Re:Pronouncing non-English names for English speakers
by kazinator on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @01:46PM
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Some people translate their names accordingly when entering the English speaking world.
E.g. people from the Czech Republic or Slovakia named Ján, Juraj, Michal might become John, George, Michael.
Slovak and Czech sometimes use back-translated exonyms for place names. E.g. Lawrence is Vavrinec. Thus "St. Lawrence River" is called "Rieka svätého Vavrinca".
E.g. people from the Czech Republic or Slovakia named Ján, Juraj, Michal might become John, George, Michael.
Slovak and Czech sometimes use back-translated exonyms for place names. E.g. Lawrence is Vavrinec. Thus "St. Lawrence River" is called "Rieka svätého Vavrinca".
https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rieka_sv%C3%A4t%C3%A9ho_Vavrin...