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Help[Opinions] WDYTO Michal?
Lately I've really started to like the name Michal for a girl. It's a Bible name and is pronounced about the same as Michael but with a more feminine spelling, I think.
What do you think of it? And what about Michael for a girl? Does it sound okay?
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What do you think of it? And what about Michael for a girl? Does it sound okay?
Bunny, Gigi, Chloris, Wilma, Darleen, Eartha
"Any name is beautiful when it's given in love" -Me
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I live in the U.S. and the few times I heard it pronounced it sounded more along the lines of McCall. :- I greatly, greatly dislike the name Michael so I wouldn't use Michal; also I'd worry she'd constantly be mistaken for a boy, which could get annoying (even if it's just in print) and her name would be misspelled and mispronounced constantly (seeing as most people here can't agree on how it's pronounced! lol).
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I don't mind it...
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No, it's not pronounced like Michael . . .
The correct pronunciation is MI-hal, but the 'h' is a rougher sound, a bit closer to the 'ch' in Loch or Bach.
I don't mind it but it's not a favourite either.
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The correct pronunciation is MI-hal, but the 'h' is a rougher sound, a bit closer to the 'ch' in Loch or Bach.
I don't mind it but it's not a favourite either.
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Actually
I believe the correct (Hebrew) pronouciation is mee-KHAL, with the glutteral "ch" sound in Hebrew and German. :) However, you probably wouldn't get that in an English-speaking country.
I believe the correct (Hebrew) pronouciation is mee-KHAL, with the glutteral "ch" sound in Hebrew and German. :) However, you probably wouldn't get that in an English-speaking country.
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I'm sure I've heard it pronounced like Michael by English speakers. I am very ignorant of Hebrew so don't take my word for it, but the *English* pronunciation might well be like Michael. Think of Achan, Enoch, Malachi etc. which use the hard "k" sound in English.
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NMSAA on a girl, sorry.
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I don't like it. Normally I like boy names on girls, but not this one.
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Michal for a girl? Okay...
Michael for a girl? Totally masculine. Also a Biblical name.
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Michael for a girl? Totally masculine. Also a Biblical name.
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