Slavic girl names

Hey!

I am waiting for a baby girl, and me and my husband are looking for slavic/russian girl names (because of our background), that are not so common. So far we like [name_f]Olga[/name_f], [name_f]Sonya[/name_f] and [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], but we have close relatives with the names [name_f]Olga[/name_f] and [name_f]Sonya[/name_f], which is why we do not want to use those. We like [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] a lot, but are not sure if that is what we want to name our baby girl.

We prefer short and not so common names, so if you have any suggestions, any ideas would be appreciated! :slight_smile:

My first thought for you is [name_f]Mira[/name_f]. Another idea is [name_f]Anya[/name_f], if it is not too close to [name_f]Sonya[/name_f], which I really love.

[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Arina[/name_f]
Inna
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tanya[/name_f]
[name_f]Zora[/name_f]
[name_f]Yana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ioana[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Iva[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]

My first thought was [name_f]Anya[/name_f]/[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. I also really like [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] for you because it’s short and recognizable but not overly popular.

I’ve always loved [name_f]Ludmila[/name_f]

Or: [name_f]Masha[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_f]Sosha[/name_f], Lubov, [name_f]Iva[/name_f], [name_f]Luba[/name_f], [name_f]Feodora[/name_f], [name_f]Lara[/name_f], [name_f]Xenia[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Nastia[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f], [name_f]Tasha[/name_f], [name_f]Venus[/name_f], Zsofia

My favorite Slavic name is [name_f]Alina[/name_f] :).

[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] (can be nicknamed [name_f]Natasha[/name_f])
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Daria[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoya[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ludmila[/name_f]
[name_f]Galina[/name_f]
[name_f]Klara[/name_f]
[name_f]Inga[/name_f]
Inna
[name_f]Alyona[/name_f]/[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vlada[/name_f]
[name_f]Yulia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamara[/name_f]
[name_f]Varvara[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zhanna[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Zosia[/name_f]/[name_f]Zosha[/name_f]? Like [name_f]Sonya[/name_f], it’s a form of [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], and feels like a fresher version of [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] and [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] in the US.

My daughter’s name is [name_f]Anya[/name_f]! I love it. It’s the Russian version of [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or can be used as a nn for [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. It’s not very popular at all so I love it when I meet another [name_f]Anya[/name_f].

Slavic names are so beautiful! There have been lots of great suggestions, so I will just add two of my favourite Russian girls’ names: Anfisa and Agrafena.

[name_f]Fanya[/name_f] is my most favorite <3 My Grandmother’s name is Frances, so all versions are close to my heart.

I absolutely love [name_f]Natasha[/name_f]! I think it’s stunning, strong, and totally underused. Plus the nickname options - [name_u]Nat[/name_u], [name_f]Tasha[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], Natia – are great.