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I really like Russian names.

Dimitri is impressive. Dima (deema) seems to be the most common nn. Has anybody mentioned Boris?! It's the name of London's Lord Mayor - Boris Johnson. Sounds better pronounced the Russian way than to rhyme with Doris.
I like Ivan's nn Vanya, but it's liable to be mistaken for feminine in the West.

This message was edited 9/16/2008, 11:49 PM

Aleksandr --I love this, especially with Sasha as a nn.
Dimitri (WDYT of Dima as a nn for Dimitri?) --I love the name. I like Dima, but my favorite nn for Dimitri is Mitya.
Konstantin --I love this, especially with Kostya as a nn.
Kuzma --This is nice, but it reminds me too much of my wicked Russian step-grandma's maiden name, lol.
Luka --I love this
Maksim --I love this
Maksimilian --I love this too
Miron --I like this, but it's not a favorite
Misha --I love this, but as a nn only
Nazar --This is nice, but not a favorite
Nika --I like this, but moreso as a nickname
Roman --This has grown on me and I quite like it
Spyridon --I really like this, but it's not a favorite
Valentin --I love this!

I like;

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Aleksander (spelt Alexander)
Luka

Aleksandr seems just a little bit silly, seeing as the English version is pronounced almost exactly the same. Same thing with Valentin vs. Valentine, Constantine vs. Konstantin.

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Maksim and Spyridon are by far my favourites from your list.

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I also like Miron, Dmitri, and Roman (although I am never quite sure how I'm meant to be pronouncing it.)

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The only one I don't like is Misha because names with sha in them sound like fingernails on a blackboard to my ears.

I had an obsession with Russia a couple years back . . . So I love any Russian name on Earth.

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I love the Russian pronunciation of Aleksandr and Pyotr. My favorite nickname for Aleksandr or Alexei is Alyosha, because I secretly love Dostoevsky. I love Dimitri, but I don't really like Dima for a nickname. Nicknames for Dimitri can be Mitya, Mitka, Mitenka, and Mitri, which are all awesome. I like Misha a lot as well.

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This is a Russian name list, but it is missing an essential name! We are lacking in the Ivan department! I love Ivan just because you can call anyone with this name Ivanushka in the best fake-Russian accent ever.

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Russian names are beautiful, especially when they are put together, with first name, surname, and then father's name plus the ending (-ov for males, -evna for females). I need to stop . . . loving on Russia so much.

My favorites off your list are:
Aleksandr
Luka
Maksim
Maksimilian
Roman
Spyridon

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My favorites that aren't on your list (just for some suggestions):
Arkadi (spelled Arcadii though)
Alexei
Fyodor
Ivan
Pyotr
Sergei
Vladimir

Aleksandr - love this so much!
Dimitri - I don't think this needs a nn, but Dima could work. Dimitri's just too cool not to say the full thing every time, ya know?
Konstantin - Never been a fan of any of the variants of this name, sorry.
Kuzma - awesome.
Luka - Nice.
Misha - Love this on a boy. My biggest crush in middle school was called Misha, so I have soft squishy feelings for it still :P
Nazar - insanely cool!
Nika - in line with Luka.
Roman - like it.
Spyridon - cool.
Valentin - See Konstantin.

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My favorite Russian name is Arkadi. :)

This message was edited 9/16/2008, 7:53 PM

I like Spyridon

Some of my favorite names are Russian. The traditions of Russian naming, like the multiple forms of pet names, the spellings, and even the patronymics, just interest me.

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It's kind of funny that you brought up Russian names. A couple months ago, I got a new laptop for college. It's a Dell Studio, dark blue on the outside and silver on the inside. I decided to name it.

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So now, my laptop's name is Aleksandr Nikolai Valentin, "Sasha".

I know a Dimitri, nn Dima. I like it. I also like Miron and Roman.

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Don't care much for the rest. I think Vasiliy is my favorite Russian boy's name.

I studied Russian many, mony moons ago. I fell in love with characters out of Tolstoy like Anatoly and Ippolyte.

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But of all Russian names, Maksim has got to be the most dashing of all. Part romantic, part intellectual and a little bit dangerous. It's one of those names that's just plain fun to say out loud.

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By the way, you had a thread the other day asking for combinations. I didn't see it until late yesterday. I would have answered it, but I didn't think you'd see it so far down the page and I was too tired. Sorry. :-(

I love Aleksandr, Luka and Roman.

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Dima is very feminine to me. I saw a little girl at the airport named Dima.