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Help[Opinions] Re: Ilya, and some other Russian names
in reply to a message by Tippins
Ilya is great for someone else. It makes me think of Ilya Kuryakin, which is a positive association. (Come to think of it, Ilya's partner Napoleon Solo is a positive association too, particularly for a namenerd.) :-) For those too young to know what I'm talking about, check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057765/
Olga's not so hot for me. I have all the requisite stereotypical images in my head, sorry. Andrey's handsome, though I prefer Andrei or Andre (depending on the combo). I've never heard the name Bayr but it sounds cool. Tatiana's on my PNL.
I have several Russian names on my PNL, actually, more male than female.
Aleksei / Alexei - love this because of my son Alex. One of his nn's is Alexei, and has been for many years. I choose to spell it with an X or KS depending on what it's paired with (Derek Aleksei compared with Alexei Fox)
Denis - I love the origin; I posted about this a while back and most of the feedback I got was negative; most people prefer this name spelled with 2 N's, though pretty much the same people admitted they didn't like it either way. As with all my other faves that have alternative spellings (like Alexei above), I spell it with one N or two depending on what it's paired with (Denis Alexei versus Dennis Connor)
Dmitri - again I like its origin, but I just think it sounds hot
Elena - though it's not solely a Russian name, of course; and I consider it interchangeable with Helena depending on need
Larisa - but I grew up with someone named Larissa, and I prefer the 2 S spelling for that reason
Milena - she's right there with H/Elena for me
Nadya - but I like Nadia better
Nikolai - because I love Nick and Niko but can't stand Nicholas
Tatyana - but I like Tatiana better
Valentina - yet again, sometimes I use Valentine, and sometimes Valentina, depending on the combo
Viktor - probably my favorite Russian name for either sex; but, yes, sometimes I use Victor (Victor Benedict versus Viktor Nikolai)
Russian names that intrigue me which don't yet rise to PNL level include Anton, Ivan, Sergei and Vladimir.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057765/
Olga's not so hot for me. I have all the requisite stereotypical images in my head, sorry. Andrey's handsome, though I prefer Andrei or Andre (depending on the combo). I've never heard the name Bayr but it sounds cool. Tatiana's on my PNL.
I have several Russian names on my PNL, actually, more male than female.
Aleksei / Alexei - love this because of my son Alex. One of his nn's is Alexei, and has been for many years. I choose to spell it with an X or KS depending on what it's paired with (Derek Aleksei compared with Alexei Fox)
Denis - I love the origin; I posted about this a while back and most of the feedback I got was negative; most people prefer this name spelled with 2 N's, though pretty much the same people admitted they didn't like it either way. As with all my other faves that have alternative spellings (like Alexei above), I spell it with one N or two depending on what it's paired with (Denis Alexei versus Dennis Connor)
Dmitri - again I like its origin, but I just think it sounds hot
Elena - though it's not solely a Russian name, of course; and I consider it interchangeable with Helena depending on need
Larisa - but I grew up with someone named Larissa, and I prefer the 2 S spelling for that reason
Milena - she's right there with H/Elena for me
Nadya - but I like Nadia better
Nikolai - because I love Nick and Niko but can't stand Nicholas
Tatyana - but I like Tatiana better
Valentina - yet again, sometimes I use Valentine, and sometimes Valentina, depending on the combo
Viktor - probably my favorite Russian name for either sex; but, yes, sometimes I use Victor (Victor Benedict versus Viktor Nikolai)
Russian names that intrigue me which don't yet rise to PNL level include Anton, Ivan, Sergei and Vladimir.
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I am young.
I think I watched some Man from UNCLE when I was really little like 6-7 and not since then.
Denis better Denis better! I think I'd probably like all the names you'd pair Denis with more than Dennis too, though.
Same with Elena being oft-interchangeable with Helena. I am starting to like Elena more lately. I used to think it was really really pretty, and then one day I got really, really sick of how pretty and silky it was and dropped it completely, and am only recently over thinking it is barfworthy. Milena, though: nope! Elena is excused because it is Helen.
Larissa is growing on me so much almost PNLing. I like that spelling more too, although I wish I preferred Larisa.
I love Nadya/Nadia. And Nikolai. I am very irritated because I never really loved Nikolai but needed a Russian character whose name needed to be Nick for some reason and named him Nikolai. I was always uncomfortable with it though. Then I figured out Nikita would work fine. Now I like Nikolai better. Mad.
Viktor Benedikt is soooo different from Victor Benedict.
Anton goes on and off my PNL also, I think it is very handsome and clipped. Sergei is growing on me a lot. Vladimir I finally realized that I don't like much and am happy about knowing this.
Thanks!
:(
I am young.
I think I watched some Man from UNCLE when I was really little like 6-7 and not since then.
Denis better Denis better! I think I'd probably like all the names you'd pair Denis with more than Dennis too, though.
Same with Elena being oft-interchangeable with Helena. I am starting to like Elena more lately. I used to think it was really really pretty, and then one day I got really, really sick of how pretty and silky it was and dropped it completely, and am only recently over thinking it is barfworthy. Milena, though: nope! Elena is excused because it is Helen.
Larissa is growing on me so much almost PNLing. I like that spelling more too, although I wish I preferred Larisa.
I love Nadya/Nadia. And Nikolai. I am very irritated because I never really loved Nikolai but needed a Russian character whose name needed to be Nick for some reason and named him Nikolai. I was always uncomfortable with it though. Then I figured out Nikita would work fine. Now I like Nikolai better. Mad.
Viktor Benedikt is soooo different from Victor Benedict.
Anton goes on and off my PNL also, I think it is very handsome and clipped. Sergei is growing on me a lot. Vladimir I finally realized that I don't like much and am happy about knowing this.
Thanks!
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