Vojthas 947 Posted February 8, 2020 #261 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, dcro said: Fun fact: It's KOŽICA and it means thin skin. In Polish it's without ˇ and means something different - this is kozica: Monzanator and RobtheAggie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 286 Posted February 8, 2020 #262 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Ludmila Horká = Ludmila Hot Eliška Teplá = Eliška Warm Michal Krčmář = Michal Innkeeper Karolína Dusilová = Karolína Suffocated (+ová) RobtheAggie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 947 Posted February 8, 2020 #263 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Kamila Żuk - Kamila Beetle ahjfcshfghb and RobtheAggie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 3,233 Posted February 8, 2020 #264 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Khrushchev (Khrush) was also a Ukrainian beetle. There was a Russian lady 400m runner called Krivoshapka - Crooked Hat. Also a few Chernousov/Chernousovas = Black mouth. (It’s because of serfdom - owners would give their serfs insulting names) Edited February 8, 2020 by Grassmarket ahjfcshfghb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted February 8, 2020 #265 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Vojthas said: In Polish it's without ˇ and means something different - this is kozica: And also in Croatian kozica means little goat, while Kožica is thin skin. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted February 8, 2020 #266 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: Yeah I've mostly decided to skip the weird Z's and things like that, sorry It's hard enough to try and keep track of things like Pérez vs Perez Thin skin is an interesting meaning of someone's name though That's disappointing. I thought é in Pérez is just the accent? Ž is separate letter, and not a variation of z - it's prounounced like zh. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 947 Posted February 8, 2020 #267 Share Posted February 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Khrushchev (Khrush) was also a Ukrainian beetle. There was a Russian lady 400m runner called Krivoshapka - Crooked Hat. Also a few Chernousov/Chernousovas = Black mouth. (It’s because of serfdom - owners would give their serfs insulting names) Sleptsova - slepoy - blind - perfect name for a biathlete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 14,391 Posted February 8, 2020 #268 Share Posted February 8, 2020 31 minutes ago, dcro said: That's disappointing. I thought é in Pérez is just the accent? Ž is separate letter, and not a variation of z - it's prounounced like zh. Like u and ü being different? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 4,181 Posted February 8, 2020 #269 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Vojthas said: Kamila Żuk - Kamila Beetle Not to mention Krystyna Guzik (nee Pałka) - Christina Button (nee Stick) Łukasz Szczurek - Lucas Little Rat ahjfcshfghb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted February 8, 2020 #270 Share Posted February 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Like u and ü being different? Pretty much. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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