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in reply to a message by Ninor
I guess in Sweden maybe it wouldn't seem quite as tacky to be named lovely in another language, but here I'd think it was way cheesy. Like being named Precious or Princess.
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It's quite tacky here too.
Anything that sounds too amercian is considered tacky / WT.
I will never forget the horror when I heard a mom calling out for her daughter named Angel in a store about a year ago. I don't even like Angel, but she pronounced half the name in english and the other half in Swedish. Horror!
Anything that sounds too amercian is considered tacky / WT.
I will never forget the horror when I heard a mom calling out for her daughter named Angel in a store about a year ago. I don't even like Angel, but she pronounced half the name in english and the other half in Swedish. Horror!
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Not all Americans are tacky :'(
But yes, many are.
But yes, many are.
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Oh, no I didn't mean it like that.
I meant that most names that sounds very American / English are kinda trashy here in Sweden. Especially the super popular ones or word names. But I don't really care, after all, most people here think I have a trashy name (Nicole).
I meant that most names that sounds very American / English are kinda trashy here in Sweden. Especially the super popular ones or word names. But I don't really care, after all, most people here think I have a trashy name (Nicole).
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Haha, nothing like not knowing how to pronounce your kid's name properly.
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My mother knew some people who named their new daughter Fiona and pronounced it Fie-ona instead of Fee-ona. Not good. She also once met an Heloise who thought she was a Hell-oyz. And I knew a teacher once who called out the names on her class list at the beginning of the year, got no response from Yvonne Someone, reached the end and said "Is there anyone here whose name isn't on the list?" And of course, up went a hand, and its owner said "Yes, Miss, me! I'm Why-vonny!"
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
There should be more nice, nerdy people like us in the world ...
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*facepalm*
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
Similarly, my husband has had students with names pronounced conventionally but spelled so crazily that phonetically they made no sense. The only example I can think of right now (and I know there's a better example, just can't remember it) is Tytiana, pronounced like Tatiana. Apparently y also makes an a sound...
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