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I love Vladimir and Ilya, especially together. A guy named Vladimir used to come into the restaurant where I work all the time to order carry-outs. I was giddy to hear his name the first time. I don't think it is too heavily associated with Lenin or Putin because it is such a common Russian name.

This message was edited 12/8/2008, 11:19 PM

I'm really not a fan of Vladimir. It does make me think of Putin and a neighbour I hate. I do have a cousin Vlado though(named after his grandfather), but I don't like that one either.

After 1st yr. En. in college many moons ago, it's hard to hear that name without thinking of "Waiting for Godot".

If your not sure about Vladimir, what about Vlatko or Vladko? They both come from Vladimir, and are more modern. It is also fairly difficult to mispronounce in an english speaking country. I know someone called Vlatko and people tend to comment that it is a nice name :)

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Hope Ive helped

Vladimir is fantabulous

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It's handsome. It's Russian. It's pointy. It's dark purple.

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There are so many great things going for Vladimir. But Vladimir Ilya, as fabulous as the combo sounds is NOT a fantabulous name. I'm sorry to be so harsh about that, but if you're really concerned about Vladimir reminding people of Lenin, I should warn you that Lenin's full name was Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Totally not what you're going for. I don't think Vladimir itself sounds like a Communist name. That may just be because of my love for the name. It's such a great name.

I don't really like the name Vladimir, but it's alright I guess

Not a big fan of Ilya but i like Vladimir a lot.
I knew a girl named Vladimir except she spelled it Vladimire
Im not sure how i like it on a girl, but i like it a lot on
a boy.