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Help[Opinions] Kazakh and Mongolian names
These are the kids I met on my recent vacation, grouped by sibset. Spellings are my best guess, based on how the names were pronounced, but let me know if I can clarify any pronunciations. Emphasis is generally on the first syllable. Are there any you like?
Kazakh
Lazina (f)
Isa (m)
Rinat (m)
Kölyza (f) - first syllable sounds sounds like "cu" in "current"
Balrambek (m)
Jandana (f)
Aizereh (f)
Dela (m)
Tokash (m) - the name means "cookie" and this kid was ADORABLE
Aigerim (f)
Akböbeh (f)
Birbek (m)
Aitana (f)
Shinggisgul (m)
Mongolian
Gemira (f)
Erhanbulgan (m) - emphasis on first and third syllables
Erhanbayir (m)
Kazakh
Lazina (f)
Isa (m)
Rinat (m)
Kölyza (f) - first syllable sounds sounds like "cu" in "current"
Balrambek (m)
Jandana (f)
Aizereh (f)
Dela (m)
Tokash (m) - the name means "cookie" and this kid was ADORABLE
Aigerim (f)
Akböbeh (f)
Birbek (m)
Aitana (f)
Shinggisgul (m)
Mongolian
Gemira (f)
Erhanbulgan (m) - emphasis on first and third syllables
Erhanbayir (m)
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I recently started looking into some Kazakh names. Thanks for sharing these.
Lazina (f) -neutral
Isa (m) -love love
Rinat (m) -meh
Kölyza (f) - I think it looks far cooler than it sounds.
Balrambek (m) -This sounds like a surname, but I kind of like it.
Jandana (f) -cute. I definitely like this better than Jordana.
Aizereh (f) -very nice
Dela (m) -seems like it should be a nn for something
Tokash (m) -This name is pretty adorable.
Aigerim (f) -Not sure how to pronounce this. Help?
Akböbeh (f) -I'm a fan. This is a little harsh, but similar to that cool Viking way that female names don't have to be soft to be acceptable. It makes no apologies for it and I like that.
Birbek (m) -nms
Aitana (f) -like it a little, but not a lot
Shinggisgul (m) pronunciation?
Mongolian
Gemira (f) -cute
Erhanbulgan (m) - nms
Erhanbayir (m) -like
I kind of guessed on the pronunciations of those last three especially. Will you help me out? I don't know how Mongolians pronounce G or E. Mongolian is 100% foreign to me.
Lazina (f) -neutral
Isa (m) -love love
Rinat (m) -meh
Kölyza (f) - I think it looks far cooler than it sounds.
Balrambek (m) -This sounds like a surname, but I kind of like it.
Jandana (f) -cute. I definitely like this better than Jordana.
Aizereh (f) -very nice
Dela (m) -seems like it should be a nn for something
Tokash (m) -This name is pretty adorable.
Aigerim (f) -Not sure how to pronounce this. Help?
Akböbeh (f) -I'm a fan. This is a little harsh, but similar to that cool Viking way that female names don't have to be soft to be acceptable. It makes no apologies for it and I like that.
Birbek (m) -nms
Aitana (f) -like it a little, but not a lot
Shinggisgul (m) pronunciation?
Mongolian
Gemira (f) -cute
Erhanbulgan (m) - nms
Erhanbayir (m) -like
I kind of guessed on the pronunciations of those last three especially. Will you help me out? I don't know how Mongolians pronounce G or E. Mongolian is 100% foreign to me.
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Thanks for the questions! I totally agree with you about Isa, Aizereh, Tokash, and Akböbeh - they were some of my favorites. I also wondered if Dela was a nickname, I'm not sure.
Aigerim was pronounced EYE-gheh-reem (that's a hard G, like in 'goat').
Shinggisgul = SHIN-ghiss-guhl, with the 'u' sound like the u in 'current.' I wondered if this was related to Chinggis at all (Chinggis Khan is definitely still a big deal in Mongolia), but I only heard Chinggis pronounced with a CH (like in 'chalk'), so no idea.
