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Re: Krystian
Someone I know has a Polish background and she chose it. Her husband has a French background and the child's last name in French.
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That makes some sense; but if they are likely to spend their lives in an English-speaking society, it will always look like something frivolous rather than meaningful.
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I agree with you and it will be misspelled all the time.
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IDK. I saw and immeadiately thought it was Polish.
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yeahI couldn't have pegged it as Polish in particular, but it definitely looks foreign, rather than creative, to me.
I think I'd have assumed it was foreign even if I wasn't into names, but I'm not sure. It might be because I know there are a jillion spellings of Kris-names in different languages.
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That's interesting. Do you think it's because you're educated when it comes to names or do you think (most?) people would be able to tell from the spelling?
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Probably knowledgeable, plus I grew up in DC which has a pretty diverse population.
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