Baby name

FADING BOY · SLAVIC
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Alioscha

/ah · lee · OH · shah/


“Defender of men”

Russian diminutive of Alexei, meaning defender of men

ali · alio

strongwarmeleganttimeless

How it ages.

Distinctly dated to Soviet era, feels period-specific now

The cultural moment.

Rare outside Russia and Eastern Europe