Okay I was just wondering with the Olympics going on which Russian girl names everyone would name their little girl. I am leaning towards naming my daughter a Russian name and was wondering what people thought of them!
Some of the ones that I would pick would be [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Katja[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Adelina[/name_f], Viktoriya, [name_f]Natalija[/name_f].
Any other suggestions or maybe sibset names for a twin brother!
Thanks again!
I dislike most Russian names, but if I had to, it’d be [name_f]Mila[/name_f]. It was actually my top choice before it got so popular. I also like [name_f]Sofya[/name_f] (actually I like the nickname, [name_f]Sonya[/name_f]), [name_f]Polina[/name_f] (obviously I wouldn’t use my own name) and [name_f]Yeva[/name_f]. None of these names (except [name_f]Mila[/name_f]) is actually of Russian origin.
There are quite a few I like 
[name_f]Agnessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaliya[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Dariya[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Karina[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]/[name_f]Nataliya[/name_f]/[name_f]Natalya[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Oksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Olesya[/name_f]
[name_f]Roksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Verina[/name_f]
Never heard of this one!
I did a Nameberry super search and looked at Russian names and [name_f]Verina[/name_f] was listed 
I like so many Russian names. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourites:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], [name_f]Irina[/name_f], [name_f]Ksenia[/name_f], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
As for boys names to go along with it, my favourite is [name_m]Alexei[/name_m]. I also like [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] and [name_u]Konstantin[/name_u].
Hmm, it’s strange, the entry says it’s a variant of [name_f]Verena[/name_f], which is [name_m]German[/name_m]/Swiss. Perhaps it’s rarely heard in [name_f]Russia[/name_f] itself.
I thought a few that popped up were a bit out of place - [name_f]Angelina[/name_f]/[name_f]Angela[/name_f]/[name_f]Angelica[/name_f] don’t seem Russian to me? I always thought [name_f]Angelina[/name_f] was Italian. I think though, the names come up as belonging to a certain language if that language has it’s own meaning for it - but when you click on the name, it gives you the most common/well known language/origin. It’s definitely confusing though. I didn’t think [name_f]Zoelle[/name_f] was Russian either, but it came up as well.
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Angelika[/name_f] and [name_f]Angela[/name_f], pronounced with a hard G, are occasionally used in [name_f]Russia[/name_f]. Like I already said, most of names common there now aren’t of Russian (Slavic) origin. Current Top 5 consists of Russian variations of foreign names - [name_f]Sofya[/name_f] (Greek), [name_f]Mariya[/name_f] (Hebrew), [name_f]Arina[/name_f] (Greek), [name_f]Darya[/name_f] (Persian) and [name_f]Anastasiya[/name_f] (Greek).
Never heard of [name_f]Zoelle[/name_f]. There’s [name_f]Zoya[/name_f] that is a Russian form of [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], though. Considered an old lady name.
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] boys: [name_m]Fyodor[/name_m], [name_m]Sergei[/name_m], [name_m]Maksim[/name_m], [name_m]Lev[/name_m], [name_m]Alexei[/name_m], [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]
[name_m]Favorite[/name_m] girls: [name_f]Odessa[/name_f], Zolenceka, [name_f]Verine[/name_f] & [name_f]Vjera[/name_f]
[name_m]Even[/name_m] though it’s currently the winter Olympics, don’t forget [name_f]Aliya[/name_f]!
I like [name_f]Katia[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], and Radja.
I have a dog named Radja, so i wouldn’t name my daughter that of course…
I really like [name_f]Katja[/name_f]. I actually have a relative with that name and it was very easy for her three year old nephew in the US to pronounce.
With Viktoriya I would imagine you would have more people thinking it was creative spelling than realizing the origins of the name (at least in the US)
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f] might end up sounding a bit trendy along with [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], etc.
I really like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and [name_f]Natalija[/name_f]. She might have to clarify spelling/pronounciation for [name_f]Natalija[/name_f] sometimes, but coming from someone with a name more often used for boys, those are things that you just get used to and it isn’t really a big deal.
Unless you live in Eastern Europe, I’d probably go with the English spelling of a Russian name. I like [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Katia[/name_f], [name_f]Adelina[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], and [name_f]Natalia[/name_f]. I’d also suggest [name_f]Daria[/name_f], [name_f]Alena[/name_f], [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Alyona[/name_f], and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f].
To play devil’s advocate: my mother was named after both of her grandmothers but her parents Americanized the names and she always hated that. I think back in the day people would change their names because they wanted to fit in, but, at least where I live, that is no longer needed. It’s a great way to have a traditional name that wouldn’t be shared (most likely) with tons of other kids on the playground. I live in a city in the northeast though. I could see naming trends leaning toward the traditional anglicized names in some other parts of the country.
I have no idea how these names would be perceived in [name_f]Russia[/name_f] or if they’re actually of Russian origin, but I love these:
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]/[name_f]Anastasiya[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nastia[/name_f] or [name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalya[/name_f] nn [name_f]Natasha[/name_f] or [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] (like in [name_f]Anna[/name_f] Karenina)
[name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]/[name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f] nn [name_f]Katia[/name_f]
[name_f]Larisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Larissa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Svetlana[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sveta[/name_f]
Valeriya
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]
[name_f]Kristina[/name_f]/[name_f]Kristyna[/name_f]
[name_f]Karolina[/name_f]
Oh, how could I forget [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f]?! Absolutely stunning!
If you live in an English speaking country, I would advise you to stick with the easier names to spell and pronoune like [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Katja[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] on your list. I also like [name_f]Galina[/name_f], [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Irina[/name_f], [name_f]Olga[/name_f], [name_f]Daria[/name_f], [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Oksana[/name_f], [name_f]Xenia[/name_f], [name_f]Larissa[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] and [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Vera[/name_f] and especially [name_f]Adelina[/name_f]. Those are the most wearable in the US today, I think especially with the cute nn [name_f]Addie[/name_f]. [name_f]Anya[/name_f] could also work. I prefer [name_f]Katya[/name_f] to [name_f]Katja[/name_f], and I dislike [name_f]Natalija[/name_f]. I really like Viktoriya, but most people would think it was an awful misspelling of [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]. I probably would, if I didn’t know you were looking at Russian names. Another one I like is [name_f]Yulia[/name_f]. Its pretty, and she could go by [name_f]Julia[/name_f] if she chooses to, or even by a nickname, like [name_f]Lia[/name_f].
I’m of Hungarian origin, so Russian/Eastern European names are very intriguing to me. A lot more V’s, Z’s, Y’s, J’s than the American ear is used to hearing.
I was pleasantly surprised when my husband swooned over the name [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]. We both love that it means “hope” and have agreed that it would be a wonderful name to use for a future daughter
I love [name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Katja[/name_f], [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Larissa[/name_f], and [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]! Good luck 
I’ve loved [name_f]Anya[/name_f] for years and would definitely consider using [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] also. I love the name [name_f]Della[/name_f] and could see it being a nn for a little [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] (or [name_f]Delly[/name_f]?). I’m not a fan of Js for anything that isn’t a J sound, but I’d like [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] without it. [name_f]Vera[/name_f]'s okay, but I prefer [name_f]Verena[/name_f].