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What do you think of Danae? I pronounce it dah-NAY. I know three girls with the middle name Danae. I only know one who has it as a first name but she spells it Denah. It's pronounced dah-NAY as well, though.
Opinions? Too trendy looking? Does anyone know what the original Greek pronunciation is? I guess the A and E are pronounced separately in Greek? How would you pronounce it?
Opinions? Too trendy looking? Does anyone know what the original Greek pronunciation is? I guess the A and E are pronounced separately in Greek? How would you pronounce it?
This message was edited 5/31/2012, 1:14 PM
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James Dobson has a daughter named this. Really ruins it for people.
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Makes me think of yoghurts! Wait a minute, that's Danone isn't it?
There's something about Danae said Dah-NAY that I don't like, but I can't put my finger on it. As it's originally written Danaë, which looks a little better in my view, I can't imagine that it'd ever be said like that originally.
Like Julia mentioned before, I'm more inclined towards a three syllable pron. - I can't say I have it nailed, but a blurred hard-th/soft-d isn't massively difficult, and yet I still think I'm saying it wrong. It's pretty said along those lines, though, something I don't really think I could really say for Dah-NAY.
There's something about Danae said Dah-NAY that I don't like, but I can't put my finger on it. As it's originally written Danaë, which looks a little better in my view, I can't imagine that it'd ever be said like that originally.
Like Julia mentioned before, I'm more inclined towards a three syllable pron. - I can't say I have it nailed, but a blurred hard-th/soft-d isn't massively difficult, and yet I still think I'm saying it wrong. It's pretty said along those lines, though, something I don't really think I could really say for Dah-NAY.
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It's not written like that originally. Originally it is written in Greek and all of the letters look different and there are no accents on them at all. I guess the original pronunciation is three syllables but I guess it is super complicated, too.
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Yes, of course. I am a bit of a language fan and did spend some time flailing and trying my best to learn the Greek alphabet very badly, if not ever getting around to Greek itself. What I was saying, was that... eh, I dunno. That it didn't seem to be designed to be said dah-NAY from any angle. I've been tutoring today again, and my brain is getting rusty at thinking between languages, and I always say stupid things. Either way, I don't think I meant 'originally'.
Perhaps I meant that traditionally, accents in transliterated names are put there for a very unsubtle reason - e.g, syllable change with two vowels.
I think that Julia has the best logic going on how it's said. But yes, three rather than two syllables would seem the norm.
Perhaps I meant that traditionally, accents in transliterated names are put there for a very unsubtle reason - e.g, syllable change with two vowels.
I think that Julia has the best logic going on how it's said. But yes, three rather than two syllables would seem the norm.
This message was edited 6/1/2012, 1:09 PM
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I know a girl named Danaea (Dah-NAY-ah), however, I've never seen it spelled, and my spelling is just a phonetic try at it; now I'm wondering if she might spell it Danae.
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I rather like DAH-nah-ee (not sure if this is the original Greek pronunciation but I think it's pretty close), but duh-NAY sounds trashy and downmarket to me, sorry.
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Hmmm I think it would be quite difficult to get people to pronounce it like that, to be honest. And the Greek pronunciation is extremely different (from what I found out by googling), apparently the D sounds like a TH. But in English we hardly pronounce any Greek names correctly anyway, Phoebe sounds extremely different in Greek as well.
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Oh, it'd be impossible to get people to pronounce it like that, but I like it in theory. :p
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I had a Danae in my class! She pronounced it like dan-eye-AY, but your guess is as good as mine for the "proper" pronunciation.
Well, to me, it has more of a mythogical, artsy feel to it than trendy. The Danae in my class and I didn't get off to the best start, but we're cool now, and either way, I really admired her name. xD I would have it on my list, but unfortunately, I have an infinite number of bad associations with Daniels and Danielles, and I would HATE if anyone called her Dan or Danny. I would absolutely die if anyone did that.
Well, to me, it has more of a mythogical, artsy feel to it than trendy. The Danae in my class and I didn't get off to the best start, but we're cool now, and either way, I really admired her name. xD I would have it on my list, but unfortunately, I have an infinite number of bad associations with Daniels and Danielles, and I would HATE if anyone called her Dan or Danny. I would absolutely die if anyone did that.
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I would also pronounce it dah-NAY. And I like it. I also like Janae. I don't think it's too trendy at all.
On a sidenote, I discovered recently that I really like that "ay" sound at the end of a name or in the middle of a name:
Danae
Janae
Renee
Rae
Mae
Kae
Janaya
Mattea
But I think it feels trendy when that same sound is in the first syllable of a multi-syllabic name:
Jayden, Caden, etc
Kaylee, Hayleigh, etc
Shaylynn, etc
Taylor
Peyton, etc
On a sidenote, I discovered recently that I really like that "ay" sound at the end of a name or in the middle of a name:
Danae
Janae
Renee
Rae
Mae
Kae
Janaya
Mattea
But I think it feels trendy when that same sound is in the first syllable of a multi-syllabic name:
Jayden, Caden, etc
Kaylee, Hayleigh, etc
Shaylynn, etc
Taylor
Peyton, etc
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Huh, not sure she's trendy, but just spent a minute perusing Janae's popularity. Looks like she was in the 700s for about 10 years, then in the 400/500 range for about 20 years, and now is back in the 700s. Higher than I thought, actually. But no huge jumps/dips in popularity, really.
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Hmm but it doesn't have a long history. Also it sounds very trendy. Kind of like Kyra which isn't really popular by itself but includes the common KY sound or something like Kaylyn which isn't actually common either but sounds trendy. Also I think when you combine spellings Janae ranks higher. Just looked it up, it's at #403, spellings combined.
Not that I have anything against it, it's nice. But it has rather trendy sounds, the JAY sound (as in Jayden, Jade, Jada etc), the AY sound (as in Kaylee, Hayley, Taylor etc). I guess another good example is Jaycee which is uncommon but trendy sounding.
Janaya is #140, when you combine spellings.
Here's the list: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/pop/2010/2010xx01.html
Not that I have anything against it, it's nice. But it has rather trendy sounds, the JAY sound (as in Jayden, Jade, Jada etc), the AY sound (as in Kaylee, Hayley, Taylor etc). I guess another good example is Jaycee which is uncommon but trendy sounding.
Janaya is #140, when you combine spellings.
Here's the list: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/pop/2010/2010xx01.html
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I have no idea how the Greeks would pronounce it, but I say it teh same as you dah-NAY, and I really like it as a name. Is it popular, not in my immediate surroundings I suppose. i would use it as a first name.
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