Question on a Bulgarian name (fwd)

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Edward M Dumanis wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:14:51 -0600
> From: Michael Dumanis <michael_dumanis at hotmail.com>
> To: dumanis at buffalo.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Question on a Bulgarian name (fwd)
>
> I never heard the name Iozdzhan during my year in Bulgaria. It sounds a
> lot like Justin and Jason, doesn't it?

Russian google produced 16 hits (8 of them duplicates) for
        йозджан
(Y-O-Z-D-Zh-A-N), all from Bulgarian sites. No signs of etymological
info, though.

To my ear, it sounds vaguely reminiscent of Johan/John/Ioann/Ivan, but I
can't account for the consonant cluster in the middle.

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Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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