The little boy we are applying to adopt's name is George pronounced with the last e as a short e, like Georgeh He is very young and so we could change it if we chose to but we are both torn about the name. We have talked about the fact that he will forever be correcting people's pronouncation of his name. Neither my husband or I are one for unsual names so but it is the name his mother gave give.. We are so torn and would love to hear some opinions.
2007-11-14 07:40:48 · 22 answers · asked by Petra 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I should have added that George is Romanian and it is a common name here but we are Americans and will be returning one day and George is only 6 months old. It will be quite a while before he can answer.
2007-11-14 07:52:03 · update #1
Nope Tam I am pretty darn sure he is not hispanic since we are living in Romania. It is a common name here.
2007-11-14 08:02:25 · update #2
Hey Freedom,
Where have you been?
You didn't say how old he is. Personally, I think before the age of 2, it's ok to change names. I might make it a middle name and then if he's ever asked he can say his entire name and pronounce it the way it should be. That's so sweet of you to do that. I couldn't do that but I've told my daughter that her name means love in Russian. In English it sounds like something baseball players do and I knew she'd be teased about it.
Hope you've been well. Best Wishes!
2007-11-14 08:34:38 · answer #1 · answered by noodlesmycat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you want to make it easier, just name him George, pronounced in the English manner. Another option could be to use the Romanian pronunciation as a middle name.
JP W - Shame on you! George - in its various forms - is a popular name in many countries, and is pronounced differently in other countries. That doesn't make it wrong - it makes you ignorant! In Hungarian (for example), it's frequently spelled Gyorgy, with the "gy"s pronounced like a soft D. Pronunciations like this are not the result of a creative mother, but of a language other than English.
2007-11-14 21:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by Brutally Honest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too don't like the name prounounced as the way his mother gave it to him. I would keep it however. I just think if I ever had a child whom I had to give up for adoption (for whatever reason) and I find out years later his adopted family completely changed his name I would heart broken. So I would keep it as George and just call him by his middle name, or call him George pronounced the regular way. To me Georgie just sounds like a nickname anyway. George the regular way isn't too far off from that and IMHO much more tolerable than Georgie.
2007-11-14 07:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by Blond&Tall 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aww, congrats on the adoption! However, you're right; it's a really awkward pronounciation of George. You could use George as his legal name pronounced the normal way, and use the 'unique' pronounciation as a nickname, or use Georgie as a very similar nickname. I love Verity's idea of nickname Jordy, too!
2007-11-14 07:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by coolteamblt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm baffled by the "eh" sound at the end. But I do think that you can simply call him George and let the "eh" drop off. Since the spelling is, mercifully, standard, that won't cause him any headaches. And you're being respectful of his past and the confusion he *might* feel at a name change.
You might also use Geordie (Jordy) a very cute nickname for George.
Congrats on your new addition!
2007-11-14 07:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd keep George, but say it JORJ, and keep the "Georgeh" pronunciation as a pet form. After all, you're not changing the actual name or even the spelling. Just averting the confusion that "Georgeh" might likely cause in the future. He can always revert back to it as he ages, if he should prefer it. Then the decision is his. ;)
2007-11-14 08:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about keeping the name George, pronounced the "usual" way, and then adding a middle name that starts with "A" so that when he says his name he can say "I'm George A. Smith"? A way to honor the original intention of his birth mother without making him go through life with a name that needs constant explanation.
2007-11-14 07:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by Karsten S 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'd seriously consider just changing the pronunciation, to the usual way George is pronounced. It is similar enough to the original pronuciation that he won't be confused, and it is part of his heritage. He may appreciate later in life, having something his biological mom gave him- it's his history.
2007-11-14 07:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by GEEGEE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ashlynn and Brelynn are both prominent (as is something else ending in -Lynn) and could date your daughter. Ariel Elizabeth is amazingly extremely (regardless of the reality that Ariel Grace might want to flow better), and that i love the meaning Lioness of God. Southern names for a boy? How about Landon Kingly? That sounds like it would want to artwork out.
2016-10-24 05:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first i think it sounds cute,
later he can call himself georg.
georg is not my favorite name in the world, but with the e in the end it's really sweet somehow.
i don't know what i would do, but regarding the difficulty of pronounciation, i don't think it's so bad to correct it, as there are far more difficult names to pronounce and a lot of people have to spell their names, although it's might be a simple one.
good luck, let us know what you decide
2007-11-14 07:47:04 · answer #10 · answered by liane 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