Message: "where did this name originate from"

where did this name originate from

by zinka (guest)

4/26/2009, 10:58 AM

this was my mothers name. i did not know very much about her. i was a foster child at a young age. she was born in san francisco. her fathers name was john frank alex and my grandmothers name was zinka mrcun, from yugoslavia, but i cannot find out anymore than that. i have not found any sites yet with their name. thank you, debbie

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- _Minerva_ +2

4/28/2009, 10:22 AM

I only found Zinka as a Russian severe or dunning form of Zinaida.

http://www.russlandjournal.de/typisch/russische-namen/russische-maedchennamen/
("Verächtlich" means contomptuous but I asked a Russian girl who told me that the "ka"-ending forms are not insulting but severe.)

- Tempestgirl

5/4/2009, 5:36 AM

Curious about "ka" ending...

I checked out the link you gave, Minerva, thanks. I'm confused as to how the last form of the names given when using "ka" can be both "affectionate and disrespectful". Could you explain further, or explain in what context you'd use the "ka" version rather than the pet version?

Thanks in advance!

- Kirke (guest)

4/30/2009, 10:21 AM

Great link!!

Thank you for posting it! If you have any more interesting name links, please share.

- tegwen22 (guest)

4/27/2009, 12:11 PM

No idea but I love it!! I try to find out if it was a nickname or something.

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