According to Croatia’s Ministry of Justice and Administration, the most popular baby names in the country last year were (again) Mia and Luka. Here are Croatia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy na…
Romanian writer, philologist, historian, and politician Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu (1838–1907) Bogdan is a Russian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Serbian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, and Croatian name meaning "given by God." It derives from Slavic roots Bogu (God) and dan (given), and is believed to be an early Slavic translation of the Greek name Theodoros. As one of very few Slavic names…
Though Bosnian is a Slavic language, it differs from its sisters Serbian and Croatian in the great number of loan words and names from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. There are also many names of Illyrian origin.
As in most other European languages, many names are native forms of Greek and Roman names. Many names have also been adopted from the neighbouring Slavic cultures.
Kinga Kolosinska competed in the Rio Olympics this summer. The commentators thoroughly enjoyed discussing her unusual name. One tiny hitch: her name only seems unusual in English. Elsewhere, it is used as often as Jane. Thanks to Meg for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day. Kinga: Cunigunde Kinga sounds royal. But this name’s roots trace back to the …
Clare's insight:
I knew this was a traditional Hungarian name. I did not know it came from Cunegunda. How exciting!
Les prénoms slaves ne sont pas les plus connus et pourtant ils méritent de l'être. Ces prénoms sont empreints d'une vraie touche de caractère et leur charm
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Dimitri, Irina, Isak, Malina, Anya, Ivan, Edvin, Teha, Anja (is that cheating?), Deyan, Luka, Mila, Zoran, and Una.
We landed on Viggo Sebastian for our son, and are super happy with the name. We get a fair number of 'huhs' in both Canada and Balkans but at least the ones close to us got quite used to it.
The English name Elizabeth has been steadily popular pretty much forever. It's a solid, established classic that sounds mature and professional, works on any age, doesn't date the bearer, ages very well, and is probably one of two names with by far the most nicknames to choose from (the other name being Katherine, of course).…
Princess Marie-Cécile of Prussia was born Marie-Cécile Kira Viktoria Luise to Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia. She married Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg, who was born Friedrich August Wilhelm Christian Ernst.
Gender: Female Pronunciation: a-LEYN-a; a-LEE-na; a-LEN-a Origin: Czech, German, Slovak and Slovene diminutives of the Latin names Magdalena and Helena Meaning: Woman from Magdala; Tower; Shining...
Clare's insight:
Reminds me, of course, of Aléna J. Ingle (or Aléna Jingle as I usually parse it, because it's jolly).
According to Croatia’s Ministry of Public Administration, the most popular baby names in the country in 2019 were Mia and Luka. Here are Croatia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names…
According preliminary data from Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, the most popular baby names in the country in 2018 were Viktoria and Georgi. Here are Bulgaria’s top 10 girl names a…
Bulgaarse kinderen kregen in 2016 het vaakst de voornamen Aleksandâr en Viktoria. Viktoria stond in 2015 ook bovenaan, Aleksandâr wisselt van plaats met Georgi
Dear Swistle, There is a naming dilemma I am struggling with that I have tried to find a solution for on the internet, but I can’t find anything about it, and I really can’t figure out …
Clare's insight:
This is one of those questions that opens up a whole lot more issues than just names...
Despina has been a goddess and a royal title, but today it's mostly a rare baby name. If you're looking for rare but usable names, this one is for you!
Theodore is probably my third-favoritest male name of all time, after only Samuel and Peter. If I ever have children, and I have at least three boys, I'll name the third Theodore, in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. I've just always adored the name, and the nickname Teddy. It also has a lot of awesome foreign…
My Kevorkian family settled in Vratsa, Bulgaria after surviving the Armenian Genocide, and their three children (Rebecca, Levon, and Shavash) lived there till 1942, when they managed to come to Ame...
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