[Facts] Re: Deniz, Bela, Mirko
in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
I read on another message board that Deniz was a popular baby name among Turkish-German couples - probably its similarity to Denise and Dennis makes it particularly attractive.
Bela and Mirko are actually used by German parents. Bela probably owns its popularity (if rank 170 is "popular") to German rock singer Bela B. Felsenheimer. Mirko is, I assume, an alternative to Marco, which has been around for a while (It's on rank 95 in that list).
I've never heard of any Turkish parents using these names.
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Bela and Mirko are actually used by German parents. Bela probably owns its popularity (if rank 170 is "popular") to German rock singer Bela B. Felsenheimer. Mirko is, I assume, an alternative to Marco, which has been around for a while (It's on rank 95 in that list).
I've never heard of any Turkish parents using these names.
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This message was edited 2/1/2007, 8:20 AM