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magdabear · 13/03/2016 17:44

Aleksander
Dominik
Konrad
Maksymilian
Oskar

Aleksandra
Dominika
Lidia
Matylda
Monika

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RiverTam · 13/03/2016 18:54

All lovely, easy to pronounce and it won't take long for people to get the spellings right. Also, Marta is gorgeous!

There are two Polish boys called Bruno at DD's school which I also really like.

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kimlo · 13/03/2016 18:55

I love Maksymilian. There are so many diffrent spellings of names now that most people wont give it a second thought, and with polish parents it will be ovvious that the op isnt just trying to be unique.

I love Zofia by the way, I seriously considered it for dd1.

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AuntJane · 13/03/2016 19:05

Ewa and Agnieska are also fully acceptable for girls in the UK, and I have a dear friend named Grzegorz.

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Sophronia · 13/03/2016 19:06

I like Konrad, Aleksander and Aleksandra best

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mrsschu · 13/03/2016 19:11

Really like all your boys names! Favourites are Konrad and Dominik. From the boys list the only spelling that would look particularly "unusual" in the UK is Maksymilian, I doubt the rest would raise much of an eyebrow. I have a name that has a number of different spellings and although I use the most usual one people still often ask if it was an "e", an "i" etc, it's not a big deal IMO.

Of your girls names the only one I like is Aleksandra.

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LynetteScavo · 13/03/2016 19:13

I'm not keen on Lidia, but the others a great names.

The spellings seem strange to me, but I guess it's what you're used to, and I don't think you should use English spellings if they don't seem right to you.

Olaf is a great name! Konrad is cool....

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villainousbroodmare · 13/03/2016 19:41

I like them all!
Lidia and Oskar are my favourites.
Your other children's names are also lovely.
Welcome and all the best Smile

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TattieHowkerz · 13/03/2016 19:49

I don't particularly like Dominik, but love all of the other names you have there! You don't need to use English spellings, the Polish ones are easy for anyone to understand.

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IslaSinga · 13/03/2016 19:53

Oskar and Lidia get my vote

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wigglesrock · 13/03/2016 20:03

Dominik is definitely my favourite from your boys list. I can't decide between Lidia and Monika from the girls list. My daughters go to school with quite a few children who have Polish names - as far as I know there's been no issue with spellings, certainly not amongst the kids themselves Grin

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RJnomore1 · 13/03/2016 20:05

I like them all.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 13/03/2016 20:25

Brilliant spellings. I love Polish spellings. They look so pretty.
Like all your boys names apart from. Macksymilian. Quite like Max though.
Konrad is the nicest.
I like all your girls names aside from. Matiylda. Monika is the prettiest.

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RockUnit · 13/03/2016 21:11

My favourites are Aleksander, Maksymilian, Aleksandra, Lidia and Monika.

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JudgeJudySheindlin · 14/03/2016 00:01

Aleksander - my favourite
Dominik - another excellent choice
Konrad - this is the name a German relative chose for her son some years ago. The English relatives loved it while my German family hated it. Apparently it was considered old fashioned? Personally I think it's a great nameSmile
Maksymilian - don't think it matters that the spelling is unusual for the UK. If you love it, you go for it.Wink
Oskar - this possibly flows better with your other children's names.

Aleksandra - ditto what I said about Aleksander
Dominika - prefer Dominik & not sure why I don't like the feminine version?
Lidia - another good option
Matylda - my joint favourite with Aleksandra & it also sounds good with your other names
Monika - not that keen but thankfully this is your baby & not mine!

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whatdoIget · 14/03/2016 00:10

My first and last names are both "English" and I often have to spell them to people. It's not the end of the world. I'm just used to it. You should chose the name you love and speller how you prefer op Smile

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Coldtoeswarmheart · 15/03/2016 09:43

Aleksander and Monika.

As the spelling reflects your heritage I'd stick with it, lots of people have to spell out their names so it's not really a big deal.

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