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HelpRe: Slovakian names and a question
in reply to a message by RegalAmethyst
I like tons of names from that list!
However I can't really relate to your problem as I have only one cultural heritage which is German. I do like names from other cultures and many of them don't even feel that foreign to me which I guess is not at all rare in Europe. Many European cultures share a great deal of their names and we are usually brought up with the English language and quite a bit of American culture too. So those names aren't really foreign to us either.
Now would I use a foreign name on my kid? I think the same standards apply here for Slovakian names as they do for English names from my point of view. Yes, I would if I thought the FN would go with the LN and if the name was pronounceable to the people in my country as long as it's not a trendy name (like Kevin used to be; I would never use Kevin because it's what I call 'trendy-trashy-foreign'). I think 'connecting' to names is nothing but habituation. If you get to know a person named something really foreign and odd to you at the beginning, you will most certainly change your mind about the name over time.
However I can't really relate to your problem as I have only one cultural heritage which is German. I do like names from other cultures and many of them don't even feel that foreign to me which I guess is not at all rare in Europe. Many European cultures share a great deal of their names and we are usually brought up with the English language and quite a bit of American culture too. So those names aren't really foreign to us either.
Now would I use a foreign name on my kid? I think the same standards apply here for Slovakian names as they do for English names from my point of view. Yes, I would if I thought the FN would go with the LN and if the name was pronounceable to the people in my country as long as it's not a trendy name (like Kevin used to be; I would never use Kevin because it's what I call 'trendy-trashy-foreign'). I think 'connecting' to names is nothing but habituation. If you get to know a person named something really foreign and odd to you at the beginning, you will most certainly change your mind about the name over time.
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