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Weixin is interesting, and I can't really pronounce it, but it sounds pretty enough. Sophie always seemed like more a an American name, so that is also cute even though I prefer Sofie to Sophie. Alisa reminds me of Ayn Rand, because that was her real name, and I can't stand her philosophy or her devoted fans, so that name is kind of ruined for me. And Teodora is really pretty, I think it sounds more feminine and light without the The.

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For boys, I love Lev because of Trotsky, my favorite politician, and Petya is nice but that sounds feminine to me. Misha and Sasha sound masculine enough though, especially Misha.

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"Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness." - Leon Trotsky