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Help[Opinions] You really want Lenin for a namesake?
in reply to a message by Tippins
I can understand Tchaikovsky, but Lenin carries some pretty heavy baggage, and given today's culture, more people are going to remember Lenin than Tchaikovsky. Sorry. My mind immediately jumps to Ilya Petrovich, the fiery-tempered lieutenant in Crime and Punishment. Kind of a jerk, but deep down he's okay.
Misha, to me, sounds very feminine. I know that it's a male name in Russia, but in America, it's pretty much reserved for the girls, and disagreeing with it isn't going to change it. It'll just get little boy Misha teased. Mikhail is great, though.
Maria is lovely, but Mashka looks morbid and kind of cruel. I don't care for it much, but you'll probably be the only one using that nickname.
Gavril is great. Gabriel is, in the eyes of a lot of people, overused, and this makes a nice alternative.
Dmitry has a wonderful sound, but I much prefer Dmitri or Dimitri. Great choice. Ethnic, but with flair. Mitya and Dima are not great for me, though. Mitya sounds girlish and Dima is too close to demon for my taste.
Aleksandr nn Sasha is fantastic.
Alexei is great for me, but I have family connections to the Romanov family, so that may be a little biased on my part. It's a fantastic name, though.
Anastasia is one of my all-time favorite girl names. Love it, love it, love it. Also, the nn Anya is on my PNL and would stand well on its own.
Lev is wonderful. In Hebrew, it means "heart," and I would use it in an instant.
Ivan is great, but Vanya sounds and looks like "vain," which is never something you want stuck on your child.
Modest... yuck. Sorry. Besides, no one is going to say it correctly.
Yaromir looks too much like Boromir and Faramir from the Lord of the Rings series, and for that, I dislike it.
Agafya is clunky and overwhelming, so no.
I wouldn't use Bayr, as no one is ever going to pronounce it correctly, and it looks/sounds (in American pronunciation) like a medicine for arthritis. Bad choice.
Olga = old. Sorry. Middle name, maybe?
Misha, to me, sounds very feminine. I know that it's a male name in Russia, but in America, it's pretty much reserved for the girls, and disagreeing with it isn't going to change it. It'll just get little boy Misha teased. Mikhail is great, though.
Maria is lovely, but Mashka looks morbid and kind of cruel. I don't care for it much, but you'll probably be the only one using that nickname.
Gavril is great. Gabriel is, in the eyes of a lot of people, overused, and this makes a nice alternative.
Dmitry has a wonderful sound, but I much prefer Dmitri or Dimitri. Great choice. Ethnic, but with flair. Mitya and Dima are not great for me, though. Mitya sounds girlish and Dima is too close to demon for my taste.
Aleksandr nn Sasha is fantastic.
Alexei is great for me, but I have family connections to the Romanov family, so that may be a little biased on my part. It's a fantastic name, though.
Anastasia is one of my all-time favorite girl names. Love it, love it, love it. Also, the nn Anya is on my PNL and would stand well on its own.
Lev is wonderful. In Hebrew, it means "heart," and I would use it in an instant.
Ivan is great, but Vanya sounds and looks like "vain," which is never something you want stuck on your child.
Modest... yuck. Sorry. Besides, no one is going to say it correctly.
Yaromir looks too much like Boromir and Faramir from the Lord of the Rings series, and for that, I dislike it.
Agafya is clunky and overwhelming, so no.
I wouldn't use Bayr, as no one is ever going to pronounce it correctly, and it looks/sounds (in American pronunciation) like a medicine for arthritis. Bad choice.
Olga = old. Sorry. Middle name, maybe?
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I think that people who would make the connection between Ilya and Ilyich would probably be educated enough to think of Tchaikovsky as well as Lenin. I just used them as examples to familiarize youguys with llya as a name.
Hitler's father was Alois. I love Alois and am irritated about Alois and Adolf being such good names. Father is where the connection stops though! I'd so use Alois. And Ilya.
I don't think Misha is known enough among Americans or at least the grade school demographic as a female name to invite much teasing. My sister's middle name is Mischia prn like Misha actually, but I still don't see it as exclusively feminine, any more than I see Ilya or Vanya or Pasha as feminine.
I prefer Anya for Anna actually! I like Stasia and Nastasya for Anastasia.
That is nice that it means heart in Hebrew! It is a sweet simple thing.
I only like Olga as a first name actually.
Thanks!
Hitler's father was Alois. I love Alois and am irritated about Alois and Adolf being such good names. Father is where the connection stops though! I'd so use Alois. And Ilya.
I don't think Misha is known enough among Americans or at least the grade school demographic as a female name to invite much teasing. My sister's middle name is Mischia prn like Misha actually, but I still don't see it as exclusively feminine, any more than I see Ilya or Vanya or Pasha as feminine.
I prefer Anya for Anna actually! I like Stasia and Nastasya for Anastasia.
That is nice that it means heart in Hebrew! It is a sweet simple thing.
I only like Olga as a first name actually.
Thanks!
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