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Spelling of name Malgorzata

wannabee_happyThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 7, 08	Jun 7, 08, 22:51 / #
Can someone please tell me how Polish people spell the girl's name, which we spell in England as 'Margaret'.

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,834 Joined: Apr 11, 08	Jun 7, 08, 23:43 / #
MAŁGORZATA (Pronounced: mau-gaw-ZHAH-tah)

wannabee_happyThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 7, 08	Jun 8, 08, 06:16 / #
Thank you very much for your reply. However, I am interested to know how a Polish person living in England might spell it, so that an English person would know that the Polish person was trying to say Margaret - do you think they may write MARGARETH? Your help is very much appreciated.

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 [Moderator]	Jun 8, 08, 06:57 / #
wannabee_happy: However, I am interested to know how a Polish person living in England might spell it, They would spell it in Polish (as shown) or in English, as Margaret. Extra info: Gosia is the short form.

HAL9009Threads: 2 Posts: 329 Joined: Mar 13, 07	Jun 11, 08, 20:03 / #
I know several Małgorzatas here in Ireland and all of them use Gosia as their first name. It has the added advantage that english speakers can pronounce it correctly.

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Edited by: Marek Jun 24, 08, 15:42 / #
I second that, having known many Russians and Poles whom I only knew by their nicknames, Gosia, Kasia, Stanek, Lolek, Bartek, Dima, Leira, Grischa etc.

KeithThreads: 2 Posts: 17 Joined: Feb 17, 08	Jun 24, 08, 16:55 / #
I know quite a few Gosias but they never use Małgorzata. Is Kasia short for Katrina?

sausageThreads: 25 Posts: 1,053 Joined: Sep 21, 07	Jun 24, 08, 17:05 / #
Keith: Is Kasia short for Katrina? Katarzyna

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Jun 25, 08, 07:32 / #
Keith, there's 'Kasia' and 'Kazia'. Both are diminutives for different names.

GosiaaThreads: 5 Posts: 96 Joined: Aug 18, 07	Jun 25, 08, 07:49 / #
Margaret = Małgorzata this is a formal form of the name Margie or Maggie = Małgosia or Gosia a cute version .

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Jun 25, 08, 09:36 / #
....likewise: Barbara - Basia = Barb or Babs Katarzyna - Kasia = Kate or Kat Elżbieta - Eliza = Liz Halina - Lina = Halie Danuta - Danka = no English equivalent! etc.

KeithThreads: 2 Posts: 17 Joined: Feb 17, 08	Jun 25, 08, 14:45 / #
Marek: Katarzyna - Kasia = Kate or Kat Great, thanks. My daughter is Katie, short for Katriona - she is now also known as Kasia...

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Jun 25, 08, 16:18 / #
...and in the endearing diminutive 'Kasiu!'. Poles, like other Slavs, go nuts over these affectionate forms, from bosom buddies to close relatives: 'Mama > Mamo > Mamusiu!' and so forth :)

polishgirltx	Jun 25, 08, 18:02 / #
Marek: 'Kasiu!'. Poles, like other Slavs, go nuts over these affectionate forms, Kasieńka! -> Kasiulka! Kaśka! -> Kasica! ;)

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Edited by: Marek Jun 26, 08, 07:44 / #
Even, though admittedly rather old-fashioned nowadays: "Paniusiu!" from the rather plain, formal 'Pani' etc. Hungarian as well as German both do something similar, but not as charmingly :)-:)

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