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MrsJ723
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Using the "wrong" pronunciation?
MrsJ723
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I've found that some names (e.g. Lara), can have a variety of pronunciations, although some will consider one 'right' (often the more popular) and one 'wrong' (less common). If there was a name you loved that had a variety of pronunciations and you preferred the less common (could be perceived as 'wrong') one, would you still use it?
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Re: Using the "wrong" pronunciation?
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I think it really depends on the name and if the pronunciation that you are considering is an actual legitimate way to say it or if it really is the "wrong" way.
For example, I work for a woman named "Sara". She doesn't prounounce it the typical "English" way, but- from behind the name, there are many different ways, all of which are legit:
It only took one correction for me to get it right. In this case, sure, I'd say that's fine. But there definitely could be situations where it really just is the wrong way to say it and that makes you look silly, IMO.
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Yes, if I really loved the name. You just have to be prepared for the possible pronunciation problems and okay with the fact that some people will pronounce it the "wrong" way (well, the way that's wrong to you).
My sister-in-law just had a baby named Anna. They say "ON-nuh," and we definitely live in a region where Anna is always "AN-nuh".
My parents named me Anna, and pronounce it ON-uh. I live in the south where everyone pronounces it AN-uh. It wasn't traumatic or anything growing up, I would just correct people. I actually prefer AN-uh, and now go by that pronunciation.
We're using Blythe for dd2. Some say Blythe like "tithe" but we say it with a soft, unvoiced th sound like Ruth. Some people will get it wrong, but that doesn't bother me. if you love the name, go for it!!
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Sone-ya or Sawn-ya
This for me too.
Unless I had a strong connection to a particular pronunciation with family heritage, then I may push for that pronunciation, but either way, I'd be correcting people until the kid was old enough to do it on his own, if he wanted to.
People pronounce pending LO's name differently though. Some say DEZ-Mond while others say DEZ-mind. I don't know if they notice it, but I do. It's not really a big deal to me though because it's not a huge difference. But like a PP said, the difference between ON-uh and AN-uh, are.
It totally depends on what it is.
For me, this is one of the reasons I nixed Rosalind (or a variation thereof) which was DH's #1 choice (it's not his turn to pick FN anyway, it's mine.)
I hear Roz-a-lind, Roz-lyn, Roz-a-lyn, Ross-a-lynn, Ross-lyn, Ross-a-lind and I don't even *know* which one is the most popular/accepted/common.
The reason HE even likes it is (big nerd alert) it's the last name of the president from Battlestar Galactica. (Laura Roslin). I point out it's not even the same and he'd basically want to pronounce it like the show does (Roz-lin), and people wouldn't look at Rosalind and necessarily pick that pronunciation.
(Nerd caveat: I'm one too and our DD is also named with a nod to a strong female character, so I'm not opposed to naming DD#2 something with a similar idea, but the name has to work!)