If I had to change my name, it would be
Svetlana Petronella.
And since I've read The Brothers Karamazof,
Ivan is one of my favorite names of all time, and
Dmitry almost makes the list. I hate
Alexei but I love
Alyosha. I also like
Nikolai "
Kolya" and
Pyotr "
Petya" a lot. And
Anatoliy,
Afanasiy,
Aleksandr,
Anastasia, and
Vitaliy. (When I was going through Russian Names to add to my list, I only got to A and then got bored.)
Now I will read your post.
Girls: I like most all of them, but I prefer full names for nicknames. Here are the ones I love:
AnnushkaAvdotyaElizavetaDasha
IrinaIvankaNatashaOksanaSvetlanaZoya
Boys: Same
IvanKonradMikhailMiloslavNikolaiSerezha
Vasily