Message: "meaning of name" - Behind the Name

meaning of name

by adoreher

11/7/2004, 4:56 AM

My friend, SLADJANA, is a serbian girl, but she was born in Czech. I can't tell if the name belongs to any particular region. I can't seem to find any reference for this name. Thank you.

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- Vera +3

11/15/2004, 11:21 AM

The name is probably derived from the Slavic element slad meaning "sweet". It is either Serbian or Croatian, definitely not Czech.

- Chrisell +2

11/15/2004, 5:58 PM

Slavic names and name elements are used in Czechoslovakia as well as in the former Yugoslavic countries.

:-)

- Vera +1

11/16/2004, 10:44 AM

The element is used in Czechoslovakia but not the name. (I am from Czech Republic, so I ought to know.)

- Chrisell

11/16/2004, 3:32 PM

Lol, fair enough!

My grandfather (Paul) grew up in & near Prague so I have a Czech connection too, although he doesn't remember much Czech now - his parents were from Sudetenland and spoke German, and then he was evacuated to England via the Kindertransport when he was 14 anyway.

:-)

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