Elody? Pronunciation baby name?
I came across the name Elody in a book and I love it. It is pronounced EL-OH-DEE but do you think people would get lazy and say EL-A-DEE. Middle name suggestions? I don't like the spelling Elodie because of the die part in the name. Thanks!
Baby girl names with multiple pronunciations?
Madeline (Mad-eh-line, Mad-eh-lyn, Mad-eh-layne) Gianna (Gee-anna, Ge-ah-nuh, Johna) Megan (May-ghun, Meg-un, Mee-gun) Helena (Hell-eh-na, He-lay-nuh,Hell-in-uh) Alicia (Alice-ea, Ah-lee-sa, Uh-lish-uh) Claudia (Cloud-ia, Claw-dia) Andrea (An-dree-uh, An-dray-uh) Anais (Anay, Ah-nuh-eese, Aneese) Arielle (Air-riel, Ah-ree-elle) Brianna (Bree-anna, Bree-ah-nuh)
Kamea pronunciation girl name help?
I came across the Hawaiian name Kamea, sent it to my husband in a text, and he said he loved it! When he got home from work he pronounced it kuh-mee-uh. The traditional pronunciation is kuh-may-uh. Now we just aren't sure which way to go with---we think people in the states will probably pronounce it like he did anyway, plus he likes it that way better. I personally like the traditional pronunciation I think...what are your opinions? Thanks!
If some Chinese characters have multiple pronunciations, how would you know how to pronounce someone's name?
Technically there is no way to figure it out unless that person tells you.But we do have some techniques when dealing with multi-pronunciation characters.First of all, Chinese names usually have some implied meanings, you can roughly deduce the pronunciation by their meanings.Eg:张朝阳 (Zhang Chao2 yang) 朝阳 can either be Chao2 yang or Zhao1 Yang, Chaoyang means exposing to the sun while Zhaoyang has a meaning of the morning sun, your best bet is always Chaoyang.李源潮 originally 李援朝 (Li Yuan chao2) 朝 in here means 朝鲜(North Korea), 援朝 means Aid North Korea.Secondly, the pronunciation of some names largely depends on the person’s gender or native place.茜 can be either Xi1 or Qian4, if the person is female, usually her name is pronounced as Qian4, if male, then Xi1.覃 can be Qin2, Tan2, or Xun2, If a person is from North China, normally the pronunciation is Tan2, if this person comes from Sichuan or Chonqing, then Xun is right, if this person is Hunanese or from Guangxi, the correct pronunciation should be Qin2.Thirdly, they are always some characters there that you really have no clue on how to pronounce such as 尉, it can be either Wei4 or Yu4, since Wei4 is much more common than Yu4 , your first attempt should be Wei4.Fourthly, Chinese people generally don’t mind too much that you wrongly pronounced their names, if they really do, they will correct you in the first place. Some characters has different pronunciations when using as surname. such as 任, 仇, 纪, 那, in most cases these characters are pronounced as Ren4, Chou2, Ji4, Na4, while for surnames, they are pronounced as Ren2, Qiu2, Ji3, Na1 (another surname is Nuo2, but extremely rare).Bottom line is even if you don’t pronounce them correctly, it is usually not a big problem.Thanks for the A2A.
What does it feel like to have your name constantly mispronounced?
