The Baby Name Thread

mblomq2

Pronunciation help requested! Lyra is our top girls name but I’ve recently realized the way we love to pronounce is different than the most common way. We love leer-ah but most say lie-rah. Thoughts?

magnolia305

mblomq2 said:

Pronunciation help requested! Lyra is our top girls name but I’ve recently realized the way we love to pronounce is different than the most common way. We love leer-ah but most say lie-rah. Thoughts?

When I read it, I said "lie-rah".  

jessilee15

I would have pronounced it “lie-rah” as well...not sure if that bothers you. I tried to think of a more obvious spelling for your pronunciation, but I honestly can’t think of one. I don’t think “Lira” is any more likely to get pronounced that way and “Leera” seems odd...

eggplantface

I read it as Lie-rah, but I think Lira will get pronounced with the short i, like old Italian money.

sabriel1

I read it as Leer-ah. That's really the only way I've ever heard that name pronounced in real life

caitb13

I also read it as Leer-ah.

soulcupcake

jlcrunchberry said:

pandappanderson said:

Husband has a double middle name and he hates it because it never fits on any government forms. Just a thought. 

I was wondering about this. So you do list both middle names on those forms?? DH and I both have one middle but this new baby will have two.

jlcrunchberry - All of my kids have two middle names. I've never had problems filling out forms. Most ask for middle initial.

TattoosandLace

mblomq2 said:

Pronunciation help requested! Lyra is our top girls name but I’ve recently realized the way we love to pronounce is different than the most common way. We love leer-ah but most say lie-rah. Thoughts?

Pronunciation is lie-rah. 

alice0218

I read it as Leer-ah too. I think it will be a toss up, what people say.

You can always just plan to correct people when you meet them if they mispronounce it. I don't think another spelling would look right. There are plenty of people I've met that have their names pronounced differently from what I expected. And then there are plenty of people with more common names (including myself) that still get their names mispronounced. You just have to decide if that will bother you or not.

babymakes9

mblomq2 said:

Pronunciation help requested! Lyra is our top girls name but I’ve recently realized the way we love to pronounce is different than the most common way. We love leer-ah but most say lie-rah. Thoughts?

I think it would be pronounced differently regionally.  I see it as lyr-ah

Aeml1985

mblomq2 said:

Pronunciation help requested! Lyra is our top girls name but I’ve recently realized the way we love to pronounce is different than the most common way. We love leer-ah but most say lie-rah. Thoughts?

My cousin has a daughter Leira pronounced leerah
edited to add I would pronounce Lyra as lie-rah

TattoosandLace

I mean, some people pronounce Isla as “is-luh”, which is 100% wrong also. 

Chawk17

kbrinks2 said:

So we are team green here and have a girls name picked (for now) but our boys list is too long! I was wondering people's opinions on the long form of John. Jonathan? Johnathan? Can I use John as the short form for Jonathan? I don't want the short form to be Jon. Any help!  

BIL is Jonathan  ( jon) and it drives me nuts. I prefer Johnathan 

soulcupcake

I definitely pronounce Lyra as lie-rah. This seems to be the standard pronunciation and I remember it from The Golden Compass books and movie. The protagonist's name is Lyra. Very pretty name.

clc515

soulcupcake said:

I definitely pronounce Lyra as lie-rah. This seems to be the standard pronunciation and I remember it from The Golden Compass books and movie. The protagonist's name is Lyra. Very pretty name.

What ^ she said. Also, slightly off topic, but I love those books and Phillip Pullman just came out with a new one - Book of Dust. Enjoyable.

babybro218

I'm pronouncing it as Lee-rah.  

mblomq2

Yes I know what the standard pronunciation is at this point. Just deciding if we want to deviate from it thank you all for your thoughts 

soulcupcake

clc515 said:

soulcupcake said:

I definitely pronounce Lyra as lie-rah. This seems to be the standard pronunciation and I remember it from The Golden Compass books and movie. The protagonist's name is Lyra. Very pretty name.

What ^ she said. Also, slightly off topic, but I love those books and Phillip Pullman just came out with a new one - Book of Dust. Enjoyable.

@clc515 - My older two read the series a couple years ago. My 11 year old recently finished The Book of Dust. My 13 year old plans to read it after she finishes the LOTR books.

SunflowerMama428

Chicco has a color theme called Lyra....now a stroller is all I can think about when I see that name 

TattoosandLace

mblomq2 said:

Yes I know what the standard pronunciation is at this point. Just deciding if we want to deviate from it thank you all for your thoughts 

Since you asked, do you want her to be constantly correcting people? My cousin I sent Jena (which is 100% pronounced gee-nuh) but her mom says it’s pronounced like Jenna, she just didn’t like the proper spelling. She is forever correcting people. 

PP spoke of a niece or cousin with a spelling for her pronunciation you prefer. Maybe you two can add it to your list.

jessilee15

Need help on boy names: team green
William
Tyson
Max

My husband likes Ty, but I think it’s too nicknamed. Last name ends in a double -er sound, so Tyler is out, but Tyson makes me think of Mike and chicken. Trying to get over that...my two favorites (that hubby hasn’t vetoed already) are William and Max, but my (non pregnant) sister (who also never wants to have children) has “claimed” this one and I’m unsure if I really want to stir up family drama. My mom and other sister agree that she’s ridiculous, but she is the kind to take this shit to her grave. So I’m trying to love a different name.  Thoughts and suggestions?

also - middle name is probably going to be Wayne (family name)

libbodee

@jessilee15 my hubs is Jacob Wayne
Eta: sorry narcissistic moment! Read through your post but misinterpreted i guess. I vote for William.

