#check the comments on that linked post about Jardani BTW !!! I was missing some info that a friend kindly supplied

[scarlet--wiccan]

would it be cool if marvel gave wanda & pietro (and all other romani characters) romani names?

Yeah, I do think it would be neat if Marvel could revise or update certain parts of Wanda & Pietro's background to be more authentic-- and the same obviously goes for any other Romani characters. I don't personally feel like their names are an egregious issue, like "X'ian" was. I'm more interested in getting concrete information about their vitsas, or more realistic depictions of their living situation, clothing, and stuff like that, which is often bogged down by visual stereotyping.

I don't personally have a solid grasp on how naming practices work in traditional families. That's not my upbringing. My understanding is that in most communities, there are certain names that are more traditional or popular, but most of those names are either borrowed or translated from local European languages. People may also have Romani-languages nicknames and/or given names that are customarily used within the community, and not typically shared with non-Roma.

I could be misunderstanding this, do not take it as fact. I wrote about it more and shared other resources in this post.

At the end of the day, any name is a Romani name if it belongs to a Romani person. It's worth noting that the name Maximoff was borrowed from a real Romani historical figure, and some of the other names in their family, like Django or Jardani, are identifiable ethnic/cultural names as well. I think the issue with 'Wanda' and 'Pietro' is that they don't make any geographical sense, especially post-retcon-- they seem out of place for any Balkan family, Roma or not.