My name is Pranil (प्रणिल). It is certainly not the most common name one would find in Maharashtra. I am facing similar situation since the last 6 years.When I was pursuing my diploma, during roll call after every class, most of the times teacher used to call me by the name Pranali (प्रणाली) and I used to correct them everytime. At that time it was very embarrassing for me to face this situation. At the time of roll call, my palm used to get sweaty. :)After few classes, teachers started pronouncing my name correctly.The real part of this answer is now.After completion of diploma, I got admission for degree in Vidyalankar Institute of Technology.On one fine day, I was attending lectures. Since I was new in class, I was not familiar with most of my classmates. Lecture was going on smoothly and after this,the Professor started calling names for attendance. I was busy writing down whatever was written on the black board. My ears was all to hear my name. Again the Professor called me by the name Pranali. I thought the Professor is calling someone else and I ignored the call. After 2–3 minutes, the Professor started winding up stuff. I got a little bit scared. I stood up and asked the Professor about my name not being called in the roll call list. She asked my name and roll number and I told her accordingly. She checked the sheet again and pronounced my name incorrectly yet again. The entire class burst into laughter.Just in 5 seconds, the Professor changed my gender.Similarly, in final year, I was preparing for placement. I managed to clear aptitude test of one MNC. After that, all students attending aptitude test were seated in auditorium. Company personnel were giving pre-placement talk. After that, our TPO (Training and Placement Officer) started announcing names of students who cleared the aptitude test. He again called my name as Pranali and within 10 seconds he corrected my name. Again entire auditorium was laughing like anything including company personnel.What could be more embarrassing than this?So that's it. I have been victim of the similar situation since last 5–6 years, whenever unknown person reads my name and changes my gender. Now I am used to it and usually crack joke on it!Thanks to Prathamesh Satardekar and Vinit Vasudevan for edits!
Does the name Syona (Pronunciation : si yo nah) sounds good for a baby girl in USA?
Not unless is has a particular meaning/heritage that is special to you and/or the child... Example, my research shows the name as meaning "happiness" in Indian/Sanskrit - So if the babies heritage is Indian, then I would say to use it! Also, if you are naming the baby after your best friend who is Indian, then again, use it! The name itself is melodious and pretty sounding :-) However, if it is just a name you have stumbled across and really like the sound/meaning/etc., well then I would have to advice some serious thought. Think about how often you (and even more often, your child) will have to correct or spell the name for others. Also think about how the child would like to be an adult with the name. If both of these seem like minor issues, then I would say to consider the name - as I said earlier, it is melodious and pretty sounding (looking too!). HTH :-)
Pronunciation of baby name Richa?
Hello, I would like to know how the name Richa is pronounced? Is it Rika or Ryka? or Should it be pronounced Richa from the name 'Richa'rd? Hope my question makes sense. Thank you for your responses
Is it rude to insist people pronounce your name right each time they say it? I'm an Indian student who recently came to America, and people often mispronounce my name. Do people feel I'm being pretentious/rude?
This question reminds me of this meme,to answer your question, I would say depends who you are talking to.My name is Ameya (Um-ae-y) 9 out of 10 times when I introduce myself, people reply, "Hello Amir..."Initially, I found it very offensive but over the years I have learnt to let go.Having said that, where it matters I do correct others, for example, if a colleague at work mispronounces my name I correct him/her just because I have to deal with them almost on a daily basis as opposed to the barista at Starbucks who, no matter how i say my name, will always get it wrong. I don't spend my energy correcting the barista as i know my interaction is limited to some seconds.I also wanted to share an anecdote related to Indian names. While working as a Research Assistant at the Dean's office of my business school, I had access to the open TA positions and other student jobs. My roommate "Rudraksh" (Roo-draak-sh) was looking for student jobs and had asked me as well as a thousand others to let him know if we came across any openings.One morning, the office admin desperately came to my desk and frantically mentioned that a certain professor needs a TA right now and if knew anyone.I had my roommate's resume on file, so I capitalized on the opportunity and printed that resume for her. Just reading the first line, she had difficulty pronouncing the name even after I enunciated for her. She candidly mentioned that there is no way the professor would be able to say this name having expected to work closely with the TA. I realized that my roommate was on the verge of losing the battle, so I quickly told her that he goes by his last name: (4 letter word) much easier to pronounce. The professor really liked him once he was called for an interview and he got the TA.So the moral of the story is, "It Depends".
Hard-to-pronounce Names!!!?
I'm taking a guess at these but.... Ceone - See-yone Cairo - Ky-row Clarry - like Larry, but with the C Maaike - Make-uh Baiella - By-ella Tacito - Tuh-see-toh Radimir - Rad-ih-mur Kuyler - like Tyler, but with the K or just ask them, they might understand because they have unique names, I know how it feels. ;-)