Hey all,
I was recently looking at a list of my own favorites which includes [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Katya[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], and [name_f]Tasha[/name_f]…but my fiancée doesn’t like any of those so they are not on our potential baby name list. I’m wondering if there are other suggestions that are either Russian in origin or have the same feel and style that I could ask him if he likes.
Thanks!
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katerina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_f]Melana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
Raiya
I adore [name_f]Katia[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
I also like:
[name_f]Ileana[/name_f] (more Romanian though I think)
[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliya[/name_f]
[name_f]Katerina[/name_f], [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronika[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
Valeriya
[name_f]Yelena[/name_f]
Réka (Magyar)
Anzhela
Ruxandra (Romanian)
[name_f]Aleksandrina[/name_f]
My favorites are [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] and [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]-- and I love the meanings-- resurrection and hope. For [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], you could use nns [name_u]Stacy[/name_u], [name_f]Tacy[/name_f], or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]-- maybe this makes it more palatable. Some other possibilities (a lot of names with Greek origins work well and you could use an English translation/spelling): [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Lillia[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Daria[/name_f], [name_f]Dominika[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Elissa[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f], [name_f]Feodora[/name_f], Feona/[name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_u]Lisa[/name_u]/[name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Margo[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Marianna[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Nessa[/name_f], [name_f]Neva[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Tamara[/name_f], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_u]Vida[/name_u], [name_f]Xenia[/name_f], [name_f]Zhanna[/name_f]
I like:
Jenya or Zhenya
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyudmila[/name_f]
[name_f]Yelena[/name_f]
Nadyezhdya- means hope and common nn is [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] nn [name_f]Olia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
…that’s all I can come up with off the top of my head…
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]
[name_f]Petrova[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jana[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronika[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Nikita[/name_u]
[name_f]Rozalia[/name_f]
Nikol
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Amina[/name_f]
Averina
[name_f]Sofya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] 
[name_f]Larisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Varvara[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
I had a friend in high school named [name_f]Yelena[/name_f] and I have a co-worker named [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]. They are both Russian.
Evgeniia short form Zhenya
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f] short form Ksusha
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] short form [name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f] short form [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_u]Nikita[/name_u] is male name only, it’s just wrong to name a girl that. my favourites are - [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Arina[/name_f], [name_f]Taisa[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] (with hard g, like gh-, perhaps), [name_f]Margarita[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Vasilisa[/name_f], Aglaya, [name_f]Yana[/name_f], [name_f]Darina[/name_f], [name_f]Inga[/name_f], [name_f]Inessa[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], etc. [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] as full name looks cheap, imo. [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] - much better.
I don’t know if it’s Russian per se, but I love the name [name_f]Evelina[/name_f].
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f]Katia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
My husband and I have relatives from [name_f]Russia[/name_f]. [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] are the stand outs as far as pretty goes. I would even consider [name_f]Odessa[/name_f].
[name_f]Irina[/name_f] is my favorite “Russian” name, but it’s never well-received! I think it’s beautiful, but it’s become more of a guilty pleasure name. I also love [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Alina[/name_f] and [name_f]Halina[/name_f].
I’m a huge fan of [name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f], [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Zoya[/name_f], and [name_f]Vera[/name_f].
Some of my favorite Russian names are [name_f]Liliya[/name_f]/[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f]/[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Zaria[/name_f], and [name_f]Elena[/name_f]/[name_f]Yelena[/name_f] are great suggestions, too. I’ve always adored [name_f]Oksana[/name_f], [name_f]Olesya[/name_f] (the Russian form of [name_f]Alexia[/name_f]/[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]), and [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f], too. I love Russian names, but I never seem to be able to think of them when I want to! Evgeniy/Evgeniya is a huge GP of mine (Russian form of [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]/[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]), but I think it’d be a nightmare in English. 
Good luck!