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Jadzia's fine for a Polish woman, preferably as a nickname for Jadwiga (the Polish form of Hedwig). But for anyone else it's too Star Trek, and even a Pole living here might tire of saying, "No, Jadzia's a Polish name; it's not after Jadzia Dax" all the time. So I'd be wary.

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EDIT: For some bizarre reason I forgot Jadzia Dax's name is pronounced way differently than the real-life Polish Jadzia is. The Dax association could be completely avoided if you pronounce Jadzia in the proper Polish manner of yah-ZEE-dah. (I should note here that I don't speak Polish, and have cobbled together that pronunciation from the English Wikipedia page on Polish phonology!)

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Miral is definitely too Star Trek, because it doesn't coincide with a real-life human name. But I do think it's a pretty-sounding name, if prone to mispronunciation (it's said meer-AL, more or less). And as a namenerd I really liked that Miral Paris was named after B'Elanna's mother.

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And, yes, I am a Trekkie! I've never really liked DS9 or *gasp* TOS though; I'm a Voyager and a TNG fan.

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Miranda

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This message was edited 8/31/2006, 3:29 PM