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HelpRe: Zoe, Zoë, or Zoey
in reply to a message by Atlanta
I have no idea how to do an umlaut on my computer, so I'll talk about that Zoe first (with the accent). This is my favourite, as it is the most correct, imo.
However, Zoe (without accent) in my area, is often mispronounced. Unless ZO is the name the parents originally intended. For that reason, without the accent, I find unusable.
If an umlaut is for whatever reason unusable, Zoey makes sense, to emphasize the E sound. I don't like the look of it, but Zoie looks awkward, and I pronounce it more like ZOW-ie. And Zooey ... Says ZOO-ey, to me.
*edited to add: I just realized I could have copied and pasted the accented e. Sorry for making that a little bit more difficult than it needed to be!
However, Zoe (without accent) in my area, is often mispronounced. Unless ZO is the name the parents originally intended. For that reason, without the accent, I find unusable.
If an umlaut is for whatever reason unusable, Zoey makes sense, to emphasize the E sound. I don't like the look of it, but Zoie looks awkward, and I pronounce it more like ZOW-ie. And Zooey ... Says ZOO-ey, to me.
*edited to add: I just realized I could have copied and pasted the accented e. Sorry for making that a little bit more difficult than it needed to be!
This message was edited 3/14/2011, 1:14 PM
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