My daughter will speak ukranian thanks to her [name_f]Dido[/name_f] (ukranian for grandpa). she also has a lot of irish background… any suggestions with those backgrounds that are beautiful & not tooo crazy?
The first thing that came to mind was [name_f]Fia[/name_f]…it’s an Irish name, and I once knew an Eastern European girl who had that name. I think it may have been short for [name_f]Zofia[/name_f]? That might be a good option for your family that includes both heritages.
Irish: [name_f]Aisling[/name_f] ([name_f]Ashlin[/name_f] spelling is also acceptable, though less beautiful), [name_f]Brigid[/name_f], [name_u]Flannery[/name_u], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] ([name_f]Eve[/name_f]), [name_f]Mab[/name_f], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]/[name_f]Maeva[/name_f], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f], [name_f]Niamh[/name_f] or [name_f]Neve[/name_f], [name_f]Nola[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Orlaith[/name_f], [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]/[name_f]Deirdra[/name_f], [name_f]Cliona[/name_f], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] (Sorsha), [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f], [name_f]Roisin[/name_f], [name_f]Sheila[/name_f], [name_f]Sinead[/name_f], [name_u]Teagan[/name_u], [name_u]Tierney[/name_u]
Ukrainian (many of these are variations of Russian names; they tend to replace y with i, though I find these spellings less attractive): [name_f]Anastasiya[/name_f]/[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Dariya[/name_f]/[name_f]Daria[/name_f], [name_f]Hanna[/name_f], [name_f]Katerina[/name_f], [name_f]Irena[/name_f], [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Natalya[/name_f], Svitlana/[name_f]Svetlana[/name_f], [name_f]Tamara[/name_f], Oxana, [name_f]Vira[/name_f], Valentyna/[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] comes to mind as a really pretty Russian name with less of a dramatic flair than [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] & [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]. I think it wears well on a girl of any nationality in 2013. [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is a pretty Irish name that is recognizable in the states that also feels very 2013 for me. [name_m]Both[/name_m] names would be easily pronounced by the other culture because of the similar sound structure. So if you want an Irish name that Dida could easily pronounce, this might be a good choice.
I also think that [name_f]Lana[/name_f] & [name_f]Nina[/name_f] & [name_f]Anya[/name_f] are sweet. I think there’s an Irish spelling of [name_f]Anya[/name_f] that shares the Russian pronunciation, but I’m not sure what it is. Good luck!
[name_f]Kira[/name_f] springs to mind, since it is Russian but phonetically the same as the Irish [name_f]Ciara[/name_f]/[name_f]Keira[/name_f].
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]/[name_f]Aine[/name_f] and [name_f]Kira[/name_f]/[name_f]Ciara[/name_f] are good suggestions, as they really bridge the two languages. [name_u]Dara[/name_u] is Irish and [name_f]Daria[/name_f] is Ukrainian, those are very close. [name_f]Elen[/name_f] is Welsh as opposed to Irish, but very close to [name_f]Elena[/name_f]. A little more out there is [name_f]Fainne[/name_f]/[name_f]Fania[/name_f].
Otherwise, there are plenty of names in either language that are pretty to people from either culture.
Thanks everyone they are some great expressions I don’t think I would have ever thought of even half of them 
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there. I am half-Ukrainiam, speak Russian so…
Firstly: [name_u]Kostya[/name_u], [name_u]Misha[/name_u], [name_m]Vanya[/name_m], [name_u]Pasha[/name_u] and [name_u]Nikita[/name_u] are BOYS’ names.
Then, I would list recognizable Ukrainian names with possible nickname options. Nicknames are not used as full names in Ukraine, to make things clear.
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] - [name_u]Sascha[/name_u], [name_f]Alya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] - [name_f]Asya[/name_f], [name_f]Nastya[/name_f], [name_f]Stasya[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] - [name_f]Lina[/name_f] (g like goat)
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] - [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Nura[/name_f], Anuta (“u”=“you”) or Ganna (g like in goat)
[name_f]Daria[/name_f] - [name_f]Dasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Darina[/name_f]/Dariyana - [name_f]Dasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]/[name_f]Yevgenia[/name_f] - Zhehya
[name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]/[name_f]Yelizaveta[/name_f] - [name_f]Liza[/name_f] (lee-zuh)
[name_f]Elena[/name_f] - [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Elya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fedora[/name_f] - [name_m]Fedya[/name_m]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f] - [name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f] (kee-ruh)
[name_f]Larisa[/name_f] - [name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leocadia[/name_f] - Lyoca
[name_f]Lidia[/name_f] - [name_f]Lida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludmila[/name_f] - [name_f]Luda[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Milena[/name_f]/[name_f]Milana[/name_f] - [name_f]Lena[/name_f]/[name_f]Lana[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f] - [name_f]Olya[/name_f], Lyalya
[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
Ruslana - [name_f]Lana[/name_f], Rusya
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] - [name_f]Sonya[/name_f]
Stanislava - [name_f]Stasya[/name_f]
[name_f]Svetlana[/name_f] - [name_f]Sveta[/name_f], [name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] - [name_f]Tanya[/name_f]
Yaroslava
Well, I’m biased but I think [name_f]Erin[/name_f] is a good name I’m always surprised it’s not further up the popularity list hehe.
