Russian Names

Intriguing Russian possibility, even though proper pronunciation would not be obvious. Ilya might be a more manageable option.

This unusual name belonged to a character played by Kirsten Dunst in an early film.

The unlikely name of the hero of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake, named for an author his father revered.

Perky, quirky literary and artistic name tied to the "father of Soviet literature" Maxim and influential Armenian-American painter Arshile.

An epithet of Lord Vishnu in Hindu legend.