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The name game...and it's challenges...
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"toto" wrote in message ... On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 03:21:39 GMT, "Cheg Uevara" wrote: Sasa Sasa with the accent? -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. Outer Limits |
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The name game...and it's challenges...
Cheg wrote:
My wife an I are expecting in September. The baby's sex will be a surprise and we're in the process of choosing a name. The challenge here is to find a name which can be pronounced right (and spelled easily), no matter what language it's pronounced in! My parents were diplomats, and, similar to you, wanted names that were recognized internationally. I'm Sara, my sister is Anne, and if either of us was a boy we would've been named David. There are variants on how these names are pronouced but they're always recognizable. When I was in Cuba a few years ago with some friends, we stayed with some people who spoke only Spanish. My friends were named Jodi and Craig, which confused our hosts no end. When I said my name was Sara, the hostess was relieved that I had "a good Cuban name!" -- Sara, accompanied by the baby barnacle I check this e-mail account infrequently |
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The name game...and it's challenges...
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wrote: Some Canadian provinces with a large Russian or Ukranian population will wonder why you named a girl the dimunitive form of the male name Alexandr. They won't, since it's also a diminutive for Alexandra! My suggestion is names of Greek/Hebrew origin (like Alexander) since those have equivalents in all European languages, at least. But you also have to cut people some slack when it comes to pronouncing names which are foreign to them, particularly when the name doesn't fit with local pronunciation rules. The most striking example I ever saw of this was in Moscow, when I was in a class with a Spanish guy named Roberto. The problem is that Muscovite Russian pronounces unstressed O as A. Roberto was *very* unhappy about being called Roberta! (Robert is not a name used in Russia -- it's of French origin, I think) I suppose the other option is to go for a name that is SO unusual that people will invariably ask how it's pronounced! -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990 |
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