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Baby girl, Aditi?

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Veggiestirfry · 16/03/2021 18:29

The d and t in this Indian name are soft. Opinions? I am aware this name won’t be pronounced perfectly or sound as nice in English as it does in an Indian accent , but we still love the name & its meaning.

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Veggiestirfry · 20/03/2021 12:33

So glad to see such a positive reaction!

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Ijustlikedthename · 20/03/2021 08:39

Lovely name!

Jaffajam · 19/03/2021 22:09

What a lovely name OP

Nohomemadecandles · 19/03/2021 21:48

I know an Aditi. She's always been AhDeeTi when she introduces herself. She's properly lovely so I may be biased but I think it's really nice.

SoWhyNot · 19/03/2021 21:44

I’d never heard of it so just looked up the meaning and can see why you are so enthusiastic. It sounds lovely as well.

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Veggiestirfry · 19/03/2021 21:40

Ah pretty much spot on! Grin @Ohyesiam

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Ohyesiam · 19/03/2021 19:08

With the A long and the d and t soft. T almost a lisp .

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Veggiestirfry · 19/03/2021 19:05

@Ohyesiam Thank you!! :) how are you pronouncing it?

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Ohyesiam · 19/03/2021 17:42

It’s a very beautiful name.

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Veggiestirfry · 19/03/2021 17:41

Thank you ladies! :)

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Doidontimmm · 18/03/2021 15:31

It sounds lovely in my Scottish accent Smile

NoMoreZigAndSharko · 18/03/2021 15:26

Lovely!

Misbeehived · 18/03/2021 15:26

Very pretty!

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Veggiestirfry · 18/03/2021 15:24

I agree! I would be very sad because there are some really lovely names out there in so many cultures, that many have to reject due to pronunciation issues :(

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ArosAdraDrosDolig · 17/03/2021 20:52

I absolutely agree with what drainrat said. We get this issue with Welsh names all the time. And with people on mumsnet sneering at spelling like Alys and Betsi as yooneek, when they are actually the Welsh spelling. It would be sad for cultural names to be eradicated and only be left with those that work in English / have anglicised spelling.

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Veggiestirfry · 17/03/2021 18:26

@drainrat Absolutely! I love the meaning of Aditi, it’s just such a beautiful name, I’ve always loved it since I was a child! Anjali, Maya, Suhani etc are on my list but they just don’t have the same feeling.

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drainrat · 17/03/2021 14:00

‘Most people stay away from this name and go for something like Anjali or Maya’

I hear you, OP. There’s a cultural value to this name that isn’t present in the alternatives above.

You don’t need to change your name choice to appease the monolingual. It won’t sound terrible (ie Harsha, Shitala) in an English accent so go for it.

ArosAdraDrosDolig · 17/03/2021 12:20

I don’t know exactly what you mean by a soft d and t, there’s only one d and t in my accent so I suspect I would mispronounce it.

Without reading your post I would have said a-dee-tee. I suspect it might sound more like add-it-tee but I’m not sure how to soften the consonants.

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Veggiestirfry · 17/03/2021 11:38

@merryhouse I totally get what you mean! As long as it also sounds nice, elegant, pretty in an English accent, we are happy! I just wanted to see if others think it sounds horrible in an English accent as A-Dee-tee (which is what most people will say I think) or even Aditty (another possibility). Most of DD’s friends/teachers will say it as either one of these and I wonder if it still sounds nice being said in that way. I know for sure it sounds beautiful in an Indian accent but I’m not so sure when I say it in an English accent. Most people stay away from this name and go for something like Anjali or Maya, Hena etc but I just wanted something different and not have to settle for a name that I don’t like as much as Aditi because of the pronunciation issues :(

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merryhouse · 17/03/2021 11:24

@merryhouse

I like the name (though unlike everyone else I assumed the stress was on the second syllable).

But I have no idea what you mean by a soft d and t. So far as I'm concerned the Italians pronounce them the same way that we do.

Having listened to some pronunciations I now know what you mean (but it's definitely not like the Italians).

Anglophones will not pronounce it the same - and would probably feel very strange if they attempted to. There's a fine line between "Not Making Any Effort" and "Imitating Someone Else's Accent"...

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Veggiestirfry · 17/03/2021 11:19

I guess in an English accent it will sound more like A-Di-Tee, the di part is shorter than the tee part.. so the name is longer on the end sound if that makes sense! Sorry it’s so hard to explain in text!!

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Frequentflier · 17/03/2021 10:57

I love the name but it will be mangled. The d and the t will be mispronounced by non-Indians.

Number3BigCupOfTea · 17/03/2021 10:46

I like it if it's pronounced adeetee
If it's aditty, no.

merryhouse · 17/03/2021 10:44

I like the name (though unlike everyone else I assumed the stress was on the second syllable).

But I have no idea what you mean by a soft d and t. So far as I'm concerned the Italians pronounce them the same way that we do.

Twizbe · 17/03/2021 10:12

I know an Aditi. She's lovely so I'd say it's a beautiful name and go for it.

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