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[Opinions] WDYT of these Persian names....

by Brittney D. (guest)

2/22/2006, 6:18 PM

My boss' sister and her Persian husband had daughter #2 a few weeks ago. Their girls names are Parisa (Pa-REE-sa) and Elika (pronounced like Erika). WDYT? I like both of them!

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- Elemmennope +1

2/22/2006, 10:48 PM

I don't really understand the pronunciation of Elika. It sounds just like Erica? Or kind of rhymes, but the L is said. If it's like ELLE-ih-kah, then I like it.

Parisa is ok... not sure what I think on that one.

- Isla

2/23/2006, 8:37 AM

That's what I said! :b (see below)

~Heather~

- Alena

2/22/2006, 9:48 PM

Very pretty especially the name Parisa.
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- Isla +3

2/22/2006, 6:59 PM

Parisa is nice. Better than Paris, but still brings Paris Hilton to mind, unfortunately. As for Elika, I have no idea how it could be pronounced like ERica when it doesn't contain an "R" but an "L". (That's like saying, 'My name is spelled M-A-R-Y but I pronounced it like Molly.' Huh?!) So, no, I don't like it. :-/

~Heather~

- BrittneyD. (guest) +2

2/23/2006, 8:05 AM

Hmmm, it's pronounced liked Erika in that the emphasis is put on the middle of the name. Er-I-ka so Elika would be El-I-ka. It's pronounced like Erika but there's an L instead of the R -- Erika/Elika. Does that help? I didn't think it would be that difficult! No offense to anyone!

- Isla +1

2/23/2006, 8:37 AM

I NOW understand what you mean. You just didn't phrase it very well the first time, imo. But I still don't like the name. LOL.

BTW, I don't emphasize the middle syllable of Erica. I've always heard it as AIR-ih-kah, not air-IH-kah.

~Heather~

- Elemmennope

2/23/2006, 12:38 PM

ditto. Stress on the first syllable.

- Kristen (iamkristen)

2/22/2006, 6:42 PM

I like Parisa, Elika not so much.

♥ Kristen ♥

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