Message: "Obituaries" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Obituaries

by Sofia

8/23/2010, 1:31 PM

FEMALE:

Anđela (76) -see Andela
Bara (80)
Dušanka (76) -see Dusana
Josipa (76)
Kata (85)
Ljiljanka (56) -see Ljiljana
Ruža (81) -see Ruza
Višnja (58) -see Visnja
Vladimira (90) -I believe there was a post about Vladimira recently

MALE:

August (72)
Ferenc (66) -had a Hungarian last name
Franjo (87)
Ivan (32)
Ivan (62)
Ivan (84) -as you can see Ivan was used steadily, and is currently still #2 boy's name in Croatia
Marko (75)
Milan (54)
Željko (65) -see Zeljko

#obituaries

This message was edited 8/23/2010, 1:34 PM

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- blue_belle

8/23/2010, 8:22 PM

I love the following:

Ruža
Vladimira - AWESOME
Ivan
Milan

- BellamynSora +2

8/23/2010, 2:20 PM

I like Bara, Ruza, and Visnja. How do you pronounce Ruza and Visnja, though? I'm not sure I'm saying them right.

- Sofia +1

8/23/2010, 2:26 PM

Ruža is 'ROO-zhah', ž like the French J in Jacques.
Višnja is 'VEE-shnyah', nj is like the Spanish ñ in España.

This message was edited 8/23/2010, 2:27 PM

- BellamynSora

8/23/2010, 2:27 PM

Thanks!

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