Iason...pronunciation? thoughts?

MrsAery-to-be · June 2012

Without looking it up, how would you pronounce Iason? Also, based on your pronunciation, what do you think of it for a boy? Tia!!

RRL2012 · June 2012

Eye-uh-son...I guess. I think it's awful. If a reader is clueless on how to say it, it basically indicates it would be a pain for that child for the rest of their life!

LuckyIrishMama11 · June 2012

YAY-son?

I have to admit, my eyes just want to put that little hook on the bottom of the I and make it Jason (although I'm not saying it isn't a real name). Looks Greek maybe? Depending on where you live, I think it might be one of those ones that constantly gets mispronounced/spelled regardless of how legit it is.

paceyjoe · June 2012

eye-ay-son? don't like it. too confusing!

MoreThanABride · June 2012

Yay-son I guess. If I was reading it I would think Jason and move on.

af1274 · June 2012

Eye-ah-son. Personally, if most people would struggle to pronounce the name, I don't think I would use it.

trojas · June 2012

Pronunciation: ee-ah-son

Thoughts: terrible name

milesc · June 2012

Jason with an 'L'- Lay-son if I had to guess. Not my cup of tea,but not my kid either

Edit: ha! I read it as an 'L'

Nope.

Aligator28 · June 2012

trojas:
Pronunciation: ee-ah-son
Thoughts: terrible name

This.

[Deleted User] · June 2012

Any name that needs an explanation should be bypassed.

queenbone · June 2012

I don't know where you saw this, but I'm pretty sure that's a typo.

JMU_Bride09 · June 2012

Yay-son Is it an ethnic name? If so, then it's confusing, but that's not necessarily a reason to bypass it. If it's made-up, I would totally find something else.

BG09 · June 2012

Pronunciation: Aye-son???

I don't like it. I think it would be way to confusing.. Everyone would say it differently and the poor kid's name will always have to be corrected, spelled out, etc...

Raggedy1 · June 2012

milesc:
Jason with an 'L'- Lay-son if I had to guess. Not my cup of tea,but not my kid either

Edit: ha! I read it as an 'L'
Nope.

Same. Too confusing, don't curse your child with a crazy name that even thoughtful kind people won't know what to do with.

ObLaDi · June 2012

I would assume it's a typo of Jason.

catahoulatte · June 2012

Aye-son.

Every person ever will be putting a loop on that i and making it Jason. You might as well name him Jason and save him the mass confusion.

andy711 · June 2012

milesc:
Jason with an 'L'- Lay-son if I had to guess. Not my cup of tea,but not my kid either

Edit: ha! I read it as an 'L'
Nope.

I also said Lay-son in my head haha!

3litttlebirds · June 2012

I actually went to school with a guy named Iason. It was spelled with an "i" but still pronounced as Jason....not sure if that's the real way it's supposed to be pronounced, or he just had everyone at school call him that because it's easier.

AlphabetFish · June 2012

Yay-son? Is that what you're going for?

It sounds like Jason, but in another language, so I guess I would expect him or his parents to be from outside the United States.

LoCarb · June 2012

I read the I as an L : Lay-son thought it was masculine and regardless of the letter/pronunciation, I hate it.

scoutkate · June 2012

I'd go with Yay-son as well.

Wufroggy79 · June 2012

Ugh, no matter how you look at it, MADE UP NAME.

apc1929 · June 2012

honestly if I saw it I wouldn't try to pronouce it because I'd think it was a typo...

HAFranklin · June 2012

trojas:
Pronunciation: ee-ah-son
Thoughts: terrible name

This. I am pronouncing it like the beginning of Iago.

Cranang · June 2012

trojas:

Pronunciation: ee-ah-son

Thoughts: terrible name

THIS!!!

strawberrytree · June 2012

I'm pronouncing it like the beginning of Iago too...Ee-ah-son.

This is the ancient Greek form of Jason, right? As in Iason/Jason and the Argonauts? I don't think it is practical for a child growing up in a non-Greek speaking country (if it is even in common use in Greece).

CourtneySue · June 2012

lay-son. Rhymes with Mason

jobiann · June 2012

If I'm unsure how to pronounce or spell a name I'm generally not for it, I wouldn't want to subject my child to a lifetime of being annoyed at their name.

But to each their own!

stahlop · June 2012

I'm assuming it's pronounced like Jason, because I think the I is the equivalent to the J sound in Latin (or used in place of or something to that effect).

ObLaDi · June 2012

Behind the Name says "From the Greek name ?as??..."

You're not using all those other Greek characters. Why use the first one, just because it has a match in the roman alphabet, and confuse people for all eternity.

I'm not one to advocate skipping a name because it's somewhat difficult to pronounce, but this just seems unnecessary and silly to me. Name him Jason.

mrebecca · June 2012

RRL2012:
Eye-uh-son...I guess. I think it's awful. If a reader is clueless on how to say it, it basically indicates it would be a pain for that child for the rest of their life!

Totally this!!

mrebecca · June 2012

ObLaDi:
Behind the Name says "From the Greek name ?as??..."

You're not using all those other Greek characters. Why use the first one, just because it has a match in the roman alphabet, and confuse people for all eternity.

I'm not one to advocate skipping a name because it's somewhat difficult to pronounce, but this just seems unnecessary and silly to me. Name him Jason.

Your dog is really adorable.

MrsAery-to-be · June 2012

I saw this the other day on Facebook. The correct pronunciation is "Yay-son" like Jason with a y. Its from Greek mythology. The couple has one son named Thor and they are thinking of sticking with a Greek God type theme so was wondering people's reactions. Thanks for everyone's input!

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