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What do you think of Daška

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BeLove · 30/04/2011 15:01

what do you all think about Da?ka as a girls name. I believe it is a nickname for Dagmar which is an old Norse name

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evamummy · 30/04/2011 15:03

Pronounced Das-ka? Sounds lovely.

MayBankHoliday · 30/04/2011 16:23

Quite nice

nickelbabe · 30/04/2011 16:27

I like it.

MelinaM · 30/04/2011 17:12

Not my glass of champers but nice enough!

KvetaBarry · 30/04/2011 19:06

I have a very dear friend who is Da?a (short for Dagmar) - think it's lovely :) very popular in the Czech Republic. And how did you get the hacek onto the s? I just copied and pasted yours, but as DS has Ale? as one of his names, I should learn how to type it!! :)

meditrina · 30/04/2011 19:14

I'd pronounce ? as "sh", making the name "dash-ka".

Is there a definitive way to say the name?

KvetaBarry · 30/04/2011 21:33

as you say meditrina - the ? is pronounced 'sh'. sometimes the a can be lengthened, but dashka can be pronounced either way
(in czech anyway :o)

nickelbabe · 03/05/2011 11:24

glad someone's clarified that - when I saw the name I thought Dashka initially.

meditrina · 03/05/2011 11:58

I like it, but suspect you'd have to explain the pronunciation frequently. Would that bother you?

kreecherlivesupstairs · 03/05/2011 12:39

TBH, it sounds like one of Father Christmas' reindeers.

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