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HelpRe: Polish Names
in reply to a message by insane romantic
Well, I like a lot of Polish names, but I dislike the Polish spellings. For example I prefer Viktor over Wiktor, Matteus over Mateusz etc. Some that I do like:
Amelia
Ariadna
Celina
Halina
Ilona - a family name for me
Klara
Damian
Dominik
Edward
Emil
Filip
Gabriel
Joakim
Kasper - I see it as more Swedish than Polish though
Amelia
Ariadna
Celina
Halina
Ilona - a family name for me
Klara
Damian
Dominik
Edward
Emil
Filip
Gabriel
Joakim
Kasper - I see it as more Swedish than Polish though
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It's a bit awkward looking but the W is pronounced with a V sound so Dawid becomes David and Wiktor is pronounced as Viktor. I learned this when I heard Wojtek Wolski's name being pronounced.
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This is something that puts me off Polish names. Ws sound like Vs; Js kind of sound like Ys and the "sz" combination sounds a bit like "sh". For example Mateusz is pronounced like "mat-yoosh"
The most confusing pronunciation I've come across this week is Wojciech "VOY-chek"
The most confusing pronunciation I've come across this week is Wojciech "VOY-chek"
This message was edited 6/13/2013, 11:48 AM
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