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Help[Opinions] Re: Favourite girls names that don't end in A
in reply to a message by better_nit_bitter
I always forget about Lyubov.
I really like the name but I forget it exists. That's the only one we have here as far as I know.
I really like the name but I forget it exists. That's the only one we have here as far as I know.
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In Ukrainian don't the translations of some feminine names from Greek mythology not end in A? This is the case in other Slavic languages where almost all feminine names end in A. I am thinking specifically of my native Polish.
So, for example, Hebe is also Hebe(HEH-beh) in Polish although I would have expected it to be Heba. And Phoebe is Febe(FEH-beh)
Are there any names invented by Ukrainian writers that don't end in A? Like the Polish Ellenai, as an example.
So, for example, Hebe is also Hebe(HEH-beh) in Polish although I would have expected it to be Heba. And Phoebe is Febe(FEH-beh)
Are there any names invented by Ukrainian writers that don't end in A? Like the Polish Ellenai, as an example.
This message was edited 2/4/2025, 12:03 AM
Nobody uses those names on people here really. I don't study Greek mythology so I can't say for sure but there probably are. I can say there's Mokosh though – a female Slavic pagan god. Though some people call her Mokosha.
As for authors, well there's a lot of books out there. The A thing is true in Russia as well and off of the top of my head I can think of Assol because I loved Alye Parusa (a Soviet era movie based on a book) when I was younger. Maybe we can consider that part Ukrainian because the movie director was from Lugansk as was as the music director. But the original story was written by a Russian.
As for authors, well there's a lot of books out there. The A thing is true in Russia as well and off of the top of my head I can think of Assol because I loved Alye Parusa (a Soviet era movie based on a book) when I was younger. Maybe we can consider that part Ukrainian because the movie director was from Lugansk as was as the music director. But the original story was written by a Russian.
After a quick search, I am rather surprised to find that Natali and Nelli are also used as Ukrainian names: https://www.behindthename.com/names/browse.php?operator_gender=is&value_gender[]=feminine&operator_usage=is&value_usage[]=ukrainian&operator_end=isnot&value_end[]=a
The only people who use those are weird people. I've never met a Natali or a Nelli. I have seen one Nelli online (and she was Russian) and nobody called Natali. They're mostly used similarly to how for example, Dzhuliya and Dzhon are used-- which is for story characters set in the anglosphere or people from there. Though, I do believe some people in the USSR used western names at times as a tribute to historical figures.