but I appreciate zlatan and Dimitri

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GoldenRosebee · 28/06/2025 15:56

Some Slavic names from South Slavic language (which I'm familiar with)

Milan
Zoran
Dimitri
Zlatko/Zlatan
Goran
Borna
Vuk
Mladen
Davor
Drago
Perun

Ikeameatballs · 28/06/2025 13:57

I like Maksim, it’s the most Slavic, I think, but I think it goes well with Nikita.

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Tkoko · 28/06/2025 13:56

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 28/06/2025 13:48

Alexander is great and works in so many countries

well this is true…especially in UK it seems to be a favorite name so far)

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LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 28/06/2025 13:48

Alexander is great and works in so many countries

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