I love
Ilya, on a boy. I grew up watching tennis and
Ilya Nastase was always fun to watch.
Ilya struck an early name nerd instinct in me when I learned it was the Russian form of
Elijah. The neurotransmitters went into overdrive and I was fascinated. Besides,
Ilya is just so much fun to say out loud.
Ilya Constantine is my stock combo for it.
On a girl? I'll pass. I've almost given up on
Sasha and
Nikita on a boy. Please don't make me let go of
Ilya as well. :0/ What about
Ilse /
Ilsa instead?