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[Opinions] Re: What is/would be the English equivalent of this name?
Not sure what you mean by 'English equivalent'?
Hugh and Hubert are male names used in English with similar meanings.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/meaning/heart
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Sorry, I guess I didn't explain myself well enoughWhat I meant was, for example, the English equivalent of Jan (a Czech and Polish name) would be John.
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Not all names have English equivalents. When foreign names start to become used in other countries, they often develop alternative spellings and/or pronunciations that are easier phonetically in the new language. Given time, they may eventually develop into a name that looks and sounds very different from the native original, but comes from the same root.
However, Kordian as a name was apparently invented relatively recently - compared to a name like John - and as it's an unusual name that hasn't really spread outside Poland, it hasn't developed versions in other languages. So 'Kordian: Część pierwsza trylogii. Spisek koronacyjny' translates into English as 'Kordian: First Part of a Trilogy: The Coronation Plot'Hope that helps?
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