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Pelagia: a lovely, unearthed gem, which I'd consider using, since it honours an ancestor. However, I'd only go with it as a middle name. While it's also Polish, it's extremely dated, and there are about as many Polish girls called Pelagia as there are English ones called Ermintrude, and I imagine it'd be mispronounced as "pə-LAY-gee-ə" or "pə-LAY-jee-ə" in English (it's "peh-LA-gya").
Larisa: I like it too. I prefer it spelt (and pronounced) Larisa in Russia, and Larissa (rhyming with Marissa) in English-speaking countries.