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Oh yeah, I didn't expect the name to look authentically Polish. I said I was trying to incorporate a Polish touch into my combos. I can kind of see what you're saying on the names not sounding exclusively Polish enough, but it's really tough because people tend to be very intimidated by Polish spellings in America. There are so many "authentically" Polish names that I love, but I could only ever use as middles. I like you're idea about looking up the names of Polish royalty though. That would be good inspiration.

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I like Bernadeta. It's really pretty. Thanks for the suggestion, but I wanted to use it for my mother, so I feel better about using Bernadette.

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I expect it to be a little mismatched. It would be weird to have a completely unanglicized Polish name if I was not born in Poland. I want my combos to be a bit of a melting pot because that's what I am, and that's what most Americans are. I'm half Irish, half Polish; and I speak English, Spanish, German, a little French, and I want to learn Polish. I try to choose names which incorporate that polyglot spirit.