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Would you please tell me how you would pronounce this name?

118 replies

PrometheusB · 13/09/2020 16:29

We are expecting a baby boy next month. DP is very keen to call him Ares (should add, DP is Greek, pronouncing it over in Greece wouldn't be a problem at all).

My only concern is that we live in England, and I have a feeling he'll spend the rest if his life correcting people. Would anyone mind telling me if they read Ares, how they would pronounce it?

We do have a couple of very pronoucable back ups if required 😁

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sakura06 · 13/09/2020 16:41

Also like Aries the star sign.

eddiemairswife · 13/09/2020 16:38

Greek God of War, according to Wikipedia, 'The personification of sheer brutality'.

TheRosariojewels · 13/09/2020 16:37

I would pronounce it like Aries the star sign.

alfreds · 13/09/2020 16:35

Air ez. I wouldn't be confident that I was pronouncing it correctly though.

TeddyBeans · 13/09/2020 16:34

Like Aries initially but I'd probably (and probably incorrectly) correct myself to Ah-rez

doadeer · 13/09/2020 16:34

Same way you say the God. Air-reez. Though some people say it more air-es

TitianaTitsling · 13/09/2020 16:34

Ah-rez

Soubriquet · 13/09/2020 16:33

Air-ris

Minnie747 · 13/09/2020 16:33

Ah-res

dementedpixie · 13/09/2020 16:33

I fear that people would mix the letters to get Arse.

PrimeraVez · 13/09/2020 16:33

A-res

I think it’s a great name (or at least it is the way I’m saying it in my head!)

LadyCatStark · 13/09/2020 16:32

Oh god and now it’s put in an apostrophe 🙈

CodenameVillanelle · 13/09/2020 16:32

This is not going to work in the UK. I'd pronounce it Ah-ress but it could easily be airs or airies or arris.

WorraLiberty · 13/09/2020 16:32

I'd pronounce it Ar-ez

But if I read it quickly, I see 'Arse' so I'd be a bit concerned about teasing.

LadyCatStark · 13/09/2020 16:31

A-Res you wouldn’t believe how many time’s my phone insisted on autocorrecting 🙈

ToadCandle · 13/09/2020 16:31

Aires?

ANoTail · 13/09/2020 16:31

Air- ees

LadyCatStark · 13/09/2020 16:31

A-red? Aires? Bout sure really TBH!

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