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Re: Jasmin as a male name in the Balkans
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Thank you!
My student wants to be called Jasko. This may be a normal pet form in Bosnia, but I'm sure he finds it even more important to go by Jasko while he's in the USA. I actually discovered that the registrar at my university had him listed as female; evidently someone in the registrar's office couldn't believe that there really would be a man named Jasmin when they were entering his records into the computer and so wrongly "corrected" his sex to female. :)
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My name is Jasmin and yea.. I'm a guy also. I know what it is to grow up with it.. constantly having to explain it. You get used to it. I never really preferred using Jasko even though I have been called Jasko by some. I'm fine with my name, it's reasonably unique, despite the popularity among the Bosnian people.You know what I found out as I matured? Chicks dig the name :)Well most do :) or wel... perhaps they're just lying to me, because I'm so attractive lol. In any case I have submitted, what almost seems like an essay, about my name. Wonder what Mike will do with it. And hey! Yea I'm new :) See ya
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Yeah, I'm sure he prefers Jasko to Jasmin in the US. Jasmin is not even one of those names that was taken by the girls like Avery or Ashley.
Personally, I've never heard Jasko as a nickname for Jasmin, but I've found it on Facebook.

This message was edited 12/3/2009, 8:17 PM

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