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Re: Two questions on Russian names
The strangest one I know is the native Russian girl named Lanita Brown (the short form is Lana). Also I remember such female name as Lushka.
Besides, talking about short forms as passport names, once I met a girl named Nika. It usually used as a short name for Veronika, but it's her official full name. She complained me about people who don't believe that's her passport name, because of it she had many problems with documents in the past.
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