Shortening a long list

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Trying to narrow down our long list for girls name. DH is Russian but we will be living in the U.K. for the foreseeable future, so name needs to work here as well. Any views on the following?

Alisa
Anna
Daria/Darya/Dariya
Dessa
Inessa
Irina
Ivana
Klara
Larisa/Larissa/Lara
Magdalina
Marianna
Marta
Natalya
Nina

I did say it was a long list!

Well this comment is probably very unhelpful but I like them all except for Marta and even then, whilst typing this short reply, I have changed my mind and like that too.

Haha, well you have boosted my ego regarding my excellent taste, at least! Many thanks.

They’re all nice. My favs are Darya, Larisa, Natalya.

Also like Eugenia and Oksana. Tatiana is my all time fav.

Anna
Nina
Klara (but I think it’s nicer with the C as Clara)

Eugenia is out for family reasons, but it's also sooo ugly in English... it's the "g" sound that I finding upsetting. In Russian it's gorgeous.

I'll add Tatiana though! ... wait, the list isn't meant to be growing, ha.

My favourites from your list are
Anna
Marta
Nina

My faves:

Anna
Irina
Lara
Marianna
Nina
Tatiana

Lara is definitely my favourite, like Alise and Nina too.

They’re all great although Ivana makes me think of the Trumps & Marta sounds like Martyr
Great list though - my favourites are Alisa Anna Klara Daria

Marta reminds me of tomato, but the rest are all lovely.

I really like the list.

Love Nina, Klara and Irina

Never heard of Dessa or Inessa before but they are beautiful! I also really like Nina.

Anna
Nina
Klara / Clara

Love Natalya and Tatiana.
Russian names are so beautiful.

Inessa stood out for me.

Never heard the name before but really like it.

Also like Tatiana.

Love Lara, Nina and Klara

Alisa - not keen
Anna - like it
Daria/Darya/Dariya - not keen... my first though was 'like Dara O'Brein'
Dessa - no - sounds like a pet nickname to my ears
Inessa - not keen, reads a bit like someone changing Vanessa
Irina - like it
Ivana - unfortunately the association with Trumps put me off at the moment
Klara - not keen
Larisa/Larissa/Lara - okay, but not one of my favourites
Magdalina - I quite like this
Marianna - okay but not my favourite either
Marta - Like OldandWornOut, I instantly heard Tomato there
Natalya - I like Natalie as a name, and to my English eyes, the spelling of this just looks "wrong" - totally illogical I know, as your dd will have a Russian name . I appreciate this is me, not you.
Nina - Quite like this. Oddly, I wouldn't 'hear' it as a Russian name, which seems a shame

Hope that helps

Marta, Daria and Nina are my favourites.

Dessa & Ivana are the ones I like the least.

Anna, Irina, Marianna or Nina

I like them all although my favourite would be natalya for the random reason that I like how it looks when written in Cyrillic.

Marianna is my favourite!

Anna, Daria, Natalia (but spelled like that) and Marianna are my favourites.

Marta is lovely

Anna
Daria/Darya/Dariya
Larisa
Natalya
Nina

I like Valentina too

Alisa - pretty!
Anna - quite common but beautiful and one of my favourite names
Daria/Darya/Dariya - okay. Prefer the first spelling.
Dessa - don’t love, reminds me of a more old fashioned name like Delia
Inessa - quite nice but ditto with the above comment about the sound ‘nessa’
Irina - LOVE this! The Russian form of one of my favourite names, Eirini
Ivana - makes me think of Ivana and Ivanka Trump, sorry! Also seems more old fashioned
Klara - lovely
Larisa/Larissa/Lara - Lara is nice, Larissa a bit dated
Magdalina - like this. Slightly prefer Magdalene as it’s shorter but might not work in Russian
Marianna - very pretty
Marta - pretty, also like Martina
Natalya - okay
Nina - nice

Overall favourite is Irina, also love Anna and Marianna.

Hope that helps 🙂 I love Russian names