I prefer the spelling
Nadejda too - the "zh" spelling just looks like it's phonetic in English, and it's sort of
too phonetic.
I think it's a lovely name. I like many consonant sounds that are unusual in English, like that "dezhd" part. I don't think it's too much to ask English speakers to say. I'm afraid I'm pretty disconnected from the name's cultures though. I only recently ran across it for the first time, actually, when I figured out that
Nadia comes from
Nadejda.
Silvan
Sky and
Soren Rain are alright, only I'd make Silvan a boy name; Blue
River is too corny and
Pele .. well, maybe for a dog, but it's too silly to use
Pele for a boy imo. Everyone's heard of
Pele. Can't the kid have his own identity? Oh well. It's a cool name.
- chazda