Know any beautiful Russian names?

[allthatglitters]

I've gotten hooked on Russian names and nicknames lately, and I'd love to hear some more! These are the ones I know and like so far:

Marina
Tatiana
Viktoria
Roza
Katya (on its own or as a nickname for Ekaterina)
Galina
Ksenia
Anastasia
Aleksandra
Irina
Karolina

What else might I like? Including the pronunciation would be very helpful, if you can. Also, is there a Russian variation of the name Christina? Thanks!

[east93]

I like Ekaterina a lot, Katya, Aleksandra (love).

There's a post about them here on nameberry: http://nameberry.com/list/47/Russian-Names-for-Girls

My favourites from there are:
Anastasia
Dariya
Dominika
Ivanna
Jelena (prn Yah-leh-na)
Katarina
Nadya
Natalia/Natalya
Valentina
Valya
Viera


Others:
Ivana
Yelena (Yah-leh-na)
Anya
Antonina (ahn-tah-NEE-nah)
Arina (form of Irina)
Elena
Elizaveta
Klara
Katenka
Isidora
Lana
Larisa
Lidiya
Lilya
Margarita
Milena
Nina
Oksana
Olga
Roksana
Sabina
Sasha (more so a boys name)
Serafima
Shura (diminitive of Aleksandra)
Sofiya
Sonya
Stanislava
Svetlana
Veronika
Violetta
Yulia
Yuliana
Zena
Zoya

And the Russian version of Christina is Kristina.

[stripedsocks]

Lots of Russian in my family.

My favourites off your list:

Tatiana
Katya - But I prefer the spelling Katia, said the same way as Katya. I have a thing about y's, I guess. And Katia is a traditional spelling as well.
Ekaterina
Aleksandra
Irina
Karolina

Other ones I like:

Raina - but this is more Slavic/Bulgarian.
Khristina, Khristya, Khrysta are variations on Kristina.
Katerina/Karina - If Ekaterina seems daunting.
Valeriya/Valeria - I love this, nobody else does though.
Yelena / Jelena
Inessa - eee-NEH-sa
Liliya - LEE-lee-ya
Tamara

[lauren-kay]

I know a few russians... One is Tatyana but she generally goes by Tanya. Also know a Galina, a Natalia and an Anoushka which I love!

Oh and Ksenia was a favourite for a while too. Also had a thing for Katarzyna. It's just so exotic sounding! But it's Polish...

[ashthedreamer]

I love Ekaterina, Ksenia, Irina, and Karolina. I like the suggestions of Liliya (although I prefer the Polish spelling, Lilija, or the more English spelling, Lilia), Valeria (AHHHH! @stripedsocks, I thought I was the only one that loved this! It used to be on my short list but everyone told me it sounded too much like "malaria" and she'd be teased endlessly... :/), Zoya, and Lidiya, as well.

My favorites:

Valentina
Olga (oh, I know... I feel like I should hate it but I met a sweet Russian lady named Olga a while ago and I thought it was just so cool! It sort of reminds me of other short-and-sweet "O" names, like Opal, Odette, and Olive)
Nadia (or the original Russian form, Nadezhda, which I really love! I always thought if I adopted a little girl from Russia, I would give her the mn Nadezhda, or possibly Nadia)
Oksana
Maya (I'm not sure if this is legitimately Russian or not, but there's this phrase in Russian, "maya dorogaya", and it basically means "my sweet one" or "my beloved". For the longest time I wanted to use Maya as a MN for Isabelle because of that! I think it's such a sweet sentiment)
Olesya (LOVE! Russian form of Alexia/Alessia)
Elena

Olesya, Liliya, and Nadia are probably my favorites, though.

[kala_way]

My favorite is just plain Anya.

Odessa is also pretty, also Raisa.

Or the Russian version of Sophia, Sofya

Galina is also kinda nice, and I've always like Katya.

For boys I like Makari

[allthatglitters]

These are great! I agree that Valeria is pretty. There are several names on here that I already liked and didn't know they were Russian. And Olesya is such a great alternative to Alexa and its variations.

[nvettie]

My favorite Russian names are Katja and Nastasia (nuh-stah-see-uh). Natasha is also a nice one.

[gblondie]

I was going to say your all forgetting Natasha (but then it was posted) I'm biased though. I think in Russia Natascha is more common? not quite sure.

was Natalia said?

[r_j]

I like Varenka, a form of Varvara (I think). Loved it since I read Anna Karenina