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Help[Opinions] Re: Glina
in reply to a message by Shaymin
Well, it is the Surselvan Romansh word for "moon", however, as far as I can tell, it doesn't seem to be used as a personal given name in any of the Romansh-speaking areas.
I'm always a bit uneasy about using a word from another language as a given name if said word isn't used as a given name by the speakers of the language in question. To me it feels random and... I don't know, "disrespectful" is too strong a word, so I guess I'll say "to me it just doesn't feel right".
But maybe Glina is used as a Romansh given name after all? Is it?
(As far as I know, the pronunciation is akin to the gli- sound in Italian. More like LYEE-nah than GLEE-nah.)
I'm always a bit uneasy about using a word from another language as a given name if said word isn't used as a given name by the speakers of the language in question. To me it feels random and... I don't know, "disrespectful" is too strong a word, so I guess I'll say "to me it just doesn't feel right".
But maybe Glina is used as a Romansh given name after all? Is it?
(As far as I know, the pronunciation is akin to the gli- sound in Italian. More like LYEE-nah than GLEE-nah.)
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