Krystyna

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine has a friend named Krystyna. WDYT?


I personally like it, but I don't like the name to begin with anyway, lol.

Comments

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think it is Slavic!

We're Polish and I think that might be the spelling on my mom's birth certificate (middle name).

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Yes, this spelling is used in Poland.

It's a dilemma: what happens if you choose a spelling because it is used in another language/culture but everyone thinks it's just a random spelling you made up?

Do you explain the spelling to people whenever they get "that look"? Do you revert back to the spelling used in this country? Do you just let them think whatever they're going to think...??

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Exactly. That's definitely a dilemma.

I knew it was familiar when I saw it (I have since been informed that their family is Czech) and I immediately thought the same thing you just said.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I have a similar problem - I live in Canada but am of Polish background and my husband is from Poland. We'd like to choose names that work equally well in both languages, and won't be mistaken for kree8tyv spellings! (My LJ name is my name spelled in Polish and then in English so I am familiar with the dilemma)

So far we have thought of a few names that are spelled (if not pronounced) exactly the same way in both languages. My sister is Julia. We could do Adam (#1), Daniel and Sebastian for boys, and Hanna (spelled this way, my granma's name) for a girl. It's quite limiting, but I'd like the names to be able to "travel" so it's always great to think of a new name that works in both languages!