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Imię Wiosna noszą 4 Polki, 8 razy zanotowano też formę Vesna, spolszczenie Wesna pojawia się 3 razy.
- ↑ "Most frequent male and female given names by year of birth, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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