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For Slavic names lovers...

by Sofia

10/1/2009, 1:44 PM

A little something for all of you who love Slavic names:-)
My Dad's cousin had his 55th birthday party this weekend, so I thought I'd share the names of his friends. Most of them were his age and their names are now rarely used here (think Nancy or Barbara in the US).

MALE:

Darko -cousin
Branko –my Dad
Zvonimir -nn Zvonko
Ante
Mirko
Jadranko
Drazen
Damir
Goran
Zeljko
Jure
Mario
Stjepan –nn Pepa
Mato
Ivan –nn Ivek
Josip –nn Joza
Vladimir -nn Vlado
Dino

FEMAE:

Vesna
Stefica -my Mom (pr. 'Shteh-fee-tzah')
Sandra
Dragica
Danica
Nevenka -nn Nena
Darinka -nn Dara
Mirjana
Mira
Zeljka
Vera
Kata
Natasha
Mara
Milena
Nada

#Slavic

This message was edited 10/1/2009, 1:49 PM

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- Lea M (lcgirl20)

10/3/2009, 10:06 AM

I like Zvonimir. Mirko is OK, but I prefer Miro. I've always loved Mario and Ivan. Ivek is cute. Vladimir is the most awesome name ever. I really like Mirjana. I've never heard it before. Mira is great. I didn't used to like Natasha, but I'm warming up to it as a NN for Natalia.

- hhhhhmmmmm (enchy) +1

10/2/2009, 5:12 AM

I like:

MALE:
Branko- my grandpa's name
Drazen
Damir
Jure
Mario
Stjepan nn Pepa: interesting nn.... All Stjepans I know go by Stipa or Stipe
Mato
Ivan –nn Ivek
Josip –nn Joza
Dino

FEMALE:
Sandra
Dragica
Danica pr. DAHN-its-ah
Vera
Kata
Natasha
Milena
Nada

- Sofia

10/2/2009, 1:32 PM

Stipa or Stipe are southern and Slavonian versions, while Pepa and Stef are the northern ones.

- zebra_cakes +2

10/2/2009, 4:38 AM

Thanks... I love so many of these!

My faves:

Mirko (I love the Polish Marek, especially)
Damir

Stefica is really great, but it would probably be hard to get people to associate the spelling with the original pronunciation you described. I love the sound of Stefania.
Danica
Darinka nn Dara... Darinka sounds like a diminutive, though...?
Mirjana
Mira
Vera
Mara
Milena

What's the specific nationality behind the names?

I had a friend from Ukraine named Stepan; it took a while for me to get used to, but now I think it sounds cool.

- Sofia +1

10/2/2009, 1:40 PM

All the people mentioned are Croats.

I don't think Darinka is a diminutive (at least not in Croatian), but an elaboration.

- zebra_cakes

10/2/2009, 7:44 PM

Hmm.
I had understood diminutive to mean something like an endearing "babyish" form of the name.

- Marija Luminitsa +1

10/1/2009, 11:29 PM

I like all of them to some extent. Am I correct in my assumption that Mato is a form of Matthew?

- Sofia

10/2/2009, 1:30 PM

Yes, it's a bit dated version. Matej and Matija are used now. There is also Mata (male).

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