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I've been meaning to ask a bunch of pronunciation questions, so I'm just going to post them all in one go. I doubt anyone is going to know how to pronounce these ALL, so don't kill yourself trying to figure it out.
Native American names:
(g) Amadahy
(b) Anoki
(g) Chenoa (I know a little girl named Chenoa, she pronounces is sheh-noah. Just wondering if that's correct)
(g) Catori
(g) Cholena
(g) Kilenya
(g) Koleyna
(g) Miakoda
(g) Minya
(g/b) Pillan
(g) Shada
(g) Taima
African names:
(b) Bahari
(g) Chalondra
(g) Cyrah
Celtic/Gaelic names:
(g) Chaeli
(b) Cailean
Arabic names:
(g) Chaka
(g) Jihan
(g) Kahlilia
(g) Khadija
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez
(g) Madrona
(g) Zamora
Greek names:
(g) Drea
(g) Galatea
(g) Pelagia
(g) Rhea (I've always thought it was ray-ah, but someone told me ree-ah, so I'm not quite sure.)
(g/b) Solaris
Hindi names:
(g) Jyotika
(g) Kaveri
(g) Kavindra
(g) Sohalia
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah
(g) Chavi
(g) Nailah
Polish names:
(g) Ksena
Swahili names:
(g) Raziya
Russian names:
(g) Sezja
Not sure:
Nalini
Sorry that was so long, but any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Native American names:
(g) Amadahy
(b) Anoki
(g) Chenoa (I know a little girl named Chenoa, she pronounces is sheh-noah. Just wondering if that's correct)
(g) Catori
(g) Cholena
(g) Kilenya
(g) Koleyna
(g) Miakoda
(g) Minya
(g/b) Pillan
(g) Shada
(g) Taima
African names:
(b) Bahari
(g) Chalondra
(g) Cyrah
Celtic/Gaelic names:
(g) Chaeli
(b) Cailean
Arabic names:
(g) Chaka
(g) Jihan
(g) Kahlilia
(g) Khadija
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez
(g) Madrona
(g) Zamora
Greek names:
(g) Drea
(g) Galatea
(g) Pelagia
(g) Rhea (I've always thought it was ray-ah, but someone told me ree-ah, so I'm not quite sure.)
(g/b) Solaris
Hindi names:
(g) Jyotika
(g) Kaveri
(g) Kavindra
(g) Sohalia
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah
(g) Chavi
(g) Nailah
Polish names:
(g) Ksena
Swahili names:
(g) Raziya
Russian names:
(g) Sezja
Not sure:
Nalini
Sorry that was so long, but any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Native American names:
(g) Minya-MIN-yuh
(g/b) Pillan-PILL_an
African names:
(b) Bahari -buh-HAR-ee
(g) Chalondra-shu-LOHN-drah
Celtic/Gaelic names:
(b) Cailean-KAH-len
Arabic names:
(g) Khadija-kuh-DEE-zha (like the 's' in vision)
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez-shu-VEZ or chu-VEZ
(g) Madrona -mah-DROHN-uh
(g) Zamora-zuh-MOR-uh
Greek names:
(g) Drea-DREE-uh
(g/b) Solaris-soh-LAR-is
Hindi names:
(g) Sohalia-soh-HAH-lee-uh or soh-HAHL-yuh
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah -tuh-HEER-uh
(g) Nailah-NYE-luh
Swahili names:
(g) Raziya-ruh-ZEE-yuh
Not sure:
Nalini -I would say nah-LEE-nee
(g) Minya-MIN-yuh
(g/b) Pillan-PILL_an
African names:
(b) Bahari -buh-HAR-ee
(g) Chalondra-shu-LOHN-drah
Celtic/Gaelic names:
(b) Cailean-KAH-len
Arabic names:
(g) Khadija-kuh-DEE-zha (like the 's' in vision)
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez-shu-VEZ or chu-VEZ
(g) Madrona -mah-DROHN-uh
(g) Zamora-zuh-MOR-uh
Greek names:
(g) Drea-DREE-uh
(g/b) Solaris-soh-LAR-is
Hindi names:
(g) Sohalia-soh-HAH-lee-uh or soh-HAHL-yuh
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah -tuh-HEER-uh
(g) Nailah-NYE-luh
Swahili names:
(g) Raziya-ruh-ZEE-yuh
Not sure:
Nalini -I would say nah-LEE-nee
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Spanish names
Chavez (correctely spelled Chávez) is not pronounced shu-VEZ or chu-VEZ, but CHAH-bes in American Spanish or CHAH-beth in Castilian Spanish.
