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ArchivesPronunciation of the Polish name Prosimir.
Hello everyone,
I am beginning to grow quite fond of this name and so I am wondering about how it is actually pronounced in Poland.
Personally, I am guessing that it is pronounced as either PRAW-see-meer or praw-SEE-meer.
I don't know that for certain, though, so I would love to hear any input from a native Polish speaker or someone who is at least familiar enough with the language to know how it would be pronounced.
Thank you very much in advance for your response! :D
"How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on... when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend... some hurts that go too deep... that have taken hold." ~ Frodo Baggins
I am beginning to grow quite fond of this name and so I am wondering about how it is actually pronounced in Poland.
Personally, I am guessing that it is pronounced as either PRAW-see-meer or praw-SEE-meer.
I don't know that for certain, though, so I would love to hear any input from a native Polish speaker or someone who is at least familiar enough with the language to know how it would be pronounced.
Thank you very much in advance for your response! :D
"How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on... when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend... some hurts that go too deep... that have taken hold." ~ Frodo Baggins
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Thank you for your help, ADT!
No text, but made you look! ^_^
No text, but made you look! ^_^
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I will preface this by saying that Polish is my first language.
The stress should be on the next to last syllable.
proh-SHEE-mihr
The stress should be on the next to last syllable.
proh-SHEE-mihr
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Thank you for your input, Kirke!
Thank you, now I finally know how it is pronounced... and it is going to take me a little bit of time to get adapted to the correct pronunciation, because in my head, I had been pronouncing it as 'PRAW-see-meer' all this time. ;) Still, it nevertheless remains a beautiful name with an interesting and somewhat poetic meaning! It might be a viable option for me to honour my distant Polish heritage with someday (I have ancestors on my father's side of the family that hailed from Bydgoszcz). :)
Thank you, now I finally know how it is pronounced... and it is going to take me a little bit of time to get adapted to the correct pronunciation, because in my head, I had been pronouncing it as 'PRAW-see-meer' all this time. ;) Still, it nevertheless remains a beautiful name with an interesting and somewhat poetic meaning! It might be a viable option for me to honour my distant Polish heritage with someday (I have ancestors on my father's side of the family that hailed from Bydgoszcz). :)
This message was edited 5/15/2012, 7:11 PM
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Polish language wiki is a great source of Polish names
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:Alfabetyczna_lista_imion
Masculine Slavic names only:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:M%C4%99skie_imiona_s%C5%82owia%C5%84skie
Feminine Slavic names only:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:%C5%BBe%C5%84skie_imiona_s%C5%82owia%C5%84skie
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:Alfabetyczna_lista_imion
Masculine Slavic names only:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:M%C4%99skie_imiona_s%C5%82owia%C5%84skie
Feminine Slavic names only:
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:%C5%BBe%C5%84skie_imiona_s%C5%82owia%C5%84skie
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I know, I already knew about it... as that is where I first encountered Prosimir in the first place. ;) Thank you for mentioning it anyway! :D
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It's my first language too, you're right.
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