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Hi !!!!
Currently i'm interested in Gypsy Culture (all: Romani, Sinti, Kalé, Roamanishal, Irish Travellers...or simply American Gypsies).
Do you know a Gypsy family?
Can you suggest me some names that you think are good and real used by them? XD
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Currently i'm interested in Gypsy Culture (all: Romani, Sinti, Kalé, Roamanishal, Irish Travellers...or simply American Gypsies).
Do you know a Gypsy family?
Can you suggest me some names that you think are good and real used by them? XD
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
This message was edited 2/16/2016, 1:06 PM
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Hi !!!!
Singoalla is very strange!!!
Thank you a lot!!!!
Singoalla is very strange!!!
Thank you a lot!!!!
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My Grandparents had a traveler family who lived near them for a while and did some work on my granda's farm. I know they had a daughter called Brittania and a son called Absalom. The mother was called something like Raziela or Rachiela or Rafaela - I can't remember!
This message was edited 2/17/2016, 8:20 AM
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Naming within these different cultures is hugely diverse... It's a really hard question to answer. It's kind of like asking "what names do Americans actually give their child?" The answer is so huge it can't easily be expressed.
I can give a few traditional first names for the Vlax Romani (Kalderash specifically) but it's like... many people don't use these names. It's common to give first names that are from the country the family is living in. It's equally common to give a child two names; one that works in the country they're living in, and one name that is traditional. Nicknaming and name changing is also very common among Kalderash families... and many of these "traditional" names have an obvious Slavic influence, because of the countries the Vlax Romani generally live in, so you'll get people who say they aren't REALLY Kalderash names, even though they've been used for ages.
Anyway. These are some of my favourites.
Girls:
Anuska
Cini
Kali
Loyzi
Luska
Mali
Mara
Sima
Taliya
Boys:
Cimbrya
Cayko
Culika
Dyurika
Froska
Imbrya
Laci
Maksi
Marko
Mosa
Savka
Tanas
Yanci
Many of these should technically be written with accents over certain vowels, but Kalderash is rarely written down and I'm not really sure where the accents should go, so I've left them out.
I can give a few traditional first names for the Vlax Romani (Kalderash specifically) but it's like... many people don't use these names. It's common to give first names that are from the country the family is living in. It's equally common to give a child two names; one that works in the country they're living in, and one name that is traditional. Nicknaming and name changing is also very common among Kalderash families... and many of these "traditional" names have an obvious Slavic influence, because of the countries the Vlax Romani generally live in, so you'll get people who say they aren't REALLY Kalderash names, even though they've been used for ages.
Anyway. These are some of my favourites.
Girls:
Anuska
Cini
Kali
Loyzi
Luska
Mali
Mara
Sima
Taliya
Boys:
Cimbrya
Cayko
Culika
Dyurika
Froska
Imbrya
Laci
Maksi
Marko
Mosa
Savka
Tanas
Yanci
Many of these should technically be written with accents over certain vowels, but Kalderash is rarely written down and I'm not really sure where the accents should go, so I've left them out.
This message was edited 2/16/2016, 3:35 PM
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Hi !!!!
Thank you a lot!
You are right: American Gypsies are Americans like often gypsies are in all other countries...
But I would look for some names...and your Kalderash names are super...thanks!!!!
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thank you a lot!
You are right: American Gypsies are Americans like often gypsies are in all other countries...
But I would look for some names...and your Kalderash names are super...thanks!!!!
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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