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HelpOlianna?
A name that I have found in a book that I'm reading. The more I see it the more I quite like it, the way I pronounce it is OLI-arhna as apose to oli-ANNA.
Thoughts on the name and pronunciation? And spelling varients: Oliana, Olliana, Ollianna? Thanks. :)
Thoughts on the name and pronunciation? And spelling varients: Oliana, Olliana, Ollianna? Thanks. :)
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It looks really cute! I like it pronounced either way (assuming the "arhna" part was supposed to be "ahna"). I think if I wanted it pronounced OH-lee-ah-na I would spell it Oliana and if I wanted it pronounced ALL-ee-ah-na I would spell it Ollianna
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Sorry I really wasn't clear at all at the pronunciation.At the moment I've been saying it, and prefer it as: oh-lee-ARH-nah, as oppose to oh-lee-AN-ah.
I'm torn between Olianna and Oliana in terms of spelling linked to pronunciation.
I'm torn between Olianna and Oliana in terms of spelling linked to pronunciation.
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Huh, no matter how I try, I don't get any r sounds from either spelling. We must have very different accents!
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(hers is probably english or something like it)
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Yeah I'm from the middle of England :) depending on the name I sometimes pronounce Anna as Arna, and I get that vibe from Oliana
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I have discovered it in a book took:) Fallen series? but I think its really nice I think Olianna Elaine, or Olianna joy would be very cute
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Yep, Fallen series :) Speaking of the books, thoughts on Gabbe - I was pronouncing it like Gabe to start with, it really confused me. It's also rekindled my love for Luce, though I prefer Lucia to Lucinda, and I now have an appreciation for Daniel without a nickname.
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I've seen Olianna before, only spelled with one "N". It's supposed to mean "oleander" in Hawaiian.
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