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Haizea
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Cool if you are Basque. In an English-speaking country I'm afraid people would think it was a kre8yv version of Hazel, or pronounce it "hazy".
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I like the look and the sound of it. I wonder how it's perceived by Basque speakers?OT: people in the US pronounce Isaiah eye-zeh-ah? Well that's something new I've learned today.
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How do you pronounce Isaiah?
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eye-ZIGH-uh, the middle part rhyming with sky. It was very rare here until recently & I've only ever come across it in Biblical references, not on any actual people. Apparently Canada pronounces it the same as we do: https://forvo.com/word/isaiah/#en
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There's an old movie of some Damon Runyon stories called Guys And Dolls, starring a young and dishy Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and others. Brando plays the hero, a gambling man known as Sky because when he's betting, he goes right up to the sky ... not a bad film at all, but the stories are better. However, I first heard the US version of Isaiah there, when Sky is arguing a biblical reference with, I think, his love interest. Blew my little South African socks off, too.
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I'd probably like it, the film that is. I quite like the US pronunciation, too, although not sure phonetically how it happened!
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Interesting! It's a bit hard for me to say, but attractive. It's pretty popular where I grew up... near Amish country ;)
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Named after a weather forecast? It means 'wind' and resembles weather more hazy than at present!
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I want to like it but it's pronounced identically to Isaiah, so I can't see it as a girls' name.
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I like the meaning, and love a lot of Basque names, but I feel like it will get mispronounced often. The H is silent so it is pronounced like Isaiah.

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It's only silent in Basque. Many countries pronounce the H for this name. In the same way that Elena is pronounced differently depending on region. Not that I would change the pronunciation, but I do tend to use the H in this. More like H'Isaiah
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Love the meaning
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Wrong place, sorry.I really like it. It's on my long list. To me it sounds soft and sweet but strong at the same time.

This message was edited 5/14/2017, 7:27 PM

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