'russian names' (all girls)

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

'russian names'

Alla
Amaliya
Anastasia
Dariya
Dominika
Duscha
Fanya
Feodora
Galina
Ivanna
Izabella
Jelena/Jelina
Katarina
Kira
Larisa/Larissa
Luiza
Marina
Mariya
Marya
Masha
Mika
Mikhaila
Nadya
Natalya
Natasha
Nelya
Nika
Olga
Roksana
Roza
Sariya
Stefanya
Tatiana
Valentina
Valya
Varvara
Viera
Viveka
Yana
Zhanna
Zoya

i think some of these are truly horrible but others are interesting and different. not a whole lot of 'girliness' here? ;]
WDYT?

Comments

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

right, i was thinking more along the lines of the 'disney' factor when i said girly. i'm from europe and names like olga and roksana make me think of the old muscle-packed eastern female athletes, heh.

[chucklincanuck.livejournal.com]

My sister's name's Natasha. I like it.

I like

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Anastasia
Katarina
Larissa
Stefanya

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I like:

Anastasia
Izabella- Though people would just assume this was a case of replacing an S with a z for 'yooniikness'
Marina
Valentina

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

yeah, they probably would at this end.
lots of y'z here, too, except that it isn't just youneeeeeeekness.

[den-snilek.livejournal.com]

My Russian name is Vitaly... I always adored Russian names (my english name is Joshua.. so boring)

but yess.. I lolve Nikolai/Koyla and wish I could fit in on my names list somewhere! lol.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Alla- This would make a nice middle name.
Amaliya- I like it without the y.
Anastasia- One of my favorites, but my roommate's friend ruined this name for me.
Dariya- Again, I like it without the y.
Dominika- No thanks.
Duscha- Pretty, but here her nn would be "douche," unfortunately.
Fanya- The Russian take on Fanny... still don't like it,
Feodora- Too close to sounding like the hat.
Galina- No.
Ivanna- The former Mrs. Trump ruined this name for me.
Izabella- I prefer Isabelle.
Jelena/Jelina- I'd use the -ena version, because my middle name is Elena.
Katarina- Love this name.
Kira- Eh..
Larisa/Larissa- Don't like it.
Luiza- Too Sound of Music
Marina- Don't like it.
Mariya- Cute.
Marya- I can take it or leave it.
Masha- nn: MashER? Mash?
Mika- I think of this as a male Finnish name: Mika Hakkonnen anyone?
Mikhaila~Zoya- Don't like any of them

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I realize it changes the pronunciation, my father is half Russian. I just tend to like the "ah" sound over the "yah" sound, and also since I live in Georgia, people would get it wrong anyway.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I like most of them but none of them are my favorite Russian names. I do like Katerina nn Katya a lot though.

[den-snilek.livejournal.com]

I adore Russian names! Anastasia is probably one of my favourite girls names, but alas I'd never use it.. lol.

Regardless, I like the list.

My favorites

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

I like Galina, Katarina (a name that's suddenly growing on me lately), Kira, and Larissa. Most of the others are okay,, but they don't really do it for me.

[biancasablancas.livejournal.com]

Woo! I'm Russian. My babushka's name is Valentina and my Russian grandpa was Viktor. A lot of my relatives' names are here -
I'm related to a zillion Katyas (Katerina), two Kiras, a Natasha whose daughter is Ksana, an Alexandra that goes by Shura as a nn.

Oh! And my mum's name means 'love' in Russian but I'm not sure how to spell it in English (as she goes by Lyn legally in Australia). It's sort of a cross between Lyuba and Luba (the u making a quick 'oo' sound)

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like:
Anastasia
Katarina
Larissa
Marina
Valentina