Re: What do you think of these Russian names?
in reply to a message by Babochka
Favorites:
Alexandrina
Darya
Ekaterina
Elizaveta
Galina
Irina
Larisa
Yulia
Usable in the US:
Alexandrina (if you're okay with English nicknames like Alex and Lexi)
Darya, though Daria might be easier
Ekaterina
Elizaveta
Galina unless you live somewhere with a large Hispanic population, as "gallina" is Spanish for "hen"
Irina if you're okay with the pronunciation eye-REE-nah
Larisa if you're okay with the pronunciation luh-RISS-ah
Margarita
Tamara, though it's super dated here
Yana
Least favorites:
Agnessa
Alla
Anfisa
Arina (I just see "arena")
Inna
Marfa
Margarita
Matrona
Polina
Varvara
Yana
Zlata
Alexandrina
Darya
Ekaterina
Elizaveta
Galina
Irina
Larisa
Yulia
Usable in the US:
Alexandrina (if you're okay with English nicknames like Alex and Lexi)
Darya, though Daria might be easier
Ekaterina
Elizaveta
Galina unless you live somewhere with a large Hispanic population, as "gallina" is Spanish for "hen"
Irina if you're okay with the pronunciation eye-REE-nah
Larisa if you're okay with the pronunciation luh-RISS-ah
Margarita
Tamara, though it's super dated here
Yana
Least favorites:
Agnessa
Alla
Anfisa
Arina (I just see "arena")
Inna
Marfa
Margarita
Matrona
Polina
Varvara
Yana
Zlata
Replies
Thanks for your responce
I like luh-RISS-ah even more than lah-REE-sah
I like luh-RISS-ah even more than lah-REE-sah