Behind the Name: Comments for the name Aeneas

Comments for AENEAS:

I've always heard this pronounced "Ah-nee-us", I've never heard the beginning pronounced like an "i".

-- aglaranna 6/20/2006

I is pronounced like "ih" here.

-- claraelizabethann 8/7/2006

I really love this name Aeneas. It has history, it is strong and unique at the same time. The only reservation I have for this name is its propensity for children to make fun of it. It does sound like an unfashionable part of the body.

-- pheebly 3/30/2007

My (possibly ill-informed) English teacher pronounced this name AY-neez.

-- VictoriaCalledTori 8/1/2007

No "possibly" about it!

-- Kosta 1/15/2008

I have taken Latin for five years. In ancient Rome, this name would have been pronounced eye-nay-as, because of the spelling and ancient Roman dialect.

-- Carone 5/10/2008

I've heard this name pronounced "uh-NAY-is." In fact, I've never once heard it pronounced "i-NEE-is."

-- Anonymous User 10/16/2008

Aeneas Gunn - Australian writer.

-- Anonymous User 3/8/2010

I thought it was pronounced 'Ay-in-ay-iss'. It's still cool though :)

-- foreverslowly 8/9/2012

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