Message: "Zsanika" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Zsanika

by MasonThursday

8/6/2020, 9:08 AM

This lovely Hungarian girl name is a guilty pleasure of mine! In Hungarian it's pronounced ZHAW-nee-kaw (zh is the same sound as the French j, like in Jacques), but there I also love the pronunciation as ZHAH-ni-kah. Unfortunately, the Zs spelling renders it quite hard to use as an American name. I haven't been able to find the meaning. Perhaps it was created as a Hungarian variant on Anika?

#Zsanika

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- Kerilyntaryn21

8/6/2020, 2:00 PM

I prefer Zanika, sounds nice

- Maggie (writersblock242)

8/6/2020, 11:48 AM

I think it's interesting. I definitely dig it.

- noisynora

8/6/2020, 9:58 AM

It's pretty. I like how it combines the s and z at the start of it.

- Amphelise (Chrisell)

8/6/2020, 9:58 AM

I suspect it's related to the Hungarian versions of the John/Jane family of names, e.g. Zsanett, perhaps influenced by the Finnish Janika.

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