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Help[Opinions] Re: Which do you like as names?
in reply to a message by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk
My name is Victoria, and I've been to multiple places called Victoria. I'm fine with it.
I like the sound of Kyiv, and I know Kiev has actually had a tiny bit of use as a name in the US. Berlin has had even more use in the US, but I don't really like the sound of it as a name.
Lviv, Vinnytsya, and Rivne I feel neutral about because I don't really have any associations with them and don't have strong feelings about the sound.
Vilnius and Bratislava I think sound bad in English due to negative word associations, especially Bratislava.
I like the sound of Kyiv, and I know Kiev has actually had a tiny bit of use as a name in the US. Berlin has had even more use in the US, but I don't really like the sound of it as a name.
Lviv, Vinnytsya, and Rivne I feel neutral about because I don't really have any associations with them and don't have strong feelings about the sound.
Vilnius and Bratislava I think sound bad in English due to negative word associations, especially Bratislava.
This message was edited 4/9/2025, 6:49 PM
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I like Victoria! I prefer Viktoriya, but I am just biased Slavic person.
How do you say Kyiv and Kiev as English speaker? Here is ki-yeevw and kee-yeef.
What is Vilnius and Bratislava associations?
I personally like Bratislava very much, it has very cool meaning ("glory of our brothers"). What is bad association in English?
How do you say Kyiv and Kiev as English speaker? Here is ki-yeevw and kee-yeef.
What is Vilnius and Bratislava associations?
I personally like Bratislava very much, it has very cool meaning ("glory of our brothers"). What is bad association in English?
Something like ki-yeev? Or kee-eev.
Kiev I've heard more like kee-ehv / kee-yev / kee-yevf.
Brat means rude child, or pronounced a different way, sausage.
Vilnius reminds me of villain/villainous, but that one's more distant an association and partly just because vil*n is an uncommon letter/sound combination.
Kiev I've heard more like kee-ehv / kee-yev / kee-yevf.
Brat means rude child, or pronounced a different way, sausage.
Vilnius reminds me of villain/villainous, but that one's more distant an association and partly just because vil*n is an uncommon letter/sound combination.
This message was edited 4/10/2025, 8:27 AM