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Re: meaning of name
by Vera
11/15/2004, 11:21 AM
in reply to a message by adoreher
The name is probably derived from the Slavic element slad meaning "sweet". It is either Serbian or Croatian, definitely not Czech.
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- Chrisell   +2
11/15/2004, 5:58 PM
Slavic names and name elements are used in Czechoslovakia as well as in the former Yugoslavic countries.:-)
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- Vera   +1
11/16/2004, 10:44 AM
The element is used in Czechoslovakia but not the name. (I am from Czech Republic, so I ought to know.)
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- Chrisell
11/16/2004, 3:32 PM
Lol, fair enough!My grandfather (Paul) grew up in & near Prague so I have a Czech connection too, although he doesn't remember much Czech now - his parents were from Sudetenland and spoke German, and then he was evacuated to England via the Kindertransport when he was 14 anyway.:-)
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