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Hello! Just a few notes...
The name Karin that you have here has a differnt pronunciation than you may think, in Sweden and Finland it is pronounced as 'Car-in'
(it's very phonetic). You may want to note this is your next update. In North America it is commonly mis-pronounced as Karen. I know this because this was my grandmother's and also my sisters name. Karen is the Danish version that came to America and got all the variants.
A few other things. I am glad you have the name Astrid listed here, it is a wonderful name with a rich Scandinavian heritage. But you should have Astrid Lindgren, writer of the Pippi Longstocking stories listed as a famous bearer. She is probably the most universally known person with this name and given the fact that she passen away recently we should honour her in this way
Thank you for your time!
Rebecka :) :) :)
The name Karin that you have here has a differnt pronunciation than you may think, in Sweden and Finland it is pronounced as 'Car-in'
(it's very phonetic). You may want to note this is your next update. In North America it is commonly mis-pronounced as Karen. I know this because this was my grandmother's and also my sisters name. Karen is the Danish version that came to America and got all the variants.
A few other things. I am glad you have the name Astrid listed here, it is a wonderful name with a rich Scandinavian heritage. But you should have Astrid Lindgren, writer of the Pippi Longstocking stories listed as a famous bearer. She is probably the most universally known person with this name and given the fact that she passen away recently we should honour her in this way
Thank you for your time!
Rebecka :) :) :)
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A lot of names are mis-pronounced and Americanized.
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I'm surprised that neither Barb nor Nanaea caught that minor "error"
I mean, since both work in libraries and the Pippi Longstocking books are frequently seen in the children's section (I don't frequent that particular area.) I didn't recall Lindgren because I haven't been in the children's section since I was in fourth grade (fifth grade I started reading "The Andromeda Strain" and I haven't been back in the juvenile section since then [back in 1975].)
Sorry about the OT here. :p
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
I mean, since both work in libraries and the Pippi Longstocking books are frequently seen in the children's section (I don't frequent that particular area.) I didn't recall Lindgren because I haven't been in the children's section since I was in fourth grade (fifth grade I started reading "The Andromeda Strain" and I haven't been back in the juvenile section since then [back in 1975].)
Sorry about the OT here. :p
Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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