TattoosandLace

jessilee15 said:

Need help on boy names: team green
William
Tyson
Max

My husband likes Ty, but I think it’s too nicknamed. Last name ends in a double -er sound, so Tyler is out, but Tyson makes me think of Mike and chicken. Trying to get over that...my two favorites (that hubby hasn’t vetoed already) are William and Max, but my (non pregnant) sister (who also never wants to have children) has “claimed” this one and I’m unsure if I really want to stir up family drama. My mom and other sister agree that she’s ridiculous, but she is the kind to take this shit to her grave. So I’m trying to love a different name.  Thoughts and suggestions?

also - middle name is probably going to be Wayne (family name)

It’s Biblical, so not sure if that’s your cup of tea or not, but Titus can NN Ty.

eggplantface

@Jessilee15 Can you talk to your sister about having claimed a name she will likely never use so you can use it? Because that's a little nuts. But I like all three names with Wayne. I wouldn't associate Tyson with Mike or chicken, and didn't until you pointed it out. I knew a Tyson in middle school.

3plus1equals4

@jessilee15 I thought Mike Tyson as well, but I don't know anyone with the first name Tyson.  I like William and Max both... My little guy is going to be a Max!

soulcupcake

jessilee15 - I'm partial to William. I have a thing for classic names, and wouldn't give two shits if a relative "reserved" it for a nonexistent baby that may or may not happen.

kristinl492

@jessilee15 my vote is for William or Max. Then again, our little guy is getting named William so I’m slightly biased 

GoogleMD

I like William
I wanted to call DS Liam with William as his full name but we already had a Liam on my husbands side.
The first thing I thought of with Tyson was mike

Chawk17

jessilee15 said:

Need help on boy names: team green
William
Tyson
Max

My husband likes Ty, but I think it’s too nicknamed. Last name ends in a double -er sound, so Tyler is out, but Tyson makes me think of Mike and chicken. Trying to get over that...my two favorites (that hubby hasn’t vetoed already) are William and Max, but my (non pregnant) sister (who also never wants to have children) has “claimed” this one and I’m unsure if I really want to stir up family drama. My mom and other sister agree that she’s ridiculous, but she is the kind to take this shit to her grave. So I’m trying to love a different name.  Thoughts and suggestions?

also - middle name is probably going to be Wayne (family name)

I have a Tyson in my class and he's...different...i call him Ty. I love the name max. 

amb929

@jessilee15 I also like Max. Would you want to name him Maximus or Maxwell and call him Max or just Max. My cousin has a son and his legal name is Max but when she's yelling at him for doing something wrong, she refers to him as Maximus cause it's more formal for angry yelling? 

I also like William. It's a strong and classic name. If you wanted him to have a nickname, you have plenty of options with this one. Will, Liam etc. 

and I agree with you about Ty but I'm very partial to the long name with a nickname thing. 

Good luck choosing one but you have some good options here!

eggplantface

amb929 said:

@jessilee15 I also like Max. Would you want to name him Maximus or Maxwell and call him Max or just Max. My cousin has a son and his legal name is Max but when she's yelling at him for doing something wrong, she refers to him as Maximus cause it's more formal for angry yelling? 

I also like William. It's a strong and classic name. If you wanted him to have a nickname, you have plenty of options with this one. Will, Liam etc. 

and I agree with you about Ty but I'm very partial to the long name with a nickname thing. 

Good luck choosing one but you have some good options here!

I love this.

babymakes9

eggplantface said:

amb929 said:

@jessilee15 I also like Max. Would you want to name him Maximus or Maxwell and call him Max or just Max. My cousin has a son and his legal name is Max but when she's yelling at him for doing something wrong, she refers to him as Maximus cause it's more formal for angry yelling? 

I also like William. It's a strong and classic name. If you wanted him to have a nickname, you have plenty of options with this one. Will, Liam etc. 

and I agree with you about Ty but I'm very partial to the long name with a nickname thing. 

Good luck choosing one but you have some good options here!

I love this.

 My oldest sons legal name is Nathan.  When he's in trouble or not responding I always call him Nathaniel

TattoosandLace

How would you pronounce Haley?

Chawk17

TattoosandLace said:

How would you pronounce Haley?

I would pronounce it like hailey...but I could be wrong 

atalante

@TattoosandLace I would say it 'hay-lee'

SunflowerMama428

TattoosandLace said:

How would you pronounce Haley?

I would say Ha-lee because the “i” is not there to stress the “a” 

Eta: spelling

Chawk17

SunflowerMama428 said:

TattoosandLace said:

How would you pronounce Haley?

I would say Ha-lee because the “i” is not their to stress the “a” 

Like Halle Berry? 
I could see it that way too. 

lucylou214

TattoosandLace said:

How would you pronounce Haley?

Ugh, stuck in the box. Our niece is Haley, and I've only every heard that spelling pronounced "hay-lee"  (rhymes with Kaylee/Kayleigh, not "Ha-lee", like Halle Berry).  

clc515

TattoosandLace said:

How would you pronounce Haley?

Hay-lee. 

I'd only think to pronounce like Halle berry or Halley's comet if there were 2 Ls in it. 

TattoosandLace

See. I’ve only ever heard it pronounced hay-lee. Apparently the two people we’ve told (via text) the name are confused if we are going with Halle. But there’s not two Ls.