Down to final three - Russian boys names

[Goostacean]

Thanks to everyone for their help on my other thread, still mulling over options!

I'm down to:
Mikhail (Misha)
Constantin
Anton

And just missing out from the shortlist are: Stefan, Artyom and Fyodor (Freddie). We live in the UK so name needs to be pronounceable, spell-able, etc!

What do you think?

I’d go with Mikhail as Misha is a really cute nn

Mikhail, but do like Stefan too!

Anton

Mikhail.

Stefan and Misha (more than long version)

Anton or Stefan

Ooh mixed views... feel free to say why, or what you dislike about any of them. Am leaning towards Mikhail, but love Constantin (and feel it goes best with DS1). Interesting to see Stefan get so much love!

Love Constantin! Mikhail is also nice.

Tough choice for me between Constantin and Mikhail. Is Kostya the diminutive of Constantin? I love them both and considered Mikhail.

Yep, Kostya. Although I reckon we'd end up with "Coz"/Cos for ease of use.

I love Constantin too!
but I'd probably go with Anton.
Mikhail is lovely but may be anglicised to Michael (which may or may not bother you), whereas Anton is the same in every country and language (pretty much, anyway!)

Constantin though...

I'm prejudiced against Anton because it was the name of the school bully in my primary class - horrible little snot-nosed creature, he was. I appreciate that has nothing to do with you, but you did ask for reasons for dislike!

I like Mikhail and the diminutive Misha. Constantin is nice but I feel like, if you're in the UK, people might think it ought to have an e on the end, and pronounce it as if it did. You could minimise that by spelling it with a K, if you like that option?

The problem with Anton is that it's very similar to an old boyfriend's name - for me they're completely different names and I'd not made the connection, but it was the first thing my best friend said about the name when I floated some options in conversation... Don't want everyone thinking it was anything to do with him! It's a lovely name though, urgh.

I actually love Fyodor as well - it's my favourite of all your names mentioned.

Misha is one of my fav names. I knew a Misha at school, he was gorgeous.

Out of those 3 I’d go for that.

DH would veto a Konstantin, too Kardashian! Fyodor is lovely but I fear it will be painfully mispronounced. No comments on Artyom, so that one's out, I think....

Like most of them, but not Constantin.

Anton is dull.

You could always anglicist Fyodor to Theodore instead?

*anglicise

I really like Mikhail (Misha), also Stefan is fab too. There is nothing wrong with Anton, but initially I wouldn't have thought Russian.

Constantin is really nice and unusual, but it makes me want to say Constantinople, (now i've got the song as an ear worm! )

I love Constantin.

I love Theodore but it's too popular for my liking. Same with Leo...

Looks like it's between Constatin and Mikhail. Baby Cos or baby Misha... Will probably leave the final choice up to DH!

My reservation with Stefan is that I'd put the accent on the second syllable - Ste-FAN. But in the UK it'll be STE-fan. And a nn... Stef? Steve? Mm. Not sold. Constantin/Mikhail win out, I think.

Not really relevant to you, I know, but my only reservation on Mikhail/Misha (apart from pronouncing it Michael) is that I know of a few Mishas here in Australia, with different spellings, and all girls.

Don't suppose that's the same in the UK - it's not a name I heard much when I was still there 10 years ago.

I’ve always loved the name Constantin.

Don’t really like Anton.