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While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
We are pretty much set on Daniella for our  but we both really like Mara. The thing is I know people won't pronouce it the way we will and I know it will annoy me. My DH seems to forget that we are in America, not Croatia so it is going to sound different.
Anyone else have this problem.
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Porrruss
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
That's why we chose the spelling Madelyn. I wanted Madeleine, but I knew people would pronounce it Mad-eLAINE
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Theresa05
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
how else can you pronounce mara?
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| Posted 6/1/07 11:35 AM |
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johnsae
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
All my life people have screwed up my name, so that's why I like Madison...if someone screws that up they are just dumb.
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| Posted 6/1/07 11:38 AM |
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Posted by Theresa05
how else can you pronounce mara?
I knew someone was going to ask this  and I don't really know how I would type it out. The closest pronouncenation I can think of is if you said Ma then Ra.
If Beblina reads this maybe she can explain it better
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Porrruss
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Mara- MARE-ah(US way) vs. Mah-rah (your way)
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| Posted 6/1/07 11:46 AM |
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Posted by Porrruss
Mara- MARE-ah(US way) vs. Mah-rah (your way)
YES!! Thank you
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| Posted 6/1/07 11:58 AM |
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Yes, that was a definite consideration for me.
If only for ME. I was not born in the US so:
1/ I don't want to butcher my own kid's name
2/ I wanted people to know how to pronounce it.
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hbugal
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
It has definitely been a consideration...I have never had a problem with my name BUT my mothers name is Deanna and I always got annoyed when people called her Diane or Diana or Deena.
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AimeeE2006
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Not so much how they will pronounce it - more like, how they will spell it. My name is Aimee and no one ever spelled it my way - it was always AMY.
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Theresa05
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
I might name my baby if its a boy
Giacomo..
They will kill it............
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eroxgirl
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Posted by Theresa05
I might name my baby if its a boy
Giacomo..
They will kill it............
My old boss named his son that and they started calling him Jack as soon as he was born just to avoid butchering his name.
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Theresa05
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh see!
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yankinmanc
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Is it Mara like To-morrah??
I really like that name. But on LI it will inevitable be Mah-ra.
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| Posted 6/1/07 3:03 PM |
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
I have had to spell my name out for people my whole life, so yes this is a big issue for me -- I don't want my child to have the same problem. If I do use an unusual name, I will be sure it is spelled just how it sounds.
I've been - Tara, Lara, Karen, Sara, Cara, Fara --- and I could never find those cool license plates with my name on them! 
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ziamaria
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
I feel this way about my boy's name...we have always wanted (past 5 yrs) to name our son Giovanni Carmelo but I hear people down here (fl) say
G-EE-o VAn E instead of Joe-Von-E
my husband doesnt care though, he said we'll just have to keep correcting them...
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nbc188
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Our name is not hard to pronounce, but my name is difficult to spell and people mispronounce it too. It's annoying, but I say if you love a name, go for it...it hasn't affected me too much!
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Posted by ziamaria
I feel this way about my boy's name...we have always wanted (past 5 yrs) to name our son Giovanni Carmelo but I hear people down here (fl) say
G-EE-o VAn E instead of Joe-Von-E
my husband doesnt care though, he said we'll just have to keep correcting them...
Ive lived in NY my entire life and I would pronounce it G-EE-o vanee also....I think anyone who isnt very Italian would do the same....now Ill know to ask if I ever come across it!!
ETA: I asked my husband and mother in law(who are 100% Italian, and they would say Geeovanni too!)
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
yes, which is why we did not go with Marcello.
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Posted by ziamaria
I feel this way about my boy's name...we have always wanted (past 5 yrs) to name our son Giovanni Carmelo but I hear people down here (fl) say
G-EE-o VAn E instead of Joe-Von-E
my husband doesnt care though, he said we'll just have to keep correcting them...
People here say Ge-o van ni too, even my italian-speaking friends. I am wondering if there is a different pronunciation for dialect?
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Goldi0218
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Re: While thinking of names for you DC do you wonder how people will pronouce it?
Thats why I think I will choose pretty bland names. People insist on calling me
LESS-LIE
when my name is pronounced
LEZ-LIE
The "s" is like the "s" in NOSE.
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ziamaria
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Posted by MsMBV
Posted by ziamaria
I feel this way about my boy's name...we have always wanted (past 5 yrs) to name our son Giovanni Carmelo but I hear people down here (fl) say
G-EE-o VAn E instead of Joe-Von-E
my husband doesnt care though, he said we'll just have to keep correcting them...
People here say Ge-o van ni too, even my italian-speaking friends. I am wondering if there is a different pronunciation for dialect?
I've always heard it as the Joe version rather than the geo version - mind you i don't have anyone named that in my family - but either way, I prefer the Joe and for some reason, don't know why, the geo irks me. I guess I'll have to learn how to deal with it. lol
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