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Angeline Just Starting Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 1	Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 3:34 pm    Post subject: what does it mean? I know that Svetukha is like a pet name for Svetlana.. but is there anything that is called Tsvetukha?
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Evgenia Frequent Guest Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Moscow	Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:15 pm    Post subject: Both names are wrong. We can call Svetlana - Svetik or Sveta. I hear 'Tsvetukha' for the first time...
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:21 pm    Post subject: Someone may jokingly call someone named Sveta as Svetukha. But it's not a joke everyone will appreciate and understand.
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Evgenia Frequent Guest Joined: 08 Nov 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Moscow	Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:36 pm    Post subject: Если б меня звали Света и меня бы назвали СВЕТУХА !!! Я б убила этого человека!!! Первый раз вообще слышу такое издевательство над таким красивым именем именем.
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:11 pm    Post subject: Evgenia: Well, I had a friend in St Petersburg who has a girlfriend named Natasha (Natalia). He called her Natakha (Nataxa) and she thought it was funny. So, these things happen
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