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Please choose from these "Russlish" names (names that work in both Russian and English)

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My husband and I are looking for names that work well in both Russian and English (or at least have a reasonable Russian nickname that his side of the family can use).

If it's a boy, middle name will be Aleksey/Aleksei (after my husband's brother).

If it is a girl, middle name will be either Alexis or Kathrine (this spelling, after my mother).

My other children are Anastasia (Stacey/Stasya) and Maria Veronica.

Please comment, and choose your favourites.

GIRLS:

Kristina

Natalia (Russian nn Natasha -- VERY common is Russia!)

Genevieve (use Russian nn Zhenya, which is really for Evgenia)

Julia (spelled "Yuliya" in Russian, with nn Yulya)

Nadia (it's actually a nn for Nadezhda)

BOYS:

Nikolai (Russian nn Kolya, English nn Cole?)

Eduard (Russian nn Edik)

Victor

Donovan (we'd use Russian nn Vanya, as this isn't a Russian name)

Roman

Leo (Lev in Russian)

Alexander (nn Sasha)

Ruslan (pronounced "roos-LAHN")

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  1. These r really unique!!!!!!!!  my favorites r:

    Girls: Natalia, Nadia

    Boys: Leo, Roman

    Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!


  2. Well, I'd go with Alexander or Alexandra in a heartbeat - I LOVE Sasha.  

    Otherwise, I'd do Natalia, which is beautiful!  And for the boy I'd choose Leo.

    Very nice choices!  Good luck picking one!

  3. i like Kristina and Natalia, but HATE Genevieve sorry..

    Alexander and Victor are nice :)

  4. For girls I like Kristina Natalia and Genevieve and for boys I like Nikolai and Alexander.

  5. tatiana

    julia

    juliana

    nikkolai-> since most handsome men ive met names nikkolai

  6. My favorites are:

    Julia Kathrine

    Donovan Aleksey - English NN can be "Van"

  7. For a girl I like:

    Natalia and Genevieve.

    For a boy I like:

    Nikolai and Roman.


  8. for the girls i  love Genevieve. it is really pretty.

    for the boys i like Leo

  9. Girl: Natalia Kathrine

    Boy: Nikolai Aleksei

  10. I love natalia and donovan. mildly unique names, even just new spins on old classics are great. my sister's unique name is Chava (pornounced Hava)

  11. Genevieve, or Nadia. I really like Nadezhda and its short forms in Russian,  but I prefer Genevieve in English. Julia is always a safe bet.

    As for boys... probably Leo, although I do have a friend who just goes by Lev in English too.

    I would not recommend: Roman (know someone who was made fun of through high school for it), Ruslan (better to stick with an easily anglicized name - my sister Ksenia has had lots of name issues in school)

  12. How pretty!   I need some Russian names, since it is my ancestory, but we never knew anybody there, I want to get it back by using a Russian name for my child and I have a Russian last name, thanks for giving me ideas...now...Kristina and Natalia I could not use because I am Jewish but I can say that Julia is my favorite of yours, and I love the nickname Jules, VERY modern, American nickname...if you like nicknames

    I LOVE sasha, but why not for a girl?  that is a GREAT name for either!, I really like Ruslan because it sounds so Russian, Leo is GREAT because I LOVE Leonardo Dicaprio...finally Nikolai is pretty good and those are my favs..but I don't like Roman, it sounds like a soap opera name, I don't think Victor is nice, and Eduard actually looks like it is french, there are a lot of french Canadians with this name, and since you like English names, that is kind of contradicted, but Edward is more English

  13. i like donovan and alexander and i like natalia and nadia  

  14. Girls:

    Natalia (love it)

    Nadia (love it)

    Boys:

    Donovan

    Alexander

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