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Names that work in both Polish and English?

56 replies

TeddyIsaHe · 07/08/2020 20:06

I find this so tricky! Dp and I like such different names, and we’d both like them to work in both countries.

For reference dp loves the name Jakub with the nn Kuba, I am really, really not keen. I adore Henry, but the Polish equivalent Henryk is incredibly old fashioned according to dp. I like Eliasz, but again he hates it!

Girls names I LOVE Aurelia, dp not keen. It’s so hard to find a name that works in two languages that are incredible different.

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Butterflystar76 · 07/08/2020 20:52

Oskar is lovely, and Marta is my favourite for a girl 😊

Kote · 07/08/2020 20:52

Justyna

BrokenBrit · 07/08/2020 20:48

Oskar
Kasper
Jozef
Adam
Natan
Stefan
Tomasz

Klaudia
Sara
Maria
Magda
Natalia
Ana

museumum · 07/08/2020 20:47

We’ve got a few polish kids in our class - max, katja, Ewa, Oliwia and a Clara (no idea if the name is polish but her mum is).

ToTheTwees · 07/08/2020 20:46

Marcel (used by friends for the same reason)

MrsSchadenfreude · 07/08/2020 20:44

Zofia/Zosia (pronounced Zosha)
Agata (Aga for short)
Kamila
Kasia (pronounced Kasha)
Kinga
Magda
Anna/Ania

Boys’ names more problematic!

Aleksander/Olek
Tadeusz - could be Tad for short.

PushyMeez · 07/08/2020 20:44

Nina

southchinasea · 07/08/2020 20:43

Artur/ Arthur
Emilia

Isbutteracarb · 07/08/2020 20:43

DH is Polish so we're in the same boat! I think there are quite a few names that work in both languages like:

Adam
Artur
Aleksander
Antoni
Benjamin
Sebastian
Filip
Emil
Dawid
Daniel
Tomasz

Halina
Hanna
Marta
Elwira
Ewelina
Magdalena
Lena
Zofia
Joanna
Agata
Krystyna
Helena

ZolaGrey · 07/08/2020 20:40

Agnieszka is lovely. I've heard Neesh as the nickname for it in the UK.

Spinachfinger · 07/08/2020 20:35

Ana

Spinachfinger · 07/08/2020 20:35

Dominik
Veronica

alangarneristerrifying · 07/08/2020 20:34

The Polish-English kids I know are Jenny and Matt, but I'm not sure if they have longer names that work in both languages

Cam2020 · 07/08/2020 20:33

Alexander
Kasia
Ania

alangarneristerrifying · 07/08/2020 20:32

Jeremi if you don't mind it having the hard "J" in English (think the Polish nn is Jerko which obviously doesn't work in English, but could be Jerry interchangeably)

stayingaliveisawayoflife · 07/08/2020 20:31

Laura pronounced Lowra according to a little Polish girl I taught. I thought it was lovely but she insisted on the English pronunciation in school!

rottiemum88 · 07/08/2020 20:27

I knew a polish Magda which I think is nice

bigbluebus · 07/08/2020 20:25

How about Natalia for a girl.

glitterfarts · 07/08/2020 20:25

Magdalena
Maya
Sofia
Juliana
Marta
Emilia
Bede
Dominik
Fabian
Hanna
Anton
Leon
Sebastian

itsgettingweird · 07/08/2020 20:21

Suzanna or variant of spelling.

I love the polish pronouciation zoo Zah na

My ds is Tomas. This is because we needed a name that worked both English and Spanish. It's spelt Spanish way but all English relatives pronounce it the English way! Along with teachers and friend etc!

mummymathsteacher · 07/08/2020 20:20

Just thinking of the names of children I have taught:

Mateuz - could be Matt?
Aleksander- pretty much Alex
Dawid - David
Jakob (Kuba) - taught loads of lovely Kubas.
Pawel- not sure what this translates to tho

Oliwia - pretty standard I'm both
Patrycja (Patti) - again taught lots of lovely girls with this name
Agata - I actually love this
Vendija - I think this is Wendy?
Ewelina - it's basically Eva/Evie so easily translates

happytoday73 · 07/08/2020 20:19

I love Wojtek... But associate if with the bear 🐻
Krzysztof I love much more than chris

Llamapolice · 07/08/2020 20:19

I know a baby Vera, love it.

HunkyPunk · 07/08/2020 20:15

Dominik
Hanna (pronounced Hahnia)

happytoday73 · 07/08/2020 20:14

Joseph, Thomas, Mark... Both have simple enough Polish options...

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