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Re: Smiljan
in reply to a message by Steno
According to this site about Croatian names (http://www.imehrvatsko.net/Imena/Smiljan/tabid/3228/Default.aspx), Smiljan is a male name that comes from the noun ‘smilje’, which is a name of a plant (lat. antennaria dioica).
Picture of the plant: http://i27.tinypic.com/mtp3m9.jpg.It’s a relatively common name in Croatia where it is in the first 500. Other forms of the name and nicknames include: Cane, Cano, Canko, Mile, Mili, Milo, Milko, Miljan, Smiljo, Smiljko.The female form is Smiljka, Smiljana.
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This message was edited 9/10/2008, 7:54 AM

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Thanks a lot for the info!!
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