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Archivesname update #95
https://www.behindthename.com/update/95 (new given names)
https://surnames.behindthename.com/update/95 (new surnames)
https://places.behindthename.com/update/95 (new place names)
This update adds support for IPA pronunciations. To see them you can either
a) press the "details" link next to the pronunciation, or
b) change your settings (at this page https://www.behindthename.com/members/edit.php?page=settings) so that they show by default.
https://surnames.behindthename.com/update/95 (new surnames)
https://places.behindthename.com/update/95 (new place names)
This update adds support for IPA pronunciations. To see them you can either
a) press the "details" link next to the pronunciation, or
b) change your settings (at this page https://www.behindthename.com/members/edit.php?page=settings) so that they show by default.
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Very much appreciate the IPA.
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The pronunciations for all the newly added French names are in all-caps.
For example, the pronunciation for Priscille is currently listed as being PREE-SEEL, while it should be pree-SEEL. Upon further exploration, I see that not just the newly added French names are affected by this, but also the French names that have been in the main database for a very long time already (and they didn't have their pronunciation in all-caps before this newest update). Is this by design, or is it a glitch? I see that the pronunciations listed for names of other usages (such as Dutch and Spanish) are not affected, i.e. they are not listed in all-caps. But if this is indeed by design, then how are people now supposed to know where the stress is in the pronunciation of a name? :s
With that said, thank you for this newest update! :) It's always great to see new names added to the main database, and the IPA support makes things even better this time around! :D
For example, the pronunciation for Priscille is currently listed as being PREE-SEEL, while it should be pree-SEEL. Upon further exploration, I see that not just the newly added French names are affected by this, but also the French names that have been in the main database for a very long time already (and they didn't have their pronunciation in all-caps before this newest update). Is this by design, or is it a glitch? I see that the pronunciations listed for names of other usages (such as Dutch and Spanish) are not affected, i.e. they are not listed in all-caps. But if this is indeed by design, then how are people now supposed to know where the stress is in the pronunciation of a name? :s
With that said, thank you for this newest update! :) It's always great to see new names added to the main database, and the IPA support makes things even better this time around! :D
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I'm treating French as a language without stress. This is also the way Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Ancient Greek names are shown on this site.
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Hi Mike C !!!!!
I LOVE this update!
The IPA pronounciation is a great beautiful change!!!
Well done! It was a fanstastic improvement.
So step by step you will add it to all the names in database?
Wonderful !!!
As every time you update I'll ask for the deleted ones..
ABSOLON (m)
DUCI (f)
ERMENEGILDE (m)
KAYETAN (m)
RIKÁRD (m)
THEIRN (m)
I LOVE this update!
The IPA pronounciation is a great beautiful change!!!
Well done! It was a fanstastic improvement.
So step by step you will add it to all the names in database?
Wonderful !!!
As every time you update I'll ask for the deleted ones..
ABSOLON (m)
DUCI (f)
ERMENEGILDE (m)
KAYETAN (m)
RIKÁRD (m)
THEIRN (m)
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Absolon was listed as the French form of Absalom -- it is not.
Duci is not a Hungarian name.
Ermenegilde -- there were lots of variations of this rare name listed; this one was exceptionally rare
Kayetan is not the German form of Cajetan
Rikárd is not the Hungarian form of Richard
Theirn was listed as "Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE". I'm not sure where I got that information originally but this name is too obscure to be included.
If I google a name on its own and behindthename comes up as one of the top hits, that's usually a bad sign.
Duci is not a Hungarian name.
Ermenegilde -- there were lots of variations of this rare name listed; this one was exceptionally rare
Kayetan is not the German form of Cajetan
Rikárd is not the Hungarian form of Richard
Theirn was listed as "Possibly a Cajun French form of THEODORE". I'm not sure where I got that information originally but this name is too obscure to be included.
If I google a name on its own and behindthename comes up as one of the top hits, that's usually a bad sign.
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Hi !!!
In my opinion it is a positive sign.
It shows that BTN is one of the most complete and well-done sites with this theme!!
It is not a case that many European not English users (like me) had chosen your site!! XD
You have to be proud.
In my opinion it is a positive sign.
It shows that BTN is one of the most complete and well-done sites with this theme!!
It is not a case that many European not English users (like me) had chosen your site!! XD
You have to be proud.
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Sorry, what I meant was that when you google a name by itself, google would hopefully return pages about people who bear the name. If the most prominent page is actually the listing on this site, then it might indicate that is not a name.
But thanks. :)
But thanks. :)
This message was edited 7/4/2017, 9:35 AM
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