Will Polish names eventually become popular in the UK?

Daisy 3 | 1,224

29 Dec 2007 / #31

They'll probably become popular on certain housing estates, cos it's continental innit....and there's only so many Chardonnays you can have in one family

They'll be spelt wrong and mispronounced beyond recognition

isthatu 3 | 1,164

29 Dec 2007 / #32

Keysha :) Doesn't it already exist ?...

lol,me mums black labrador is called keysha :)

for a native English speaker this might be too close to kasha.

mmmmmmmm kasha with honeymmmmmmmmm

and there's only so many Chardonnays you can have in one family

"meet my litle baby Zubrowka..." :)

They'll be spelt wrong and mispronounced beyond recognition

sorry , "baby Zoobrofker....."

southern 74 | 7,074

29 Dec 2007 / #33

Can you imagine english girls called Miroslava or Dobromila?

telefonitika

29 Dec 2007 / #34

Miroslava or Dobromila

not really .. but then again i like to be different which is why my own daughters name is british and is mispronounced

i was actually going to havea double barrelled name with Angelika the second part of when i was born ..

OP PinkJewel

29 Dec 2007 / #35

They'll probably become popular on certain housing estates, cos it's continental innit....and there's only so many Chardonnays you can have in one family

This is a good point and would be a shame if it did happen that way.

They'll be spelt wrong and mispronounced beyond recognition

Yes it's true that this could be a problem.

There are some very nice Polish names that I would not like to hear distorted. I think as a personal choice I would give my child a Polish name.

Can you imagine english girls called Miroslava or Dobromila

Not really but that's the point.

Angelika is one name I would consider. Of course, perhaps this is because it's fairly close to an English name.

Both my first name and my middle are not British and both get mispronounced. My middle name I can understand but not my first.

Michal - | 1,865

29 Dec 2007 / #36

) I'm Kasia and many of my Polish friends my age are Kasia. Americans spell my name in many ways, most popular is Kasha, Kasa, Kasya... I don't like to be called an English version of my name, like Kate or Kathy... Yes, my name is popular in Poland but no, I don't want to change it. It's my name since I was born, so it would be weird to use a differe

this is not really the same thing at all. We are talking about would Polish names become popular among the English in England because of the influx of Poles. You are talking about the angloisation of your name among other people because of language difficulties. We had a Pole at work and his name was Andrzej but everybody called him Andrew. I always knew him as 'that Pole'.

OP PinkJewel

29 Dec 2007 / #37

We are talking about would Polish names become popular among the English in England because of the influx of Poles.

I meant Britain more than specifically England. There are other regions of Britain I think would take to Polish names more than England would.

You are talking about the angloisation of your name among other people because of language difficulties.

I think it's relevant to the thread. As part of the discussion is about how names get mispronounced.

I always knew him as 'that Pole'.

So we should wonder what he knew you as...

_Sofi_

29 Dec 2007 / #38

Will Polish names eventually become popular in the UK?
I hope so - some are so nice! Especially Grzegorz and Mateusz :D

Lady in red

29 Dec 2007 / #39

Polish names are nice, but then I'm quite biased lol.........

ShelleyS 14 | 2,893

11 Jan 2008 / #40

Do you think that with the large influx of Polish people into UK society that in the next few years Polish names might be more commonly used by British parents when naming new born babies?

No, we have had asians here for many years do you see English people calling their kids Mohammed? or Azia?

Angelika is one name I would consider. Of course, perhaps this is because it's fairly close to an English name

It is an English name, only we use a C

z_darius 14 | 3,964

11 Jan 2008 / #41

It is an English name, only we use a C

Actually, it isn't.
The name comes from Latin angelicus

Polanglik 11 | 303

11 Jan 2008 / #42

we have had asians here for many years do you see English people calling their kids Mohammed?

maybe not, but i read somewhere that if all the different spellings of Mohammed are taken into account, it's the second most popular boy's name given in England last year !

OP PinkJewel

11 Jan 2008 / #43

No, we have had asians here for many years do you see English people calling their kids Mohammed? or Azia?

Not many but there are some. As Polanglik says above, Mohammad became a popular boys name last year and not just among the Asian or Muslim communities.

It is an English name, only we use a C

Angelika in Polish tends to be pronounced Angeleeka and it's not an English name, I thought it came from Greek, z_darius says Latin.

Seanus 15 | 19,673

11 Jan 2008 / #44

Z-darius is right, it's Latin in origin

ShelleyS 14 | 2,893

11 Jan 2008 / #45

Mohammad became a popular boys name last year and not just among the Asian or Muslim communities.

you show me one English person who name their kid mohammed and I will walk down Market Street in Manchester naked tonight after work!

tornado2007 11 | 2,270

6 Mar 2008 / #46

Although Polish names can be beautiful, i'm more than happy with good old english/british names, no offense to Poland but where loosing some of our country and not having and davids, Johns and Terry's would be a nightmare :)

Davey 13 | 388

6 Mar 2008 / #47

I like the name Agnieszka but I think the name Agnes is hideous

jones101 1 | 349

6 Mar 2008 / #48

Not many ethnic English couple would ever name their children with an obviously Polish name (in the Polish form anyway)...just as is the case in most cultures.

Have you ever met an Cuban Agnieszka or a Japanese Wladeslaw?

QueenMaud 2 | 10

12 Mar 2008 / #49

My fave Polish name which i will name my son (when i eventually have children) is 'Symche', it was a name of a character in The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman. I presume its the Polish version of the Hebrew name 'Simcha'.

Oh and i'm English. :)

Mali - | 300

12 Mar 2008 / #50

This must be an uncommon name in Poland, I don't think I know of anyone with that name. At least he won't be referred to as 'Symche H.' (or whatever letter). He'll definitely stand out.

QueenMaud 2 | 10

13 Mar 2008 / #51

That's true!!

Well i have only ever seen the name in The Pianist, i guess if there were more Jews left in Poland it might have been more popular....

:)

ShelleyS 14 | 2,893

13 Mar 2008 / #52

Im still not convinced about the name Mohammed..you would never never get a white british kid with this name unless his parents were some crazy muslim converts...and to be honest a lot of Polish names (mens) can be broken down to English

Marek - Mark
Lukasz - Luke
Doggie - Greg

Im sure there are a lot more....Im quite happy with English/Scotish/Irish names to be honest, there is plenty of choice....but Im pretty old fashioned in that respect...like Daisy said its usually those of council estates that are looking for something "exotic" for their kid....

IronsE11 2 | 442

13 Mar 2008 / #53

I'm English but I want to name my children Leon and Kasia. I'm sure their mother (whoever she may be) will have something to say about it though.

I don't know if Leon is particularly Polish but it is a family name derived from my Great Grandfather who was a Polish Jew.

I'm sure there are many Polish men/women who will marry and have children with English men/women and so, given time, i'm sure Polish names will become more commonplace in England and the UK.