Oh and there is no diacritical mark over the z in zelen, etc. How about Z"elja = wish Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Lawrie" <marylawrie@optusnet.com.au> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] questions > > > There is no English equivalent that I know of and the meaning escapes me > > also. Does it have something to do with green? > > Green = zelen, zelenilo, pl. zelenje > > Mary Lawrie > > >

Hey Robert, this time you're right : z''elja means wish and this is where the name Z''eljko comes from. This is a man's name but there is Z''eljka as well which is female version of Z''eljko. The name doesn't have equivalent in Slovene either. Rosana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <rjerin@adelphia.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] questions > Oh and there is no diacritical mark over the z in zelen, etc. How about > Z"elja = wish > > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Lawrie" <marylawrie@optusnet.com.au> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 8:19 AM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] questions > > > > > > > There is no English equivalent that I know of and the meaning escapes me > > > also. Does it have something to do with green? > > > > Green = zelen, zelenilo, pl. zelenje > > > > Mary Lawrie > > > > > > >