Quote Originally Posted by DashaK View Post
Also, I go by Dasha now but when I was younger in school (like in high school and middle school) I would just go by Daria, but once I got into college I decided to go by Dasha To save a long explanation, I just tell people it's my "Russian name", because people in America seem to find Russian nicknames very bizarre.
Yeah, figures
I guess the "рь" part in Дарья is kind of a tongue twister for mere mortal Americans