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Rough Lobster posted:The main character in the new terrible Cloverfield movie is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. I recognize that name because she was in that horribly lame Tom Hanks movie where he drives a scooter. I wonder how it's pronounced.
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Today I met a Topanga in the wild.Jerry Cotton posted:I recognize that name because she was in that horribly lame Tom Hanks movie where he drives a scooter. I wonder how it's pronounced. Goo-goo mm-bata raw. Mostly how it's spelt. Lady Disdain has a new favorite as of 12:10 on Feb 27, 2018 |
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Trizden.
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Demon Of The Fall posted:Trizden. Ask your doctor before starting Trizden if you have a history of heart disease.
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Little girl named Monalisa. Could be worse I guess.
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A woman named Savvy on wheel of fortune tonight.
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I don't know how it's pronounced and maybe it sounds lovely but I just saw the name Sopheavy and feel bad for the woman
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Not really a weird name, really, but you reminded me that one of my students really wants to name her daughter Gioelle--pronounced "Joe-ell"--but because of her mixed Mexican and English family can't figure out how to spell it so they can't mispronounce it. Like, her parents are asking her not to name her kid that because they won't know how to say her name, and I can't think of a way around that one. There are some names that different languages are just going to have trouble with.
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Yesterday, my (Norwegian) father's GP was unavailable, so he was introduced to a Dr Needley. He mentioned that it was a pretty unfortunate name for a GP to have (especially when it comes to giving small children their shots), so he was tickled pink when my dad told him that it sounds just like the Norwegian word for "delicious" (nydelig).
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marshmallow creep posted:Not really a weird name, really, but you reminded me that one of my students really wants to name her daughter Gioelle--pronounced "Joe-ell"--but because of her mixed Mexican and English family can't figure out how to spell it so they can't mispronounce it. Like, her parents are asking her not to name her kid that because they won't know how to say her name, and I can't think of a way around that one. There are some names that different languages are just going to have trouble with. Yeah my first name is pretty difficult for most ESL people to pronounce so I took to running with a "eh close enough" approach at around age 8 because it's just easier that way.
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I took care of a woman named Fairy on clinicals tonight, and one of the doctors is named Breezy. That's her first name.
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marshmallow creep posted:Not really a weird name, really, but you reminded me that one of my students really wants to name her daughter Gioelle--pronounced "Joe-ell"--but because of her mixed Mexican and English family can't figure out how to spell it so they can't mispronounce it. Like, her parents are asking her not to name her kid that because they won't know how to say her name, and I can't think of a way around that one. There are some names that different languages are just going to have trouble with. Is Joelle not unique enough?
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I'll be honest, I'd just read that as Joel.
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Bobby Digital posted:Is Joelle not unique enough? Either way you're not getting a similar pronunciation in both English and Spanish, it's basically a reverse version of the name Jorge.
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Bobby Digital posted:Is Joelle not unique enough? They're not aiming for uniqueness, though, they're going for pronouncability. I understand their struggle. But I think at that point, you either abandon the name, or accept that it will be pronounced in 2 different ways; kids have no problems adapting to 2 different pronunciations, so this is just about the parents.
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Tony Snark posted:Yeah my first name is pretty difficult for most ESL people to pronounce so I took to running with a "eh close enough" approach at around age 8 because it's just easier that way. One of my cousins is German and he has never been able to pronounce my Welsh name. Most Americans gently caress it up too, and I also got used to it to the point that anytime someone says a similar sounding name I assume they are talking to me.
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marshmallow creep posted:One of my cousins is German and he has never been able to pronounce my Welsh name. Most Americans gently caress it up too, and I also got used to it to the point that anytime someone says a similar sounding name I assume they are talking to me. my son's name is also "Bort"
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Istari posted:I understand their struggle. But I think at that point, you either abandon the name, or accept that it will be pronounced in 2 different ways; kids have no problems adapting to 2 different pronunciations, so this is just about the parents. Yeah. Before picking Hindi names for her children, my sister made sure her Swiss in-laws could pronounce them reasonably - she wasn't set on any particular name so troubles could be avoided!
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marshmallow creep posted:One of my cousins is German and he has never been able to pronounce my Welsh name. Most Americans gently caress it up too, and I also got used to it to the point that anytime someone says a similar sounding name I assume they are talking to me. i'm sorry, Llywellylyllyglylyn
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Saw a news story about a woman who gave birth while trapped in a snowstorm. She named the baby Paisley.
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ladron posted:my son's name is also "Bort" 
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Saw on my baby forums someone who will be naming their son Chord . I now realize they probably mean to pronounce it like a musical chord, but I can't stop reading it as Chode with an r thrown in
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Oh, and another boy name Fox Sardonyx. This was selected after the husband turned down Kylo.
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Emo much?
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I saw someone named “Ariola” on the TV.
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Name my daughter Areola and my son Aioli, thanks.
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:Emo much? 
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What's the cultural impetus for these phrase names?
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A combination of translated traditional names which are usually whole phrases but only take the first word or two in English, and a cultural tradition of naming kids after current events, your aspirations for their future, or even just things you like.
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sweeperbravo posted:What's the cultural impetus for these phrase names? Most of the biblical names--David, Joshua, etc--come from phrases, just not in the language you speak. You live somewhere that's spoken the same language for thousands of years, even if it's changed in that time, lots of things end up obvious that wouldn't otherwise.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Most of the biblical names--David, Joshua, etc--come from phrases, just not in the language you speak. You live somewhere that's spoken the same language for thousands of years, even if it's changed in that time, lots of things end up obvious that wouldn't otherwise. This I did know (I went through a phase of being obsessed with name origins when I was like 8), Aphrodite's response was more along the lines of what was confusing me. Parts of the names being in English (and some not being particularly nice- Goodluck I can understand, Killmequick less so) was mostly what I was angling at. I'm sure imperialism has a lot to do with it, I was just wondering if there was a good succinct cultural explanation for it. I remember cracking myself up when I found out my huge uncle's first and last names both meant "small" in different cultures.
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Ran into a child named “Dire” which seems like a tough row to hoe for life
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Had a white, normal-seeming middle-aged woman at the bar a few days ago whose first name was Jantz. What the gently caress.
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poop dood posted:Had a white, normal-seeming middle-aged woman at the bar a few days ago whose first name was Jantz. What the gently caress. At least you didn’t meet her twin sister Jabugslife
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poop dood posted:Had a white, normal-seeming middle-aged woman at the bar a few days ago whose first name was Jantz. What the gently caress. Google says this is a surname from Schleswig, Germany that goes back to the days of the Holy Roman Empire, back when people were first starting to adopt surnames. It was one of those modified parent's name type deals, from Jen, Jan, Jon or some other John derivative. How it came to be a woman's given name is unclear, but it's a real name.
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Bobby Digital posted:At least you didn’t meet her twin sister Jabugslife lfmao
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Watch out for their little sister, Jabeemovie.
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