How would you pronounce

General Name Discussion
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[name_u]Azariah[/name_u]?

We say Az-uh-rye-uh and that’s what we found listed as the pronunciation on several biblical pronunciation sites, but some people keep saying the correct biblical pronunciation is A-zar-e-uh.

We didn’t set out to choose a biblical name, but we do like the meaning. [name_m]Just[/name_m] frustrated with the pronunciation discussions with some and wondering what others think.

Thanks!

Just want to note that this is a boys name.

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Uh-zar-ee-uh is how I’d naturally want to say this name.

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ohh i would have said ah-ZAR-ee-uh.

4

ah-ZAR-ee-uh

5

Uh as in “under”
ZAR as in “bazaar”
Ee as in “evening”
Uh as in “under”

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I would have said ‘az-a-[name_m]RYE[/name_m]-a’ as it reminds me of [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m].

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I wouldn’t try to pronounce it if I saw it on paper. I’d be confused between [name_m]Rye[/name_m]-ah or [name_f]Ree[/name_f]-ah. So I’d ask. You’ll get lots of questions if you use it, I’m sure, but then most people will meet your daughter by hearing her name.

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It’s a boys name :wink:

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Az-a- rye-ah.

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lol!!..!

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az-uh-[name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh

[name_u]Azariah[/name_u] - you could use NN to work around the prn issue. It’s an easy fix. Introduce him as [name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh or [name_m]RYE[/name_m]; people get used to calling him [name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh or [name_m]RYE[/name_m]. It should then be more natural for people to remember the official name as “az-uh-[name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh”

BUT the key is that he has to go by “[name_m]Rye[/name_m]” pretty much all of the time. People will butcher the name [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] if you feed it to them initially whole. You gotta train 'em first! :slight_smile: Easiest way to train people is to get “[name_m]Rye[/name_m]” in their heads rather than [name_u]Azariah[/name_u].

Its a beautiful name, I really like it.

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Thanks for the tip! Most of our family and friends love the name and say it the way we do, but that’s a good idea for introducing him to others if we go with it. Our biggest concern is if it’s going to be constantly butchered, but at the same time many names are.

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I say az-uh-[name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh, too. I like it, and it’s connection to the angel [name_m]Raphael[/name_m] : )

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Uh-zahr-ree-uh.

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I’ve only ever heard it as ‘az-uh-[name_m]RYE[/name_m]-uh’. There is the actor [name_m]Hank[/name_m] [name_f]Azaria[/name_f] ‘ah-[name_m]ZAIR[/name_m]-ee-uh’ so people may assume [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] is pronounced the same way.

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Uh-ZAR-ee-uh is how I say it. I prefer that pronunciation. It sounds prettier to me.

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Its Az-a-rie-a I am confident of this …

  • Iah like in [name_m]Josiah[/name_m] or Jediadiah, in Hebrew it stands for God. [name_m]Just[/name_m] from seeing that I can assume its a Hebrew name who’s meaning is something in relation to God. This name means God has helped. This is the Hebrew name of the boy who was by God saved from the fiery furnace where he was placed for his loyalty to God (who’s Babylonian name was Abendigo) in the Bible. I’ve always quite liked this name and I like seeing people consider it.
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In addition to my previous post this is slightly clearer, I don’t have any of these keys on my mobile but I was able to manage with a few more minutes to grab them here and there :wink: hope is stuff helps a bit.
in English az-ə-RIE-ə
In Ancient Hebrew עֲזַרְיָה
There are also other Biblical Azariahs, it was not an uncommon name. This name for me personally I could not get my husband on board with but he agreed to a similar enough one with the same meaning so I can’t complain. I have never heard it pronounced any of these other ways in all my life though I have to admit it doesn’t come up too much outside of Biblical study. Another thing I might add is that various dialects even within an individual country might pronounce something differently . There are a few names we love and I realized that the ‘English’ pronunciation is aparently up for debate, not even all Hebrew names [name_m]William[/name_m] for example has between 2 and 3 syllables depending on who you talk to. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t let the way other people pronounce a name you love as it is unlikely I find that it matters. One of our children’s names it seems lends itself to the occasional mispronunciation by people who are constantly exposed to children who’s names all rhyme and we just roll our eyes ( its an English name there is no reason for it but that its just not [name_u]Madison[/name_u] or [name_m]Branden[/name_m] they try to make it Into something like that because they’re doing their jobs and tired) it almost never happens though and people ask you when your baby is born how to say and spell their name and then that’s that. I like [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] because it manages to be uncommon, solid, pretty much accidental nick name proof and the sound, look and meaning are all very nice. I’ve found that -iah names [name_m]Jedediah[/name_m] and [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] and a number of others have maintained themselves steadily throughout the years but there are so many others out there that could easily be ‘brought back’ more and they wouldn’t be shockingly out of place. Anyway don’t worry too much about pronunciation as long as you say it right other people that matter will as well.

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I would pronounce as you do.
The correct way to pronounce a name is the way the parents who named him/her choose to pronounce it.

[name_f]My[/name_f] Mother always told me as a small child not to answer to anyone who would pronounce my name properly, she said to say I please pronounce my name as * Such and Such* then ignore them if they chose to call you something else. Worked for me!

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I like the suggestion of introducing him to strangers as [name_m]Rye[/name_m], you’d pretty much eliminate any pronunciation issue. And depending on where you live the issue might be few and far between.