I can’t decide on the name for my son

[Tkoko]

Hi, I very badly need someone’s help. I live in Italy, with my Italian husband. I am Ukrainian myself. Our first daughter is Nikita and for our son I wanted to chose a name that would be slavic but still modern and international, and easy to understand in Italy. I am going crazy as nothing sounds perfect. I was thinking of Alexander (Sasha), Victor, Maxim or even Ian or Philip. But i am not able to understand if they are modern and good enough? What do you think?

I absolutely love alexander with the nickname Sasha!
I wouldn't worry about if they'll be perceived as modern enough, just go with which in you like best!
Some other suggestions:
Casmir nickname cass
Luka
Leo

I would avoid Ian or Philip they are both quite dated.

What about Aron, Milo, Arlo, Anton?

Love Alexander!

Alexander would be perfect.

These names are not very slavic, apart from Anton…which my husband likes… I am not fond of it as I don’t understand it very well. I think it’s very straightforward and has very little possibility for diminishing? I don’t know really…

Anything but Ian!

I’m no expert on the regions, but there are some Ukrainian families in my community and these are some of the male names that might also work with Italian:
Tomas
Milen
Ivan
Drago
Milo

I also like Victor and Philip from your list.

Is there a Slavic equivalent to George?
I like the Italian version Georgio.

Yeah it was not my first choice anyway… but I am desperate

Yes Georgii or Gosha

Alexander is perfect.

Suggestions?

Nico
Luca
Karl
Nicholas
Tomas

I love Sasha. Also Maxim, Artem and Yehor.

Alexander 100% from your list.

Maxim sounds a bit condom brandish.

And please not Ian!

Oh thanks a lot… would have never thought that way… ok no Ian… I though that latest Jannik sinner was an inspiration)

I was thinking about Nikolai and Nick to keep it more slavic or Nikola to go Italian but I am not sure Nikolai is modern enough..,

Luca, Tomas is among the top 10 names in Italy for years now

Alexander is perfect. There are plenty of potential shortenings he can choose for himself as he gets older.

Nikolai sounds fine to me, and most Brits wouldn’t know if it was modern or not.

Nikola is similar to Nicola, which is a female name in the UK. People may assume that he’s a she if they see this name, and you’re just using the Slavik equivalent.,

Not Ian!

How about Adrian? I really like Alexander/Sasha too. Or Alexei?

Love Alexander - it's a classic name but also modern and international. Definitely my favourite from your list. And Sasha is a lovely nn.

Ooh I really like Maxim! I also like Alexander and Ian. :)

Alexander perfect

Alexander (Sasha) is perfect. It’s classic and Sasha is quite fashionable as a diminutive in the UK.

Victor is very, very old fashioned. It is from the grandad name era that is on trend but it hasn’t made a comeback. It’s a bit grumpy, old man. I would avoid it.

Maxim is well known but unusual in the UK. It’s fine. Max is quite popular.

Ian went out of fashion circa 1970, which is the era that is very unfashionable 😂 I think it’s going to be a long time before it comes back in fashion. Ian is a middle aged man who is a little bit boring.

Philip is also quite old fashioned. It’s another middle aged man name but, unlike Ian, it is more of a classic than a once trendy name associated with an era so it isn’t quite as terrible as Ian 😂 More that it’s not cool than it’s uncool IYSWIM 😂

If your daughter is called Nikita, then don't go for Nikolai/Nick/Nikola for your son. They'll both end up being shortened to Nik or Nicky.

I like Alexander - what about Alessandro for his Italian heritage? Could be Sandro or Sasha for short.

If you're living in Italy why not Massimo, Bruno or Matteo (I like Teo for short).

Well, because I am Ukrainian and was thinking of demonstrating this mixed family vibe… if I can say that… at lease there is a reason for that… besides I really like when slavic names have foreign surnames like in our case with my husband's last name… cases are Sasha Baron Cohen, Sergei brin or Boris Johnson…