A friend of mine has put together a story set in 1860-something about a girl from Russia who is very talented at cello playing. The cello needs a name, and I thought I'd ask you people for suggestions.
It can be the name of a Russian musician, the name of a town in Russia, or just a "pet name" that the MC really likes. The writer's stipulation is that it needs to be masculine and easily pronounceable in English. :-D
Any ideas?