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From my local newspapers. Parents' names are in brackets. Not much surprises, the unusual ones (dated, rare, etc.) get a note.

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BOY:

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Antonio (Mario and Ruzica)
Antonio (Mirko and Ana)
Bartol Borna (Vedrana) -another baby Bartol, it's very dated but it seems to be popping up again
Borna (Miroslav and Jasna)
Darijo (Mirjana)
David (Alen and Gabrijela)
Filip (Tomo and Ana – Marija)
Ilija (Zdravko and Slavica)
Ivan (Loris and Manda) -this is the first Loris I've seen here
Karlo (Miljenko and Helena)
Leon (Tihomir and Valentina)
Lucijano (dad Nikica and Lidija)
Marin (dad Ivica and Jasna)
Marin (Damir and Elvira)
Mario (Ante and Nediljka)
Marko (Boro and Marija)
Mihael (Mirko and Sonja)
Patrik (Domagoj and Sladjana)
Rafael (Josip and Ana)
Renato (Dragoslav and Nikolina)
Renato (Jasmina)
Robin (Robert and Zeljka) -first Robin I've seen in BAs here
Roko (Danijela)
Stefan (Kristina)
Toni (Ante and Marija)
Zoran (Jelenko and Mira) -Jelenko is a deer (deer = jelen) in a fairy tale here, so this is very funny

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GIRLS:

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Ana (Slavko and Suzana)
Andriana (Marinko and Monika)
Arijana (dad Sinisha and Suzana)
Barbara (Ivan and Angelka)
Gabriela (Domagoj and Kristina)
Ilijana (Ivan and Ivkica)
Ivana (dad Ivica and Nada)
Ivana (Ivan and Vesna)
Ivona (Zelimir and Marina)
Josipa (Jozo and Snjezana)
Katja (Daniel and Zeljkica)
Klara (Kresimir 'Kreso' and Anita)
Klara (Zlatko and Vlatka)
Laura & Lorena (Tihomir and Valentina) -twins, my neighbour has daughters with these names also (and unfortunately the 'L' craze continues:-()
Laura (dad Nikica and Lidija)
Lora (Ernest and Lidija) -Ernest is a surprise
Lorena (Josip and Ivanka)
Maria (dad Ivica and Marijana)
Matea (Mario and Snjezana)
Natalija (Slobodanka)
Nikolina (dad Nikica and Mara)
Nikolina (Dragan and Shtefica)
Nikolina (Nikola and Ankica)
Nikolina (Sladjan and Mirjana) -wow, lots of Nikolinas, I'm surprised since it was popular in my generation and those names tend to be pase now (I guess two of them are named after their dad, but still)
Petra (Nermin and Marijana)
Santina (Mirsada) -never saw Santina here before
Sanja (Igor and Filipa) –it's great to see my name used today, it's a very 1980s name here (think Jennifer)
Sara (Tobias and Ana) –dad is German
Sara (Tomislav and Ivana)
Tara (Mile and Martina)
Tena (Davor and Dragana)
Veronika (Goran and Marija)

This message was edited 11/19/2009, 1:41 PM