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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

There's a girl in my French class with the name Marijana.

Isn't that just... mean?

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[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

heh, does she have a sister named Heroin?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Aww, no, but she gets asked a lot of things like that.

:(

[delababy.livejournal.com]

And a brother named Blaise?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's pretty common.
It gets to the point of where she makes you choose the spelling of her name.

[xnaivetex.livejournal.com]

.. I don't really think so. I've heard it's actually pretty common in Croatia. Behind the name says it's a Croatian, Serbian or Slovene form of Mariana. One of my best friends growing up was named Marijana, and she was from Croatia, so maybe I'm just used to it.

I can see making fun of the oh=so=yooonEEK names, but ethnic variations on names, I don't much get the point of.

I'm pretty sure in Croatia, pot isn't called marijuana, so it's probably pretty normal there.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Exactly my point.
It's a pretty nice name- aside from the spelling. I wouldn't be used to it because I'm not Croatian at all.

I just thought the parents (who moved here from Croatia) would consider a less tease-worthy name.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

No, it's not mean, it's Croatian. And pronounced something like Marianna.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

No, no, I know it's Croatian, she's very proud about her heritage. I hope you don't think I'm xenophobic or anything; and she does say it, "Mary-anna".

It's just, it doesn't seem a very suitable name in a country where people's first thoughts won't be, "Oh, what a lovely Croatian name!"

[xnaivetex.livejournal.com]

Well is that her fault for having a lovely Croatian name, or immature people who can't get their heads out of their arses long enough to realize that?

And despite what most people think, my friend didn't get the whole MARIJUANA HAR HAR thing until she was in high school, and by then it was the immature dorks who everybody rolled their eyes at anyways.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Exactly my point.
People don't grow up for a long, long time. I'm definitely not one of those people, mind you, I just thought I'd share the name.

It isn't a favourite of mine, but it is nice.
I just wish people would grow up a little and wouldn't poke fun at a name, no matter what it may remind a person of.

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

Hmm... Seems like you were poking fun of it to me.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

No... I was only sharing it.
It'd be absolutely lovely in Croatia, because the initial thought wouldn't be the obvious, it'd be more like, "Oh, such a nice name," whereas where I live, that isn't the first thought.

I just meant it mean as in, mean to name your kid that in such a society as ours.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Back in college I totally wanted a daughter named Mary Jane.

Then I stopped smoking, and said to myself: NO.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, that could be even worse!

[mermaid-feet.livejournal.com]

hahaha

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. that is very pretty, but also very unfortunate during the highschool years..

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sadly. :(