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Re: Balbina/Fransicka/Elsavich
by Mike C
7/24/2002, 12:46 PM
in reply to a message by Raymond Jaskot
Fransicka could be Frances in English.Balbina doesn't really have a distinct English spelling.Elsavich ?? I have never of this name, but Elizabeth would be a good Anglicization.
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- Silver (guest)   +1
7/24/2002, 5:33 PM
Francesca is not all that uncommon, althought often the french around here use it, not the english as much
I can't think of anything close to Balbina except maybe Bailey
and shortening Elsavich to just Elsa, which i see mostly german familes using, but used widely in english cultures~Silver
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- Phyllis (guest)
7/25/2002, 5:46 PM
Concerning Elsavich...Is the person a female? I'm wondering because in Russian (and Ukrainian, I think), the suffix -vich means "son of". If you've already posted that Elsavich is a female, then please excuse my confusion (I'm of Slavic descent.)Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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