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Help[Opinions] Danaë
I am currently loving the name Danaë for a girl. I did some research (both on the Fact Boards archive and Greek mythology sites), an am 99% sure that DAN-ay-ee is the right pronunciation. What do you think of these combinations?
Danaë Chiara (kee-ahr-a)
Danaë Brenna
Danaë Madoline (mad-uh-lyne)
I really don't think any of these are perfect, so all suggestions welcome!!
TIA,
Elinor
PS - hyperlink - Danae
Danaë Chiara (kee-ahr-a)
Danaë Brenna
Danaë Madoline (mad-uh-lyne)
I really don't think any of these are perfect, so all suggestions welcome!!
TIA,
Elinor
PS - hyperlink - Danae
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I have seen it before, but it was always pronounced dah-NAY. And I never realized it was a 'real' name. I just assumed it was made-up, like a feminized version of Dan, and along the same lines as Janay/Janae. Ugh. Unfortunately, I like it would be misspelled (the "ë" being overlooked) and more than likely mispronounced, esp. since no one here can agree on how it should be pronounced. LOL
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Well, Pavlos says the native Greek pronunciation of Danaë is than-A-ee, while Christo says da-NAH-ee. Chrisell said da-NAY-ee, and Kandake said (with Encyclopedia Mythica to back her up) DAN-ay-ee.
I like da-NAH-ee best, but da-NAY-ee is nice too.
As for your combos: I like Danaë Madoline best, though I much prefer the Madeline spelling. Next I like Danaë Brenna, and last I like Danaë Chiara. But all of your combos are beautiful, so it's just a matter of degrees of liking each combo.
Miranda
I like da-NAH-ee best, but da-NAY-ee is nice too.
As for your combos: I like Danaë Madoline best, though I much prefer the Madeline spelling. Next I like Danaë Brenna, and last I like Danaë Chiara. But all of your combos are beautiful, so it's just a matter of degrees of liking each combo.
Miranda
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I think the prononciation is da-na-eh, but I'm not sure. I don't think "a" could give "ay" in Greek. I'm not sure "e" would be "ee" either, but this one is more possible imo.
Anyway, I love Danae Chiara (altough Chiara is nms) and I like Danae Brenna. I don't really like Madoline with a "o", it always seems misspellt to me. And I'm not too fond of Danae Madeline.
Claire
Anyway, I love Danae Chiara (altough Chiara is nms) and I like Danae Brenna. I don't really like Madoline with a "o", it always seems misspellt to me. And I'm not too fond of Danae Madeline.
Claire
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Only person I ever knew with the name pronounced it 'da-NA-ey'. I'd go with that, considering that she was Greek herself...
With a name with three syllables, it's not a good idea to put a name with too many syllables next to it. I'd go with Danae Layla, 'cause Layla is the shortest. Still, it'd be better to have a one-syllable name as a mn.
With a name with three syllables, it's not a good idea to put a name with too many syllables next to it. I'd go with Danae Layla, 'cause Layla is the shortest. Still, it'd be better to have a one-syllable name as a mn.
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That prononciation seems the best to me. :)
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