Re: Pronounciations?
in reply to a message by N
Ok, here are some guesses:
Amory - A-mur-ee
Effie - EF-ee
Hermione - her-MY-oh-nee (according to J. K. Rowling)
Jeara - JEER-uh
Nashira - nuh-SHEER-uh
Adrastos - a-DRAS-tos (the o as in bOAt)
Andronicus - an-dro-NIH-kuss
Archimedes - ar-kih-MEE-deez
Athamas - A-tham-as (soft th as in thin ?)
Deimos - DAY-mos (the o as in bOAt)
Dexter - DECK-ster
Maximus - MACK-si-muss
Thane - thayn (soft th as in thin)
Amory - A-mur-ee
Effie - EF-ee
Hermione - her-MY-oh-nee (according to J. K. Rowling)
Jeara - JEER-uh
Nashira - nuh-SHEER-uh
Adrastos - a-DRAS-tos (the o as in bOAt)
Andronicus - an-dro-NIH-kuss
Archimedes - ar-kih-MEE-deez
Athamas - A-tham-as (soft th as in thin ?)
Deimos - DAY-mos (the o as in bOAt)
Dexter - DECK-ster
Maximus - MACK-si-muss
Thane - thayn (soft th as in thin)
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where I have seen these unusual names
The only place I have seen the use of the name Andronicus is in the play Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare.... Archimedes was the name of Merlin's owl sidekick in Disney's The Sword in the Stone. I also believe Hermione is the name of a greek goddess?
The only place I have seen the use of the name Andronicus is in the play Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare.... Archimedes was the name of Merlin's owl sidekick in Disney's The Sword in the Stone. I also believe Hermione is the name of a greek goddess?