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HelpRe: Evander, Leander, Otto, and Lana
in reply to a message by Ottilie
I like Evander and Leander. I'd use Evan and Leo as nicknames.
Otto and August start with the same vowel sound in my accent and are much too close for brothers, but maybe they sound different in your accent. Either way, Otto is a bad German stereotype IMO. I don't care for it.
Lana is such a snotty, nasty name to me. Lana is the meanest, snobbiest cheerleader. When you add in pronunciation issues (LAH-na? LAN-ah? LANE-ah?), the fact that it spells "anal" backwards, and the nicknamey/insubstantial feel, I hate it. Sorry.
Otto and August start with the same vowel sound in my accent and are much too close for brothers, but maybe they sound different in your accent. Either way, Otto is a bad German stereotype IMO. I don't care for it.
Lana is such a snotty, nasty name to me. Lana is the meanest, snobbiest cheerleader. When you add in pronunciation issues (LAH-na? LAN-ah? LANE-ah?), the fact that it spells "anal" backwards, and the nicknamey/insubstantial feel, I hate it. Sorry.
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Bah, Evan is the reason I've already relegated Evander to the middle name spot!
Otto and August definitely begin differently for me, but I know how similar they are in a lot of north American accents. I say OT-o and AW-gust, or AW-to and OW-goost if I'm being a little pretentious.
I understand the dislike for Lana, what I can't understand is why I like it!
Otto and August definitely begin differently for me, but I know how similar they are in a lot of north American accents. I say OT-o and AW-gust, or AW-to and OW-goost if I'm being a little pretentious.
I understand the dislike for Lana, what I can't understand is why I like it!
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Yeah, "ot" and "awt" are identical in my accent (they both sound like the A in father: AH-to and AH-gust). Yay for California, land of the vowel mergers! :D
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