Name Pronounciation Question

Re: Name Pronounciation Question

• fryrat member

  January 2012

  NemoJr:

  So we are looking at names and want to honor our Russian heritage.  We have a couple of names but I wanted to ask how you would pronounce the following:

  Lev - would you pronounce it lev (rhymes with less) or leave?

  Another alternative spelling Liev (like Liev Schreiber from Scream) and that is pronounces Li-ev.

  Are either of the choices harder or easy to pronounce?

  Thanks for your help!

   

   

  The part I bolded sounds the easiest to me.
  

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• missbrooklyn1 member

  January 2012

  If I saw "Lev" I would pronounce it rhyming with "less."  A childhood friend's father's name was pronounced rhyming with "leave" but I don't know how he spelled it.  I have to admit that the pronunciation of the actor Liev's name had me stumped until I heard someone say it correctly.  I love the name pronounced at "leave" or "li-ev."

  I don't know if that's helpful at all but that's my input.  

  

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• smcgervey member

  January 2012

  I really like Liev - pronounced (leave) - totally cute and original   Plus it would be easier to pronounce.
  

  

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• mrs+harlow member

  January 2012

  For Lev I would pronounce it as I see it...with a soft e... 

  For Liev , in America it will probably most often need correction as most would say " " leave". 

  My name isn't " American" or English .... And the foreign spelling appears to be a typo in English so people always think I either can't write my name or it is a typo. That gets annoying. I use the English pronouciation of it because the original language version is too hard for others to wrap their head around. 

  

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• rapaulson member

  January 2012

  I just read a book with the name Lev and pronounced it (in my head) with a soft e (to rhyme with less) the entire time.  Is that how it is classically pronounced?
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• blueshamrock7 member

  January 2012

  NemoJr:

  So we are looking at names and want to honor our Russian heritage.  We have a couple of names but I wanted to ask how you would pronounce the following:

  Lev - would you pronounce it lev (rhymes with less) or leave?

  Another alternative spelling Liev (like Liev Schreiber from Scream) and that is pronounces Li-ev.

  Are either of the choices harder or easy to pronounce?

  Thanks for your help!

   

  Lev, I would pronounce "leh-v" (like less) no problem.

  Liev I would probably pronounce like "leave," as in "believe," but since "believe" has an e at the end, I would probably ask the person, "Is your name like 'leave' or 'li-ev?' So I guess I'd have problems with the latter pronciation!

  Hope that helps!

  --Danielle :-)
  

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• MandaPa member

  January 2012

  I worked with a woman named Liev (pronounced Leave- a) I think it's really pretty!

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• ErinR2012

  January 2012

  Like PPs I would pronounce Lev to rhyme with "less".

  Liev I would pronounce like the actor Liev Schreiber - "leave"
  

  

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• lissa339

  January 2012

  I'd pronounce Lev as it appears ( Lev - would you pronounce it lev (rhymes with less) ) esp since it would make me think of the shortened form of names like levanya.

  

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• NemoJr

  January 2012

  Thank you so much!  You ladies have been extremely helpful and I am a little more confident about choosing names.

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