Name Pronunciations
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Name Pronunciations
Inspired by a tangent in a different thread.
It can be argued that some words have a 'correct' pronunciation and different dialects' pronunciations can be labelled as 'incorrect'.
Whether you agree with that or not though:
Do names have 'correct' pronunciations? If so, who determines what the correct pronunciation is? The owner of the name? The giver of the name?
I know a Mary who pronounces her name as if it rhymes with 'Beery'. Are they pronouncing their name incorrectly?
Side note, as it involves Irish names:
I've taught a Caoimhe pronounced 'keeva' and I've taught a Caoimhe pronounced 'kweeva'.
It can be argued that some words have a 'correct' pronunciation and different dialects' pronunciations can be labelled as 'incorrect'.
Whether you agree with that or not though:
Do names have 'correct' pronunciations? If so, who determines what the correct pronunciation is? The owner of the name? The giver of the name?
I know a Mary who pronounces her name as if it rhymes with 'Beery'. Are they pronouncing their name incorrectly?
Side note, as it involves Irish names:
I've taught a Caoimhe pronounced 'keeva' and I've taught a Caoimhe pronounced 'kweeva'.
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Re: Name Pronunciations
There's no consistency around here in the pronunciation of Mhairi (Varri/Marry).
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Names that are hard to pronounce.
St John
Ghislaine
Siobhan
Padraig
A host of other Gaelic names I will have trouble even spelling
St John
Ghislaine
Siobhan
Padraig
A host of other Gaelic names I will have trouble even spelling
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A doctor friend of ours once had a patient called L-a, pronounced Ladasha.
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108โ16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108โ16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Re: Name Pronunciations
This whole thing reminds me of these videos of darts players having a go at them...
https://youtu.be/On5G_UmTpDk
https://youtu.be/wM_k_IjLlXM
There might be someone familiar to us all in there too...
https://youtu.be/On5G_UmTpDk
https://youtu.be/wM_k_IjLlXM
There might be someone familiar to us all in there too...
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Re: Name Pronunciations
I think names are like words in that there will be regional differences in how they are normally pronounced. But then I also think that people "own" the pronunciation of their own name so they can tell people how to pronounce it in their own case. However, there's not a clear line between pronunciation and accent so someone pronouncing your name "wrong" could claim it's just an accent thing.
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Apparently "Maurice" is supposed to be pronounced like "Morris", not "More-EECE".
On a bit of a tangent I think when parents name their children, it should be a name with an obvious spelling and pronunciation (at least in any accent approximating theirs) or they're committing their child to a lifetime of frustration.
On a bit of a tangent I think when parents name their children, it should be a name with an obvious spelling and pronunciation (at least in any accent approximating theirs) or they're committing their child to a lifetime of frustration.
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Citation needed!Adam Gillard wrote: โThu Oct 01, 2020 8:24 am A doctor friend of ours once had a patient called L-a, pronounced Ladasha.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/le-a/
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Ma~ is better.
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I used to have issues with Ronald Reagan's pronunciation ( Raygon rather than reegon as was its pronunciation during his acting days)
Also Colin Powell's first name as Coe-lin
Also Colin Powell's first name as Coe-lin
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Interesting! I had no reason to suspect he was making it up; perhaps the name came into vogue because of the fake story going around in 2008. This patient would have been born after then.Ian Volante wrote: โThu Oct 01, 2020 11:56 amCitation needed!Adam Gillard wrote: โThu Oct 01, 2020 8:24 am A doctor friend of ours once had a patient called L-a, pronounced Ladasha.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/le-a/
Mike Brown: "Round 12: T N R S A E I G U
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108โ16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
C1: SIGNATURE (18) ["9; not written down"]
C2: SEATING (7)
Score: 108โ16 (max 113)
Another niner for Adam and yet another century. Well done, that man."
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Not a pronunciation thing, but I always assumed Hilary was a male name, having an uncle by that name. Used to wonder why the President had a wife with a man's name.