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HelpRe: Do these sibs fit?
in reply to a message by Siân
They do not fit at all.
Ekaterina and Maxim are very popular. They were in the Top10 for the last forty years. But you can hardly find a Demyan, Yuliy, or Fedosia. These names were not in use since the beginning of the 20th century. Lucya/Lusya is not used as a full name, it is a short form of Lyudmila.
Ekaterina and Maxim are very popular. They were in the Top10 for the last forty years. But you can hardly find a Demyan, Yuliy, or Fedosia. These names were not in use since the beginning of the 20th century. Lucya/Lusya is not used as a full name, it is a short form of Lyudmila.
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I don't speak Russian nor do I any longer know anyone Russian. So I don't have anyone I can ask about these and I am utterly clueless.
Keeping Fe(o)dosia, what else would you suggest for siblings?
Three boys, two girls. One boy is a twin to Fedya.
Keeping Fe(o)dosia, what else would you suggest for siblings?
Three boys, two girls. One boy is a twin to Fedya.
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There is no tradition to give geographical names in Russia.
Anyway, Fedosia/Feodosia sounds really weird on a Russian woman born in the second half of the 20th century.
Names with the same archaic feeling
Marfa
Aksinya
Avdotya
Aglaya
Agafya
Agrafena
Akulina
Agrippina
Anfisa
Matryona
Foma
Gavriil/Gavrila
Stepan
Makar
Afanasiy
You may also use geographical names like Odessa.
I would not use common classic names with Fedosia. But if you still want to use archaic names, you need to explain, why did your characters' parents choose them. Otherwise you would look like a person who knows nothing about modern Russia.
Anyway, Fedosia/Feodosia sounds really weird on a Russian woman born in the second half of the 20th century.
Names with the same archaic feeling
Marfa
Aksinya
Avdotya
Aglaya
Agafya
Agrafena
Akulina
Agrippina
Anfisa
Matryona
Foma
Gavriil/Gavrila
Stepan
Makar
Afanasiy
You may also use geographical names like Odessa.
I would not use common classic names with Fedosia. But if you still want to use archaic names, you need to explain, why did your characters' parents choose them. Otherwise you would look like a person who knows nothing about modern Russia.
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