how would you spell/pronouce this?

Boy Names
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See the results of this poll: How would you spell this name for our desired pronouciation

Respondents: 13 (This poll is closed)

  • Orion - Or-ree-un : 4 (31%)
  • Orien - Or-ree-un: 9 (69%)
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I know a little boy named [name_u]Orion[/name_u], pronounced oh-ryan. There’s also a character on [name_m]Chuck[/name_m] who goes by [name_u]Orion[/name_u], pronounced the same way.

I agree that Orien seems less confusing, although l’m not familiar with the name.

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thank you for the response

4

yes, I would assume [name_u]Orion[/name_u] would be pronounced o-ryan so I would spell it Orien or Oriun to avoid confusion

5

Yes it’s pronounced Oh-ryan

6

I would spell it [name_u]Orion[/name_u].

7

Yes, as [name_u]Orion[/name_u] is a constellation, anyone familiar with it would pronounce the name like the constellation.
Orien would be more likely to get the pronunciation you want since it’s similar to Orient/Oriental

8

Agreed. I love [name_u]Orion[/name_u], but said the same way as the constellation. If you want oh-ree-ahn, I would probably spell it Orien.

9

I’ve added a poll to this thread now, i’m really keen to hear your thoughts on this conundrum…

is it better to keep the [name_u]ORION[/name_u] spelling and just correct people to the pronunciation we use

OR

use the ORIEN spelling to help guide them with the pronunciation

thank you
x

10

In all honesty, I think regardless of how you spell it most people will instinctively pronounce it oh-ryan until you correct them. If I had to pick between the two spellings I would probably go with Orien because it made me pause and think about why it looked wrong and then think twice about how I was going to pronounce it.

11

I would keep the correct spelling for sure!! [name_u]Orion[/name_u] is such a great name with a great meaning (whereas Orien looks made-up :/). I say Oh-ree-un too, and I have never heard O-ryan before.
People will hear you pronouncing the name and will use O-ree-un too. No worries :slight_smile:

12

His name would be misspelled less often if you use [name_u]Orion[/name_u].