Honestly, are these names too hard to pronounce?

Here are the names for my fantasy story. tell me on each if it’s too hard to pronounce or not.

Thanks in advance!

Aeronwyn
[name_f]Ilana[/name_f]
Aerilyn
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]

[name_u]Oleander[/name_u]
Naiden
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]

I don’t think any are too difficult to pronounce (assuming my American brain reads them correctly), but Aeronwyn has a slightly unusual flow that would probably require more enunciation than usual.

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I have a hard time with Aeronwyn and [name_f]Ilana[/name_f]. They are both pretty, but hard to figure out at first glance.

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The only one I’m unsure about the pronunciation for is Aerilyn. At first I read it [name_f]Aer[/name_f]-ee-lyn, as if it’s a Welsh name, but then wondered if it’s pronounced more like [name_f]Aer[/name_f]-uh-lyn, as a more [name_f]English[/name_f] name.

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Ilana, [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_u]Oleander[/name_u], and [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u] are fine. I would say the others are too difficult if you’re just reading them.

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Ilana, [name_u]Oleander[/name_u], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f] and the others were easy to pronounce.

Aeronwyn might be hard for people to pronounce, though.

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how are you guys pronouncing Aeronwyn? I would say it like [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]-win

At first I was pronouncing it Aero-ahun-wyn. It took me a minute to figure it out. Maybe you could consider spelling it different. It’s a pretty name. :slight_smile:

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thanks @Peach_Tree!! Yeah, I would spell it differently , but I just can’t seem to find a good spelling.

Here are some ideas…

Aronwyn
Erinwyn
Erinwin
Aronwin
Arenwyn

I don’t know if any of those speak to you, but I wish you luck!

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Here’s how I would pronounce them:

Aeronwyn: air-ON-win
[name_f]Ilana[/name_f]: ih-LAW-na
Aerilyn: AIR-eh-lyn
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]: JESS-uh-min

Oleander: OLE-ee-ann-der
Naiden: NAY-den
[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]: WILL-oh-bee

I would say they aren’t too hard to pronounce, unless I just got these way wrong.

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Aeronwyn and Aerilyn are giving me a little trouble. The others seem perfectly intuitive to me!

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I’m definitely struggling a bit with Aeronwyn, my brain wants to put an extra “e” in where it shouldn’t (air-ee-on-wen). The others are fine though.

I don’t think any of them are too hard to pronounce.

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They seem fine to me!

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I said them all the way that everyone else is seeming to, but the spellings of Aeronwyn and Aerilyn are definitely confusing when you first see them. I understand why some wouldn’t be able to pronounce them.

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