Message: "It is not pronounced as "leekin" in Swedish"

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It is not pronounced as "leekin" in Swedish

by Ylva

1/2/2006, 4:44 PM

Lea is not pronounced as "lee" in Swedish but more as Lay-ah. So Leakim is a 3-syllabic name, just like Joakim.

But I can see how Leakim would be mispronounced in English, giving unwanted associations.

"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party

"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

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- Julia (guest)

1/2/2006, 6:02 PM

Yes, I know...

But at first glance, I thought it said leakin. I figured it was pronouced LEE-ah-kim, and I was close!

- space cadet (AshJ) +2

1/2/2006, 5:38 PM

I hate how the english mispronounce names. I would love to call one of my sons Joachim but most likely won't because there would always be pronounciation problems here in NZ with it.

Care for some gopher Everett?
-Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

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- Ylva +1

1/2/2006, 5:41 PM

But how is Joachim pronounced in English?

I though it was pronounced as Jo-ah-kim. Would people pronounce it differently in NZ?

(Joakim is pronounced as Yoo-ah-kim in Swedish.)

"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, Garden Party

"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)

- space cadet (AshJ)

1/2/2006, 5:49 PM

I think they would pronounce it jo-ah-kim but I pronounce it yo-AH-kim, well similar to that. There's probably not a single Joachim in NZ. If I was to name a son Joachim I guess people would get use to the pronounciation, like how people have gotten used to the "yo" pronounciation of Johanna and Johannes.

Care for some gopher Everett?
-Oh Brother Where Art Thou?

This message was edited 1/2/2006, 5:50 PM

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