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first name? Ilya vs. first name? Ilya

We want to honor our Russian heritage with our daughter's name, so we've chosen Ilya (ee-leah) for her middle. We also want a first name that is easy to say in both languages because while we ourselves don't speak Russian, some of our relatives do, and we'd like them to be able to pronounce it but for it our daughter not to have any problems in school either. Do any names come to mind. I've been looking at online sites, too, so maybe something will catch my eye.

The Top Baby Name is...

First name? Ilya Kukalov

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First name? Ilya Kukalov

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Poll created: Jan 11, 2018
Total Votes: 0
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You do realize that Ilya is a male name in Russian right....
posted by VT :: 7 years ago | report
Ilya is used as a unisex name in Russia.
posted by Poller :: 7 years ago | report
Sasha is unisex in Russia (well, nowadays at least but it's still mostly male in Europe), Ilya most definitely isn't. A girl named Ilya would be Iliana or Ilyinichna. I'm Russian as well.
posted by VT :: 7 years ago | report
Awe congrats! I absolutely love Russian names! They are so beautiful. Here are some of my favorites:

Adelaida Ilya
Agnia Ilya
Anya Ilya
Anastasia Ilya
Dinara Ilya
Eva Ilya
Evelina Ilya
Inessa Ilya
posted by Gigi :: 7 years ago | report
I like Evelina. Thank you.
posted by Poller :: 7 years ago | report
Anastasiya llya
Millie llya
Amalia llya
Karlina llya
Maria llya
Paulina llya
Eliza llya
Rachella llya
Valentina llya
Liana llya
Sofia llya
Olivianne llya
Karolina llya
Julia llya
Selena llya
Emilia llya
Nadia llya
Leanna llya
posted by Paige :: 7 years ago | report
I don't like it but if you do, go for it. Correct me if I'm wrong but Ilya is a masculine name in Russia. Might wanna rethink that
posted by Hailey-Eris :: 7 years ago | report
If you really want to do the Russian standard of naming a girl. She gets a feminine first name, the middle name is named after the father in the female version, and the last name has an -a at the end to signify that she is a girl.
posted by Guest :: 7 years ago | report
I didn't say that we were using the Russian standard of naming our daughter. I just said we wanted to honor our heritage. Ilya is Russian and, while not popular as a girl name, it *is* unisex, and it is a name that is in our family history.

So far, I like Evelina, Emilia, and Nadia. Thanks.
posted by Poller :: 7 years ago | report
I'm Russian and believe me, Ilya isn't unisex, it's a male name. Do you like Elina, Ilona (ilona not iiona) or Ilyana?
posted by Matryoshka :: 7 years ago | report
I'm not going to argue about it. Ilya stays. As for first names, I like Evelina, Emilia, and Nadia. Thanks.
posted by Poller :: 7 years ago | report
Elia
posted by Guest :: 7 years ago | report
My American friend who married a Russian man used these names for their daughters. I think they all work well in the US and wouldn't give her any trouble
Katarina nn Katya
Anastasia nn Anya
Daria nn Dasha
Tatiana would be another option that is easy in both languages.
posted by Guest :: 7 years ago | report
I like Daria. Thanks!
posted by Poller :: 7 years ago | report
Ilya is masculine it's Russian for Elijah - whether you use a a masculine name for a girl or not, just don't lie to yourself about it. It's a guy's name, and you're proposing a boy name on girl - how very faddy. Irena would be feminine
posted by Guest :: 7 years ago | report
Katya
Angela/Anzhela
Lara
Polina
Valentina
Lidya/Lidiya
Kseniya
Elizaveta
Adelina
Lilya/Liliya
Anastasia
Violetta
Tamara
Anna
Anya
Victoria/Viktoriya
Esfir (form of Esther)
Yelena/Elena
Angelina
Kristina
Evgenia
Eva
Vera
Veronika
Lena
Maya
Valeriya/Valeria
Aliya
Irina
Aleksandra/Alexandra
Nadia
Karolina
Yulia
Natalia/Nataliya
Galina
Klara
Milena
Kira
Natasha/Tasha
Raisa
Tanya
Sasha
Dinara
Marya/Mariya
Mila
Adelaida
Alyona
Darya
Marina
Larisa
Elvira
Eleonora
Selena
Sofya/Sofiya/Sofia
Diana
Margarita
Sabina
Roza
Rozaliya
Susanna
Tatiana
Julia
Yana
posted by Lena :: 7 years ago | report
Folks, back off from the poster
If the mother to be wishes to name her baby a specific first or middle name, why continue brow beating her? What is the point that you are trying to prove? So if in fact it is a male name, so what?
How many of you guests on this forum on other polls would be praising boys names on girls BNOG or GNOB ? I have seen it.
Pollster- I adore Russian names, all of them, male and female
If another pollster on here wants to name her daughter Dylan or her son Skylar then so be it
You pick what you love!
posted by Greekgirl :: 7 years ago | report

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