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For Slavic names lovers...
A little something for all of you who love Slavic names:-)
My Dad's cousin had his 55th birthday party this weekend, so I thought I'd share the names of his friends. Most of them were his age and their names are now rarely used here (think Nancy or Barbara in the US).MALE:Darko -cousin
Branko –my Dad
Zvonimir -nn Zvonko
Ante
Mirko
Jadranko
Drazen
Damir
Goran
Zeljko
Jure
Mario
Stjepan –nn Pepa
Mato
Ivan –nn Ivek
Josip –nn Joza
Vladimir -nn Vlado
Dino FEMAE:Vesna
Stefica -my Mom (pr. 'Shteh-fee-tzah')
Sandra
Dragica
Danica
Nevenka -nn Nena
Darinka -nn Dara
Mirjana
Mira
Zeljka
Vera
Kata
Natasha
Mara
Milena
Nada

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I like Zvonimir. Mirko is OK, but I prefer Miro. I've always loved Mario and Ivan. Ivek is cute. Vladimir is the most awesome name ever. I really like Mirjana. I've never heard it before. Mira is great. I didn't used to like Natasha, but I'm warming up to it as a NN for Natalia.
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I like:MALE:
Branko- my grandpa's name
Drazen
Damir
Jure
Mario
Stjepan nn Pepa: interesting nn.... All Stjepans I know go by Stipa or Stipe
Mato
Ivan –nn Ivek
Josip –nn Joza
Dino FEMALE:
Sandra
Dragica
Danica pr. DAHN-its-ah
Vera
Kata
Natasha
Milena
Nada
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Stipa or Stipe are southern and Slavonian versions, while Pepa and Stef are the northern ones.
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Thanks... I love so many of these!My faves:Mirko (I love the Polish Marek, especially)
DamirStefica is really great, but it would probably be hard to get people to associate the spelling with the original pronunciation you described. I love the sound of Stefania.
Danica
Darinka nn Dara... Darinka sounds like a diminutive, though...?
Mirjana
Mira
Vera
Mara
MilenaWhat's the specific nationality behind the names?I had a friend from Ukraine named Stepan; it took a while for me to get used to, but now I think it sounds cool.
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All the people mentioned are Croats.I don't think Darinka is a diminutive (at least not in Croatian), but an elaboration.
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Hmm.
I had understood diminutive to mean something like an endearing "babyish" form of the name.
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I like all of them to some extent. Am I correct in my assumption that Mato is a form of Matthew?
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Yes, it's a bit dated version. Matej and Matija are used now. There is also Mata (male).
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