The Nicknames/Traditional Full Names

• Anoushka (Ann/Anna/etc.)
• Anya (Anna)
• I wanted to put in Basha because I adore her, but technically Basha is Yiddish and not Russian. :( Just had to put in this little reference anyway
• Dasha (Daria)
• Katya (Ekaterina/Katherine)
• Lara (Larissa)
• Masha (Mary/Maria/etc.)
• Misha (traditionally male, Mikhail)
• Pasha (traditionally male, Pavel/Paul)
• Shura (Alexandra/Aleksandra/etc.)
• Talya (Natalya/Natalia)
• Tanya (Tatiana)
• Varya (Varvara)
• Yasha (traditionally male, Yakov/Yakob)

My Takes

• Anna --> Anoushka
• Anna/Annika (or no full name) --> Anya
• another Basha reference because I just can't resist: Branwen (or no full name) --> Basha
• Dalya/Dahlia --> Dasha (Clarification on the spelling: I like Dalya because I like that pronunciation, making it two syllables instead of three, DAHL-yuh)
• Katharine (or no full name) --> Katya
• Elara (or no full name) --> Lara
• Marigold/Moriah --> Masha
• Mirja --> Misha
• Pallas --> Pasha
• Alexia/Alexandra --> Shura
• Thalia/Tatiana (or no full name) --> Talya
• Tatiana --> Tanya
• Varvara/Vivia --> Varya
• Yari --> Yasha