Message: "Which do you like as names?"

Which do you like as names?

by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)

4/9/2025, 4:26 AM

I did poll- Cities that I would move to– what do you like as people names (any gender)?
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/440812

Here are top 8:
Victoria (26/33)
Berlin (12/33)
Lviv (8/33)
Rivne (8/33)
Vinnytsya (7/33)
Vilnius (7/33)
Bratislava (6/33)
Kyiv (6/33)

Opinions on these as names for people?

Honestly I am very in shoke to see that Lviv, Rivne, Kyiv are on this list :| if any one who voted for them see this post can you tell me why you like these? Also I am kind of in surprise to see Vilnius and Vinnytsya...

#placenames

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- TMyers

4/14/2025, 6:57 AM

Victoria is my favorite.

- Ceri (Ceri12)

4/12/2025, 7:07 AM

I like Victoria as a name and always have.

Vinnytsya looks and sounds rather pretty to me.

- Rainya +4

4/10/2025, 11:40 AM

I'm disappointed Varshava has so few votes. I think that would be a beautiful Slavic-sounding name.
I think Bratislava would also be a pretty Slavic name... except the instinctive nickname would be "Brat." I guess Charli XcX reclaimed it, but I still don't think it's the best.
Vilnius sounds like an ancient Roman name, so that's why I voted for that one.
I don't really have an explanation for why I voted for Lviv. I just think it would sound good. Perhaps it's because it's similar in sound to Eve.
Rivne looks a lot like a real name, IMO, and most people aren't familiar with the city.

- Manipura (glaucous) +3

4/10/2025, 6:15 PM

I wonder if Varshava would have gotten more votes if it weren't also listed as Warsaw. It reminds me a little of Varsha / Varshini (which I like).

This message was edited 4/10/2025, 6:22 PM

- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya) +1

4/12/2025, 7:25 AM

Varshava is Warsaw (Warszawa in Polish)

- Manipura (glaucous)

4/12/2025, 8:11 AM

Yeah, but I meant that Varshava might get more votes than Warsaw simply based on sound.

This message was edited 4/12/2025, 8:15 AM

- Rainya

4/10/2025, 7:33 PM

True, Warsaw I dislike as a name.

- Manipura (glaucous) +2

4/9/2025, 6:46 PM

My name is Victoria, and I've been to multiple places called Victoria. I'm fine with it.

I like the sound of Kyiv, and I know Kiev has actually had a tiny bit of use as a name in the US. Berlin has had even more use in the US, but I don't really like the sound of it as a name.

Lviv, Vinnytsya, and Rivne I feel neutral about because I don't really have any associations with them and don't have strong feelings about the sound.

Vilnius and Bratislava I think sound bad in English due to negative word associations, especially Bratislava.

This message was edited 4/9/2025, 6:49 PM

- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya) +1

4/9/2025, 7:34 PM

I like Victoria! I prefer Viktoriya, but I am just biased Slavic person.
How do you say Kyiv and Kiev as English speaker? Here is ki-yeevw and kee-yeef.

What is Vilnius and Bratislava associations?
I personally like Bratislava very much, it has very cool meaning ("glory of our brothers"). What is bad association in English?

- Manipura (glaucous)

4/10/2025, 8:21 AM

Something like ki-yeev? Or kee-eev.
Kiev I've heard more like kee-ehv / kee-yev / kee-yevf.

Brat means rude child, or pronounced a different way, sausage.

Vilnius reminds me of villain/villainous, but that one's more distant an association and partly just because vil*n is an uncommon letter/sound combination.

This message was edited 4/10/2025, 8:27 AM

- Anneza

4/9/2025, 7:31 AM

Absolutely the only one I might consider would be Victoria. And even then I probably wouldn't use it, because I'd like to honour a very good friend by using her name, and her full name is Vickie.
Rivne looks and sounds pleasing; it's also close to Riva, which makes it seem familiar to English speakers.

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