milesfides wrote:Interesting. Wikipedia spells it with an "A", but then again, Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source in the world.
In a newsletter by the Slovenian embassy in Washington D.C., Sasha's name is: Alexander "Sasha" Vujačić
Spelled with an "e."
I find it interesting because while born in Slovenia, I thought he was of Serbian descent. If that's true, considering what Big Bird has said, I find it interesting that his name reflects his nationality rather than ethnicity, especially since I assumed the Serbian/Slavic tension was a fairly sensitive issue.
Yes, he's definitely of Serbian descent (his father being an ex Serbian coach; don't know about his mother for sure, but her surname would also incline that).
Although I have to say, that it's not the name that mostly reflects the ethnicity (well, Bosnians were/are the most declined to giving real Bosnian first names even to children born here - names that clearly don't "fit" - I can't come up with a better expression at this time, I hope you know what I mean), it's the surname actually. The "-ic" at the end of the surname usually reveals one's ethnicity. The other thing to note is that a lot of names are used by quite some former Yugoslav countries... Aleksander being one of the many. He also has a sister (Nina) and a brother (Aljosa); which are also both common Slovenian names.
So yeah, it's clearly not that big a deal in the Vujacic family (at least name-wise).
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