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I always like Branko when I see it because it sounds like Bronco and that's my university's mascot. :) I kind of like Miroslav too, and Tomislav is neat.
OT - There's an older lady who helps out in the nursery at my church and for the longest time I couldn't figure out what name people were calling her. Then I finally determined it was pronounced NAY-da, and it's spelled Naida, which I see in the database is a Croatian name. Is it pronounced that way there too? I'm skeptical that she would actually have a Croatian name, but I can't find any other etymology for it.
OT - There's an older lady who helps out in the nursery at my church and for the longest time I couldn't figure out what name people were calling her. Then I finally determined it was pronounced NAY-da, and it's spelled Naida, which I see in the database is a Croatian name. Is it pronounced that way there too? I'm skeptical that she would actually have a Croatian name, but I can't find any other etymology for it.
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It's pronounced 'NAH-ee-dah' here and it's mostly used by Muslims (which is why it's so popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina). I always thought it had some Arabic or Turkish connection because of this. Turkish TV soaps are very popular here (don't ask, lol) and one of the main characters in one is called Nadida, so maybe that's where people got it from.
My name book lists it as Greek, meaning 'water nymph'.
ETA: I looked it up and it's listed on one website as a Muslim name with an Arabic meaning of pure, pretty. No idea how accurate this is.
My name book lists it as Greek, meaning 'water nymph'.
ETA: I looked it up and it's listed on one website as a Muslim name with an Arabic meaning of pure, pretty. No idea how accurate this is.
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Yeah, she's definitely not Muslim. :) There must be some other explanation!
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