there is a new guy at my school, totally hot but i cant say his name, so it makes conversation arkward. he new how to pronunce mine straight off, wich is weird because most people dont. my name is Keiyotiey, how would you pronunce that?
2007-11-09 14:10:56 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
thanks, for some reason i had been thinking that it would sound really stupid. yes! you got my name right, now why is it so hard for my teachers? keiyotiey is pronounced coyotee
2007-11-09 14:18:43 · update #1
yes, i no that my name breaks the rules of grammer, I before E except after C. but my dad made up the spelling when he was 15.
2007-11-09 14:23:37 · update #2
I think it's most commonly pronounced "ZAVE-yer", but I've also heard people pronounce all the letters like "Ex-AVE-ee-yer"
I'm not quite sure how to pronounce Keiyotiey. Maybe "kay-oh-tee" or "kay-oh-tee-yay"?
2007-11-09 14:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by Kim 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I will tell you where this idiocy got started, in the south. Since I have lived in Arkansas I have encountered a poor child with the name Sean, pronounced by fool parents See-an, a woman whose name is Sonja, pronounced son-ja, a Theresa pronounced Thressa, and a Gretel called Greethel. The name is and always will be pronounced Havier or zavier, never, ever Exavier, unless you live in the un educated south, then pronounce it how ever you want, it won't matter anyway.
2013-11-07 02:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there's slightly boy who lives for the era of from the line from me, and he announces it /zay-vee-er/ so because it rather is how I say it :) in my view, I even have in no way heard of it being pronounced with 'ex' on the initiating yet i think all of it comes right down to non-public selection.
2016-09-28 22:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Xavier is pronounced Havier. As in Xavier Solana.
2007-11-10 06:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think Xavier is usually pronounced w/ the Z sound.
2007-11-09 14:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by The Glorious S.O.B. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend Xavier says his name: zay-vee-yer, but I also know someone who says his name Ex-ay-vee-yer.
You could always ask him with a big smile. I am sure he'd love the attention.
2007-11-09 14:20:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The classic pronunciation is ZAY-vee-ur or ZAY-vyur (depending on how quickly it's said), but many unfamiliar with it commonly use ig-ZAY-vee-ur, so that has become a frequent variant.
So while I'd assume the ZAY- beginning sound instinctively, I'd likely just ask him which he uses. :)
I know from a previous post how your name is intended to be pronounced, but phonetically -- according to every rule of grammar I'm familiar with -- I'd have assumed it kee-IE-oh-tie-ee. Sorry. :(
2007-11-09 14:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Love your name, but how many times a day would you be asked to spell or pronounce it?
i go with Zavier
2007-11-09 22:29:14 · answer #8 · answered by sandiemay01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Xavier - ZAIV-yer
Keiyotiey - KeeYOtahee
2007-11-09 14:14:58 · answer #9 · answered by TX Mom 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many think it is EXavier, but it is properly pronounced " Zay-vee-er "
2007-11-09 14:39:17 · answer #10 · answered by nicolee :) 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