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Names on here that you say 'wrong'

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00100001 · 16/06/2015 16:43

So, it turns out that Calliope is pronounced kah-ly-ah-pee - I just assumed is was "cally-ope" and was thinking, what an odd name to give someone

Any others?

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SaulGood · 18/06/2015 17:14

Maggie, if Calliope was cal-ee-OH-pee then Penelope would be Pen-ee-LOH-pee and Persephone would be per-see-PHO-nee.

But it isn't. It's Cuh lie uh pee, just as it's puh neh luh pee and puh seph oh nee.

Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 17:11

names always sound better in American accents

sugartees · 18/06/2015 17:07

My 1 wk old DS is called Eli which we pronounce "Ee-lie" (which I think is right!) but I've just had a card from an old friend which is pink and says "Baby Girl" on the front so she must have been thinking "Ellie". It's made my day tbh

MaggieJoyBlunt · 18/06/2015 16:59

Oh Americans

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00100001 · 18/06/2015 16:58

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Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 16:54

greys anatomy characters

arizona robbins and callie torres.

they pronounce it call-lie-oh-pee

MaggieJoyBlunt · 18/06/2015 16:39

Who?

Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 16:30

arizona

Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 16:30

Well that's how Dr torres and arising pronounced it

MaggieJoyBlunt · 18/06/2015 16:20

Giles

no its cal-lie-oh-pee

I'm not going to fuss to much about where the stress goes, but lie not lee? (!)

InanimateCarbonRod · 18/06/2015 16:17

fags-keys

FernGullysWoollyPully · 18/06/2015 16:17

Anais is French and pronounced ann-eye-ee.

quesadillas · 18/06/2015 16:15

And Mari? Is it M-are-ee? Or Marry? Or like Marie?

Isn't Mairead like Marayd?

Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 16:09

maggie

no its cal-lie-oh-pee

Sophronia · 18/06/2015 16:09

Calliope is ka-LY-oh-pee, like Hermione is her-MY-oh-nee

MaggieJoyBlunt · 18/06/2015 15:58

I didn't know that about Calliope! I always thought of it as call-ee-OH-pee!

It is

Penelope, Persephone, all those classical Greek names work the same way.

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00100001 · 18/06/2015 15:53

Yes, Maeve thymes with wave

Anais - Ann-ace

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OwlAtEase · 18/06/2015 15:35

Well this thread has been a revelation. I was sure Calliope was pronounced Cally-ope.

Mairead always confuses me too. And I have no idea about Anais.

quesadillas · 18/06/2015 15:10

I have trouble with Maeve and Anais. Is it Mayve to rhyme with wave? And is it Annay, Annayse or Ann-eye-ees?

TorrAlexandra · 18/06/2015 15:04

I think it's kwee-va if it's got a fáda (the little accent thing above the i) so if the name is spelt Caíomhe then it's kwee-va, without it (Caiomhe) there's no w sound.

Don't think it's traditionally pronounced kee-vee though...

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00100001 · 18/06/2015 15:02

Mayv

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Gileswithachainsaw · 18/06/2015 14:58

Oh yes and how is maeve pronounced

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00100001 · 18/06/2015 14:38

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SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 18/06/2015 14:37

Is Caiomhe pronounced Kee-va?

I know of a little one (about 6 months old), pronounced Kee-vee - so had assumed that was right .

SaulGood · 18/06/2015 14:35

The Caoimhe I know is kwee-va. I think they're both acceptable pronunciations aren't they? I love the name. It's like Esme though, two pronunciations, both widely used.

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