The Quick Poll Thread! (Part 7)

General Name Discussion
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Much thanks in advance, and have a splendid day!! :sunny: :honey_pot: :yellow_heart:

  • Lucida “Lucy”
  • Lucidia “Lucy”
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  • Linnea Isolde🌷
  • Maren Cressida🌸
  • Both☀️
0 voters
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I would expect a baby Ilya (b)…

  • To be Russian
  • To not be Russian
  • I would not make any assumptions about an Ilya’s nationality
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Is Ilya a doable name for non-Russian parents? Both my partner and I love it, but neither of us are Russian

  • Yes, definitely!!
  • It may confuse some people, but still doable
  • I’d stay away!
  • …and the best spelling for this is Ilya
  • …and the best spelling for this is Ilija
  • …and the best spelling for this is Iliya
  • …and I have another spelling I think would be best (please tell me!!)
0 voters
Ilya Rosen Carlisle
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  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
0 voters
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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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  • Ruby
  • Daphne
0 voters
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  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Zelda Vivienne
  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Sylvie Cordelia
  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Willa Beatrice
  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Billie Rosalind
  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Philippa Loveday
  • Juniper Florence, Leona Winifred and Lucy Cordelia
  • Juniper Florence, Leonie Winifred and Freya Rosalind
0 voters
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Apologies for the double posting!! :yellow_heart: Thank you for your votes! :sunny:

  • Faustina
  • Faustine
0 voters
10032

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’
  • Ottilie
  • Cecily
0 voters
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
  • Cecily
0 voters
Boys Vote For One
  • Remus ‘Russ’
  • Cyrus
  • Eli
  • John
  • Noël
  • Gus
  • Isaiah (eye-zye-uh)
  • Riley
  • Pryderi
  • Graceson
  • Sirius
  • Enfys
  • Garrett
0 voters
Boys Vote For Any
  • Remus ‘Russ’
  • Cyrus
  • Eli
  • John
  • Noël
  • Gus
  • Isaiah (eye-zye-uh)
  • Riley
  • Pryderi
  • Graceson
  • Sirius
  • Enfys
  • Garrett
0 voters
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  • Genevieve hazel☀️
  • Hazel Genevieve🌷
0 voters
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I agree with what @EagleEyes said:

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  • Genevieve Blythe☀️
  • Hazel Genevieve🌸
0 voters
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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
0 voters

(I hope there’s a real Godric Hercules out there, what a cool name)

Favourite nn for Cygnus?

  • Cy
  • Ziggy
  • other
0 voters
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  • Max
  • Jack
0 voters
  • Jack Thomas
  • Max Arthur
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  • Max Wilde
  • Jack Wilde
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  • Max Arthur
  • Jack Wilde
0 voters
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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! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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  • Ada clementine ,yay🌷
  • Ada clementine ,nay☀️
0 voters
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  • Isolde linnea☀️
  • Linnea isolde🌸
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  • Maren Cressida💜
  • Cressida Maren :two_hearts:
0 voters