Madrona is not pronounced mah-DROHN-uh, but mah-DROH-nah.
Zamora is not pronounced zuh-MOR-uh, but thah-MOH-rah in Castilian Spanish or sah-MOH-rah in American Spanish.
The CH has always the sound CH (as in church). The pronunciation with SH correspond to French, not to Spanish.
The Z has a sound S in America Spanish and TH in Castilian Spanish.
The V and the B have the same sound B.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
Chavez (correctely spelled Chávez) is not pronounced shu-VEZ or chu-VEZ, but CHAH-bes in American Spanish or CHAH-beth in Castilian Spanish.
Madrona is not pronounced mah-DROHN-uh, but mah-DROH-nah.
Zamora is not pronounced zuh-MOR-uh, but thah-MOH-rah in Castilian Spanish or sah-MOH-rah in American Spanish.
The CH has always the sound CH (as in church). The pronunciation with SH correspond to French, not to Spanish.
The Z has a sound S in America Spanish and TH in Castilian Spanish.
The V and the B have the same sound B.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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About Chavez...
Chavez is usually spelled with an accent mark over the 'a', causing it to be pronounced CHAH-vez.
Chavez is usually spelled with an accent mark over the 'a', causing it to be pronounced CHAH-vez.
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Chávez
Chávez with an accent is the ONLY correct spelling in Spanish. The pronunciaton causes the mark, not the mark causes the pronunciation.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
Chávez with an accent is the ONLY correct spelling in Spanish. The pronunciaton causes the mark, not the mark causes the pronunciation.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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(g) Ksena - probably KSEH-nah, I'm not sure
(g) Sezja - it definitely isn't a Russian name, I would pronounce it SEH-zyah
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(g) Sezja - it definitely isn't a Russian name, I would pronounce it SEH-zyah
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For the site I got it from, it said it was Russian. *shrugs*
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a as in English cut, A as in cAr, o as in home, i as in hit, I as in heat, t as pronounced in French, d as in English then, v is English b spoken by touching the upper teeth to the lower lips instead of touching the two lips (somewhat like a w). It has less aspiration than the English v (the English v is like Indian v + h).
(g) Jyotika: jyotikA
(g) Kaveri: kAverI
(g) Kavindra: never heard it as a feminine name. As a male name, it is kavIndra
nalini is usually female and pronounced nalinI in Hindi.
These names are of Sanskrit origin, and appear in a number of Indian languages. The pronounciation changes depending on the language. Thus, in Bengali, the a is pronounced like an o, v as b, and I as i.
Many of the modern Indian languages do not display word stress as a feature.
(g) Jyotika: jyotikA
(g) Kaveri: kAverI
(g) Kavindra: never heard it as a feminine name. As a male name, it is kavIndra
nalini is usually female and pronounced nalinI in Hindi.
These names are of Sanskrit origin, and appear in a number of Indian languages. The pronounciation changes depending on the language. Thus, in Bengali, the a is pronounced like an o, v as b, and I as i.
Many of the modern Indian languages do not display word stress as a feature.
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Thank you! Helped so much!
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I'll try...
Pelagia-- puh-LAY-jee-uh
For Spanish: usually the second-to-last syllable is accented, unless an accent mark tells you otherwise. Letters are always pronounced the same. (So I'll give the Spanish ones a stab...)
Chavez- Array is right. SHAH-vehz (Like Cesar Chavez, the Venezuelan (?) guy)
Madrona- mah-DROH-nah
Zamora- sah-MOR-ah (MOR sounds like more)
I've always pronounced Rhea REE-ah. Did you check the database for prn?
I would pronounce Galatea guh-LAY-tee-uh, and Solaris sol-AR-iss (sol=soul, AR=are).
I have no idea on the rest of them. :S
Edited to add: Rhea is prn REE-ah in the database. Click on the link.
~♥Eirena♥~
Playing battleship.
Two-Face: "B12."
Riddler: "A hit! And also my favorite vitamin."
~Batman Forever
Pelagia-- puh-LAY-jee-uh
For Spanish: usually the second-to-last syllable is accented, unless an accent mark tells you otherwise. Letters are always pronounced the same. (So I'll give the Spanish ones a stab...)
Chavez- Array is right. SHAH-vehz (Like Cesar Chavez, the Venezuelan (?) guy)
Madrona- mah-DROH-nah
Zamora- sah-MOR-ah (MOR sounds like more)
I've always pronounced Rhea REE-ah. Did you check the database for prn?
