Morgana

Girl Names
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Hello everyone!

I love the name [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] and have since I read it in a novel years ago. Obviously I love it so much that I even made it part of my username here! I would use it as a middle name for a future baby in a heartbeat if I could get my husband on board, which may not be possible. The main issue is pronunciation: I’ve never heard it said aloud until recently because I read it in a book. I’ve been saying it Mor-gah-na. Like [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] with an ah on the end, I guess. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband insists (based on where he heard it from) it’s pronounced Mor-gaw-na. It’s the [name_f]Anna[/name_f]/Ana debate again. And normally I would say [name_f]Anna[/name_f] is [name_f]Ann[/name_f]-ah and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] is Awn-ah. So now I’m confused that maybe I’ve actually been saying it wrong all this time! Thoughts? [name_m]How[/name_m] do YOU say it?

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Definitely, 100% say mor-gaw-na, not mor-gan-a or morgan-a.

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I would pronounce it like mor-GAHH-nuh, so closer to how he says it.

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Morganna is Morg-ann-uh. [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] in my book is Morg-awn-uh… sorry to side with him. That’s definitely how I say your username in my head…

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I would also say Mor-gaw-na because that’s how I first heard it as a child in The [name_m]Little[/name_m] Mermaid 2 but I also love this name.

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I’d say it like [name_f]Anna[/name_f], because I know 2 girls with the name and that’s how they pronounce it. Wouldn’t even occur to me to say it differently.

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I’m not sure my opinion helps as my first language is not [name_f]English[/name_f] but here you go. I do pronounce [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Ana[/name_f] slightly different. I guess [name_f]Anna[/name_f] rhymes with [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and then [name_f]Ana[/name_f] I say it like ah-nah.

Morgana I’d say it More-gah-nah

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Yeah I think the pronunciation is probably down to where you are from/ would be raising a child. I’m from Mid-Atlantic USA and I’d definitely pronounce it [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]-ah. Maybe if you’re a [name_u]Brit[/name_u], or from Northern US, [name_f]Canada[/name_f] you might pronounce it the other way. Also think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] rhymes with [name_f]Hannah[/name_f].

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I’ve always said it mor-GAW-nuh. I’m from the Midwest US but now I live in the south.

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Sorry to side against you, but I would definitely say Mor-gaw-na

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Same for me.

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I’m not [name_f]English[/name_f] born, but I don’t see any difference…
I understand it may be the accent, but if you’re pronouncing vowels right, I don’t think length of one syllable matters that much…

I would settle this and tell my partner to pronounce name as he feels like, and I would just do another accent I’m more comfortable with

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I’m in the southern US and I say Mor-gawn-ah. I’ve never heard it pronounced [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]-ah.

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I know someone named [name_f]Morgana[/name_f] and she pronounces it Mor-GAW-nuh.

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Thanks so much for letting me know! I appreciate all of the comments.

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In the UK it’s 100% Mor-gan-ah.

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Mor-gar-nuh to me so closer to how your husband says it

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Morgana’s one of my all time favourites, and I’ve only heard it pronounced Mor-GAH-nuh. For me ‘ah’ rhymes with car or bark.

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I always saw it as Mor-GAN-ah.

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In [name_f]England[/name_f] we would say Mor-gah-na, it’s a mythical name with connotations from Arthurian [name_u]Legend[/name_u]

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