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Thread #161341 Message #3833156
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
17-Jan-17 - 10:09 AM
Thread Name: BS: Melania & South Lawn at the White House
Subject: RE: BS: Melania & South Lawn at the White House
Melania's not really a strange name, just a bit uncommon in the US. It's the Slavic equivalent of Melanie.
And Ivanka and Ivana are feminine forms of Ivan which is the Slavic equivalent of John. That makes them roughly analogous to Joan.