Amias and Ozias: too "weird" for real life?

Boy Names
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See the results of this poll: Are Amias and Ozias wearable?

Respondents: 13 (This poll is closed)

  • Yes to both : 5 (38%)
  • Yes to Amias, no to Ozias : 3 (23%)
  • Yes to Ozias, no to Amias : 1 (8%)
  • No to both: 4 (31%)
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I like [name_m]Amias[/name_m] more, but I think both are good for a real person. ^^

[name_m]How[/name_m] do you pronounce [name_m]Amias[/name_m] by the way? I remember being surprised when I learnt that the stress should be on the second syllable, and I’ve been second guessing the information ever since… (I like it better with the stress on the first syllable, or else it sort of sounds like [name_f]Amaya[/name_f] with an added -s)

3

I pronounce it like “ah-my-us.” I stretch my vowel sounds though, so it does sound a bit different. I’m having trouble imagining what it would sound like with emphasis on the first syllable.

4

I voted in response to the question in the title- are they “too weird”, as opposed to the question on the poll- are they wearable? So the answer I gave is the opposite to what I mean. I think [name_m]Amias[/name_m] is more wearable than [name_m]Ozias[/name_m]

5

I guess AM-ee-as would be how I assumed it was pronounced at first, but the vowel sounds of English are a weak spot of mine. Norwegian has more vowels (3 or 4 extra) and they all sound very different from one another. This is not the case with English, and I sometimes forget and end up mispronouncing names.

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@lilhan, sorry about the confusion. I’ll make a note, as I’ll probably write down the poll results in my name notebook.

@dearest, that makes sense. I think one thing that makes English vowels so confusing is that they sound different depending on what region of a country you’re in.

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I think they’re both very wearable. They’re quite unusual, but both are easily read, spelled, and pronounced, and especially [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], have great NN options for someone who doesn’t want to stand out as much.

That said, I think [name_m]Amias[/name_m] is much more reserved and familiar feeling. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though it’s different, it’s fairly similar to common names such as [name_u]Elias[/name_u], Abrams, [name_f]Amber[/name_f], etc. [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] only has names like Ozimandius to stand next to.

8

I adore [name_m]Amias[/name_m]. Not a fan of [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], but I think it is wearable.

9

I think [name_m]Amias[/name_m] is definitely usable. [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] is, too, but I would prefer [name_m]Osias[/name_m]. Both are fine to me and would be incredibly refreshing to hear.