Re: where did this name originate from
in reply to a message by zinka
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.)
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where did this name originate from  ·  zinka  ·  4/26/2009, 10:58 AM
Re: where did this name originate from  ·  _Minerva_  ·  4/28/2009, 10:22 AM
Curious about "ka" ending...  ·  Tempestgirl  ·  5/4/2009, 5:36 AM
Great link!!  ·  Kirke  ·  4/30/2009, 10:21 AM
Re: where did this name originate from  ·  tegwen22  ·  4/27/2009, 12:11 PM