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Help[Opinions] Re: Strange names given to 2024 Ukrainians
in reply to a message by nesstya
Eskyender is Eskender Ukrainianised (Eskender is a Crimean Tatar name, though it's not listed as that on the site)
Dzenyslava I don't think comes from Jenny, because in Ukraine we write Jenny like Dzhenni or Dzheni. It would probably look like Dzhenislava or Dzhenyslava (maybe with two n). I thought it might come from дзенькіт (dzenkit) "jingle, ring" but I'm not sure.
Dzvina is a variant of Dzvinka, which is a modern name that means "bell" (from дзвінок) or "sonourous" (from дзвінкий). They probably left off the k because it makes it sound like a diminutive.
Dzenyslava I don't think comes from Jenny, because in Ukraine we write Jenny like Dzhenni or Dzheni. It would probably look like Dzhenislava or Dzhenyslava (maybe with two n). I thought it might come from дзенькіт (dzenkit) "jingle, ring" but I'm not sure.
Dzvina is a variant of Dzvinka, which is a modern name that means "bell" (from дзвінок) or "sonourous" (from дзвінкий). They probably left off the k because it makes it sound like a diminutive.
