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in reply to a message by Murasaki
I hope I'm not being too harsh, but Anastasia is one of the names I can't stand. I've given like million times these statistics, but to me they're shocking, so I'll do it again: from year 1997 to the year 1997 the top 1 female name in Russia has been Anastasiya - and...
"Moscow - in the year 2005 7.8% (!) of the new born girls were named Anastasiya"
http://www.goldenbaby.moy.su/news/2006-11-27-7
http://www.pisali.ru/yohoho/1322/
Honestly - 7.8%! And people are talking about Emily being popular. I know - different cultures and blah blah, but 7.8% is simply too much.
I don't even live in Russia, but I know 8 Anastasias (at least!) personally, and I'm not going to count all the little Nastyas that I've seen in schools, libraries. Honestly, Anastasias are everywhere!. So, I'm completely sick of this name - I also don't like the glamurous Anastasia Romanova-connection: the fuss around Romanovs drives me crazy! Nikolai II was a member of The Black Hundrets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hundreds), and his family shared his views. I'm not going to mention the ill-fated Japanese-Russian war and Bloody Sunday...
Uhh... Reasons enough why I don't like Anastasia? :D I have some more, if needed (Anastasia Volochkova, Nastasya Filippovna...). It has a pretty meaning, though, but Anastas would be much more original, IMHO.
And Ippolyta - Honestly, it makes me think of Ippolit Matveevich Vorobyanov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs) - not the nicest possible character. :P But I love Hippolyta - the hippo-connection is brilliant, and it's Shakespearian. I've even read the play where she exists! (I hate it when people say something like: "Oh, I love Imogen, it's such a Shakespearian name! Yes, I haven't read the novel. Or did Shakespeare write plays? Anyway, Imogen is Shakespearian, and I love that!" :D).
Um, what else? Yes, my favourite combo is Ivy Hippolyta. I like it, though it has maybe too many "y"s. :)
"Moscow - in the year 2005 7.8% (!) of the new born girls were named Anastasiya"
http://www.goldenbaby.moy.su/news/2006-11-27-7
http://www.pisali.ru/yohoho/1322/
Honestly - 7.8%! And people are talking about Emily being popular. I know - different cultures and blah blah, but 7.8% is simply too much.
I don't even live in Russia, but I know 8 Anastasias (at least!) personally, and I'm not going to count all the little Nastyas that I've seen in schools, libraries. Honestly, Anastasias are everywhere!. So, I'm completely sick of this name - I also don't like the glamurous Anastasia Romanova-connection: the fuss around Romanovs drives me crazy! Nikolai II was a member of The Black Hundrets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hundreds), and his family shared his views. I'm not going to mention the ill-fated Japanese-Russian war and Bloody Sunday...
Uhh... Reasons enough why I don't like Anastasia? :D I have some more, if needed (Anastasia Volochkova, Nastasya Filippovna...). It has a pretty meaning, though, but Anastas would be much more original, IMHO.
And Ippolyta - Honestly, it makes me think of Ippolit Matveevich Vorobyanov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs) - not the nicest possible character. :P But I love Hippolyta - the hippo-connection is brilliant, and it's Shakespearian. I've even read the play where she exists! (I hate it when people say something like: "Oh, I love Imogen, it's such a Shakespearian name! Yes, I haven't read the novel. Or did Shakespeare write plays? Anyway, Imogen is Shakespearian, and I love that!" :D).
Um, what else? Yes, my favourite combo is Ivy Hippolyta. I like it, though it has maybe too many "y"s. :)
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