Hello all, I have maybe an odd naming quest. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom gave me a set of handmade and handpainted Russian Matryoshka nesting dolls as a birthday present because she has a set of Turkish ones she was gifted by a student and their family her first year of teaching 35 years ago. They have always my favourite decoration and I named them when I was really young: [name_f]Aleksandra[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasiya[/name_f], [name_f]Svetlana[/name_f], Saffiyyah, and [name_f]Olga[/name_f]. I absolutely adore them. Hers are brown with blue or green eyes (alternating on each doll) and gold leaf and filigree paintings of Mosques.
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[name_f]My[/name_f] new ones are pink and blue with yellow head scarves and red roses that “bloom” from a little bud on the smallest into a full bloomed one on the largest. All of their eyes are gold and their hair is black with purple detailing.
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I am wanted some naming ideas that are similar in spirit to what I named my moms, but different names of course. I like how lyrical they sound coming off the tongue altogether and I’m looking for something of the same for mine, including two sets of shared intials and one that doesn’t share their intial. I was thinking maybe [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] and [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] for two of them, and perhaps [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f]? I don’t really like any other V names though (besides [name_f]Viktoria[/name_f] but thats my cars name 
) and I’d like something shorter than all the rest for the littlest one maybe. I’ve also toyed around with [name_f]Irina[/name_f] and [name_f]Inessa[/name_f], but [name_f]Inessa[/name_f] is one of my S/Os top names so I don’t want to “steal” it. And I would also like to avoid names with the same initials as my moms originals, so A, S, and O. The names don’t “have” to be Russian in usage or origin, but I would like all of the names to “go” together. Any ideas would be very helpful, as I seem to be in a creative block right now with names
Similar in vibe to [name_f]Tamar[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f], and [name_f]Irina[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- and don’t begin with A, O, or S…
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[name_f]Constantia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Elmira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Liliya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Olenna[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Taisiya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ilona[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Luba[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yana[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Larisa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tosca[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Valenka
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yelena[/name_f]
I really like [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f]! I can’t believe I forgot about her. [name_f]Liliya[/name_f], [name_f]Galina[/name_f], [name_f]Yelena[/name_f], and [name_f]Yara[/name_f] are great too! Thank you for all of the lovely suggestions
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[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] and [name_f]Irina[/name_f] would be fantastic.
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[name_f]Luiza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zofia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Masha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lyudmila[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yevgeniya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yulia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Praskovya[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Zlata[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Raisa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Klara[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nataliya[/name_f]
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[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
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[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
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In V names [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]? [name_f]Vlada[/name_f]? Vladislava?
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Thank you! I like [name_f]Vlada[/name_f] and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f]! Which reminds me of Vladimira could be a good one potentially. [name_f]Zlata[/name_f], [name_f]Zofia[/name_f], and [name_f]Yulia[/name_f] are wonderful too
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Oh this is so fun! [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]My[/name_f] grandma brought me back some matryoshka dolls when she came back from [name_f]Russia[/name_f] when I was a kid, they have a special place in my heart. [name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] and [name_f]Tamara[/name_f] are great options! [name_f][/name_f] I love [name_f]Vera[/name_f] for a second V name, but if you don’t love her, maybe [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] could be the one without a matching initial?
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Here’s some ideas:
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[name_f]Larissa[/name_f] & [name_f]Ludmila[/name_f]
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[name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] & [name_f]Varvara[/name_f]
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[name_f]Zoya[/name_f] & [name_f]Zemfira[/name_f]
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[name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f] & [name_f]Yelena[/name_f]
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[name_f]Yevgeniya[/name_f] & [name_f]Yelena[/name_f]
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[name_f]Raissa[/name_f] & [name_f]Ruslana[/name_f]
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[name_f]Petra[/name_f] & [name_f]Pavlina[/name_f]
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[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] & [name_f]Natalya[/name_f]
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[name_f]Mariya[/name_f] & [name_f]Milena[/name_f]
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[name_f]Katya[/name_f] & [name_f]Kira[/name_f]
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[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
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[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
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[name_f]Daria[/name_f] & [name_f]Diana[/name_f]
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Good luck!
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Thank you! I am thinking [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f] as the one without a matching initial, or maybe just throwing the idea out entirely since it’s been such a struggle finding a second “pair” I like [name_f][/name_f] but I do love so many of your suggestions I’m second guessing again. [name_f]Daria[/name_f] & [name_f]Diana[/name_f], [name_f]Larissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Ludmila[/name_f] (!), [name_f]Zoya[/name_f] and [name_f]Zemfira[/name_f], [name_f]Raissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruslana[/name_f] and so perfect I think I may now have too many ideas! It’s such a great place to be in though. Thanks again 
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