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HelpRe: How much does your accent influence your favourite name choices?
in reply to a message by ✧･ﾟ: *Magpie*:･ﾟ✧
I can't specifically think of names that are ruined by my accent, but I can think of a few that can be ruined by my language, if that makes any difference. There are a number of names that are used in English speaking countries that are also used elsewhere. I typically prefer the English pronunciation. There are exceptions like Bertha (BIRTH-uh in English, bu BARE-tuh in German). I prefer the German way to say Bertha.
However, there are some names that look English to me, but they do not have sounds that are commonly found in English. Certain syllables run together too much for me, or their sounds are too harsh. For example, "hi" in Japanese is pronounced like "KHEE". I don't like the name Hitohiko because the "KH" sound is not only harsh, but said twice. And the "e" sound in Japanese is pronounced like "eh" not "ay". Sumire sounds prettier to me if its pronounced wrong. Or there is the "CH" sound in Gaelic languages. Lachlan is hard for me to say the Scottish way.
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However, there are some names that look English to me, but they do not have sounds that are commonly found in English. Certain syllables run together too much for me, or their sounds are too harsh. For example, "hi" in Japanese is pronounced like "KHEE". I don't like the name Hitohiko because the "KH" sound is not only harsh, but said twice. And the "e" sound in Japanese is pronounced like "eh" not "ay". Sumire sounds prettier to me if its pronounced wrong. Or there is the "CH" sound in Gaelic languages. Lachlan is hard for me to say the Scottish way.
https://youtube.com/@MarioDrama632 or
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On the name Lachlan,
There was a boy who came to England from somewhere in Africa. I do not know exactly where and I do not know if Lachlan was his original name or not. He was in my high school and I remember there being a petitian being brought round to stop his family from being deported - and that's most of what I know about the boy.
I bring this up because everybody called him "Laxan" as in "Lack-san". It's only fairly recently (I've been out of high school for nearly half my life now), that I found out his name was actually Lachlan.
Now, I do not know at all if this was an actual pronunciation of Lachlan, or if it was misprounounced in Year 7 and he never corrected anybody because he was too polite and/or embarassed to (presumably) correct the teachers during the first week.
Though, I have to admit, that Lachlan is also hard for me to pronounce and that's probably entirely what happened, somehow. Probably more like Chinese whispers but from 11 year olds mispronouncing the name more and more until you get the "Lax" sound.
I've been half wishing I could bump into him and ask how he's doing and also to put to bed the mystery behind his name lol
There was a boy who came to England from somewhere in Africa. I do not know exactly where and I do not know if Lachlan was his original name or not. He was in my high school and I remember there being a petitian being brought round to stop his family from being deported - and that's most of what I know about the boy.
I bring this up because everybody called him "Laxan" as in "Lack-san". It's only fairly recently (I've been out of high school for nearly half my life now), that I found out his name was actually Lachlan.
Now, I do not know at all if this was an actual pronunciation of Lachlan, or if it was misprounounced in Year 7 and he never corrected anybody because he was too polite and/or embarassed to (presumably) correct the teachers during the first week.
Though, I have to admit, that Lachlan is also hard for me to pronounce and that's probably entirely what happened, somehow. Probably more like Chinese whispers but from 11 year olds mispronouncing the name more and more until you get the "Lax" sound.
I've been half wishing I could bump into him and ask how he's doing and also to put to bed the mystery behind his name lol