zon-vee-ev? what?!
I say it like Will-hell-mee-na too!
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I say it like both and can’t decide which I like more
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Fatima!
The first time I saw that name I was like FAD-ih-muh 
!
(I was in second grade, okay?)
most everyone pronounces it like that. I didn’t know it was a name till about two years ago, I only knew it as the city; the site of [name_u]Marian[/name_u] apparitions
My Turkish-speaking brain says it’s fut-muh (u pronounced as in sun) But that’s [name_f]Fatma[/name_f]’s pronunciation.
I just recorded almost the entire list! I did all of them except the Irish names because I had no idea how to pronounce them.
https://soundcloud.com/user-725948783/w8src-ejpuddlejumpers-name-pronunciation-challenge
Here are all the names that I pronounced:
Aidan
Alana
Alice
Amadeus
Amber
Amelie
Amy
Anastasia
Anna
Anne
Annis
Arianna
Astraea
Aurelia
Aurelie
Ava
Aveline
Avery
Bathsheba
Bethan
Bethany
Calluna
Calvin
Cara
Carey
Caroline
Cassia
Cassian
Cassio
Cassius
Catherine
Cerys
Chantal
Charis
Cheyenne
Claire
Clementine
Corin
Cosette
Eloise
Elliott
Emmeline
Emmett
Endellion
Everett
Fabian
Fatima
Flion
Gabriella
Genevieve
Grainne
Hadley
Hailey
Hannah
Harriet
Harry
Heather
Henry
Herbert
Ianthe
Imogen
Isobel
Jago
Katelyn
Kayla
Keziah
Kieran
Kirsten
Lucia
Lunet
Lyons
Lyra
Madeleine
Maisie
Margot
Marguerite
Ottilie
Philippa
Raiden
Raquel
Rhian
Riordan
Rosaline
Salome
Samantha
Savannah
Stephanie
Tabitha
Taliesin
Tanya
Tara
Tatra
Taylor
Thalatte
Thaleia
Victoria
Vivienne
Xanthe
Xavi
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so cool to hear your voice!!
Your pronouncings of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f], [name_u]Rhian[/name_u], [name_f]Thaleia[/name_f], and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] are quite interesting while diffrent to mine.
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I will do all of them including [name_f]Ffion[/name_f], [name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f], and [name_f]Aoife[/name_f].
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Thank you! I can’t wait to hear yours!
Actually, all of those names except [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] were new to me. I don’t know anyone with those names, but I’ve heard them pronounced before. I was kind of thinking REE-an for [name_u]Rhian[/name_u], but I thought ree-ANNE made a little more sense to me.
I also forgot to mention that I added [name_f]Ava[/name_f] to the list!
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of course!
It’s really cool to hear your voice too! I found it interesting that you pronounce [name_f]Cara[/name_f] and [name_f]Tara[/name_f] differently. I also liked your pronunciation of [name_m]Jago[/name_m], [name_f]Keziah[/name_f], and Thalatte. I’m also relieved that you pronounced [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u] like I do. I didn’t know how to pronounce those four names.
And I didn’t know that we can directly attach audio files! I’ll do that from now on (if I can figure out how).
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I pronounce them same with @anon68906791.
I won’t post mine btw.
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Interesting how you pronounce [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] differently! I love your voice, too!
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@anon68906791 your pronunciations are so cool! I especially love [name_f]Therese[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], [name_m]Xavi[/name_m], [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], isobel, [name_f]Jeanine[/name_f], and [name_f]Keziah[/name_f]. Lorainne is very different from mine and I love it!
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So neat to hear your pronunciations of these! There are several I pronounce a little differently, so I find that interesting.
So you pronounce [name_u]Azariah[/name_u] different for a boy and a girl? [name_m]How[/name_m] would you phonetically spell it for a boy?
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For reference: I live in an Anglophone part of [name_f]Canada[/name_f], speak [name_u]French[/name_u], and am of immediate Irish descent.
this is the list of names i pronounced:
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanine[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
Wilhelmena
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
[name_f]Cherith[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabli[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]
[name_u]Azariah[/name_u]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Chantal[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_u]Rhian[/name_u]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Raiden[/name_u]
[name_m]Riordan[/name_m]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_m]Jago[/name_m]
[name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_m]Lyons[/name_m]
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
[name_f]Calluna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Grainne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethan[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Fatima[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
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Azariah for a boy and [name_f]Azaria[/name_f]/Azariah for a girl
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