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HelpRe: Ivan, Alexey and Nadia?
in reply to a message by Idony
Ivan and Alexey are great together, but Nadia / Nadya is strictly a nickname (for Nadezhda) in Russia, so I can't really condone it as a full first name.
I prefer the transcriptions Aleksey or Alexei, and I think either would go down OK enough here in North America.
I prefer the transcriptions Aleksey or Alexei, and I think either would go down OK enough here in North America.
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Thanks for your input. I'm aware of Nadia being a nn in Russia, but we thought it would be too difficult for English speakers. L. isn't even a native English speaker, he is Brazilian and Nadia is used as a full name there. The (hypothetical) kids would have English and Brazilian citizenship so we're really looking for names that would work in both of those countries and also anywhere else we might end up living (Australia, Italy, where ever).
That was a long winded way of saying Nadezhda might not have the possibility for easy use internationally that we are looking for. It is kind of to do with L. thinking he has a very "Latin" name and not liking that.
That was a long winded way of saying Nadezhda might not have the possibility for easy use internationally that we are looking for. It is kind of to do with L. thinking he has a very "Latin" name and not liking that.
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