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[Facts] Re: Kryzia
in reply to a message by ADT
It can't be Italian, because the Italian alphabet doesn't include K or Y. But it could be a variant of the Polish nickname Krysia.
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I said Italian because that's what the young woman whose name it is said. I asked her if it's a variant of Christina and she said no. It is definitely not a variant of Krysia (which is pron KRI-shah).
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Well, it can't be Italian because there is no K or Y in the Italian alphabet. Thus, she's wrong.
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actuallyWhile indeed there's no K or Y in the Italian alphabet that doesn't stop some people from using sometimes names, probably of foreign derivation, that might contain these letters (I've come across a couple of Ylenia), just as there are some words borrowed from other languages but that are now in Italian dictionaries, that contain k's or y's (such as knock-out or yacht).This said, you're right that Kryzia isn't an Italian name but she could still be Italian. Krizia (in this spelling) is an Italian fashion brand.
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Thank you! How do you pronounce Krizia (the fashion brand)?

This message was edited 3/11/2011, 11:48 AM

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It would be KREE-tzee-a.
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Thanks, so pretty much like the name. I'll ask next time I see her.

This message was edited 3/11/2011, 1:14 PM

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Okay, I believe you, thanks for letting me know. I just thought she was right as I believe her background is Italian.
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