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Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood
Have you ever fallen in love with a name and then found out that it wasn't pronounced like you thought, that it has bad associations, that it's a boys' name, not a girls' name (or vice versa) or something like this?
Here are mine:I thought that Sorcha was pronounced SORE-chuh and loved this. Then I learned that it's really SOR-uh-kuh, which sounds like the old Gutnish (the old dialect of the island of Gotland) word for boys. Not attractive to my ears.I thought that Saoirse was pronounced SHORE-suh, which I liked. Then I learned that it's SEER-shuh, which I think sounds shrieking. BTW, I also thought it was Irish for Georgia.I thought Remedios was pronounced re-me-DEE-ohs, but it's really re-ME-di-ohs, which reminds me of "mass media".I still like Nayeli, but I thought it was pronounced na-YE-lee. It's apparently more like na-SCHE-li, which I don't really like.I have always thought of Gemini as a girls' name pronounced JEM-mi-nee, so I don't like the idea of a boys' name pronounced GHEM-mi-nye.I think Troy is horrible on a boy, but I can't help thinking it's rather cool for a girl.
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Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Caprice  ·  6/24/2013, 11:37 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Brydz  ·  6/26/2013, 10:07 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Caprice  ·  6/26/2013, 12:29 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Pie  ·  6/25/2013, 4:31 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Fiammetta  ·  6/25/2013, 9:06 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:24 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/25/2013, 2:26 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  mirfak  ·  6/25/2013, 1:02 AM
Elias and Isaiah  ·  Brydz  ·  6/26/2013, 9:57 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Moonstones and Birdsong  ·  6/26/2013, 8:09 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:22 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Pie  ·  6/25/2013, 4:34 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Brianna  ·  6/25/2013, 1:23 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Mireio  ·  6/25/2013, 5:00 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  6/25/2013, 1:13 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:42 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Caprice  ·  6/25/2013, 10:12 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/25/2013, 2:24 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Just Jonquil  ·  6/24/2013, 3:18 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:17 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Genevieve  ·  6/24/2013, 3:46 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Rose-Berry  ·  6/25/2013, 1:16 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:39 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Siân  ·  6/24/2013, 1:52 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:14 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Siân  ·  6/26/2013, 8:33 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Pie  ·  6/25/2013, 4:39 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  porcelainflame  ·  6/24/2013, 3:27 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Siân  ·  6/26/2013, 8:35 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Sigrid  ·  6/24/2013, 12:43 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Siân  ·  6/24/2013, 1:43 PM
Ditto nt  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:37 PM
Tritto nt  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:09 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Erin91  ·  6/24/2013, 12:38 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:08 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Caprice  ·  6/24/2013, 12:56 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Quill  ·  6/24/2013, 12:28 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  number1212  ·  6/24/2013, 12:28 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:35 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Dracotorix  ·  6/26/2013, 1:06 PM
Oh, and some more...  ·  Caprice  ·  6/24/2013, 12:25 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 12:18 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Quill  ·  6/24/2013, 12:29 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:34 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Quill  ·  6/25/2013, 1:35 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/25/2013, 2:23 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Caprice  ·  6/24/2013, 12:28 PM
Re: Nayeli  ·  clevelandkentevans  ·  6/25/2013, 10:09 AM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Calla  ·  6/24/2013, 3:33 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  ADT  ·  6/24/2013, 12:10 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Mar  ·  6/24/2013, 12:00 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Siân  ·  6/24/2013, 1:45 PM
Re: Names you have mispronounced or misunderstood  ·  Mar  ·  6/24/2013, 9:50 PM