Noboru Inoue wrote:
>Halka is a name of "poor girl"? or "royal"? or others? I was a
>bit surprised, this is a name of my daughter, I gave it by "sudden
>inspiration". and very much disappointed later when I saw many Halkas
>in the kinder garten....
I'm afraid I have to dissapoint you. Halka, exept for a very old Poilsh
name for women, which is not used anymore and remembered only through
Moniuszko's opera, has another living meaning. Halka is something women
wear unrder their skirts. It is usually made of silk and they put it on
top of underwear.
So calling someone Halka in Poland woul be quite amusing.
Maciej Dziekiewicz
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