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Post by pellonpekko on Jan 26, 2009 22:17:12 GMT 2
Gian is the abbreviation of Gianni (similar in english to the popular John)
John told my english teacher here means Giovanni in Italian Language.
We usually get the Name Gianni although the real name of the person is Giovanni. It's only a facility to speak.
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Post by pivopijasrbija87 on Feb 7, 2009 21:06:06 GMT 2
in Serbian:
Michael- Mihajlo /'mihailo, mi'hailo/ John - Jovan /jovan/, Jovana-women Lazarus - Lazar Steven - Stefan Helena - Jelena Lily (like the flower) - Ljiljana Milan, Milana-for women Alexander - Aleksandar/Aleksandra Alex - Aleksa /m/ Nikola/Nikolina Zoran/Zorana Goran /Gorana Dejan/Dejana Bojan/Bojana Dusan/Dusanka Petar/Petra Dragan/Dragana
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Post by Rhovanion on Feb 24, 2009 14:38:00 GMT 2
SWEDEN
Male: John - Johan; female equivalent - Johanna, Jonna George - Georg, Göran Peter - Peter, Per, Petter; female equivalent - Petra, Pernilla Thomas - Tomas Michael - Mikael, Michael; female equivalent - Mikaela, Michelle Martin - Martin, Mårten; female equivalent - Martina, Marta, Märta Jan - Jan; female equivalent - Jannike Alexander - Alexander; female equivalent - Alexandra Anthony - Anton; female equivalent - Antonia Nick - Niklas From Jesus Christ - Christian, Kristian, Christer, Krister; female equivalent - Christina, Kristina
Other female: Maria - Maria, Marie, Marika Anna - Anna, Ann Helen - Helena, Helen Elizabeth - Elsa, Elisabet Jeanette - Jeanette Claire - Klara Dorothy - Doris, Dorotea Susan - Susanne, Susanna Catherine - Katarina Charlotte - Charlotta, Lotta Sarah - Sara Martha - Marta, Märta
Names most popular among babies born in Sweden, 2008:
1 Maja 2 Emma 3 Julia 4 Ella 5 Elsa 6 Alice 7 Alva 8 Linnea 9 Wilma 10 Klara
1 Lucas 2 Oscar 3 William 4 Elias 5 Hugo 6 Alexander 7 Erik 7 Isak 9 Filip 10 Emil
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Post by Mighty Croc on Feb 24, 2009 15:31:33 GMT 2
In Russia:
John - Ivan George - Georgiy [only "g" sounds, not "dz'"] Peter - Piotr Thomas - Foma; actually, it is not a very popular name nowadays; Michael - Mihail Jan - Yan [ya:n] - femal equivalent is Yana Alexander - Aleksandr; female equivalent - Aleksandra Anthony - Anton Nick - Nikolai Daniel- Daniil, Danila, or Danyl Theodore - Fedor Andrew - Andrey Edward - Eduard Jacob - Jakov Joseph - Iosiph (probably, it is more a Jewish name, than Russian) Paul - Pavel From jesus christ - only one female name, Kristina
Female: Maria - Maria Anna - Anna Helen - Elena Elizabeth - Elizaveta Margaret - Margarita Jeanette - Jeanna Nataly - Natalia Marina - Marina (this name is not etymologically similar to Maria, of course)
Else popular male names: Maksim, Artem, Dmitry, Nikita, Egor; female names - Daria, Polina, Victoria, Sophia
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Post by learntokill on Apr 3, 2009 18:54:20 GMT 2
From Sardinia we have more different traditional names in Sardinian Language. I'm sardinian, but our names are the same as those italians
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Post by nightwica on May 11, 2010 16:08:09 GMT 2
I have added the Hungarian name version.
John - János George - György, female: maybe Georgina but thats not Hungarian Peter - Péter; female equivalent - Petra Thomas - Tamás Michael - Mihály Martin - Márton Alexander - Sándor; female equivalent - there's none, we say Alexandra Anthony - Anton, Antal; female equivalent - Antónia Nick - Miklós From Jesus Christ -Krisztián; female equivalent - Krisztina
Other female: Maria - Mária Anna - Anna Helen -Ilona
Also Stephen - István Eve/Eva - Éva
Veronica - Veronika Victor - Viktor, female Viktória
Tünde is a Hungarian made-up name by a poet, from the world tündér which means fairy^^ Csilla is made from csillag which is star
these are quite popular
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Post by sylvester on Jun 8, 2010 10:51:00 GMT 2
So the Romanian version
John - Ion Michael - Mihai Andrew - Andrei Peter - Petru Anna - Ana Alexander - Alexandru Helen - Elena Elizabeth - Elizabeta Nick - Nicolae Lilly - Liliana Anthony - Anton Katherine - Catălina Caesar - Cezar Stefan - Fane Gregory - Grigore Irene - Irina Luke - Luca Margaret - Margareta
and so on
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Post by maksi on Jul 7, 2010 16:32:25 GMT 2
since I live in northern sweden we have a mixture of finnish names and swedish names.
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