I would pronounce Galatea guh-LAY-tee-uh, and Solaris sol-AR-iss (sol=soul, AR=are).
I have no idea on the rest of them. :S
Edited to add: Rhea is prn REE-ah in the database. Click on the link.
~♥Eirena♥~
Playing battleship.
Two-Face: "B12."
Riddler: "A hit! And also my favorite vitamin."
~Batman Forever
This message was edited 6/30/2005, 7:37 AM
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For Rhea: yes, I've checked the database. I've only ever HEARD it pr. RAY-ah though, and a lot of other names in the database have other pr. not listed, so I was just wondering what other people thought.
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Spanish pronunciation
The CH has always the sound CH (as in church). The pronunciation with SH correspond to French, not to Spanish.
The Z has a sound S in America Spanish and TH in Castilian Spanish.
The V and the B have the same sound B.
The pronunciations of the surnames asked are:
Chávez - CHAH-bes in South America (the Venezuelan president is Hugo Chávez) or CHAH-beth in Spain.
Zamora - thah-MOH-rah in Spain (it is a Spanish town name and a surname derived from) or sah-MOH-rah
The pronunciation of Madrona is correct.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
The CH has always the sound CH (as in church). The pronunciation with SH correspond to French, not to Spanish.
The Z has a sound S in America Spanish and TH in Castilian Spanish.
The V and the B have the same sound B.
The pronunciations of the surnames asked are:
Chávez - CHAH-bes in South America (the Venezuelan president is Hugo Chávez) or CHAH-beth in Spain.
Zamora - thah-MOH-rah in Spain (it is a Spanish town name and a surname derived from) or sah-MOH-rah
The pronunciation of Madrona is correct.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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:) Thanks.
~♥Eirena♥~
Playing battleship.
Two-Face: "B12."
Riddler: "A hit! And also my favorite vitamin."
~Batman Forever
~♥Eirena♥~
Playing battleship.
Two-Face: "B12."
Riddler: "A hit! And also my favorite vitamin."
~Batman Forever
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I'll give it a go...
(b) Cailean - KAH-lin
(g) Jihan - JEE-hun
(g) Kahlilia - ka-LIL-ya
(g) Khadija - cha-DID-ya
(b) Chavez - CHA-vez
(g) Madrona - ma-DRO-na
(g) Zamora - za-MO-ra
(g) Drea - DRAY-ah
(g) Galatea - ga-la-TAY-ah
(g) Pelagia - pe-LA-ja (I think)
(g) Rhea - RAY-uh
(g/b) Solaris - so-LAH-ris
(g) Kavindra - ka-VIN-thra
(g) Ksena - KSEN-ah
(g) Sezja - SEH-zha
Nalini - one of my favourites! It's Hindi, means "lotus" (I've read "water lily", too). I pr. it nah-LEE-nee, I don't know if it's correct.
*Pitiful creature of darkness!/ What kind of live have you known?/ God give me courage to show you/ you are not alone...*
~ Phantom of the Opera
(b) Cailean - KAH-lin
(g) Jihan - JEE-hun
(g) Kahlilia - ka-LIL-ya
(g) Khadija - cha-DID-ya
(b) Chavez - CHA-vez
(g) Madrona - ma-DRO-na
(g) Zamora - za-MO-ra
(g) Drea - DRAY-ah
(g) Galatea - ga-la-TAY-ah
(g) Pelagia - pe-LA-ja (I think)
(g) Rhea - RAY-uh
(g/b) Solaris - so-LAH-ris
(g) Kavindra - ka-VIN-thra
(g) Ksena - KSEN-ah
(g) Sezja - SEH-zha
Nalini - one of my favourites! It's Hindi, means "lotus" (I've read "water lily", too). I pr. it nah-LEE-nee, I don't know if it's correct.
*Pitiful creature of darkness!/ What kind of live have you known?/ God give me courage to show you/ you are not alone...*
~ Phantom of the Opera
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Message got truncated. Retrying
nalinee is the stalk or the entire plant of Nelumbo Nucifera which according to dictionary is called a lotus. Its common names in a variety of languages is at http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/128_kamal.html.
These plants are eudicots, as you can see from the proteales page at the tree of life, whereas the water lilies are not.
nalinee is the stalk or the entire plant of Nelumbo Nucifera which according to dictionary is called a lotus. Its common names in a variety of languages is at http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/128_kamal.html.
These plants are eudicots, as you can see from the proteales page at the tree of life, whereas the water lilies are not.
