Ukrainian Names

Early European import, well known in the 1940s via Norwegian skating movie star Sonja Henie, that has sailed back across the Atlantic, despite the rising popularity of other Russian names.

As Sophia gets more popular, parents search out more unusual spins, and the Z makes this qualify.

See SONIA.

Marko is one of the many names derived from Mars, the god of war. Marco is the more usual Spanish form but Marko is a variation used in Spain along with Russia, Ukraine, and several Slavic countries.

Makes a Biblical favorite new and interesting.

Funny, you don't sound Russian.

Variant of the popular Slavic name Bogdan, meaning "given by god".

Pavlo has more energy than the Russian Pavel, perhaps because it sounds like the Spanish Pablo.