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Note: I'm from an English-speaking country but not the U.S.A.

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Ukrainian:
Iryna
Kalyna
Kateryna
Pylyp
Semen
Yosyp
Anzhela
Danylo
Havryil
Kyrylo
Mykyta
Odarka
Vasylyna
Zoryana
Petro
Ihor
Illya
Oleh
Oleksandr & Oleksandra
Vasyl
Vadym (I have met a Vadim)
Svitlana (I have met a Svetlana)

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English normal:
Denys
Martyn

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Could work as English modern / kre8tyv:
Klyment (Clement, but with a floral vibe to make it feminine?)
Larysa (Larissa)
Halyna (Helena)
Khrystyna (Christina)
Maryna (Marina)
Daryna (feminine form of Darren?)
Maryana (Marina)
Mykola (Michaela)
Karyna (Karina)
Maksym (Maxim)
Tetyana (Tatiana)

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Other:
Danyil - could be Ukrainian, English modern/kre8tyv, even unisex
Davyd - I would have said it was Welsh

This message was edited 3/23/2025, 12:07 AM

I think there's a good chance Americans would recognize these as Eastern European (though probably not specifically Ukrainian) - Maryna, Daryna, Petro, Mykola, Halyna, Iryna, Kateryna, Khrystyna, Klyment, Vasylyna, Zoryana, Illya, Maksym, Oleksandr, Oleksandra, Svitlana, Vasyl, Vadym, Danyil; maybe Oleh because it looks like Oleg, but it looks more like Ole

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I think these are the most likely to be read as kre8tyv - Davyd, Martyn, Larysa, Mykyta, Kalyna, Karyna, Danylo, Maryana, Kyrylo - also maybe Denys, although I like the look of it more than Dennis. (Kyrylo does remind me of Kiril which I'd recognize as Eastern European, but I think more people would associate trendy Kylo and guess it was some kre8tyv elaboration of that. I think *lo in general seems trendy -for example Arlo and Milo- which is why I included Danylo.)

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Ihor, Havryil, Yosyp, Pylyp, Anzhela, and Odarka kind of look ambiguously foreign to me?

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This message was edited 3/22/2025, 7:15 PM

I feel that the majority of them would be looked upon as creative spellings by average Americans.

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I am pretty familiar with Slavic names so they do seem Ukrainian or other Slavic to me.

They do look odd and counterintuitive if you’re used to the more “standard “ spellings of these names.

Davyd, Khrystyna, Larysa, and Martyn would probably seem like kre8tyv spellings since Americans use Ys to make names look more "unique." Possibly Klyment too. The rest look more ethnic.

I know that people have thought Krystyna was a creative spelling, so perhaps they'd think Khrystyna is as well. Larysa, Denys, Martyn, Maryna, Davyd and Halyna might be seen as creative spellings.

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Semen would just be an unfortunate name in English, it wouldn't be mistaken for someone being creative, I think.

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But, most of these look different enough that people might first assume they are from another culture.