Dejan

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Opinions?

If you're unsure about pronunciation the J is pronounced as a Y as it's a Slavic name. So like DAY-an.

Not pregnant, I just kept hearing it on the TV during the World Cup and thought it was lovely!

Like Diane?

Up to you. But straightaway I'd say that kid won't get to university. Prove me wrong in 20 yrs time.

Deian is a welsh name pronounced Day-an

The spelling you've used seems to be setting him up for a lifetime of mispronouncing

Gorgeous name but I do think that in the Uk they'd keep having to correct people that it's not Dianne or Dylan

Like Lovren? Is that how you pronounce it? I thought it was Day-shan, shouldn’t pay attention to English sports commentators haha 🙈 Pronounced Day-an as you say is nicer.

Rosie what on earth are you talking about? Why would giving a child a slavic name mean that they won't get to university?

OP - I am a Liverpool fan so an familiar with Dejan Lovren (I assume he was the player you heard referenced...) He and his family fled Boznia Herzegovina when he was a child to avoid the Bosnian War and eventually settled in Croatia (his parents are Croatian). He has struck up a lovely friendship with Mo Salah...

I like it and it means (according to wikipedia...) "to do, to act"

I think it sounds very glamorous. Only you can decide whether it sounds too foreign for your surname or is likely to confuse people you know.

Don't worry about any potential child's university chances, I'm Slavic with a very stereotypically Polish last name and foreign sounding first name, and I'm doing very well at university! Thanks for the motivation to do even better - proving people like you wrong

Bloody hell rosie, thankfully not everyone is as xenophobic as you so I'm sure this hypothetical Dejan will have no trouble getting into university if he wants to

OP I was going to say it's a big random if you don't have any Slavic links, but as you do then I think it's nice ☺️

I really like it. I think it’s good in English too. He might have to correct peoples pronunciation the first time people say his name but I don’t think it’s a difficult name. Surely most British People are familiar with the ‘J’ to ‘Y’ change in some foreign sounding names.

I don’t think it will be confused with Diane.

RosieCockles comment about him not going to university is pathetic. You have to wonder what makes people post such bitchy comments.

Or how about Dejanira/ Deianira/ Deianeira for a girl? It's Greek, so probably not related to Dejan (?)

Rosie just wants a rise from you OP, Ignore them. We gave our son a Scandinavian name that we both love and are educated enough to know that a) a name in itself has no bearing whatsoever on the likelihood of your child deciding to pursue further education and b) going to university isn't the be all and end all to success and happiness in life anyway. (FWIW we both have doctorate degrees and still believe this!!) I love the name, hope you have a chance to use it one day! X

This Dejan went to Uni
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deyan_Sudjic

If you heard it first on a footballer, I'd avoid it.
Foreign names when there is no connection is a no-no.