Ianthe

My great grandfather had a mostly-forgotten half-sister named Ianthe... but when I started out researching I did not know what her name was (or even that she had existed). I stumbled into a census record that mentioned "Drantha." My dad remembered something about an "Ann." It seemed like I was up against a dead end until I finally found a marriage record for a "Dortha" which cracked things open. I've seen it mangled many other ways since. I think pronunciation of the unusual name was part of the problem, but the cursive handwriting in the old records was a big part too. I can see how some people's capital "I" could look like a capital "D"... I'm not sure how the census facts were initially gathered, by speaking or by writing.

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Well the awkward part is, Ianthe named her first son Iphis!

My name is Ianthe and I pronounce it I - AN - THEE, however I - AN - THAY is another way of correctly pronouncing it.

A British friend of a friend is Ianthe - pronounced ee-AN-thee.

The name is pronounced I-AN-THEE.

I think it's pronounced "Jan-thay" but I'm not sure, that may be just Latin.

I know someone who pronounces this "ai-ANN-thuh".