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Help[Opinions] Re: Emina
in reply to a message by abbasdaughter
Well it's one of Sass' many nicknames- in Italian it's quite common to make a nn by adding -ina. So Emma becauses Emina, or basically "little Emma". It also works for Sara -> Sarina (little Sara). Except that's prn. Em-ee-na, rather than the what you've given. Cause that is what I'm used to, it's odd to me pronounced any other way.
ETA: huh, apprently it's also a legit (and rather popular) Bosnian name. I'm not sure how it'd be pronounced there.
ETA: huh, apprently it's also a legit (and rather popular) Bosnian name. I'm not sure how it'd be pronounced there.
This message was edited 7/1/2013, 4:34 AM
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It's pronounced EH-mee-nah in Bosnia, so quite similar to the Italian pronunciation.
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Thanks! That would have been my guess, but it's good to know for sure :) I quite like it prn. that way, now that I know it means something other than "little Emma"
I'm visiting Bosnia briefly on my summer trip next month! Looking forward to it.
I'm visiting Bosnia briefly on my summer trip next month! Looking forward to it.
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Do you know where you'll be going on your trip?
Be sure to collect good name sightings, I'm sure there will be plenty interesting names:-)
Be sure to collect good name sightings, I'm sure there will be plenty interesting names:-)
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Just to Mostar. My whole trip is Italy (2 weeks for work, I'd rather not say where because it's a tiny little village), then Croatia (Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Plitvice), while in Dubrovnik we'll visit Bosnia (Mostar), Montenegro (Kotor), then up to Slovenia (Lake Bled, Ljubljana) over to Macedonia (Skopje, Ohrid) then a ten hour lay over in Serbia (Belgrade) on the way home.
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All of those are gorgeous, I'm sure you'll love it (hope you put some pictures on the lounge). I'm especially glad that you'll be visiting continental Croatia, since most summertime tourists tend to stick to the coast (which is beautiful, but us northerners feel a bit left out;-)).
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