I also like [name_f]Orla[/name_f]
I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Erin[/name_f] and am surprised it isn’t more enduring. I know plenty of Erins born in the 80s/90s, but never meet any little ones! I think [name_f]Erin[/name_f] & [name_f]Irina[/name_f] are strongly similar and the Russian nn [name_u]Ira[/name_u] (ee-ra) could easily be a cute nickname for [name_f]Erin[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Erin[/name_f] more than [name_f]Irene[/name_f] or [name_f]Irina[/name_f] personally!
I don’t know of too many Russian/Ukranian names, but I found these to have Russian backgrounds, and I`ve added a list of my favourite Gaelic/Irish/names.
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Oksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Zofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaliya[/name_f]
[name_f]Alisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Dariya[/name_f]
[name_f]Evgenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Izabela[/name_f]
[name_f]Izabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lidiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydie[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maiya[/name_f]
[name_f]Melaniya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadiya[/name_f]
Natasiya
[name_u]Nikita[/name_u]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olena[/name_f]
Oleysa
[name_f]Rena[/name_f]
[name_f]Roksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanya[/name_f]
[name_f]Venera[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aydeen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f] (Ee-fa)
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f] (Kee-va)
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]/[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f]
Aveleen (traditional Irish spelling: Aibhlinn)
Aibreann/Aibrean (ab-rawn)
[name_f]Ailish[/name_f] (ay-lish)
[name_f]Aine[/name_f] (awn-ye)
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]/[name_f]Alannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Aoibheann[/name_u] ([name_f]Eve[/name_f]-een)
[name_f]Aislinn[/name_f]/[name_f]Ashling[/name_f] ([name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f])
Brannagh
Bronagh
[name_f]Caitlin[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
Kaylinn
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ciara[/name_f] (kee-ra/kee-ar-ah)
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
Eibhleann, ([name_f]Eve[/name_f]-linn)
[name_f]Eimear[/name_f] (Ee-mer)
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Keela[/name_f]
[name_f]Kyla[/name_f]
[name_u]Kerry[/name_u]
Kyna (kee-na)
[name_f]Maire[/name_f] (My-ra)
Maolisa (mail-issa)
[name_f]Meara[/name_f] (meer-ah)
[name_f]Neala[/name_f] (nee-lah)
[name_f]Nessa[/name_f]/Neasa
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f] ([name_f]Neve[/name_f])
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Riona[/name_f]
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f] (ro-sheen)
[name_f]Rosaleen[/name_f]
Saorise (sear-sha)
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Iseult[/name_f] (form of [name_f]Isolde[/name_f])
So many great suggestioms, I had to reread them a few times to try and adjust to the pronunciation lol…
Any other suggestions?
[name_f]Fia[/name_f] can also be the nickname for [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], which I think is a beautiful name. Its feminine, the sound is beautiful, and the meaning is lovely, too.
Are there any Russian, Ukranian, or Irish words that you think could work as a name? Like are there any words or names you love that could work when translated to any of those? In example, [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] is [name_f]Aislinn[/name_f] in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], and the word “fate” is Dolya in Russian (I could be wrong, though).
I like fiona, jist like I like ophelia - both remind me of feline kitty cats unfortunately. & I havent tried translating any of them, thats a idea. & I believe I said in another post I like [name_f]Aislinn[/name_f] burt to many people in my family would connect it to a local town.
I do like the idea of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] without the [name_f]Ana[/name_f]. But im not sure if it sounds undone or people may think or say stacy instead which I dont like. I do think pronounced like ‘sta-sha’ or ‘stas-ja’ - if im even saying them correct would be cute. Wdyt?
There are a lot of ways to pronounce [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], it just depends on the dialect of the speaker. Onthis website there are many ways to pronounce (you get a visual pronunciation and 2 audio clips for 2 of the pronunciations) but I’m sure there are many other ways. Whichever one you like you can form a nickname based on the sound.
[name_f]Anaia[/name_f] “uh-nai-ah” or [name_f]Anais[/name_f] “uh-nai-ihs” or “uh-nai-ees” could be nicknames for [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f].
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]: ah-nah-stay-sz uh is the most common pronunciation, Sia “sz uh” could be the nickname.
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]: ah-nah-stah-zia is the pronunciation of Greek origin, but I like the nickname option of [name_u]Zia[/name_u].
Anastaia: ah-nah-sta-ia is another Greek pronunciation, and the nickname could be [name_f]Nana[/name_f] or [name_f]Nani[/name_f].
[name_f]Anastasiya[/name_f]: ah-nah-stah-see-ya is the most common pronunciation in [name_f]Russia[/name_f], and the nick could be Sia.
I think its a beautiful name, and the meaning is wonderful. “Resurrection” could be a hint to starting anew!
[name_f]Anai[/name_f] is pretty & anais is a very common baby blanket name here. Although I dont like nick names it does offer decent ones & the meaning is quite deep. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think if I cut out the ana & did just [name_f]Stasia[/name_f] like stay-sia (like asia without the a?) We have a ten letter 3 syllable last name so I feel like anastasia in whole might be much
So many to consider & my mom is finally giving in some! she likes [name_f]Oksana[/name_f] ( she said it like oxana?) & [name_f]Olena[/name_f]…
Have you thought of [name_f]Anya[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]? [name_f]Aine[/name_f] (pronounced like [name_f]Anya[/name_f]) is popular in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f]. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is the Russian diminutive of [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Eirian[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], [name_f]Katya[/name_f], and [name_f]Aislin[/name_f].