Difference between revisions of "The name Zdenko"
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Today I saw that the Wikipedia article on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdenko Zdenko] - my actual name - was edited, and the meaning of the name was changed from something I considered correct (''slavic form of Sidonius'') to something that I never heard of before (''diminutive of Zdeslav''), but the reference stayed intact, so I thought that'll be an easy revert. Just to do due process, I checked the given source - and funnily enough, it didn't say neither one nor the other, but gave an etymology from the slavic word ''zidati'', to build, to create. | Today I saw that the Wikipedia article on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zdenko Zdenko] - my actual name - was edited, and the meaning of the name was changed from something I considered correct (''slavic form of Sidonius'') to something that I never heard of before (''diminutive of Zdeslav''), but the reference stayed intact, so I thought that'll be an easy revert. Just to do due process, I checked the given source - and funnily enough, it didn't say neither one nor the other, but gave an etymology from the slavic word ''zidati'', to build, to create. | ||
| − | That lead me down a two hour rabbit hole through different sources crossing the 19th to 20th century, finding sources that claim that ''Zdenko'' is cognate to ''Sidney'', a Hessian source explaining that it is considered the root for the name ''Denje'' (so close to ''Denny''!) (and saying it has nothing to do with ''Sidonius''), and much more. | + | That lead me down a two hour rabbit hole through different sources crossing the 19th to 20th century, finding sources that claim the name is derived from the Slavic word ''zdenac'', a well, or that ''Zdenko'' is cognate to ''Sidney'', a Hessian source explaining that it is considered the root for the name ''Denje'' (so close to ''Denny''!) (and saying it has nothing to do with ''Sidonius''), and much more. |
In short, if you think that etymology is messy, I tell you, anthroponymy is far worse! | In short, if you think that etymology is messy, I tell you, anthroponymy is far worse! | ||
Latest revision as of 22:36, 22 February 2021
Today I saw that the Wikipedia article on Zdenko - my actual name - was edited, and the meaning of the name was changed from something I considered correct (slavic form of Sidonius) to something that I never heard of before (diminutive of Zdeslav), but the reference stayed intact, so I thought that'll be an easy revert. Just to do due process, I checked the given source - and funnily enough, it didn't say neither one nor the other, but gave an etymology from the slavic word zidati, to build, to create.
That lead me down a two hour rabbit hole through different sources crossing the 19th to 20th century, finding sources that claim the name is derived from the Slavic word zdenac, a well, or that Zdenko is cognate to Sidney, a Hessian source explaining that it is considered the root for the name Denje (so close to Denny!) (and saying it has nothing to do with Sidonius), and much more.
In short, if you think that etymology is messy, I tell you, anthroponymy is far worse!
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