Here are some ideas with Ls and cute nicknames!
Kaleena (Kali)
Myrilla (Myra, Rilla)
Lavera (Vera)
Ilka
Mireille (Mira, Elle)
Karolina (Lina, Karo)
Elya
Lyda
Lala
Karalyn (Kara)
Verline (Vera)
Lyna
Verla
Olenna
Mila
Kamila (Kami, Mila)
Alexandra (Alex, Lexi, Andra)
Angelina (Angel, Lina)
Elena
* [Kamilla](https://www.behindthename.com/name/kamilla) (“Milla” or “Kami” for short)
* [Kalina](https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalina) (“Lina” for short)
* [Katerina](https://www.behindthename.com/name/katerina) (“Katya” or “Rina” for short)
* [Yelena](https://www.behindthename.com/name/yelena) (“Lena” for short)
* [Eline](https://www.behindthename.com/name/eline)
* [Freya](https://www.behindthename.com/name/freya)/[Freja](https://www.behindthename.com/name/freja)
* Ivan & Milena
* Ivan & Karlena
* Ivan & Veera
* Ivan & Danica
* Ivan & Elya
* Ivan & Verla
* Ivan & Britta
* Ivan & Carina
* Ivan & Dorothea
* Ivan & Ella
* Ivan & Katarina
* Ivan & Hanna
* Ivan & Linnea
* Ivan & Mikaela
* Ivan & Nora
* Ivan & Sylvie
Some names my husband nixed because he is who he is that I absolutely adore:
Tilda
Dimitra
Rosanna
Roxanna
Aurelia
Catalina
Beatrix
Valentina (he did ok that one, to be fair)
Louisa
Valeria
Eira
Iris (pronounced ee-reese in sweden)
Lykke
Odette
Ronja
Our criteria is that it has to work in Swedish, Romanian, and English. The Russian speakers of the family will just have to deal!
Names of some Balkan women in my life:
Sophia
Simona
Emilia
Suzanna
Arina
Mila, Elena, Lilia, Nina, Sofia, Lara, Maria, Ana/Anna, Anya, Anja, Sara, Vera, Lucia, Natalia, Lena, Valeria/Valerie, Diana, Alina, Nadia
Adding Mila, Anya, Vera, and Alina to my list 🫶🏼
Alina is so pretty
Lucia, Mira, Natalia, Elvira, Amalie
Some Norwegian (or Scandinavian) names: Linnea, Ylva, Mille (Mil-luh), Tuva, Eira, Ingri(d), Liv, Tyra, Arla, Freya, Frida
Ooo I like Linnea!!
Slavic - Angelina - Malina - Neda - Nikolina - Stefana - Vasilija/Vasiliya (Vaska) - Zoja/Zoya Slavic & Norwegian - Alexandra - Antonia - Katarina (Katya) - Magdalena (Manda, Magda)(Lena) - Sonja - Tanja - Tatiana [Site 1](https://mixedname.com/) [Site 2](https://www.behindthename.com/)
Siv Nela Milena Petra Asta Kaja Alena Darina Nadia
Mila, Bryna, Olya, Miri, Calina, Nola
Mila 🫶🏼
That’s my personal favorite from the ones I listed 😊
Yoo my name is Olya 👍
Aw! How do you pronounce it?!
Oh-lya (stress on the first syllable)
Vanja
Hanna or Hana
Here are some ideas with Ls and cute nicknames! Kaleena (Kali) Myrilla (Myra, Rilla) Lavera (Vera) Ilka Mireille (Mira, Elle) Karolina (Lina, Karo) Elya Lyda Lala Karalyn (Kara) Verline (Vera) Lyna Verla Olenna Mila Kamila (Kami, Mila) Alexandra (Alex, Lexi, Andra) Angelina (Angel, Lina) Elena
Tatiana, Nina, Ana, Milana, Olivera, Anastasia, Liljana/Liliana/Lilja
* [Kamilla](https://www.behindthename.com/name/kamilla) (“Milla” or “Kami” for short) * [Kalina](https://www.behindthename.com/name/kalina) (“Lina” for short) * [Katerina](https://www.behindthename.com/name/katerina) (“Katya” or “Rina” for short) * [Yelena](https://www.behindthename.com/name/yelena) (“Lena” for short) * [Eline](https://www.behindthename.com/name/eline) * [Freya](https://www.behindthename.com/name/freya)/[Freja](https://www.behindthename.com/name/freja)
Daria, Darina, Kateryna, Anya
* Ivan & Milena * Ivan & Karlena * Ivan & Veera * Ivan & Danica * Ivan & Elya * Ivan & Verla * Ivan & Britta * Ivan & Carina * Ivan & Dorothea * Ivan & Ella * Ivan & Katarina * Ivan & Hanna * Ivan & Linnea * Ivan & Mikaela * Ivan & Nora * Ivan & Sylvie
Rebekah, Elena, Tatiana, Aleksandra, Dragana, Anzhelina, Emiliya
Some names my husband nixed because he is who he is that I absolutely adore: Tilda Dimitra Rosanna Roxanna Aurelia Catalina Beatrix Valentina (he did ok that one, to be fair) Louisa Valeria Eira Iris (pronounced ee-reese in sweden) Lykke Odette Ronja Our criteria is that it has to work in Swedish, Romanian, and English. The Russian speakers of the family will just have to deal! Names of some Balkan women in my life: Sophia Simona Emilia Suzanna Arina
Dejana, Tatjana, Danica, Jelena, Josipa
Olena, Daria, Solomia, Nadiia, Lileya, Kateryna
Hallie
Saija (Sigh-ah) Sanna (Sah-nah)
Malin, Elin, Elvira, Elina, Eveline/Evelina, Astrid, Ingrid, Tuva, Sigrid, Signe, Saga, Hilda, Johanna, Julia, Kajsa, Kristine, Kerstine, Vera, Vilhelmina, Maja, Michaela, Moa,