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Cèsar? Caesar? Cesare?

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furandchandeliers · 23/06/2018 15:58

Any opinions? And which way should it be spelled? Smile

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MariaMadita · 28/06/2018 10:50

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ubJbO89OfMg

That's a very clear example imo
Anyhow, what a gorgeous dog!!

So adorable!!!

Julius and Cesare / César are both great names imo. For a dog or a boy, tbh ..

MariaMadita · 28/06/2018 10:47

No it’s “say-zah-ray” with stress on middle syllable

No. The c before an e become a ch/tsh.

Tshe ..-suh - reh. (Reh a bit like egg. Or air. Or anything...)

FaFoutis · 28/06/2018 10:16

He's lovely.

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furandchandeliers · 28/06/2018 10:14

Here he is Smile

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Somersetter · 27/06/2018 23:18
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Cosmoa · 26/06/2018 08:50

Haha brilliant! Enjoy your puppy Grin

FaFoutis · 26/06/2018 08:06

I went to see Zulu Shakespeare once (don't do it, it went on forever) I liked the way they pronounced it - say-ZAR!
Good dog name.

NeepNeepNeep · 26/06/2018 08:00
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furandchandeliers · 26/06/2018 07:01

It's ok we got a German shepherd puppy yesterday and we used it for him insteadGrin

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Cosmoa · 25/06/2018 23:03

The é makes an ay sound. So if you see then pronunciation see-zer don't spell is César as that would be 'say-zer'.

You need to be sure how letters are pronounced before using them!

Somersetter · 23/06/2018 23:36

It would be odd to use a spelling with an accent for no apparent reason. But if you do, definitely get the accent the right way round Wink

pinkbobbles · 23/06/2018 23:32

Imperial Caesar, dead and turned to clay ...

Helloflamingogo · 23/06/2018 23:30

Watch Borgia.

Sashkin · 23/06/2018 23:20

I would mentally add “...Mr Dog” to it every time I said it.

If that kind of thing would bother you, don’t use it. The Caesar/Mr Dog association is pretty strong.

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furandchandeliers · 23/06/2018 23:01

Silly billy

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NeepNeepNeep · 23/06/2018 22:52

Yes I think the dog food came before the Roman Empire.

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furandchandeliers · 23/06/2018 22:38

So you think the name is after the dog food? I always assumed the name was first then the dog food ConfusedGrin someone's been brainwashed by adverts!

I know how to pronounce the name I was asking how to pronounce the different ways it was spelled as google wasn't bringing up much help.

I have maltese/Irish background and Maltese surname so it wouldn't sound out of place.

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grasspigeons · 23/06/2018 21:57

I know one pronounced

se zhar ay

not sure where he is from - he has a European accent

I quite like the name but I would got with cesar the cat food.

Oriunda · 23/06/2018 21:52

Cesare is pronounced Chez-ah-ray in Italian. Not an uncommon name in Italy but will be mispronounced in UK and makes no sense unless you are Italian. Which I’m guessing you’re not.

Novia · 23/06/2018 20:25

My Spanish nephew is César (pronounced thes-ar). It's fairly commonplace here. I think it's a nice name, but maybe a bit weird if you don't have a Spanish connection?

LiteraryDevil1 · 23/06/2018 20:16

Well, they aren't named after dog food that's for sure! And I knew how to spell and pronounce them all.

You can swear, but MN draw the line on name-calling.

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furandchandeliers · 23/06/2018 20:11

I didn't realise we weren't allowed to swear what a joke ShockGrin

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furandchandeliers · 23/06/2018 20:07

There is no kid. It's hypothetical he hasn't been born yet.

I wonder what your kids names are GrinGrinGrin

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LiteraryDevil1 · 23/06/2018 19:54

Proper laughing at this one GrinPoor kid.

Paranoixia · 23/06/2018 18:39

Just don't do it. It's an appalling name.

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