I wouldn’t expect an [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] to be Russian, but I would expect him to have Eastern European heritage of some kind? Basically some level of heritage or other connection to any country where [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] / [name_f]Ilia[/name_f] / [name_m]Ilija[/name_m] / [name_m]Iliya[/name_m] / [name_m]Illya[/name_m] of any spelling is used. I personally wouldn’t find it inappropriate otherwise, but I do think I’d be a little surprised.
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Not sure how to vote on the spelling question because it depends on how you want the name to be pronounced!! To me Ilya is 2 syllables (EEL-yah) while Ilija/Iliya are 3 (EE-lee-ah for Ilija and ee-LEE-ah for Iliya)
Also, I voted “would expect a baby Ilya to be Russian” but in reality I guess it’s more that I’d expect an Ilya to be from a country with Russian influence on its naming culture (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan come to mind)
That said it’s a neutral-sounding name that’s used in quite a few places in the world in different but similar-sounding forms (Ilie in Romania, Ilias in Greece, etc. etc.) so I don’t think it’s too associated with any one culture
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Apologies for the double posting!! 
Thank you for your votes! 
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NOTM October 2024
Girls Vote For One
- Esme
- Eilir ‘Eili’
- Zara
- Liliwen
- Ginnie
- Verity
- Sophie
- Adelina
- Olwen
- Zehra
- Belle
- Mya
- Megan ‘Meg, Meggie’
- Stephanie
- Persephone ‘Effie’
- Carolina ‘Carrie’
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Girls Vote For Any
- Esme
- Eilir ‘Eili’
- Zara
- Liliwen
- Ginnie
- Verity
- Sophie
- Adelina
- Olwen
- Zehra
- Belle
- Mya
- Megan ‘Meg, Meggie’
- Stephanie
- Persephone ‘Effie’
- Carolina ‘Carrie’
- Ottilie
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Boys Vote For One
- Remus ‘Russ’
- Cyrus
- Eli
- John
- Noël
- Gus
- Isaiah (eye-zye-uh)
- Riley
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Boys Vote For Any
- Remus ‘Russ’
- Cyrus
- Eli
- John
- Noël
- Gus
- Isaiah (eye-zye-uh)
- Riley
- Pryderi
- Graceson
- Sirius
- Enfys
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- Genevieve hazel☀️
- Hazel Genevieve🌷
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I agree with what @EagleEyes said:
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- Hazel Genevieve🌸
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Is Cygnus “too strong”?
- yes, best kept as a gp
- yes, but fine as a middle
- maybe, could be “softened” with a nickname
- no, it is unmatched against my son Godric Hercules the Great
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(I hope there’s a real Godric Hercules out there, what a cool name)
Favourite nn for Cygnus?
- Cy
- Ziggy
- other
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- Max
- Jack
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- Jack Thomas
- Max Arthur
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- Max Wilde
- Jack Wilde
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- Max Arthur
- Jack Wilde
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I wasn’t sure how to vote on spelling. In Russian [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] is pronounced eel-yah (two syllables) while all of your other options would have three syllables. So to me [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] is the only “correct” spelling, but if you’re going for a different pronunciation it wouldn’t work.
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I know this isn’t helpful at all, but [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] [name_m]Rosen[/name_m] [name_m]Carlisle[/name_m] is absolutely darling! 
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- Ada clementine ,yay🌷
- Ada clementine ,nay☀️
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- Isolde linnea☀️
- Linnea isolde🌸
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- Maren Cressida💜
- Cressida Maren
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- Max Arthur
- Max Andrew
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I was about to say the same !!
@winterlyricalfox he is gorgeous!! 
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I think it depends on how you pronounce it? If you say sigh-gnus then I like [name_m]Cy[/name_m] more, if you say see-gnus then I like [name_m]Ziggy[/name_m] more!
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