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Re: Off-topic quiz (but fun, anyway!) "Are You a Witch"?
Hi! Here are some Slovene names. However, I don`t have so much knowledge in ethymology as you guys have, so some (most of them, actually) are lacking explanation.
masculine: Andrej (Andrew), Borut, Domen, Gorazd, Jernej, Jure (George), Klemen (Clement), Pavel (Paul), Rok (Rocco), Tadej (Thaddeus), Janez (John), Tilen (Giles), Bojan
feminine: Alenka, Alja, Ajda (buckwheat), Brina, Janja, Majda, Marjeta (maybe form of Marrietta, but it also means daisy in slovene), Marija (Mary), Mojca, Tonka (short from Antonia), Vida, Vesna (in slavic mythology this was the godess of spring), Jasna (Clara)Nana, almost-a-witch :)
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Very cool! :)This is very cool, Nana! Now what you have to do is submit these names to Mike C: mike-AT-behindthename.com in this format:AJDA (f) "buckwheat" (Slovene).ANDREJ (m) Slovene form of ANDREWJANEZ (m) Slovene form of JOHNJASNA (f) Slovene form of CLARAJURE (m) Slovene form of GEORGEKLEMEN (m) Slovene form of CLEMENTMARIJA (f) Croatian, Lithuanian, and Slovene form of MARYMARJETA (f) "daisy" (Slovene).PAVEL (m) Russian, Czech, and Slovene form of PAULROK (m) Slovene form of ROCCOTADEJ (m) Slovene form of THADDEUSTILEN (m) Slovene form of GILESTONKA (f) Slovene pet form of ANTONIAVESNA (f) In Slavic mythology this was the goddess of spring.Can you find out the meanings of: BORUT, DOMEN, GORAZD, JERNEJ, BOJAN, ALENKA, ALJA, BRINA, JANJA, MAJDA, MOJCA, and VIDA? That's your BtN homework assignment for this weekend. :)Mike C may or may not ask you for some online verification sources for some of these names. Anyway, just cut and paste the names I've put into BtN submission format for you, and send them to Mike C.Very fine contribution to the site, Nana! :)-- Nanaea
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