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HelpRe: Slovakian names and a question
in reply to a message by RegalAmethyst
Just looking at the beginning of the list, I could easily name a child Adela or Augustin. :-)
I'm almost 100% Irish. My situation is different than most Americans, at least the ones from Europe. My parents both came to the U.S. in the 1950's (I was born in the 60's). My mother would take us kids back every other summer to her village in Ireland for the summer. My Dad would join us and we'd spend a couple of weeks with his family in England. (Both of his parents were from Ireland originally.) All but three of my extended family are in Ireland and England. I was raised on PBS and Masterpiece Theater. That's where my love for names really started.
So if I magically had a child tomorrow she / he would be either Niamh, Aoife or Mairead, Desmond, Malachy or Cormac.
I'm almost 100% Irish. My situation is different than most Americans, at least the ones from Europe. My parents both came to the U.S. in the 1950's (I was born in the 60's). My mother would take us kids back every other summer to her village in Ireland for the summer. My Dad would join us and we'd spend a couple of weeks with his family in England. (Both of his parents were from Ireland originally.) All but three of my extended family are in Ireland and England. I was raised on PBS and Masterpiece Theater. That's where my love for names really started.
So if I magically had a child tomorrow she / he would be either Niamh, Aoife or Mairead, Desmond, Malachy or Cormac.
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Wow! So you were brought up very close to your culture then. Lucky! I'm a bit envious. The only strong European culture in at least one side of my family is German, and even then it's less German and more German-as-an-excuse-for-incredible-uptightness. I do plan on going to Slovakia and the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany someday. Just to get a feel for what the cultures are like. I really do wonder at what point a family looses what they brought over from their country of origin.
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lol
"German-as-an-excuse-for-incredible-uptightness"
*love*
"German-as-an-excuse-for-incredible-uptightness"
*love*
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You should go there. My BIL did the genealogy for my dh's family. So when he and I went to Germany we were able to go to the small village his ancestors were from.
I notice with my nieces that they have next to no interest in English / Irish culture. Sad. I'd say two generations and it's gone, unless you actively promote it.
I notice with my nieces that they have next to no interest in English / Irish culture. Sad. I'd say two generations and it's gone, unless you actively promote it.
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That is sad. But it's easy to not want something that you have, if you know what I mean. It's like when I was 13 to 16 years old, I colored my hair everything that I could get away with so that I didn't have to admit to myself that I was a natural blonde. My mom always told me that I'd appreciate it someday, and she was right. Maybe when your nieces have kids they'll start to appreciate English / Irish culture more.
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