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Krysia: only used as a nickname for Krystyna. Both are dated.
Wiktoria: icy and superior.
Dominika: I've never liked it.
Berta: obscure. Doesn't make it onto any recorded popularity list and I've never so much as heard of a Berta, much less encountered one.
Lilianna: modern. Pretty, but kind of limp and not very energetic.
Danuta: very dated. Never met one under 60.
Beatrycze: very very very rare. Never met one or heard of one.
Jowita: also very rare, but it's climbing the charts. I don't really see the appeal.
Sylwester: again - very rare. But I kind of like it. It's what we call New Year's Eve in Polish.
Bogusław: very religious and I'd be very surprised to see it on a child.
Świętosław: medieval. Not used anymore.
Radosław: still used, but it's old-fashioned. I don't like it.
Władek: only used as a nickname for Władysław. I don't like it.
Ludwik: feels very Germanic.
Świętopełk: see Świętosław.
Hieronim: obscure, I've never heard of a Polish one, but I like it and I'd love to meet one.
Gabriel: hate it in all languages.
Walenty: very rare, but not bad.
Szymon: popular, bland, unappealing.
Krzysztof: as above.

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masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080

This message was edited 12/20/2021, 2:15 PM