Pronouncing baby's name wrong

why did no-one tell them?!

because according to most posters on this thread parents can choose how to pronounce names. So Caomi it is.

My nephews girlfriend is called Caoimhe, her (non Irish) parents pronounced it to rhyme with Naomi.

why did no-one tell them?!

My nephews girlfriend is called Caoimhe, her (non Irish) parents pronounced it to rhyme with Naomi. She was really embarrassed when she found out she'd been saying her name wrong her whole life.

OP I'd have to say something, and Ive been on the baby name boards long enough to think that if the name in question was from a minority culture, you'd get a lot more people agreeing with you

My sons middle name is Cecil - pronounced Sissel ..... my point, surely they can pronounce it how they want to. Its their childs name after all

Are you for real?

Keep your mouth shut!!!!!!

It's their baby, not yours. They can spell it duckybuff and pronounce it foofoo if they want to.

You need to keep your nose out and pronounce it however they want you to.

simiisme

OMG I hope you told them where to go. You know your own bloody name

Ultimately people can pronounce names exactly how they like. Although I do agree that they shouldn't use the diaeresis if they're going to ignore it.
My name is a name that is thought of as French, but I pronounce it the English way. However, it has no accents that would misdirect the pronunciation. I once had an argument with an arrogant tosser who told me that I was mispronouncing my own name.

Everybody gets names wrong from time to time. Due to different pronouciations and spellings for example a lot of people say Ralph Lauren as if it’s french. But it’s not it’s like the girls name Lauren but people confuse with Sofia Lauren. I only learned this when working with the brand and learned his real name and the reason why he changed it

Buzzkillington

Like Laura but ie on the end. It’s quite popular in America and there’s also another one in her class. I do know that if it’s a boy they say lorry and in some cases girls aswell

I’d leave it. We have tons of kids whose names are spelt so badly you wonder if the Mum was still high on pethidine. She’ll only have to correct people once. I’m also a French teacher so whilst you’re right I’d just leave them to it!

My mum has a friend Laurie - pronounced Lorry.

How else is it pronounced?

SarahVanstone13

I agree we named our youngest girl Laurie and although she gets called lorry and it annoys us a little. As parents we named her that because it is an anagram of her grandmothers name Auriel

I don’t think it’s worth correcting...

The parents chose a name they like and spelt it as they wish!

my name is Sarah and I always get different types of pronunciations and spellings as you like...

In the end I know what my parents named me and choose for me doesn’t really matter any other way....

Oh God - I just read the NM thread linked to. I feel full of despair that so many numpties are breeding.

Lozz22 because a lot of French words (but not that one) have a silent S on the end, so if you knew a smattering of French but didn't know what the accent on the I meant, you could end up assuming the S was silent, like in Jacques or Georges.

I’ve always thought it was pronounced Ann-eye-eece! It has an S on the end of it so how it could be pronounced Annay is beyond me!!

People make up names, make up new spellings of old names, or make up new pronunciations of classic names all the time.

I clicked on the link upthread to a similar thread on 'Netmums' (), and came across this very sensible comment from a poster on there! There's no point in saying anything, op. It's not going to make them change the name or the spelling, and might affect your friendship with the family.

My daughter was at school with a girl called Chryseis pronounced Sherice

Well, since I think she did appear in that (bloody awful) Troy movie, you could have said: Sorry, but doesn't Chryseis rhyme with Briseis? ( I AM making the great big assumption that Briseis is pronounced correctly in the film?)

Still can't quite see how they got Sherice out of that!

Not a great name either way, since both apparently just mean daughter of X, and were both spoils of war being argued over by the trojans. So, no names of their own and just currency in effect. Yep, great choice of female names!

This reminds me of hte mentos thing...
I always said "men-toss", whereas everyone English I know says "men-toes" (I got the pronunciation from my Dutch family)
BUT the new advert says it like I do :)
Finally vindicated!

I wouldn't say anything to the parents, but I agree that their pronunciation is illogical and (to my ears) "wrong". I can't ever remember the perfume being advertised as anything other than an-eye-eece, although I have heard English people say it that way occasionally.

There is a Scottish/French name Annice

I really like that name - we bought our house from someone who had it as a middle name, and it stuck in my mind as looking and sounding very attractive.

Incidentally I used to wear that perfume when I was in early teens, and every time I said 'Annay annay' I felt embarrassed and knew I must be saying it wrong because that did not sound right looking at the word. Luckily I got to know someone with the name so I discovered the way to say it.

Both of my daughters get their names said wrong. I assumed they were quite easy names to say. But my older one has a French name and she gets called everything but her own name. I thought people would have heard the name before with Renee zellweger being so popular in bridgit Jones

I think it is ok to choose a name with the intention of having an idiosyncratic/incorrect pronunciation, which Annay is . I wouldn't but I think people should be free to. I think it is important to do it knowingly though, because otherwise you can't factor in whether you like your version enough to justify a lifetime of correcting people, or would rather choose a different name. Maybe the child will get used to going by both versions.

I don't think I would say anything now if the name is a done deal. Not worth it. However I think I would have said to the grandmother, oh well actually that is the correct pronunciation but your version is nice too...

Pronouncing a foreign name correctly is not pedantry, but despite the overwhelming urge to make a point of using the correct pronunciation (and I understand this one perfect!) it will only offend the parents and, as has been mentioned, it is their right to pronounce it however they choose. You could always, if feeling particularly wilful, call her Annie....

Forgiveness I don't know myself how Deirdre should be pronounced so in this particular case I would not. I would and have voiced my opinion about Anais though.