We are Russian Americans with double citizenship. Our children [name]Tim[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] prefer to speak English and they consider themselfs much more american then russian. We need name for our baby girl, who is due in [name]April[/name].
We prefer name that is not too much russian (like [name]Tatiana[/name]) but can be easily used in [name]Russia[/name]. Names like [name]Anna[/name], [name]Elisabeth[/name] or Katerine would be perfect, but they are at the top 6 for the last 5 years. Other top names for girls in [name]Russia[/name] - [name]Alexandra[/name], [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Daria[/name], [name]Varvara[/name], [name]Polina[/name], [name]Sofia[/name], [name]Victoria[/name]. So they are all out.
I really liked [name]Agatha[/name] but pronunciation is too different in [name]Russia[/name].
Our list for now: [name]Nina[/name], [name]Margarita[/name] ([name]Margo[/name]), [name]Zoya[/name] or [name]Zoe[/name], [name]Julia[/name], [name]Lydia[/name]
Our last name starts with S and ends with A
I love [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name]! Very pretty, and they work really well in [name]America[/name]. I don’t have a ton of experience with Russian, but I had a Russian piano teacher and her name is [name]Julia[/name], so I would think that that would work well there.
My knowledge of Russian girls’ names is fairly limited. I’ve heard [name]Maya[/name], [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Lilia[/name], [name]Natalia[/name], etc., have Russian history, and I think those are lovely. Would something like that work?
I also read half of this series about these Russian heroines, and their names were [name]Ekaterina[/name], [name]Nadia[/name], [name]Marina[/name], and [name]Oksana[/name]–I love all of those names. Would those maybe work? [name]Ekaterina[/name] and [name]Oksana[/name] might be too Russian/Eastern European, but [name]Nadia[/name] and [name]Marina[/name] would definitely work in [name]America[/name] and go great with [name]Tim[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]!
Good luck!
I like [name]Anya[/name]/[name]Annia[/name], [name]Halina[/name], [name]Kira[/name], [name]Lara[/name], [name]Larissa[/name], [name]Nadine[/name], [name]Nadia[/name]
is [name]Annika[/name] considered Russian?
From your list I really love [name]Margarita[/name] and [name]Julia[/name]! I think they fit the bill just right. [name]Zoe[/name] does, too, but it’s very popular over here. [name]Nina[/name] is kinda dated, but it could work. I don’t really like [name]Lydia[/name] anymore. I like [name]Julia[/name] the best with [name]Tim[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name].
Is Katerine the same as [name]Katarina[/name]? Could you use that? I adore both/either spelling if so! What about [name]Marie[/name], or some form of it, such as [name]Anna[/name] [name]Marie[/name] or the three-syllable [name]Annemarie[/name]? Oh! I know, what about [name]Anastasia[/name] or [name]Anastacia[/name]?
I’m sorry, I don’t know much about Russian names, but they are very pretty and I hope you find one you like!
i like russian names 4 some reason, I like [name]Natalie[/name], natasha, [name]Galina[/name] is ok but maybe 2 russian, [name]Alina[/name] is cute and one of my favs not russian but used 2 be popular in russia, nadia and i also like your choices of [name]Julia[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name]
I have travelled to [name]Russia[/name] twice, there are lots and lots of Anastasias and over there the nn is [name]Nastia[/name]! Acceptable nn there out of the question in an English speaking country.
Honestly I don’t think you can better [name]Alexandra[/name], yes it is popular in [name]Russia[/name] with most known as [name]Sacha[/name] but it is such a well loved name worldwide that I would definitely give it to a daughter of mine.
Otherwise I would consider [name]Julia[/name] and the only difference from there to here is that they say Who lee ah, not Jew lee ah.
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What about [name]Katerina[/name] nn [name]Katya[/name] (or whichever spelling you choose)?
