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in reply to a message by Timmy
Personal names, since they refer to persons and personalities, have many `meanings': colored by the multitude of emotions that holders of that name, real and fictional, that they evoke in us. Many of these are intensely personal, some transcend to a cultural mileu, a few reach the linguistic domain. Every field of study has to draw a line somewhere: a study of names, as opposed to the study of people, or of history, draws it somewhere in the latter domains.
In this particular case, if Militza is ultimately derived from Milica, most of the questions in the onomastic domain are answered by that entry.
In this particular case, if Militza is ultimately derived from Milica, most of the questions in the onomastic domain are answered by that entry.
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Right on.
The glossary says that when Slavic names, like Milica, are represented in the Latin alphabet of English, they are transcribed, which can result in multiple spellings for a single name depending on the transcription. For example the Cyrillic Дмитрий can be rendered Dmitriy, Dmitri, or Dmitrii.
Militza appears to be a variant, more phonetical transcription of Milica; they're the same name.
The glossary says that when Slavic names, like Milica, are represented in the Latin alphabet of English, they are transcribed, which can result in multiple spellings for a single name depending on the transcription. For example the Cyrillic Дмитрий can be rendered Dmitriy, Dmitri, or Dmitrii.
Militza appears to be a variant, more phonetical transcription of Milica; they're the same name.
This message was edited 4/5/2011, 10:30 PM
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