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[Facts] Re: pronunciation

by PriaposLovs (guest)

2/13/2001, 1:49 AM

With pleasure.
It is pronounced Tha-EEs
With the "th" pronounced as in "th-eater" and the EEs ans in "peace".
P.S. quite a rare name you got there. Know someone called Thais?

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- Delilah (guest) +5

2/13/2001, 4:50 AM

thanks PriaposLov

PriaposLov,
Thanks so much, that's the way I was hoping it was pronounced! I don't actually know anyone with that name just yet, but I have searching for the perfect name for my unborn daughter and Thais really caught my eye. My grandmother was Greek, so it works beautifully.
Thanks again,
Delilah

- Daividh (guest) +3

2/19/2001, 7:24 PM

Umm, in my 365-day tearoff calendar of "Forgotten English Words" (like "etiquette", presumably), I saw a little sidebar today that said that Saint Thais was a patron of loose women. Nothing negative mentioned about her own virtue, tho, so I trust it won't spoil the name for you.

(Actually, before his marriage, Mr. Lovs was allegedly a patron of loose women as well. Alas, they no longer take drachmas.)

- PriaposLovs (guest) +2

2/20/2001, 1:59 AM

Thais' transition to sainthood is indeed embedded in anagrames!!! The sinner Thais ("a shit") lived a life of sexual deviance in Egypt. She was saved from the gutter, converted, and incarcerated in a nunnery cell by Paphnutius ("Punish Puta"). Eventually Thais turned her back to everything evil, and became Saint Thais (" I shit Satan!"). Saint Thais is represented burning her treasures and ornaments, or praying in a cell and displaying a scroll with the words: "Thou who didst create me have mercy on me" ("Achievement: Mastered touchy whoredom").

- ballard (guest)

2/20/2004, 5:37 PM

change name

change name of building which used to be a swimming pool.

- Daividh (guest)

2/20/2001, 7:48 PM

"Punish Puta"? Dear God, the man's a warped genius! :)))))

Hey Pav, where do you find all this great info on REALLY obscure saints? Or are they maybe relatives of yours?

- PriaposLovs (guest)

2/14/2001, 3:59 AM

You're very welcome :) Visit the old country some time.

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