Elena, Isabela, Oksana Milena?

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1st DD, due in May, DP is eastern European and we wanted a name which goes with her Eastern European surname but isn't completely foreign to English as we live in Wales (she'll have a Welsh middle name. We got it down to Elena, Isabela, Oksana and Milena but can't make up our minds! Any advice would be gratefully appreciated!

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Isabella
Elena
Helena
Lydia
Anya

Just some extra ideas

I think Oksana is gorgeous. Also like Elizaveta (not on your list saying). Isabella is lovely, but maybe over-used?

I like them all in order of preference Oksana, Elena, Milena, Isabela.
I'm not Welsh though so my pronunciations are probably different to how her friends and neighbours will say her name.
Although I think most words sound nice in a Welsh accent. ☺️

Elena is perfect

I dont like Oksana, the others are nice

I lile Elena. How about any of these: Katya, Nadya, Irina, Natalya, Neva?

Elena is lovely, Oksana is okay(?), And Isabela is fairly inoffensive.

My first thought when I read Milena was that it's a symptom of internal bleeding, but then I realised it's spelt differently. Pronounced similarly though? I wouldn't use it for that reason.

Isabela is lovely, but Elena is perfect-such a pretty name without being over the top and it would suit all ages.

Elana is a stand out favorite to me from your list. Really pretty name, flows beautifully in Welsh accent.

Elena is nice

Isabela also lovely

They are all pretty names. Oksana and Milena will have a strong Eastern European association in the UK (especially Oksana which sounds very Russian) whereas Isabela and Elena won't to most people so depends how much you want the name to stand out for its roots.

A few extra suggestions for you ... Alina, Petra and Valentina are all pretty names.

Isabela is going to be a name that will be constantly misspelled. My daughter's name is a variant of this and incorrect spelling of her name annoys her on a regular basis. Elena is lovely and more unusual.

I love love Oksana.
I also like Valentina, Tatania and Natalya.

I’d worry that Elena would be mispronounced constantly as Eleanor! I like all of them though. How about Mila?

I like Elena

Elena is lovely! Isabela would be my 2nd but people probably won't make the link because Isabella is a popular name nowadays.