Polish people using the English version of their name?

LenkaThreads: - Posts: 241 Joined: Nov 17, 09 ♀	Edited by: Lenka Mar 5, 10, 15:25 #31
My cousin name is Małgorzata but when she moved to Germany everybody changed it into Margot. She didn't want them to call her that and every time she said "I'm not Margot-I'm Małgorzata". Now she's living there 20 years but she still is using her original name. If you want to keep your real name you have to be prepared for problems with pronunciation and spelling.

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 15:37 #32
Wroclaw Boy: referred to as Agnus for short Hopefully not pronounced with silent 'g' ??? The tendency to use other language's equivalents of first names is rather old-fashioned. One of my favourites are: German name Ruprecht and Swedish: Björn.

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 15:58 #33
Lenka: My cousin name is Małgorzata but when she moved to Germany everybody changed it into Margot. I have another Kasia friend (and a few more) who went on a course in UK. She wrote her name, Kasia, on her badge and everyone kept calling her Kas-ee-ya.

ggossThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 11, 10 ♀	Jun 11, 10, 12:32 #34
My name is Malgorzata and i always introduce myself as Gosia (shortname) or Malgorzata, which hardly anyone is able to pronounce. I live in uk and i really hate it when people change Polish people using the English version of their name. how pathetic... the other thing is when i tell Brits that my name translates into Margaret, they ask me: what are you, 80 years old?

pjs	Mar 26, 11, 16:54 #35
Yes lots of Georges ,johns. Part of the briefing they get in Poland before they get to England. Their English is atrocious(not to say non existant) and yet they want to run the show.!!!" Back to poland, learn English ,pay, your dues and come back Polish fellows. You'll always be despised if you don't. People have an acute sense of the coucou in the nest scenario. Cheerio

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Mar 26, 11, 17:01 #36
pjs: Part of the briefing they get in Poland before they get to England. Briefing from whom?

isthatu2Threads: 13 Posts: 5,225 Joined: Apr 3, 08 ♂	Mar 27, 11, 22:37 #37
pjs: Their English is atrocious hhmmmmmm pjs: non existant hhhhhmmm pjs: the coucou in the nest scenario is that some sort of Greek salad?

PennBoyThreads: 157 Posts: 3,443 Joined: Dec 7, 08 ♂	Mar 27, 11, 22:46 #38
Graham66: Polish people should use their real names instead of the english version I think. If English speakers could pronounce my name correctly i would prefer for them use it.

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Mar 27, 11, 23:06 #39

PennBoy:

If English speakers could pronounce my name correctly i would prefer for them use it.

We are rarely given the opertunity though, if you already know that "margaret" is likely to be Malgorzata and call her that,well,thats great,but you cant expect every english person to know these things.
Ive even had a malgorzata insist I call her margaret even after she realised I could pronounce her real name like a native,had explained that "margarets" are either 80 + or from Zimbabwe and I can sing most of the old uprising song ;)

beckskiThreads: 19 Posts: 2,148 Joined: May 15, 07 MEMBER ♀	Mar 28, 11, 04:35 #40
Lenka: Polish people using the English version of their name? My daddy was Piotr. He usually went by the name of Peter or Pete. A sincere thanks PF, for putting up with me FIVE terrific years, muah!

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