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Oct 17th, 2012, 08:45 PM
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BTW can someone explain me double "n" in her name?
It's not really usual for Croats.
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Oct 17th, 2012, 09:29 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by Gutter
BTW can someone explain me double "n" in her name?
It's not really usual for Croats.
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Ah people give all kinds of names these days.
I know people who named their children Marlon and Tristan and they are also Croats.
The more unusual the better it seems.
I think same case is with Donna.
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Oct 17th, 2012, 09:35 PM
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 thanks.
It's a nice name but im surprised its written Donna instead of just Dona. |
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Oct 17th, 2012, 09:50 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
it's not like 'Dona' is particularly croatian either...
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Oct 17th, 2012, 11:06 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
Well Donna is an Italian name and it's not like Italy is far from Croatia is it?
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Oct 17th, 2012, 11:22 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by Wintermute
Well Donna is an Italian name
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i don't know about that. it's like naming your kid "Woman"
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Oct 17th, 2012, 11:27 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by Wintermute
Well Donna is an Italian name and it's not like Italy is far from Croatia is it?
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Originally Posted by mic12
i don't know about that. it's like naming your kid "Woman"
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Donna is an Italian word meaning "lady." It's a common woman's name in the US (think Donna Summer) but I don't think it's used as a name in Italy.
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Oct 17th, 2012, 11:36 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
So let me get this straight: the past four weeks, Donna went from Europe (London, week of Oct. 1) to East Asia (Suzhou, Oct. 8), back to Europe (Osijek, Oct. 15), then will go back to East Asia next week for Seoul $25K 
It makes her trip to Brazil in July seem ordinary. |
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Oct 18th, 2012, 10:10 AM
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Re: Donna Vekic
snob parents = bizarre name
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Oct 18th, 2012, 11:55 AM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by juan pablo
snob parents = bizarre name
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And this is opinion of a snob.
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Oct 18th, 2012, 12:36 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
I don't know this for sure, but I think that Donna also has some family in the UK, so that might explain the name. Once she posted a photo of herself with her cousin in London and I think the cousin's name was Jessica or something similar, so there might be something to it.
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Oct 18th, 2012, 03:07 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by juan pablo
snob parents = bizarre name
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In the US it's the opposite: trashy parents = bizarre name
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Oct 18th, 2012, 07:28 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by networthy
Donna is an Italian word meaning "lady." It's a common woman's name in the US (think Donna Summer) but I don't think it's used as a name in Italy.
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Oops I didn't mean it was an Italian name, I meant the origin of the word was Italian.
From wikipedia:
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Donna is an English language feminine first name meaning lady in Italian. The original meaning is closer to lady of the home and was a title of respect, equivalent to Don for men.
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And another possible origin which I'd never heard of before:
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It is the modern feminine form of “Donald” meaning “world ruler,” which has Gaelic origins.
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Oct 18th, 2012, 08:13 PM
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Re: Donna Vekic
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Originally Posted by juan pablo
snob parents = bizarre name
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No in the US and Australia
The trash in Australia have names like Beckaa, Clydon and Dynu
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Oct 19th, 2012, 08:51 AM
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Re: Donna Vekic
This is a wonderful Folk Song - I learned it in Girl Scouts of Texas - sing it almost every day!
Dona (Donna) means: GOD....this is one of the comentary from you tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqzGZ5AaeSs
Maybe Donna's parents liked this beautiful song.
Donna means Lord here (God). |
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