New Post
Search
HelpMy faves pronounced wrong?
Okay, I like a few names that are really nice the way they are pronounced but I think people will misspell them or pronounce them wrong. Here are a few: WDYT? Are they hard to pronounce before you see how they are pronounced?
Girls:
Adrijana (Ad-ree-an-nah)
Åsa (ayee-sa)
Kaisa (Kye-za)
Kjerstin (Kee-err-stin / Kirsten)
Teija (Tay-ah)
Seija (Say-ah)
Anja (Anna)
Kaja (Kye-ya)
Kajsa (Kye-za)
Maija (Mye-ya)
Marja (Maria)
Marjaana (Mari-ana)
Mirjami (Miriam-ee)
Tanja (Tanya)
Taina (Tay-Na)
Tuija (Too-ee-yah)
Tuula (Too-lah)
Tyyne (Tine)
Boys:
Acke (Ack-ee-ay)
Åke (ah-kay)
Bjoern / Bjorne (Bee-Yorn)
Caj (Kye)
Haakon (Hawk-en)
Taneli (Tan-eel-i)
Tahvo (Tah-vo)
Tapani (Tep-ann-ee)
Antero (An-terr-oh)
Mauno (Mhow-noh)
Teppo (Tepp-o)
Teuvo (Toov-oh)
Toivo (Toyv-oh)
Valtteri (Val-tare-ee)
Veikko (Vay-ko)
Vilhelmi (Vee-lee-em-hee) "Viljo" (Veel-yo)
Voitto (Voy-to)
Yrjo (EE-yorj-oh)
Sa / xox153s
Girls:
Adrijana (Ad-ree-an-nah)
Åsa (ayee-sa)
Kaisa (Kye-za)
Kjerstin (Kee-err-stin / Kirsten)
Teija (Tay-ah)
Seija (Say-ah)
Anja (Anna)
Kaja (Kye-ya)
Kajsa (Kye-za)
Maija (Mye-ya)
Marja (Maria)
Marjaana (Mari-ana)
Mirjami (Miriam-ee)
Tanja (Tanya)
Taina (Tay-Na)
Tuija (Too-ee-yah)
Tuula (Too-lah)
Tyyne (Tine)
Boys:
Acke (Ack-ee-ay)
Åke (ah-kay)
Bjoern / Bjorne (Bee-Yorn)
Caj (Kye)
Haakon (Hawk-en)
Taneli (Tan-eel-i)
Tahvo (Tah-vo)
Tapani (Tep-ann-ee)
Antero (An-terr-oh)
Mauno (Mhow-noh)
Teppo (Tepp-o)
Teuvo (Toov-oh)
Toivo (Toyv-oh)
Valtteri (Val-tare-ee)
Veikko (Vay-ko)
Vilhelmi (Vee-lee-em-hee) "Viljo" (Veel-yo)
Voitto (Voy-to)
Yrjo (EE-yorj-oh)
Sa / xox153s
This message was edited 7/11/2006, 5:59 PM
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
I love the Finnish names, but as Kevlar said, you are pronouncing many of then incorrectly.
¡VIVA ESPAÑA!
¡VIVA ESPAÑA!
1
I think...
...that Åsa is definitely wrong pronounced! I think it's to be pronounced like AW-sa or OH-sa. I'm pretty sure actually...! :-) But I love those Scandinavian Names!
Cheers,
...that Åsa is definitely wrong pronounced! I think it's to be pronounced like AW-sa or OH-sa. I'm pretty sure actually...! :-) But I love those Scandinavian Names!
Cheers,
1
I'm Finnish, so I don't think they are hard to pronounce. Outside Finland, however, I think the Finnish names will get pronounced wrong. I'm sorry, but you are pronouncing quite a few of them incorrectly. Here's a site that has audio files of many Finnish names, including most of the names on your list: http://www.sci.fi/~kajun/finns/alpha.htm
1
I don't have any trouble with them, because I more or less know how to pronounce Finnish names, but I think the majority of those would get fudged A LOT, especially by non-European English speakers. When said right, though, most of them sound very nice. I especially like Adrijana, Kajsa, Anja, Taneli, and Valtteri.
+ + + +
Favourite names of the moment:
Boys: Cavanaugh, Lysander, Damien, Holden, Eberly, Warrick
Girls: Miela, Azucena, Kingsley, Parker, Thessaly, Jane
+ + + +
Favourite names of the moment:
Boys: Cavanaugh, Lysander, Damien, Holden, Eberly, Warrick
Girls: Miela, Azucena, Kingsley, Parker, Thessaly, Jane
+ + + +
1
I agree. Out of those, I like:
Adrijana (Ad-ree-an-nah)-Never heard of this spelling-I LOVE it!
Åsa (ayee-sa)
Maija (Mye-ya)
Marja (Maria)
Marjaana (Mari-ana)
Tanja (Tanya)
Haakon (Hawk-en)
Valtteri (Val-tare-ee)
Veikko (Vay-ko)
Vilhelmi (Vee-lee-em-hee) "Viljo" (Veel-yo)
****Jackie****
Proud Mommy to Patches (my kitty :)
Future Mom to Hannah Margaret and Sydney Catherine.
Adrijana (Ad-ree-an-nah)-Never heard of this spelling-I LOVE it!
Åsa (ayee-sa)
Maija (Mye-ya)
Marja (Maria)
Marjaana (Mari-ana)
Tanja (Tanya)
Haakon (Hawk-en)
Valtteri (Val-tare-ee)
Veikko (Vay-ko)
Vilhelmi (Vee-lee-em-hee) "Viljo" (Veel-yo)
****Jackie****
Proud Mommy to Patches (my kitty :)
Future Mom to Hannah Margaret and Sydney Catherine.
1