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[Facts] name update
Two updates in one month, this hasn't happened in a long time!http://www.behindthename.com/updates/update74.php
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Yay for name updates but I have a question, will you by any chance update the popularity lists too? I've been waiting for the Swedish popularity list to be updated since the release of the most popular names in Sweden in March/April 2009 and there are a few other lists that need an update too.
Thanks for a wonderful site and for all the work you put into it.
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Great to see Lucretius! Thanks!
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Thank you!I'd just want to point out that Slavomir doesn't have the gender indicated.
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Oops, I wasn't sure how to classify those medieval Slavic names. I must have left them unclassified and then forgot to come back to them. They're fixed now!
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I figured you missed it:-)
I was also wondering why Slavomir is classified as medieval, since it's still used? Or does it refer to when it was first used?
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Oops, it should indicate where it is currently used. Where is it used these days?(note also http://www.behindthename.com/name/slavomi10r)
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Well, Slavomir (without the accent) is definitely still used in Croatia and Serbia. It's not very popular for babies, but not uncommon for men over 40. And since I've bothered you this much, I'll also ask a question: I'm preparing a long list of names used in Croatia that are not in the database yet, so was wondering how much info about the name do you need (besides gender or etymology if known)? Or is just a list of names enough? Thank you!
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Thanks, I'll make the change to Slavomir for next update.For the Croatian names, besides gender and meaning, it would also be nice to know whether the name is also used in Serbia (if known).
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Ok, I'll try to include usage (I'll check Serbia and Slovenia) and maybe famous bearers.
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Fantastic, that would be very helpful to me!Also, if you see any names in the current Croatian list that are not used there, please let me know!
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Sure, I'll check it out. I've also noticed that many names that are used in Croatia and Serbia might only have Russia or Czech Rep. as usage mentioned, so I might go over those also when I have the time.
Thank you for all the work you do here! ETA: I've sent you an e-mail with the first batch of names:-) Let me know if you have any questions.

This message was edited 12/30/2009, 8:58 PM

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