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KSAWERY or SEWERYN or NIKODEM?

92 replies

Leatherr · 03/09/2016 20:29

For baby boy soon due thanks for comments any

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Sophronia · 04/09/2016 10:32

I like Ksawery

yeOldeTrout · 04/09/2016 09:24

Marek is Polish & works well in English.

bumblemouse · 04/09/2016 09:20

Nikodem is the nicest and will be easiest for English speakers to pronounce if that matters.

Sewery too much like sewer here

Really like the first one on hearing how it's pronounced but can't remember how to spell it now! (I'm on app)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/09/2016 09:15

Nikodem, love Niko.

nooka · 04/09/2016 09:14

I really like the sound of Seweryn, but only after being told how to pronounce it and agree with others that a name with 'sewer' in might not be fantastic.

sashh · 04/09/2016 08:53

When I saw this I thought it was oing to be a joke thread about unique spellings along the lines of Airwrecka / Erica

www.funniestmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/Funniest_Memes_i-ve-been-spelling-erica-wrong-my-whole-life_14877.jpeg

I'd go for Nikodem, it has the potential to be anglosised to Nick if your ds chooses to do so when he is older but links to your culture.

I'm also biased because I'm a supply teacher and I always appologise to the class when I do the register that I might get names wrong but please correct me and that is a name I could read and give reasonable stab at getting right.

Stevefromstevenage · 04/09/2016 08:31

Yep I like Nikodem. It reads easily in English. I do like Seweryn but I would not have had a clue how to pronounce it without the input of MN. I don't like the other name.

BettyOBarley · 04/09/2016 08:26

Another one for Nikodem - love the nn Niko

dontwannapullahammie · 04/09/2016 08:17

I'd go with nikodem, niko is a cool nickname

GruffaloPants · 04/09/2016 08:13

Nikodem is nice. I really like Seweryn but the spelling crossover with sewer is off putting. I do know a little Severin but understand why you maybe wouldn't want to change the spelling.

Needmoresleep · 04/09/2016 08:12

Sanity, I can beat that. When the were younger The drama teacher at DCs prep wrote the end of term play and had a bunch of 8 year olds singing "All Tomorrow's Parties". It was a case of spotting the parents who were giggling.

Meeting someone called Severin would do that to me. Nico though would be cool.

FRETGNIKCUF · 04/09/2016 07:55

None sound too great in an English accent, perhaps they do in your mother tongue. Prepare for s lifetime of poorly pronounced names.

ipswichwitch · 04/09/2016 07:54

Nicodem is my favourite - I love Nico for a nickname

PotteringAlong · 04/09/2016 07:49

Nikodem for me. I like it!

SanityClause · 04/09/2016 07:46

DD1 (17) has just done a research project at school about the literary influences on the songs of the Velvet Underground, coincidentally, Francis and Motherfuckers.

FrancisCrawford · 04/09/2016 07:39

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Motherfuckers · 04/09/2016 06:18

Yes francis that was my first introduction too!
It desn't show your age, my teenagers like the velvet underground too Grin

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 04/09/2016 01:51

You clearly hate your children! Horrific names

Why be such a cunt?

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 04/09/2016 01:49

If you are going to stay in the UK perhaps think of names that would integrate more here.

And if you're going to stay here perhaps you could try and integrate your opinions with 2016?

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 04/09/2016 01:47

My friend just had a Nikodem known as Nico.

RunningLulu · 04/09/2016 00:43

Need to be careful when naming kids. All the names you suggested can be broken down & used for teasing like a prev poster suggested. I'm Indian & wouldn't call my kids dikshit, pervat, or pinaas lol.

TikTakTok · 04/09/2016 00:37

Xhosa not khosa

TikTakTok · 04/09/2016 00:33

Your choice, bit of course the locals are going to constantly think it's misspelt and a vowel is missing. Hmm

I think people will think that it's a child who has parents from a non British background. It's hardly unusual. Confused

OP, if I were you I would just choose the name you and your DP like the most. I might avoid Seweryn because of the sewer bit but it's still a nice name. There are plenty of weirdly spelt 'English' names people get used to them.

Please ignore the ignorant comments on this thread. Some people are a bit thick.

I used to live in S Africa and had to get used to my kids friends having African names which at first glance appeared to be a really random collection of constanants Grin The most tricky names had 'click' sounds in them. I think they were Khosa names but I can't quite remember. Anyway my point was that we got used to them in no time.

Alisvolatpropiis · 04/09/2016 00:31

Francis

Yes, generally speaking they would. Stray from the nice and easy Dylan and Isla style names and MN rejects them strongly.

"Oh are you planning to live in Wales/Ireland/Scotland? English people will really struggle with that name..."

FrancisCrawford · 04/09/2016 00:28

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