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Girls names that work in British and Polish

55 replies

DC2018 · 18/08/2018 13:29

We have settled on a boys name we love but are struggling to think of a girl's name.
I like Rosalie, Meredith and Orlaith but OH says they will be lost on his polish family. We both really like Violet but I don't love it.

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fruitshot · 22/08/2018 20:34

My mum, and therefore grandparents are polish.

Katie here, nanny calls me Katarina.

SoftSheen · 22/08/2018 20:26

Isabella/Izabella
Julia
Marta
Veronica/Weronika

Smizzlediz · 22/08/2018 20:23

I once taught a little Polish girl called Aniela, I think it’s beautiful!

dw23 · 22/08/2018 11:24

From the Polish people I know;

Sylwia
Marlena
Klaudia

Think Aurelia and Julia would work too.

ILoveBulldogs · 22/08/2018 08:18

Karolina
Dorota
Olympia
Sofia
Olga / Alexandra

JurassicGirl · 21/08/2018 21:47

My dd's friend is Polish & she's called Natalie Smile

TheWanderlust · 21/08/2018 21:45

I knew three ladies with polish backgrounds called Kasia

SimplyTwinkly · 20/08/2018 21:04

Viktorija / Victoria

JessieMcJessie · 20/08/2018 09:53

I know a Scottish woman named after her Polish grandmother, she is called Halina. I like it as it’s easy to pronounce and unusual but still has a sort of familiar sound to it. I don’t know if it is an anglicised spelling.

TheWizardofWas · 20/08/2018 09:52

I love Agata. Or could be englishified as Agatha.

VioletFlamingo · 20/08/2018 09:48

I taught some Polish children in the UK, they were called:
Julia
Aleksandra
Emilia
Helena
Zofia/Sofia
Marta
Klara
Joanna

MrsEricBana · 20/08/2018 05:58

Lenka

TiffinBox · 20/08/2018 05:25

Evalina/Ewalina
Olivia/Oliwia
Anna
Maja/Maya
Emilia
Victoria/Wictoria
Agatha/Agata
Beatrice/Beata
Maria
Theresa
Louisa

GRW · 19/08/2018 06:59

A lovely Polish name which would work here is Milena.

Fireba11 · 19/08/2018 04:05

My Polish SIL is called Natasha (spelt differently in Polish but she has Anglicised it since moving to UK). I think it's a lovely name too Smile

Quantumblue · 19/08/2018 03:14

I knew one called Wanda (pronounced Vanda)

junebirthdaygirl · 19/08/2018 02:44

Elisha

SleepingStandingUp · 19/08/2018 02:16

Vyktorya?
Natalia?
Nellie?

LookingforHope · 19/08/2018 02:12

Love Katya too!

LookingforHope · 19/08/2018 02:11

My daughter is Anya but a Polish girl in her class is Anja (pronounced the same but different spelling).

Choccywoccyhooha · 19/08/2018 02:10

Viktoria
Justyna
Amelia
Blanka
Gabriela

LucyFox · 19/08/2018 02:00

Katia/Katya was my first thought
Emilia
Natalia
Nadia
Nina
Sara
Karina
Lilianna

leccybill · 19/08/2018 01:30

I love Daria from the lists posted above.

OliviaBonas · 19/08/2018 01:23

I love the name Zosia

moredoll · 19/08/2018 01:09

Anna
Nina
Monika

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