How do you think this boy name is pronounced?

sara1014

DH and I found in our BN book, the name Pace for a boy.  It says it's Hebrew having to do with Passover, or peaceful man.

I found one website and it appears it would be pronounced like Paz (with the a sounding like ahhhh).

Another site make it seem like it would rhyme with face.

 

What do you think? 

bim38106

Not knowing the history behind it or anything, my initial thought was like face. But then I thought maybe it's like Pacey if you're asking how we think it's pronounced...

sara1014

That's what I'm not sure about either!  I'm finding many mixed reviews on the name itself anyway!  

DH and I initially thought like face as well - but if it's supposed to be something else, we'd rather not use it because he'd constantly be correcting people on the pronunciation! 

Thanks!   

Brownie_222

I would pronounce it like face.  Kind of unique, I like it.

Inogolo says like face, as well.  https://inogolo.com/query.php?qstr=pace&search=Search+Names

amyfelice

 with that spelling, I would pronounce it like Face, but I like it!

caffinated_tulip

I agree with PP, I'd probably pronounce it so it rhymed with "face". Also, makes me think of Salsa (Pace brand, which is my fave).

krissymoves

I would think that it rhymes with "face"

ktang

It's Italian for "peace" - it's pronounced "pah-chay"

EmmaRain

I know 2 people with this name, and both pronounce it so that it rhymes with "race" or "face."

CelticWife

ktang:

It's Italian for "peace" - it's pronounced "pah-chay"

This. However, my initial thought was that it rhymed with face.?

SpecialWife

I don't know what's correct but I would read it as rhyming with face.

CourtneyRDH

Like Pace salsa.?

jessira

I would pronounce it rhyming with face too.  I like it!

Smtih&co

I would think it would be prononunced like face.  It could be Pacey, but that makes me think of the old show Dawson's Creek.  Was that character a boy or girl?  I can't remember.

courtneyandandrew

Pacey would make more sense to me, but I don't like Pace.

marzinelli17

it's unique and cute!

CMDR513

Pacey is better than Pace.

Todd&Laura

I am pretty sure that the name you wrote would be pronounced "pah-chA" (that a is a long A--as in "ace").  Every time I have seen that name in music (when singing in church), it was said that way. 

PK2

Paz is probably the hebrew pronunciation....I would think most peopel would pronounce it like the rhyming "face"

mama2royalty

I agree with everyone else...I would pronounce it rhyming with face.  I like it.

babydragonsister

Just looking at it, it would rhyme with face for me. 
However, I love Hebrew names and it would be cool if it were pronounced Paz....

Soon2BMrsN

As a teacher, names like this are very hard.  If I saw this name on my class roster on the first day of school, I would pronounce it like it rhymes with "face."  But then I'd feel really bad if I pronounced it wrong.

J+R

At first I thought just Pace (rhymes with Lace) but then I thought maybe Pacey?

MrsH_2008

I would pronounce it to rhyme with face.

rug77

pace can be a nickname for the hebrew name Pesach (which means passover).  that's my newphew's name and we call him Pace for short (pronounced like "face"). 

MelissaSue81

ktang:

It's Italian for "peace" - it's pronounced "pah-chay"

This.

JoyceKD

Soon2BMrsN:

As a teacher, names like this are very hard.  If I saw this name on my class roster on the first day of school, I would pronounce it like it rhymes with "face."  But then I'd feel really bad if I pronounced it wrong.

 

I'm also a teacher...my thoughts exactly

C12H22O11

ktang:

It's Italian for "peace" - it's pronounced "pah-chay"

This is how I'd pronounce it.  But if I didn't know how to pronounce Italian, I'd being saying it rhymed with face.