Re: Slavic names
in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Oh, I love Slavic names!
I like/love:
ALBANIAN
FLUTURA (floo-too-rah)
BULGARIA
DESISLAVA (deh-see-slah-vah)
IOANA (yoh-ah-nah)
IVANKA (ee-vahn-kah)
MILA (mee-lah)
SVETLANA (sveht-lah-nah)
VASILKA (vah-seel-kah)
CZECH
BRONISLAVA (broh-nees-lah-vah)
FERDINANDA (fair-dee-nahn-dah)
JANA (yah-nah)
JARMILA (yahr-mee-lah - this one is clear, imo)
LIDA (lee-dah)
MILANA (mee-lah-nah)
MILENA (mee-leh-nah)
PAVLINA (pah-vlee-nah)
PETRA (peh-trah)
RENATA (reh-nah-tah)
SIMONA (see-moh-nah / sim-oh-nah)
ZORA (zoh-rah)
HUNGARIAN
ALIDA (ah-lee-dah)
AMALIA (ah-mah-lyah – the 3 a sound the same)
ERZSEBET (ehr-sheh-bet – the 3 e sound the same)
ILI (eely)
JULI (yoo-lee)
SARI (sah-ree)
LATVIA
MADARA (mah-dah-rah)
LITHUANIAN
AUSRA (ah-oos-rah)
ROMANIAN
ILEANA (ee-leh-ah-nah)
LILIANA (lee-lyah-nah)
LUMINITA (loom-ee-nee-tah)
MIRELA (meer-el-ah)
MIRUNA (mee-roo-nah)
SERBIAN CROATIAN
JASNA (yah-snah)
JELENA (yeh-leh-nah)
JOVANA (yoh-vah-nah)
VISNJA (vees-nyah)
ZLATA (zlah-tah)
SLOVENE
ALENKA (ah-len-kah)
JASNA (yah-snah)
LAVRA (lah-vrah)
SLAVA (slah-vah)
ZALA (zah-lah or tsah-lah)
UKRAINIAN
OLENA (oh-len-ah)
"If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot long than you'd like." - Garden State
Hannah
I like/love:
ALBANIAN
FLUTURA (floo-too-rah)
BULGARIA
DESISLAVA (deh-see-slah-vah)
IOANA (yoh-ah-nah)
IVANKA (ee-vahn-kah)
MILA (mee-lah)
SVETLANA (sveht-lah-nah)
VASILKA (vah-seel-kah)
CZECH
BRONISLAVA (broh-nees-lah-vah)
FERDINANDA (fair-dee-nahn-dah)
JANA (yah-nah)
JARMILA (yahr-mee-lah - this one is clear, imo)
LIDA (lee-dah)
MILANA (mee-lah-nah)
MILENA (mee-leh-nah)
PAVLINA (pah-vlee-nah)
PETRA (peh-trah)
RENATA (reh-nah-tah)
SIMONA (see-moh-nah / sim-oh-nah)
ZORA (zoh-rah)
HUNGARIAN
ALIDA (ah-lee-dah)
AMALIA (ah-mah-lyah – the 3 a sound the same)
ERZSEBET (ehr-sheh-bet – the 3 e sound the same)
ILI (eely)
JULI (yoo-lee)
SARI (sah-ree)
LATVIA
MADARA (mah-dah-rah)
LITHUANIAN
AUSRA (ah-oos-rah)
ROMANIAN
ILEANA (ee-leh-ah-nah)
LILIANA (lee-lyah-nah)
LUMINITA (loom-ee-nee-tah)
MIRELA (meer-el-ah)
MIRUNA (mee-roo-nah)
SERBIAN CROATIAN
JASNA (yah-snah)
JELENA (yeh-leh-nah)
JOVANA (yoh-vah-nah)
VISNJA (vees-nyah)
ZLATA (zlah-tah)
SLOVENE
ALENKA (ah-len-kah)
JASNA (yah-snah)
LAVRA (lah-vrah)
SLAVA (slah-vah)
ZALA (zah-lah or tsah-lah)
UKRAINIAN
OLENA (oh-len-ah)
"If you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to seem a whole lot long than you'd like." - Garden State
Hannah