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Javier - pronunciation issues.

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 21:25

I love the name Javier especially the nickname of javi, but a little concerned about other people's pronunciation issues, should I go ahead anyway and just keep referring loudly to Javier bardem to anyone who has issues 😀

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rollonthesummer · 20/12/2016 21:01

I have taught boys called Javier-pronounced Hav-i-air but also an Indian boy called Javi pronounced as it looks with the j, so if I saw the nickname written, I wouldn't think it has anything to do with the name Javier.

Raines100 · 20/12/2016 20:56

Nooo! Dont call him Havi!
To clarify, I would pronounce both Javier and Javi correctly once I'd heard you say them. There would be no need to say, 'This is Javier, known as Javi,' because I would have heard you say 'Havi'. I just meant that if I saw Javi written down before I'd heard it, I would say Jav-ee. Soon corrected.

Yesitsmeagain · 20/12/2016 19:10

I think writing 'havi' will make you look a bit dim OP.

Javier is a legitimate name and Javi is a legitimate shortening. So just use it. Others will catch on.

Yesitsmeagain · 20/12/2016 19:08

Slightly off-course, but for the pp questioning whether it was French or Spanish, surely the French is Xavier?

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fooolofbeans · 20/12/2016 19:05

So perhaps officially documentation as Javier but nickname spoken and written as havi to help avoid confusion

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lastqueenofscotland · 20/12/2016 10:36

I know a javier from southern CA who is "hav-ee-air"

stillwantrachelshair · 20/12/2016 07:15

Only Spanish people would ever pronounce it completely correctly. I speak Spanish quite well but just cannot do to "J" sound properly.
On seeing Javier, I would immediately know to say it the Spanish way; despite (now I think about it) two Spanish friends calling their DS's "Javi", I think that, on seeing that written down in England, I'd think it was an Indian name and pronounce it Ja-vee.

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fooolofbeans · 20/12/2016 06:57

😂😂😂😂😂 smitff

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babymouse · 20/12/2016 04:28

Only Spanish speakers will pronounce it correctly, but if that doesn't bother you go ahead.

Smitff · 20/12/2016 03:56

I think the autocorrect issue would kill it for me personally 😄😂

pieceofpurplesky · 20/12/2016 00:09

Javier / Javi

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 23:10

HAVI Jesus Christ auto correct

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 23:09

Isn't javalito just a way of saying little Javier, rather than a nickname for throughout life?

I think I'm settled on Javier/javi I can't find anything g else I like nearly as much, although I could have a girl, she could be the Hebrew name having 😀

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danTDM · 19/12/2016 23:02

If he ever comes to Spain it is probably the most common name ever. Every second boy is a Javi.

DixieWishbone · 19/12/2016 23:00

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:59

How do your students who go by hav EE spell their names *purple'?

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:56

Pallisers and rain, yeah i get where your coming from, will give it some thought and maybe introductions such as 'this is Javier, he goes by javi' feel like I'm totally overthinking this now!!!🤔

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pieceofpurplesky · 19/12/2016 22:56

My Spanish friends son is hav-EE-ey nn hav-ee
They are a Spanish family, live in Spain.

I teach a hav-EE-at too
No hav-EE-air's here at all

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:52

And again ffs autocorrect I am not calling my child having it is javi

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:51

Grr 22.46 post: having - having/ hav ee

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Pallisers · 19/12/2016 22:49

*Would say hav-ee-ay. Is that wrong?

I'd probably pronounce Javi as jav-ee, though. I wouldn't connect it with Javier at first glance.*

me too. I would pronounce Javier the way you expect OP but if I saw the name Javi I might say Javee rather than Ha vee. Still I'd get it right the second time.

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:47

Yay! Thanks fenella!

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:46

Yeah i get what your saying smitff, legally he'd be Javier, but day to day at home and school etc it will be having, which I adore ❤️

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GinIsIn · 19/12/2016 22:44

Hav-ee-air to me. But I do speak Spanish. It's a great name!

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fooolofbeans · 19/12/2016 22:43

I think the correct pronunciation is have ee air, but hav ee ay is fine.
Wow that was difficult with auto correct!!
And yes we'd say hav ee as a NN.
No Spanish here but I think it's a beautiful name and my son will undoubtedly be beautiful so reckon he can style it out 😀😀

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