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These were the links I was trying to put in my message
picture: http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0084-1.html
dictionary: http://dict.die.net/nelumbium%20speciosum/
Tree of Life 1: http://tolweb.org/tree?group=proteales&contgroup=eudicots
Tree of Life 2:
http://tolweb.org/group=Nymphaeceae&contgroup=Angiosperms
picture: http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0084-1.html
dictionary: http://dict.die.net/nelumbium%20speciosum/
Tree of Life 1: http://tolweb.org/tree?group=proteales&contgroup=eudicots
Tree of Life 2:
http://tolweb.org/group=Nymphaeceae&contgroup=Angiosperms
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nalinee is the stalk or the entire plant of Nelumbo Nucifera which according to dictionary is called a lotus. Its common names in a variety of languages is at http://botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/128_kamal.html.
These plants are eudicots, as you can see from the
These plants are eudicots, as you can see from the
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Khadija - khah-DEE-jah
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I would say these names like this (bear in mind that I'm a Midwesterner and thus have some lazy vowels):
(g) Kahlilia~ kah-lee-lee-yah? As far as I know, the similar Kalila is kah-lee-lah, so I'd guess Kahlilia would be along the same lines.
(b) Chavez~ SHA-vez or SHA-vayz
(g) Madrona~ mah-DROH-nah
(g) Zamora~ zah-MOH-rah
(g) Drea~ DRAY-uh
(g) Galatea~ ga-luh-TAY-yah ("ga" like the A in "attic")
(g) Pelagia~ peh-lah-JEE-yah?
(g) Rhea~ I've only heard it as REE-yah. And as RAY, but those people just really liked Caroline Rhea.
(g/b) Solaris~ soh-LAIR-is--that's how the name of the movie was pronunced, IIRC.
(g) Raziya~ rah-ZEE-yah or RAH-zee-yah.
Nalini~ nah-LEE-nee?
I've skipped the ones I'd feel weird guessing at.
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(g) Kahlilia~ kah-lee-lee-yah? As far as I know, the similar Kalila is kah-lee-lah, so I'd guess Kahlilia would be along the same lines.
(b) Chavez~ SHA-vez or SHA-vayz
(g) Madrona~ mah-DROH-nah
(g) Zamora~ zah-MOH-rah
(g) Drea~ DRAY-uh
(g) Galatea~ ga-luh-TAY-yah ("ga" like the A in "attic")
(g) Pelagia~ peh-lah-JEE-yah?
(g) Rhea~ I've only heard it as REE-yah. And as RAY, but those people just really liked Caroline Rhea.
(g/b) Solaris~ soh-LAIR-is--that's how the name of the movie was pronunced, IIRC.
(g) Raziya~ rah-ZEE-yah or RAH-zee-yah.
Nalini~ nah-LEE-nee?
I've skipped the ones I'd feel weird guessing at.
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*Tries*:
Arabic names:
(g) Chaka khah-kah? shah-kah?
(g) Jihan jee-hahn?
(g) Kahlilia kah-lee-lyah
(g) Khadija khah-deed-jah
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez ?
(g) Madrona mah-droh-nah
(g) Zamora zah-moh-rah
Greek names:
(g) Drea dreh-ah
(g) Galatea gah-lah-teh-ah
(g) Pelagia peh-lah-g-yah
(g) Rhea reh-ah
(g/b) Solaris soh-lah-rees
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah tah-hee-rah
(g) Chavi khah-vee or shah-vee
(g) Nailah nie-lah / nah-ee-lah
Polish names:
(g) Ksena kseh-nah
Russian names:
(g) Sezja It looks rather Polish, but yeah... seh-zyah I think
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Arabic names:
(g) Chaka khah-kah? shah-kah?
(g) Jihan jee-hahn?
(g) Kahlilia kah-lee-lyah
(g) Khadija khah-deed-jah
Spanish names:
(b) Chavez ?
(g) Madrona mah-droh-nah
(g) Zamora zah-moh-rah
Greek names:
(g) Drea dreh-ah
(g) Galatea gah-lah-teh-ah
(g) Pelagia peh-lah-g-yah
(g) Rhea reh-ah
(g/b) Solaris soh-lah-rees
Egyptian names:
(g) Tahirah tah-hee-rah
(g) Chavi khah-vee or shah-vee
(g) Nailah nie-lah / nah-ee-lah
Polish names:
(g) Ksena kseh-nah
Russian names:
(g) Sezja It looks rather Polish, but yeah... seh-zyah I think
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My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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