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I don't really like it in itself. I've known a girl named Liubovi and for her it wasn't a foreign name. She went by Liuba, which I liek better. I only really appreciated it after she told me it meant 'love'. I don't think a name ending in -bov sounds feminine. Liubovi would be better.

I don't know it at all - never seen it before - and to my surprise, I'd even prefer Amanda. Which I greatly dislike!

i loooove Lyubov. sounds so soft and lovely. i'd use it if i were Russian/Ukrainian/Bulgarian, or if i were honoring a specific person i know.

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i think it's completely usable. though it's very distinctly Russian, it wouldn't be hard for native English speakers to learn (though there still may be some who will act like it's the most incomprehensible thing ever).

It sounds like a nonsense word to me (like 'lublub' or 'boff'), somewhere between mushy/silly and crude.

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Maybe it's usable for Russians, but I don't think it translates that well in English.

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Ljubena is my favorite variation of it. I think that'd work better where I live.

This message was edited 8/18/2018, 2:01 PM

I think it’s only usable if you are Russian. The meaning is nice but it always sounded weird to me. I actually knew a girl with this name (but she spelled it Luba out of convenience).

I like it, but 1) I think it’s hard to pull off if you’re not Russian, and 2) while I do like it, it feels like naming your kid Love in English. It’s not one of those word names that sound name-y to me, as opposed to Nadezhda or Vera to name a few Russian examples. (I’m not a native Russian speaker, though, so idk if they would generally feel the same)

This message was edited 8/18/2018, 1:36 PM