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Ilya

37 replies

indie37 · 06/05/2010 21:43

What do you think? It's for a boy. (should I have one).

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UmBongo · 06/05/2010 22:52

I know an Ilya, She is a horse.

Sorry, unhelpful comment but couldn't resist!

I have name that could be male or female and growing up as a tom-boyish girl sometimes found it hard to be mistaken for a boy as my name did not make it clear!

If you do call him that, please don't go for the little lord fauntleroy look with long hair as this will not help.

DilysPrice · 06/05/2010 22:47

mmmmm David McCallum.

I think you'd get a fair number of non-Man From Uncle fans being surprised that he was a boy though - it rings girl bells for anglophones. Can you (and he) live with the occasional silly question?

oceryo · 06/05/2010 22:44

How do you pronounce it?

telsa · 06/05/2010 22:36

I know a 5 year old called Ilya - it is a lovely soft name and perfectly good for a boy.

SpringHeeledJack · 06/05/2010 21:52

here he is

annasophia · 06/05/2010 21:52

I have a German friend called Ilja. He is about 40 now. I think Ilja/Ilya is the slavic form of Elias.

MrsRhettButler · 06/05/2010 21:51

i know an ilyas who's a boy imo ilya is ok for male or female, its nice

SpringHeeledJack · 06/05/2010 21:50

Kuryakin!

sooz28 · 06/05/2010 21:49

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Umami · 06/05/2010 21:48

One of the Men from UNCLE.

OrmRenewed · 06/05/2010 21:45

I know an Ilya. She's one of my favourite people.

nbee84 · 06/05/2010 21:44

Before I opened the thread I thought it was a girls name. Does sound girly to my ears.