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ArchivesRe: Pronunciation of Lys; plus a bonus question: Nyx
in reply to a message by Lillian
Following what Anneza says about Lyse I would also pronounce that as Leez but Lys as Lees with a soft "s" at the end. Lys is a name which I have been pondering lately. I've always liked the association with the fleur-de-lys emblem (or fleur-de-lis) which I have liked for a long time (since I was a teenager).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis
Sorry, can't help you with Nyx though. I've heard people use "nix" as a word to mean get rid of as in "let's nix that idea" so it doesn't sound very positive to me.
"Lily Rose was the eldest of the Ruggles family. Her great trial in life was her name, for she was a red-haired stoutish child and bore no resemblance to a lily of any kind or a rose either unless it was a cabbage one."
The Family From One End Street, 1937
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis
Sorry, can't help you with Nyx though. I've heard people use "nix" as a word to mean get rid of as in "let's nix that idea" so it doesn't sound very positive to me.
"Lily Rose was the eldest of the Ruggles family. Her great trial in life was her name, for she was a red-haired stoutish child and bore no resemblance to a lily of any kind or a rose either unless it was a cabbage one."
The Family From One End Street, 1937
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