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Nerida, Ruzena, or Arcadia?
by Dragon_Clarinet
12/19/2008, 3:44 AM
These two I have been stuck with. I also still don't get why people pronounce Sorrel 'SOR-uhl' at first glance. To me it doesn't even look like that, I had always pronounced it sor-EL before seeing the 'pronounciation'. Incorrect or not, I think I prefer it that way and stick to the pronounciation I used and still do.

This message was edited 12/19/2008, 3:58 AM

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- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)
12/19/2008, 4:52 PM
Arcadia.
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- Helloo.
12/19/2008, 11:11 AM
Ruzena :)
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- RegalAmethyst
12/19/2008, 8:15 AM
RuzenaI would pronounce Sorrel sor-EL at first glace too.
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- Emilie007
12/19/2008, 8:09 AM
RůženaI like Růžena and a nickname Růženka :-)
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- Akis (pudu)   +2
12/19/2008, 6:48 AM
RuženaI like Ružena, when it's pronounced Ruzhena. Good luck getting people to do that, though. Sorrel is SOR-el to me. :-)
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- Aileen (aileenbean)   +1
12/19/2008, 8:08 AM
DittoIt's a really gorgeous name. And not only do Eastern European names sound beautiful, they look beautiful written down, too. I love how many of them have sharp, pointy letters. Plus, isn't it lovely how so many Eastern European names are not JUST harsh, nor are the JUST soft, they're a combination of the two. For example, the "Ru" in Ružena is a harsh sound, but the "zh" in Ružena is a soft sound. Oh my goodness I love names like that so very much.
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- Akis (pudu)
12/19/2008, 11:22 AM
Agree!You put that nicely. Ružena is one of the few "rose" names that don't strike me as completely flaccid.
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- hannah_1721
12/19/2008, 4:10 AM
ArcadiaIt's much, MUCH prettier than the other two, IMO!
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