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Help[Opinions] pronounciation and more names.
Can someone please tell me how to pronounce Davida and Helena? I think it's huh-len-uh but im probably wrong. WDYT of Caroline(care-ah-leen or care-ah-line)Aurelie(or-eh-lee)Gail, Marisol, Keiko(kay-ko) Natacia, Candace Stephanie, Blair Johanna, Hillary Aurora, Lacey, Tracey, Macey, Mallory Carly, Carla and Delilah?
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I say HEL-EEN-A or HEL-AYN-A. for Helena.
I like Blair and Hillary.
I like Blair and Hillary.
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I would say them:
Davida: Duh-vee-duh
Helena: Huh-lay-nuh
Caroline: Care-oh-line
Aurelie: Are-el-leigh
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Davida: Duh-vee-duh
Helena: Huh-lay-nuh
Caroline: Care-oh-line
Aurelie: Are-el-leigh
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DAVIDA -- I would pronounce it "da-VEE-da." OK name. I'm not really wild about it, though.
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
HELENA -- I prefer the British / Montanan pronunciation of "helen + a."
CAROLINE -- Being an English speaker, I would pronounce it "caro-line." The "caro-leen" way is French, I believe. Both are very pretty. I've always thought the Spanish "caro-lee-na" was the prettiest of all.
AURELIE GAIL -- I love the name Aurelie. Aurelia too. Gail is OK.
MARISOL -- Nice. Beautiful imagery. Seems more like a nn, but I'm not an expert.
KEIKO NATACIA -- Isn't there a whale named Keiko somewhere? That's my only frame of reference, although it wouldn't suprise me if this is a traditional Japanese name. I don't really have an opinion on it other than that. Natacia seems an odd ethnic mix with Keiko.
CANDACE STEPHANIE -- Very pretty. I almost never hear Candace as a fn anymore. I ran into an 18 year old Candace a few years back, but that's it. Refreshing. Stephanie makes a very pretty mn. A baby name book issued a law once that the last sound of the fn shall not be the first sound of the mn. Personally, this has never really bothered me.
BLAIR JOHANNA -- Blair is a surname to me and very unattractive on a girl. Johanna is very appealing, though, and I would rather see it as a fn.
HILLARY AURORA -- My sister is Hilary (Patricia) so I'm biased here. I've always liked it. I've never seen Aurora used as a mn before. It works very nicely here.
LACEY / TRACEY / MACEY -- Surnames only.
MALLORY CARLY -- Surname meaning "unlucky." Add to that the famous climber george Mallory famous for NOT coming down from Mt. Everest and you have a fn with very bad "jou-jou." It has a pleasing sound to it, I'll grant you. Could I interest you in Valerie? Carly is OK as a nn.
CARLA -- Very nice to see this name again. It deserves a comeback.
DELILAH -- Is the attraction to this name the sound or the imagery? The "lilah" part *sounds* lovely to me. I do like the name Lila. But putting a "duh" in front of it ruins the effect, to me. And the imagery of a back-stabbing seductress is hardly one I'd want for my dd. It sounds like a good name for a soap-opera vixen. Might as well call her Jezebel. (Can you tell I don't like this name?)
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Answer . . .
In order for a name to be hyperlinked, the 'Link Names' box (right above the 'Post Message' button) has to be ticked, and the names have to be either in capital letters or starting with a capital letter.
Also, names will not hyperlink if they are 'touching' one another or are touching some characters.
For example:
Jean Elise - both will hyperlink
JeanElise - neither will hyperlink because they're crammed together
Jean-Elise - neither will hyperlink because they're both touching the dash
Jean elise - Jean hyperlinks because it's capitalised, but elise doesn't because it starts with a lower-case e.
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
In order for a name to be hyperlinked, the 'Link Names' box (right above the 'Post Message' button) has to be ticked, and the names have to be either in capital letters or starting with a capital letter.
Also, names will not hyperlink if they are 'touching' one another or are touching some characters.
For example:
Jean Elise - both will hyperlink
JeanElise - neither will hyperlink because they're crammed together
Jean-Elise - neither will hyperlink because they're both touching the dash
Jean elise - Jean hyperlinks because it's capitalised, but elise doesn't because it starts with a lower-case e.
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 8/26/2005, 5:33 PM
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For me, Davida = dah-vee-dah and Helena = eh-leh-nah.
Caroline (cah-roh-leen) is old ladyish to me, Aurelie is ok, Gail is nmsaa, Marisol is nmsaa, Keiko is nmsaa, Natacia is weird to me, Candace Stephanie is ok but nms, Blair is awful, boyish and ugly, Johanna is nice, Hillary is ugly and reminds me of Mrs Clinton, Aurora is nice, Lacey is trashy, Tracey is trashy, Macey is trashy, Mallory Carly is trashy, Carla is nice, Delilah is pretty but awful role model http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=222&letter=D
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
Caroline (cah-roh-leen) is old ladyish to me, Aurelie is ok, Gail is nmsaa, Marisol is nmsaa, Keiko is nmsaa, Natacia is weird to me, Candace Stephanie is ok but nms, Blair is awful, boyish and ugly, Johanna is nice, Hillary is ugly and reminds me of Mrs Clinton, Aurora is nice, Lacey is trashy, Tracey is trashy, Macey is trashy, Mallory Carly is trashy, Carla is nice, Delilah is pretty but awful role model http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=222&letter=D
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
This message was edited 8/26/2005, 3:30 PM
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In Australia, Davida is da-VEE-duh (very short 'a'). Helena has many different pronunciations; here (and I think in Scandinavia) it's normally he-LEE-nuh, but heh-leh-nuh is perfectly acceptable. I love both names!
The other names:
Caroline - nice but nms
Aurelie - love it but marginally prefer Aurelia
Gail - nice, deserves a comeback
Marisol - it's sweet but I think 'parasol' whenever I hear it
Keiko - cute, but ONLY for a girl of Japanese origin
Natacia - nms
Candace - 80s trendy, ick sorry (I've known SO many bratty Candaces)
Stephanie - see Candace
Blair - nms for a girl, ok on a boy
Johanna - love it! It's a family name for me, prn yo-HAN-a
Hillary - nms (fairly rare in Australia)
Aurora - cute but too Disney
Lacey - cheap and nasty, sorry)
Tracey - nms on a girl, ok on a boy
Macey - ditto
Mallory - ditto, and also it has a bad meaning
Carly - ok as a nickname for Caroline or Carla
Carla - love it, it's a family name
Delilah - love the name, but it would be awkward for a Christian child (I'm not Christian so I don't care, but others might)
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
The other names:
Caroline - nice but nms
Aurelie - love it but marginally prefer Aurelia
Gail - nice, deserves a comeback
Marisol - it's sweet but I think 'parasol' whenever I hear it
Keiko - cute, but ONLY for a girl of Japanese origin
Natacia - nms
Candace - 80s trendy, ick sorry (I've known SO many bratty Candaces)
Stephanie - see Candace
Blair - nms for a girl, ok on a boy
Johanna - love it! It's a family name for me, prn yo-HAN-a
Hillary - nms (fairly rare in Australia)
Aurora - cute but too Disney
Lacey - cheap and nasty, sorry)
Tracey - nms on a girl, ok on a boy
Macey - ditto
Mallory - ditto, and also it has a bad meaning
Carly - ok as a nickname for Caroline or Carla
Carla - love it, it's a family name
Delilah - love the name, but it would be awkward for a Christian child (I'm not Christian so I don't care, but others might)
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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