Eastern European Names

Fedora is occasionally heard among the British Mayfair and Belgravia set, but we're afraid that in this country there would be too strong an association with the man's felt hat.

In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.

Bold and spirited sounding Slavic short form of male and female names containing the element slava "glory".

Nice, bouncy three-syllable rhythm, à la Jeremy and Barnaby.

A timeless cultural crossover name, Nadiya can either be a variant spelling of Nadia, a diminutive of the Russian name Nadezhda, meaning "hope"; or derived from the Arabic word Nada, meaning "morning dew" or "to be wet with dew" — something especially precious in dry climates.

A favorite in Brazil, with the z adding extra zest.

A not as appealing variation on an attractive original.