Gustaw - | 9 7 Nov 2006 / #33Yeah, there are many methods... e.g.:[full name - short form]Aleksandra - OlaOlga - Ola :)Alicja - AlaAlina - AlaAldona - probably also Ala, but I haven't met any girl called Aldona... only in Machulski's comedy "Kilerów 2-óch" Aldona presented herself as... "Dona" (?). :)Jerzy - JurekStanisław - Staszek, Stach, StaśGustaw - Gucio (as in my case :))Jan - Jaś, Janek, JasiekWłodzimierz - WłodekWładysław - WładekBogumił - BoguśRyszard - Rysio, RysiekAnna - AniaJoanna - AsiaMagdalena - Magda, Madziaetc., etc....Some names are almost never shortened (unless we want to make them really tender, for example, when calling a baby, or our beloved...), such as Marek, Leszek (Leszek is also a short form of Lech, but that's a different name), Mariusz, Janusz, Paweł, Robert, Marta, (we don't have any Bob :)) and many other names.Ah, I think diminutives are versions of names which not only make them shorter, but also show that we know the person well, he/she is our friend, family member etc... But doesn't the shortened form have the same features? :(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive DEFINITION FROM WIKIPEDIA
dziwna_gruszka - | 197 8 Nov 2006 / #36so were talking about diminutives of names.. cool....Bartholomew- Bart, Bartek, Bartus, Bartunia, Bartosz, Bartusiek,... this one is for Bartolome... lol lol
Bartolome 2 | 1,085 8 Nov 2006 / #37Thanks goodness you didn't mention 'Barteczek'. It makes my switchblade open in my pocket :)
dziwna_gruszka - | 197 8 Nov 2006 / #38okay i wlll:Bartholomew- Bart, Bartek, Bartus, Bartunia, Bartosz, Bartusiek Bartusia, Barteczek i added some ,... this one is for Bartolome... lol lol
bet 24 Nov 2006 / #41mmm and how do you pronounce the name Rafal in polish? and..please.. can u explain me what is the change that those signs under or on letters produce? thank you very much...i m trying to learn polish but it's pretty hard!
Amathyst 19 | 2,702 24 Nov 2006 / #44I know i tried to get rid of the post after i posted....looks like you got me before I tried to delete...what are you doing up at this time??
krysia 23 | 3,058 24 Nov 2006 / #45Things get moved around, then deleted, then moved again...:(Ghosts?
Huegel 1 | 296 24 Nov 2006 / #46currently praying to god to see if he can fix it so that it will rain in Brisbane! :)
Eurola 4 | 1,902 21 Dec 2006 / #48I miss the cute abbreviations in English names. You can call Joseph as Joe or Joey. Not much more...Jozef, Jozek, Joziu, Jozio, Jozeczek, Jozuniu, Jozisko (I'm mad at him), Jozior...OK. I'm making them up, but I can! And, it is fun. :)
Eurola 4 | 1,902 30 Dec 2007 / #50my goodness, josinka you just woke up a year old thread! Keep on digging.
telefonitika 30 Dec 2007 / #51Eurolai thought that as well .... lol ... :) i like a lad with the name of the thread title ...
Eurola 4 | 1,902 30 Dec 2007 / #52Rafal is a very nice name. I know two and they happen to be very nice men as well.(now I feel like going back looking for another old thread)I race you telefonitika.
PinkJewel 30 Dec 2007 / #53It's a guy called Rafal who has been my greatest helper with the Polish language :)I'm sure a lot of the old threads are interesting but get buried under others...
telefonitika 30 Dec 2007 / #54I race you telefonitikayou are on Eurola ... ready ....set .... on your marks .... go ... ha ha .. lets see what we can find .. :DRafal who has been my greatest helper with the Polish language :)Wish this one with me would be kinda of put me on the spot totally unexpectantly on christmas eve in the polish shop where he was helping out with teh deliveries first time i have seen him in 5 months and to me people you dont always think about often and that often happen to wander back into your life .. plus they come into your life for a reason is my thinking regardless how long for :)..
Kels - | 3 7 Jan 2008 / #56This is my boyfriends name, I call him Raf alot and he likes it.It seems quite a common name from what I've read here but he told me it wasn't a very popular name, he only knows one person with the same name as him back in Poland.
