Re: I have a new colleague called...
in reply to a message by Caprice
It's an unusual name. I like it's sound. I'd never think "seal" though. I'd automatically think "zeal" which brings to mind fundamentalist Christians renaming themselves or naming a child after their zeal for the Lord.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/147561
http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9852886
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/147561
http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9852886
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Z is only found in borrowed words in Swedish and since we don't have the "z" sound, it's pronounced like S.
Yeah, I figured that with the provided pronunciation. It was just the impression I got as an English speaker.