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Scheherazade

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 12:55

How should this name be pronounced?

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LaurieFairyCake · 16/02/2014 12:58

She he ri zad

But it's not a great name to actually call someone if you don't know how to pronounce it.

Have you considered 'Bob' Grin

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 13:02

How are you sure of the pronunciation?

Bob lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.......

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LaurieFairyCake · 16/02/2014 13:04

It's ssshe heeeee to rime with hair

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LaurieFairyCake · 16/02/2014 13:05

I'm very sure of the pronunciation Smile

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Greythorne · 16/02/2014 13:05

Shuh Heh Ruh Zahde

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Dovahkiin · 16/02/2014 13:05

We have one in the family. They pronounce it she-her-rer-zard.

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bigkidsdidit · 16/02/2014 13:07

I say it like Greythorne - shuh heh ru zah dee

Well, in my head. Don't think I've ever said it aloud!

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Innogen · 16/02/2014 13:22

I think I'd probably pronounce this to rhyme with Lucozade.

I have never come across this name before. Is it male or female?

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 13:31

Female. Legendary Persian Queen and a character and storyteller in "One Thousand and One Nights" complied in Arabic.

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 13:32

Sorry for typo: compiled.

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ImperialBlether · 16/02/2014 13:36

OK I'll bite. Please, OP, please don't give your daughter a name you can't pronounce. There's a reason why some names aren't popular.

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HyvaPaiva · 16/02/2014 13:36

If you click here you'll hear it pronounced.

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 13:40

I'm not giving it to my daughter, never said I was.

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RalphRecklessCardew · 16/02/2014 13:43

Love the name, but it's spelt Sheherazade.

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coffeeinbed · 16/02/2014 13:46

It's perfect name.
For a cat.
Grin

I do like it actually.

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MuttonCadet · 16/02/2014 13:52

I really like it, and I'd agree with fairycake on the pronuncation.

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StolenShortcake · 16/02/2014 13:55

I presume that the OP has met someone with a baby/child called this, rather than actually considering it for themselves!

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Clawdy · 16/02/2014 14:06

She will probably get "Sherry" for short....

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squoosh · 16/02/2014 15:01

I bet 90% of people would get the pronunciation wrong.

Reminds me of Zac Goldmsith's ex wife.

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 15:04

And her given name was Sharon.

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TaraLott · 16/02/2014 15:06

Affected.

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HoneyandRum · 16/02/2014 15:10

And apparently I can't spell it either!

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NinjaCow · 16/02/2014 15:56

I don't know the pronunciation, but my cousin emailed me that she'd named her pet rat this!

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akachan · 16/02/2014 16:00

Like in this song -

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXf6fZPW2gU

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nicename · 16/02/2014 16:01

She heh reh zaad.

Please don't.

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