Mary: first, I would not mention those two V.V.’s in the
same message lightly on this esteemed Forum; and second, yes, News Reporters
are mistaken, but less than usual --- there is an old tradition to mispronounce
Russian names in the West (including Eyevan “l’enfant terrible”),
and vice versa: we say “Vashingt’on”, “Link’oln”,
and even “Flor’ida”
Jansy: Vladimir is indeed translatable and means “World
Ruler”.
Victor Fet
From: Vladimir Nabokov
Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Krimmel
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:20 AM
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] Vladimir as a name
Does
anyone know why VN's name "Vladimir" is accented on the second
syllable and, according to TV newscasters I have heard, Putin's name
"Vladimir" is accented on the first syllable? Are the news
reporters mistaken?
Mary
Krimmel
----- Original Message -----
From: Jansy
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:16 AM
. . .I also began to wonder how the name Vladimir could be translated into other languages, such as we find in "Raymond"or "Sigmund".Some translations are very peculiar ( William, Guillaume; Jacques,Jacob, Tiago)
Jansy
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