New Post
Search
HelpRe: Obituaries
in reply to a message by Sofia
RIP.
I love (and am making a mental note to myself to use more):
Anton, Ivica, Ljubomir, Matija, Petar, Rudolf (a new love of mine!), Zlatko, Anna, Jelena, Mira, Ruza / Ruzica, Zlata and Zora.
Are these names considered "old fashioned?" Are there any being born into the newest generation, that you know of?
I love (and am making a mental note to myself to use more):
Anton, Ivica, Ljubomir, Matija, Petar, Rudolf (a new love of mine!), Zlatko, Anna, Jelena, Mira, Ruza / Ruzica, Zlata and Zora.
Are these names considered "old fashioned?" Are there any being born into the newest generation, that you know of?
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Ivica (Ivan is used as a full name more), Matija (Matej is more popular), Petar (had a bit of a revival), Ana, Ruza and Zora are still used, some are quite popular (check popularity stats for Croatia).
Anton, Jelena and Zlatko turn up sometimes, they were common in my generation.
Ljubomir, Rudolf, Mira and Zlata were used in my parents and grandparents generations and I don't think I've seen them on babies for the past two decades or more.
Anton, Jelena and Zlatko turn up sometimes, they were common in my generation.
Ljubomir, Rudolf, Mira and Zlata were used in my parents and grandparents generations and I don't think I've seen them on babies for the past two decades or more.
This message was edited 12/7/2010, 5:46 AM
1
Thanks for the information. :-)
Zlata was the one I was most interested in. I've had a flirtation with her for the past year or so. I find her very alluring. And yes, I realize it would be like naming a dd "Goldie" so my take on the name might not translate to today's parents as well. But I live in hope that the name may find some admirers among new parents and parents to be.
Zlata was the one I was most interested in. I've had a flirtation with her for the past year or so. I find her very alluring. And yes, I realize it would be like naming a dd "Goldie" so my take on the name might not translate to today's parents as well. But I live in hope that the name may find some admirers among new parents and parents to be.
1
Well, Zlata is seen as a dated here, but it does turn up occasionally. The thing is, it's not seen as a word name (as Goldie is), probably because the adjective is 'zlatan/zlatna' and we just see it as a name that is derived from the word.
Slavic languages in general seem to have much more names that are derived from words used today but not strictly word names (unlike English).
Slavic languages in general seem to have much more names that are derived from words used today but not strictly word names (unlike English).
1