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Olga is, hands down, one of my least favourite Russian names. Sorry. I could go on about it, but there's nothing nice I can think about it which is why I won't say anything at all. I've spend years studying Russian history/politics and it's by fair one of my favourite classes, but I could easily overlook the Romanov connection not out of ignorance (I find it rather snobbish that such would be suggested ignorant. It isn't a subject widely taught in some countries, and some people just aren't interested in Russian history as I've found out since I started university all those years ago. Each to their own) just because in the great scheme of Russian history, culture and politics there's much more going on than Nikolai's ill fated family. I did meet an Ola today, which seems to be occasionally used in Russia, at least more than I knew, and is infinitely prettier than Olga. I don't know... I guess the 'g' is too harsh for me.

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Anastasia/ Anastasiya is far too frilly for me. Besides, in Russia it has the horrible diminutive Nastya, which is just... eugh. We know a really unfriendly, rude woman called Anastasiya who goes by Nastya and we call her 'Nasty Nastya'. That is something that'll probably never leave me.

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I like Karlo, though. I usually don't like names beginning in K, but this one is actually quite appealing, perhaps even more than Carlo (and since I inherently prefer C over K in 98% of names, this is really a statement indeed).

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Oops... and Alexandria is very pretty. So 'yes' - Alexandria, Karlo. 'Pass' - Olga, Anastasia.