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in reply to a message by Catalina
First of all, HOORAY for taking Russian!! Or, rather, УРА!! I've been studying it for a while now and absolutely cannot get enough. I wish I could change my major, but as I'm a second-semester junior, it's a bit late.
Make sure you're using the Russian and not American pronunciations; that can definitely change the appeal of a name. And also, make sure you're okay with whatever nicknames come along with the Russian name you pick. My Russian name is Елена (Yelena), but I get called Лена (Lena) more than anything. If you pick Tatiana, make sure you're okay with Tanya, because it'll eventually happen. The more common nicknames for the other names are Nastya (Anastasiya), Ksyusha (Kseniya), and Natasha (Natalya). Nadya in itself is a nickname, so your full name would be Nadezhda (Надежда).
I think you have a great reason to pick Tatiana. :) You also have the tie to the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of the Romanov family, sister to Grand Duchess Anastasiya.
Make sure you're using the Russian and not American pronunciations; that can definitely change the appeal of a name. And also, make sure you're okay with whatever nicknames come along with the Russian name you pick. My Russian name is Елена (Yelena), but I get called Лена (Lena) more than anything. If you pick Tatiana, make sure you're okay with Tanya, because it'll eventually happen. The more common nicknames for the other names are Nastya (Anastasiya), Ksyusha (Kseniya), and Natasha (Natalya). Nadya in itself is a nickname, so your full name would be Nadezhda (Надежда).
I think you have a great reason to pick Tatiana. :) You also have the tie to the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of the Romanov family, sister to Grand Duchess Anastasiya.
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