Listening to podcast recently, I came across the name Thales (thay-leez). [name_f]Do[/name_f] you love it or hate it? It’s an ancient name, does it work today?
All I know of Thales is he was the “water guy” - I think he thought the world was composed entirely of water or something.
It’s not bad, but a bit soft for my tastes. The “ee” vowel sound is feminine in my mind, and Thales relies heavily on it, like its female sound-alike, [name_f]Thais[/name_f].
I don’t like, sorry.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like the sound of it at all, and I think it would definitely get pronounced wrong all the time anyway.
It’s okay but I agree it would run into pronunciation issues. It kind of sounds more like a last name to me.
I don’t like, but I also don’t dislike it. It does remind me of the train connection between [name_m]Amsterdam[/name_m], Brussels and [name_u]Paris[/name_u]: the Thalys
I don’t like it, but it’s not a bad name. I think the pronounciation is a bit awkward.
I would prefer it as a surname. Agree with the pronounciation issue
love it, just have to find a way to make more phonetic.
Thayleiz - this would be my preference but still not mispronunciation proof
Thaileis - might still be pronounced Thai-leaf/lease
Much [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_u]Sky[/name_u]
Thales is definitely unique…it’s not a favorite, but not a hate it either. 
I could see it being pronounced tall-es as well.
Honestly, it kinda sounds like a supervillain name from comic books to me, but maybe that’s just because I just saw Avengers with [name_m]Thanos[/name_m] lol
It sounds like a brand of hippie all-natural hand cream or beauty product to me, sorry. I’m not sure it’s usable as a name. I didn’t have trouble with the pronunciation though.