Eastern European Names

Hungarian form of Stephen, and the name of the first king and patron saint of Hungary.

Not much to recommend this relative of Wilma; consider Willa or Willow instead.

A more interesting and unusual shortening of Antonia than Toni.

Pretty Slavic name, with some obvious pronunciation challenges.

Madelina is the Madeline equivalent used in many European cultures. While it's a simple and melodic name, like its mother name it can lead to lots of spelling and pronunciation problems. The first syllable may be "may" or rhyme with dad; last two syllables pronounce lee-na, though of course some will inevitably say lye-na. Only a handful of girls received this name in the US last year, making it a distinctive and pretty classic, but don't choose it ignoring its very real down side.

If for whatever reason you're wed to the whole Zachary concept, this variation -- either as a proper name or a nickname -- is one way to make it new.

One of the many international variations of the classic Helen.

If you want people to pronounce Andrea with an Ah sound beginning, this spelling would guide the way.