Give me an example if you have one.
My example is the name Persephone. For years I pronounced it as perse a phone. Well, then I learnt it was pronounced as:
per sef oh nee.
Another is Hermione which I called her moin. Well now I know it's her my oh nee.
Now I like both names.
2006-12-01 08:26:42 · 8 answers · asked by Laela (Layla) 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
My daughter is Isla. Pronounced as would pronounce Island. She gets Is-la or eyes-la all the time.
There are alot of gaelic names that are mispronounced like Niemh
It is actually pronounced Neeve or Sobhian wich is pronounced She-von.
2006-12-01 23:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an interesting question! I guess Doris- I had often heard it pronounced Door-is rather than Dor-es. It's a pretty subtle difference, but the Door-is is harsh sounding, and the other way, very nice.
2006-12-01 16:36:39 · answer #2 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL
I like this Question
For years when I was a teen I thought Penelope was
Pen-a-LOPE !! LOL
I thought Chloe was pronounced with the CH sound not a K sound - hee hee and that it rymed with Low -LOL
I thought Xavier was X-a -Veer
And the Godess name Aphrodite - I thought was Afro-Dite !! LOL
Oh and I almost forgot
When Madonna named her Daughter Lourdes I thought it was pronounced LORDS - I thought Why would she name her daughter that -LOL
2006-12-01 16:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Photogra-mama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like the name Erin, when I said it people would thought I said Aaron. I did not use Erin, I went with what I could pronounce.
2006-12-01 21:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by Halo Mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I read the Stephen when I was younger I pronouced it Step hen not Steven which is how I was used to seeing it.
2006-12-01 19:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both sound like Pasta dishes to me. I don't like them even pronounced right.
2006-12-01 23:42:19 · answer #6 · answered by Who Me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sean is kind of like that. When I was younger, I thought it was pronouced Seen not like Shawn. I still hate that name.
2006-12-01 19:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by HeartOfGlass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't say that I have but I have to say those are horrible baby names! Why pin that on a kid?
2006-12-01 16:35:19 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