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[Opinions] Re: Croatian obituaries

by blue_belle

2/1/2010, 4:54 PM

in reply to a message by Sofia

I like:

Oktavijan - this is said like Octavian? I LOVE it!!!!
Rudolf - this rocks too!
Helena
Katarina
Ruzica
Silvija

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- Sofia +2

2/1/2010, 7:30 PM

Well, the accent is different, but yeah it's pronounced like Octavian. The 'j' is added in many names because Croatian has a phonetic spelling, so every letter that is heard is written, like: Darija, Mateja, Andreja, Marijo, Sebastijan, etc.

- blue_belle +1

2/1/2010, 7:56 PM

Thanks

so, Oktavijan would be said ahk-TAV-ee-yahn? instead of ahk-TAYV-ee-ən. It's going on my GP list I think.

- Sofia

2/2/2010, 5:14 AM

Yes, only 'o' is pronounced like 'o' in old.

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