Currently reading the classic novel “[name_f]Anna[/name_f] Karenina” by [name_m]Leo[/name_m] Tolstoy. What do you think of using Karenina as a FN, with NN [name_f]Nina[/name_f]? [name_m]Just[/name_m] looking for opinions 
i love the name [name_f]Nina[/name_f] as either nn or fn,it’s very pretty and recognizable from the novel by Tolstoy. i’d like to meet a little Karenina. 
I’d like to say it sounds like a tragedy, but I actually find it rather appealing.
I would love to meet one. The novel is wonderful, and the name has great nickname options.
I like it in theory, but it wouldn’t be a namesake I’d like to be connected to. Good book, but a sad ending.
Thank you for your input, berries!
@CristinaMariane - I have just started reading it, so I don’t know what the ending is yet. You have a very valid point though, I should definitely read the whole story before considering the name!
I’d considered this personally, since my mom’s name is [name_f]Karen[/name_f]! It’s interesting, but I agree–the sad connections would put me off. I’ve always found Karenina to be so beautiful and ethereal and Russian, though! I adore it. I would probably opt for the nn [name_u]Wren[/name_u] instead of [name_f]Nina[/name_f], but that’s just me. [name_f]Kara[/name_f] or [name_u]Ari[/name_u] could be sweet for a nn, too. Or even [name_f]Kina[/name_f]?
Ohh, I hadn’t thought of [name_u]Wren[/name_u], but that could be cute too!
For me its way too attached to the novel. Everyone would know exactly where I’d pulled the name from. The sound is very pretty though.
It’s a surname to me (Karenina is her surname) and way too attached to the character.
It’s very literary, but if you’re okay with that then why not? The nn [name_f]Nina[/name_f] is great.
I think it works as a middle. It’s a bit much for me as a first name- it’s quite long and has this very bouncy quality, along with a tragic literary association, that makes it seem unfit for everyday use. I can’t imagine a person named Karenina would ever actually be called Karenina, just nicknames. It also comes off as a tiny bit pretentious to me, and it’s very, very tied to the book.
If you love the book that much, I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] may be a smarter, more subtle choice. But I do think Karenina makes a fantastic middle, especially for a more conservative first.