Eastern European Names

Sounds a bit pharmaceutical.

Makes a Biblical favorite new and interesting.

An overly elaborate version for use in this country.

Would make an interesting, cinema-related choice: King Vidor is in the Guinness Book of Records as the film director with the longest career, beginning in the silent era..

The usual form of Eleonara is Eleanora, with each syllable pronounced, but transposing, adding, or subtracting a vowel or syllable here or there works fine and adds to the international, feminine spin on a solid name.

In the Top 100 in Poland, this is probably the most flowery and feminine version of Agnes making the rounds.

Notable name of Václav Havel, the heroic poet and playwright who became president of the Czech Republic.

Irya is an Irina diminutive, and rare even in its native country.

The Hungarian form of Susannah comes with zippy Z sounds and cute nicknames.

One of a number of similar forms of the "violet" name family used throughout Europe — others include Yolanda, Violante and Iolanthe.