View Message

This is a reply within a larger thread: view the whole thread

Re: Grazy
in reply to a message by )(
I’m sure in Polish that it’s a beautiful name and diminutive. However, I’m not a fan of it in English. It sounds like a mix between the words Gravy and Crazy. I prefer the name Grace, personally. It also has Gracie; a nickname that sounds kind of similar.Formerly, wheelbarrow4
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

Actually, Grazy would not be used as a diminutive at all in Poland. Grażyna (not Grazyna) is pronounced gra-ZHI-na, and the commonly used diminutives are Grażka (GRASH-ka) and Grażynka (gra-ZHIN-ka).
vote up4
I suppose you also have Graża? More of a nn than diminutive but pretty common and only one letter away from OP's acquaintance. I wonder how Grazy pronounces her nn. Like "crazy"? Gra-zee? I guess, the latter but it really wants to morph into "crazy" or possibly "grazie" with extremely fake Italian accent.

This message was edited 8/2/2022, 12:34 PM

vote up1
The reminds me of how people on discord mispronounced my username (Graz) It’s supposed to be pronounced like GROTZ or GROZ (like wizard of oz) but most people said it with a hard A (like jazz) so I just went with it. They thought it was absurd that it was supposed to be “groz” I never actually use 2 zs, just on here.
It’s ugly on purpose.
vote up1
Pron like crazy.
vote up1
Oh lord almighty, why? At that point it doesn't even make sense with the full name, which has an "ah" sound not "ay". If she was going to just ditch her Polish name and go by something sort of close but not quite, she could've just picked Gracie. I'm going to go ahead and assume she's very eccentric and did this on purpose, specifically to get that crazy Grazy thing, because otherwise it just doesn't add up for me.
vote up1
Interesting! I assumed that it was because of the poster’s Grazy. Thank you for correcting me!
vote up1