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[Opinions] How would you pronounce this name?
A famous New Zealand rugby player has just had a new son.Parents Jonah and NadeneNew addition: Dhyrielle Semisi Kiole (the middle names are tongan)He joins big brother Brayley (20 months)How would you pronounce Dhyrielle? In the article I read it said Nadene just made the name up but it did not say how it was pronounced!

This message was edited 11/12/2010, 12:09 AM

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Dhyrielle looks like a girl's name. I'm not sure what they were thinking. I'd pronounce it deer-ee-EL or die-ree-EL.
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Well... putting aside the fact that I think the name is atrocious, I'd guess that it's pronounced DEER-ee-el.
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die-ree-elle
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Yikes! I'd say either dye-ree-elle or dare-ee-elle. It sound so fem for a boy. Actually, both sons' names sound fem, don't they?

This message was edited 11/12/2010, 8:18 AM

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I'd say "dirry-EL". Pretty horrible if you ask me!
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My first thought would be DI-ree-el. What a bad name for a boy.
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Drai-EL would be my guess. Drai as in, not wet, and EL as in, What the H...? I think the h and the y and, incredibly, the le are just in there for decoration.Poor kid. I hope he'll be a big lad like his Dad (who I assume is Jonah Lomu - I can't think of any other famous rugby-playing Jonahs!).
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Yup dad is Jonah Lomu :)
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