New Post
Search
HelpRe: Names with pronunciations that surprised you.
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
I never really liked Viola in English because I thought it was vy-O-la which is just awkward to say but then I heard it as VY-o-la and loved it.
I always thought there was no standardized pronunciation of Alicia in English (I pronounce it ah-LEE-see-ah in German), but in English I thought it was either ah-LISH-a or ah-LEE-sha and was surprised when I was told that it is always ah-LEE-sha.
I was surprised to hear Evelyn as EEV-linn and EE-veh-linn in the UK, I thought it was always EHV-eh-linn.
A friend of mine in the UK also says Eva like EH-va and not like EE-va which surprised me.
My Scottish friends say Aileen as AY-leen and Eileen as EYE-leen.
Everyone one is Scotland I ever met also says Ailís as AY-lish and not AY-leesh.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
I always thought there was no standardized pronunciation of Alicia in English (I pronounce it ah-LEE-see-ah in German), but in English I thought it was either ah-LISH-a or ah-LEE-sha and was surprised when I was told that it is always ah-LEE-sha.
I was surprised to hear Evelyn as EEV-linn and EE-veh-linn in the UK, I thought it was always EHV-eh-linn.
A friend of mine in the UK also says Eva like EH-va and not like EE-va which surprised me.
My Scottish friends say Aileen as AY-leen and Eileen as EYE-leen.
Everyone one is Scotland I ever met also says Ailís as AY-lish and not AY-leesh.
Please rate my list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/6232
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1