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My name is spelled thara but it is prononced (tar-ra).And maybe i should just write that on my homework every day so my teacher can learn it.Mybe some new names should be added to the list of name , because most of my friends have names that have never been heard of .
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I know a boy in my class who's name is Gavy. I t is pro. gah-vee. Everyone says ga-vee.
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Here's an idea; when you introduce yourself to people, tell them that the "H" in your name is silent. Proper grammer does not always follow the rules.
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Blame your parents.
If people see "th" they're first instinct won't be to pronounce a hard "t". Still, after you've told your teachers, they should catch on. It's still early in the school year though.
The problem with adding new names is that many are simply made up by parents, so they have no meaning or history. Your name could probably be considered an alternate spelling of Tara. There may be fewer than a hundred Tharas in the country, if not far fewer.
I worked at a daycare. A parent chewed me out once for mispronouncing her child's name for the first few weeks. The child's name was spelled Chynque. I asked her how she pronounced it. This was a four year old, 1st time in daycare and she was too shy or confused to answer. So I prodded her a little, "Does your mommy call you "SHAN-qwa" or "SHIN-qwa?" She said her mother called her "SHAN". So that's what I called her. Occasionally I would call her SHAN-qwa. One day her mother comes to pick her up early. I wake her up from her nap, saying what I thought was her full first name. Her mother(rather rudely and loudly in a room full of sleeping four-year olds) informs me her daughter's name is shan-qwa-NEEK. I apologized for the mistake and asked her if I had it spelled correctly on the roll. It was, spelled Chynque. I bit my tongue and said goodbye.
If people see "th" they're first instinct won't be to pronounce a hard "t". Still, after you've told your teachers, they should catch on. It's still early in the school year though.
The problem with adding new names is that many are simply made up by parents, so they have no meaning or history. Your name could probably be considered an alternate spelling of Tara. There may be fewer than a hundred Tharas in the country, if not far fewer.
I worked at a daycare. A parent chewed me out once for mispronouncing her child's name for the first few weeks. The child's name was spelled Chynque. I asked her how she pronounced it. This was a four year old, 1st time in daycare and she was too shy or confused to answer. So I prodded her a little, "Does your mommy call you "SHAN-qwa" or "SHIN-qwa?" She said her mother called her "SHAN". So that's what I called her. Occasionally I would call her SHAN-qwa. One day her mother comes to pick her up early. I wake her up from her nap, saying what I thought was her full first name. Her mother(rather rudely and loudly in a room full of sleeping four-year olds) informs me her daughter's name is shan-qwa-NEEK. I apologized for the mistake and asked her if I had it spelled correctly on the roll. It was, spelled Chynque. I bit my tongue and said goodbye.
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Please see the 'Submit a Name' link on the main page for instructions on submitting a name. You will need to provide proof of usage, and preferably proof of its origin, for the name to be considered for addition to the database. And it can take a year or more for names to be added so you will have to be patient.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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