Awesome Ukrainian Names

Adding a final a to Tamar lends it a more sensual Slavic tone, making it a more popular choice than the original.

The Viktor form of this classic name is widely used throughout Europe and is rising in the US as well.

Common Russian name familiarized here via cosmonaut Yury Gagarin and a character in Dr. Zhivago, but we don't see it ever gaining permanent resident status.

Now that Zoe is getting wildly popular in the U.S. and the U.K. -- one poll puts it at number one in Wales -- parents may start hunting down fresh twists like this.