Russian/Greek/Englishy name for DD

[Onmyhighchairhorse]

Come on then highbrow MNers. I need a name that will work in Russian and Greek and here in Blighto for DD due any day now. We have other DCs with these "crossover" names (can't list as terrified will be outed in RL - but lets say for example Nicholas/Alexander/Anna) but surprisingly hard to find acceptable girls names... Inspire me!

Anastasia?

Alexis/aleksandra
Alyssa

Bella?
catriona

helen/a

Nikita

Helena / Eleni? Christina? Hermione?

Athena? Hera? Demeter?

aha
greek person to your rescue

Marina
Irini
Katerina
Sophia
Eleni (does this work in Russian?)
Mariana
Olga

any good? all relatives of mine

Natalia
Sofia
Christiana
Olga
Nina
Tatiana
Kristina
Ivana
Irene
Irina
Nicole

Dimitra?
Margaretta?

You need some orthodox saints. Get yer calendar out, love

Greek names are fab!You are lucky!
For some reason Greek and Russian names seem to have quite a lot of overlap...must be the Cyrillic and possible similarities in religion?

Ermmm

Demetria/Dimitria
Aglaia (might not work in UK though, Laia might)
Anastasia
Daria
Katerina/Ekaterina/Katerini/Ekaterini
Larisa (old greek place name, also used in slavic countries)
Isidora
Alexia
Alina
Lana
Dominika
Sophia
Elena
Thea
Lydia or Lidia
Theodora (dora the explorer connotations? although a little girl might love that )

Boys..
Luca
Alexei
Dimitri
Michal or Michail
Matthias
Andrey
Costya or Constantin
Benedict

ps: It doesn't work in Russian I guess but I have always LOVED "H e r o" for a girl. I don't know why.

Oooh - orthodox saints! I'm off to look up her due date.. meanwhile loving Elena and Anastasia...
PS Freshmint - thats not a v.Greek MNnn!

Theodora Isodora Dora all good ones. not sure about larisa for a greek - its a place rather than a name. Nice in russian though.

Lara would work in Greece although it isn't really used - it is easily said.

hehe
17th July is Marina btw

when are you due?

Dare you to call her vassiliki

Alexandra

Evangelia
Evgenia

some of the orthodox saints names are rather ...ahem...unusual

Flacilla, anyone?

Angelina is a lovely one, though as are Juliana and Mirabella!

www.goarch.org/chapel/chapel/calendar choose by month!

Due end of August/beginning of September. Erm - just looking and not fallen in love with that batch.
I've got a couple of the ones on here already...good suggestions. I think I might go for Freshminta

You have to really roll the R though

Frrrrreshmeeeeenta

That's how I say it!

Theodora on 29 July (along with the beheading of the venerable head of the glorious prophet john the baptist - ooh gory)

bugger all in early sept. If it was a boy you could have called it Theoctistus

Phoebe?

Tatiana
Olimipia or Olympia
Marina
Theodora
Xenia

Evanthe, shortens to Eva which is pronounced ever in Greece but could be pronounced the usual British way too.

Russian Saints' name days in August - early September:
Antonina
Irina
Anna
Daria
Maria
Julia / Yulia (Juliana / Yuliana / Uliana)
Natalia

as well as less popular
Nonna
Vassa
Martha

Lydia
ylenia

Nerina?

Anouska?