I am a huge fan of Russian names, and anything Russian for that matter, so I’ve had this same thought: What are Russian names that are useable in [name]America[/name]? I came up with these favorites: [name]Natasha[/name], [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Marina[/name], [name]Vera[/name]. So gorgeous! You can’t go wrong with these.
Oh, and of course, how could I have forgotten the lovely [name]Katerina[/name].
[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Vera[/name] and [name]Natalia[/name], both very wearable in [name]America[/name] and if I’m reading right not overwhelmingly popular in [name]Russia[/name] (certainly not in US, although [name]Vera[/name] is on the rise, and [name]Natalia[/name] I think is well-used, but not like [name]Sofia[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name] or anything). You could nickname [name]Vera[/name] Vee if you liked and [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Talia[/name] or [name]Tallie[/name] or [name]Nat[/name].
[name]Nina[/name] is lovely, too! Is [name]Antonia[/name] used in [name]Russia[/name]? That’s another nice one if so. [name]Antonina[/name] I think is more so? That one’s pretty but a little harder in the US, not impossible though I don’t think.
[name]Irina[/name] also strikes me as an option.
All best!
I don’t know a lot about traditional Russian names, so I used a book that I have and selected ones that I thought would be easy to use in both cultures (and sound nice with [name]Tim[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] - at least to my American ear).
[name]Alisa[/name]
[name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Dominika[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] / [name]Yelena[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Filippa[/name]
[name]Kira[/name]
[name]Kristina[/name]
[name]Lara[/name] / [name]Larisa[/name]
[name]Milena[/name] ([name]Mila[/name]/[name]Lena[/name])
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Sonya[/name]
[name]Valeria[/name] / Valeriya
[name]Veronica[/name] / [name]Veronika[/name]
Hopefully gives you some ideas/inspiration.
I also really like [name]Julia[/name] ([name]Do[/name] you think [name]Yulia[/name]/[name]Yuliana[/name] would work?), [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Nadya[/name], [name]Zoya[/name]and [name]Natalya[/name] that were already suggested. (I really love Zoya!)
Good luck 
I like [name]Nina[/name], [name]Julia[/name], and [name]Lydia[/name]! Also, [name]Nadia[/name] and [name]Natasha[/name].
I like the idea of [name]Diana[/name] also.
I believe [name]Inessa[/name] is a Russian variant of [name]Agnes[/name], which gets you a little closer to [name]Agatha[/name]. A little bit of a stretch but I think it has a familiar and feminine sound that would resonate well here in the U.S.
[name]Anastasia[/name] and [name]Natasha[/name] are my favorites! Also, [name]Nadia[/name], [name]Nina[/name] and [name]Daria[/name].
This is quite nice but said in a completely different way there to here, we say Eye reen ah, they say i reen ah (that is a very short I sound as in incredible).
What about [name]Mila[/name] or [name]Milena[/name]?
My favourite Russian names (that are wearable in US) are [name]Helena[/name]/[name]Elena[/name], [name]Katya[/name]/[name]Katia[/name], and [name]Irina[/name].
From your list, I like [name]Nina[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name]. The problem is I can’t imagine a serious adult with either name. [name]Julia[/name] to me sounds dated, sorry.
[name]Lydia[/name] is not my favourite but certainly not a bad name. [name]Margarita[/name] reminds me of the drink.
My favorite from your list is [name]Lydia[/name], classic and easy to say in many languages. I like [name]Zoya[/name] also but it is not very well known as a name in the US. I love the name [name]Yulia[/name], more than [name]Julia[/name], but since it is so similar it would probably be mistaken for [name]Julia[/name] in the US. I really like the suggestions of [name]Helena[/name] and Oxana. Here are some more names you might like: [name]Alessia[/name], [name]Karina[/name], [name]Lara[/name], [name]Sonia[/name], [name]Susanna[/name], [name]Vera[/name], [name]Zaria[/name], [name]Ivanna[/name].
[name]Yulia[/name] is spelt as [name]Julia[/name] and Oxana is spelt as Ocksana.