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NoaSew   
15 Dec 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Unja, BohdanBazooka, and Paulina -- thank you very much, that's really helpful!

Unja -- it is so weird you should mention that about Eugenia and Milena, as my husband and I were just discussing those names!
NoaSew   
5 Nov 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Thank you both very much!! :)

My husband is now thinking he wants a name quite similar to the English counterpart, and so we're considering Felicja. Felicia, the English form, is considered very elegant and sophisticated - how is Felicja viewed in Poland? I want a name that's classic and feminine, and I just want to make sure Felicja doesn't have a bad reputation or anything like that...

I thank everyone very much for their help! :)
NoaSew   
28 Oct 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

The other ones are quite unusual or currently not popular.

kpc21 -- your comments about connotations are extremely interesting. Would you be kind enough to tell me the connotations surrounding the name Genowefa? It has been on and off my list a few times, but my husband, after thinking it over, has suddenly decided that he really, really likes it!

Thank you so much!
NoaSew   
28 Oct 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

As a person with experience on this field I was only trying to help...

But I'm being serious! I am currently pregnant...so I will happily accept any help you can give. :)

To the OP: you will find all answers to your original questions on the before mentioned website

This is superb -- thank you so much!!
NoaSew   
27 Oct 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Looker -- thank you so much, that's so helpful! So from what I understood of the Polish wikipedia article, Pola as a name in its own right is quite a recent thing -- do you know if it's recent in the sense that it's been used as a name in its own right for the last 10, 20 years; or for the last 60, 70 years, etc.? Was it ever used as a name in its own right before the Second World War?

Also, do you know if Gracja is an old name in Polish culture, or a more modern one? Was it a name used much before the Second World War? I'm sorry if this seems like an odd question, but it wasn't on my list of Polish names, so I wondered if it might be a more recent name!

Thanks again for the help! I'm so grateful!
NoaSew   
26 Oct 2014
Life / Questions about Polish names Pola, Gracja, and Grażyna [29]

Hello! I have always loved Polish names, and though I'm not Polish, I recently discovered that I had some Polish heritage! So I really want to call my daughter a Polish name...would anyone be kind enough to answer some questions I have about these three names?

My questions are:

1. Is Pola a name in its own right - I mean, I know it's short for Apolonia, but would it be acceptable for someone to name their daughter just Pola? So, her full name wold be (for instance) Pola Nowak? If so, how long has Pola been a name in its own right? Is it a modern thing?

2. Can anyone tell me all the nicknames/diminutive forms for the name Gracja? I've noticed most Polish names have a number of nickname forms - is it the same for Gracja?

3. Final question! I read Grażyna was the Polish form of the name "Grace", but then I read elsewhere that Gracja was the Polish form of "Grace". Can anyone give me more information on this? Is Grażyna the Polish form of "Grace", or Gracja?

So grateful for any help anyone can give me! :D