Gemira also has a hard G sound: gheh-MEE-rah. I *think* I heard this one correctly, not 100% sure.
Erhanbulgan = AIR-hawn-BOOL-gawn
Erhanbayir = AIR-hawn-BAH-year
Aigerim was pronounced EYE-gheh-reem (that's a hard G, like in 'goat').
Shinggisgul = SHIN-ghiss-guhl, with the 'u' sound like the u in 'current.' I wondered if this was related to Chinggis at all (Chinggis Khan is definitely still a big deal in Mongolia), but I only heard Chinggis pronounced with a CH (like in 'chalk'), so no idea.
Gemira also has a hard G sound: gheh-MEE-rah. I *think* I heard this one correctly, not 100% sure.
Erhanbulgan = AIR-hawn-BOOL-gawn
Erhanbayir = AIR-hawn-BAH-year
This message was edited 12/18/2018, 6:14 PM
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Yaay! You replied! It seems a lot of times when I ask people for pronunciations, I never get a reply so thank you for your response. :)
I really like Aigerim. It sounds like a male name to my stupid, American ears, but I like it anyway. I may even like it more for that. Not sure.
I'm not a fan of Shinggisgul. The "ghiss" part is throwing my off somehow. I do like the "guhl" part on the end a lot though. More names should have that sound. That would be cool. I bet you're correct in assuming it's linked to Chinggis. I mean, I have no proof, but it looks highly probable.
Gemira is kind of pretty. It sounds like a name you'd hear in a fantasy novel, but that's okay.
And as I suspected, I like Erhanbayir, but not Erhanbulgan. I like the "Erhan" parts of both, but "bayir" is a more pleasant sound than "bulgan" to my ears.
Thanks again for these! It makes me so excited to see people on these boards discussing names beyond just everyday English names.
I really like Aigerim. It sounds like a male name to my stupid, American ears, but I like it anyway. I may even like it more for that. Not sure.
I'm not a fan of Shinggisgul. The "ghiss" part is throwing my off somehow. I do like the "guhl" part on the end a lot though. More names should have that sound. That would be cool. I bet you're correct in assuming it's linked to Chinggis. I mean, I have no proof, but it looks highly probable.
Gemira is kind of pretty. It sounds like a name you'd hear in a fantasy novel, but that's okay.
And as I suspected, I like Erhanbayir, but not Erhanbulgan. I like the "Erhan" parts of both, but "bayir" is a more pleasant sound than "bulgan" to my ears.
Thanks again for these! It makes me so excited to see people on these boards discussing names beyond just everyday English names.
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Hi !!!
I like these:
Balrambek
Aizereh
Tokash
Aigerim
Aitana
Shinggsgul
Erhanbulgan
I like these:
Balrambek
Aizereh
Tokash
Aigerim
Aitana
Shinggsgul
Erhanbulgan
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Wow what a cool vacation!
Isa (m) is very elegant.
Kölyza (f), Jandana (f), Aizereh (f), Aitana (f) and Gemira (f) are gorgeous.
Tokash (m) - Is this like "toh-kahsh"? Really cute.
Akböbeh (f) - Is the "ö" pronounced with same sort of "uh/u" sound as Kölyza? This name looks harsh to me because of the "Ak-" but I bet it sounds nice when pronounced correctly.
Isa (m) is very elegant.
Kölyza (f), Jandana (f), Aizereh (f), Aitana (f) and Gemira (f) are gorgeous.
Tokash (m) - Is this like "toh-kahsh"? Really cute.
Akböbeh (f) - Is the "ö" pronounced with same sort of "uh/u" sound as Kölyza? This name looks harsh to me because of the "Ak-" but I bet it sounds nice when pronounced correctly.
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Yes, you've got the pronunciation right on Tokash and Akböbeh :). I thought Akböbeh was a strange name at first, but the girl wearing it was so beautiful and sweet, the name has really grown on me. Similar deal with Kölyza (which more or less rhymes with Elisa, but with a hard Z sound instead of an S and emphasis on the first syllable).
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