[Opinions] Re: Russian names
in reply to a message by Distant_Stars
Most common pet forms:
Girls:
Tatiana - Tanya
Ivanna - ?? (Never heard before *blushes*)
Ekaterina - Katya
Irina - Ira
Boys:
Ilia - Iliusha
Aleksei - Alyosha, Lyosha
Innokenti / Innokentiy - ?? (Really old fashioned name in Russia)
Nikolai - Kolya
Evgeni - Zhenya (Also a pet form of Evgenia, feminine version of Evgeni)
I like Ekaterina, Irina, Ilia, Sveta and Aleksei (With all the pet forms)
Girls:
Tatiana - Tanya
Ivanna - ?? (Never heard before *blushes*)
Ekaterina - Katya
Irina - Ira
Boys:
Ilia - Iliusha
Aleksei - Alyosha, Lyosha
Innokenti / Innokentiy - ?? (Really old fashioned name in Russia)
Nikolai - Kolya
Evgeni - Zhenya (Also a pet form of Evgenia, feminine version of Evgeni)
I like Ekaterina, Irina, Ilia, Sveta and Aleksei (With all the pet forms)
Replies
Kenya is a pet form of Innokentiy
Thanks!