I have a turquoise betta fish that I named Chalcedony (kal-SED-o-nee), and I was wondering what you think of the sound of it for a baby name. It’s a type of mineral rock used in jewelry.
I know it’s not necessarily something people know how to pronounce correctly intuitively, but other than that I think it’s got a pleasant sound.
I like the sound a lot! However, I agree that many people won’t be able to pronounce it easily – I would have mispronounced it at first glance. I think it might work better in the middle spot, just because I can imagine it would be frustrating to constantly be explaining the spelling/pronunciation of a name. However, if she could introduce herself as [name_f]Callie[/name_f], it might be doable!
I think it would make a super cool middle!! Might be tricky to pull off as a first but I think it would suit the right person and I actually like it a lot now that I can see how it’s pronounced!
(I would have said chowl-seh-DOH-nee instinctively!)
Yes, I think it is nice! That is so funny that you posted this. I was just thinking about a few jems that I would bounce off the berries to see if they might be names. They were Marcasite and Rubellite.