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Siriol yes or no

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Frankiefarr · 01/05/2021 19:36

Siriol Ela
Manon Ela
Tesni Ela

Or something else?

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CaffiSaliMali · 03/05/2021 12:33

@M0rT - Tesni is indeed Tess-ni. It means the warmth from the sun.

CalonGaled · 02/05/2021 18:43

Siriol Ela doesn't sound great but it might be ok with the surname.
I'd use a different middle name because the two Ls are too close.

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Frankiefarr · 02/05/2021 18:33

@CalonGaled thank you means a lot and appreciate your words

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MitheringSunday · 02/05/2021 18:32

As someone with dual-culture children who picked what we thought of as (and actually are) very international names but has been astonished (and at times a little annoyed) again and again by the variations in pronunciation that can happen, I'd be inclined to go as 'international'/intercultural as possible and go with Manon.

CalonGaled · 02/05/2021 18:27

Use it FrankieFarr, it's not particularly unusual, and it's a nice change from the usual names that appear on these threads, which are usually middle-aged, done to death or voguish and dreadful.

There's an actress and an artist with the name. I know 2, different age groups. I only know one Tesni and I wouldn't use it because of the 'school bus' nickname she had. I know several Manons, so it just seems ordinary.

If you are in an area like the one I live, there will be all sorts of names so nobody should struggle with it.

AwkwardSquad · 02/05/2021 18:15

Siriol is new to me but I think it’s lovely and Siri is v pretty for short. Full disclosure, I had a friend called Siri when I was at school and she was fab so I’m positively disposed towards it

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Frankiefarr · 02/05/2021 18:11

Thanks everyone. I do still like Siriol and it has warm family connections but agree it’s hard. I have a name that people pronounce the ending as ‘een when is should be ‘ine and it used to drive me insane

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Seldon · 02/05/2021 18:10

Serial killer?

Are these Welsh names? In England, and they’re not names I’d understand

M0rT · 02/05/2021 17:10

Siriol seems easy enough for an English speaker to pronounce so?
Once told how.

KirstenBlest · 02/05/2021 16:35

@M0rT,
Sir is like Sirr in Sirrus
iol is yoll, rhymes with moll.

M0rT · 02/05/2021 16:03

Is Tesni pronounced Tess-ni? If so I really like it.
I am Irish and haven't heard any of these names before.
How is Siriol pronounced?
If you live in Wales go for your favourite but if outside of Wales if one of them will be constantly mispronounced don't pick it.
My cousin in London is called Catríona, (Cat-ree-o-na said quickly) shortened to Tríona.
She pronounces her own name like Traynor, makes her Irish relatives wince a bit.
I think her Irish DM found it hard in the early days but she's an adult now so well used to it.
She would have been better off with a name she was able to pronounce correctly in her own accent.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 02/05/2021 15:58

Tesni is very pretty (and has a nice nn option in Tess if she wants it when older). Manon is nice enough (although I've heard it more in France than Wales). Not keen on Siriol personally - to an non Welsh speaker, it looks/sounds too much like a product name to me.

CaffiSaliMali · 02/05/2021 15:55

Tesni will get Tez-ni initially but Tess-ni is easy to learn.

I went to school with someone who had a name which was spelled like a particular name but pronounced like another. Think Sofia pronounced Sophie. Initially new teachers would call her 'Sofia' when they took the register the first time but they soon learned it was pronounced 'Sophie'. All the children managed it with no bother.

Tesni is easy enough for people to learn, I think. I'd say it was easier than my own name which most people get wrong initially but then learn once told.

A name like Alys, Mari, Elin, Mali, Sali, Lili, Nansi or Betsi is theoretically a bit more obvious if you wanted something people who aren't Welsh would be likely to get right first time.

ThatIsMyPotato · 02/05/2021 14:59

Tesni

omgthepain · 02/05/2021 13:43

No
They are sound like medication names!

KirstenBlest · 02/05/2021 13:21

Tesni will be said with a soft s like Disney or Lesley.
Manon will be Mannun

Siriol will probably get Siri Ol.

Don't get the love for Manon - I know a few of them so it seems quite ordinary. Mari is nice but Celyn will be Sellin, and it's a bit masculine

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Frankiefarr · 02/05/2021 12:00

Sorry predictive text that was meant to say soft ‘s’

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Frankiefarr · 02/05/2021 11:59

The only thing that makes me hesitant with Tesni is I think it may get said with a more soft a and it reminds me of Disney

Eira we looked at but thought it might get said like I-ra

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partyatthepalace · 02/05/2021 11:05

Love Manon

Really don’t like the other two.

Ffion is also lovely

JemimaJoy · 02/05/2021 07:39

No to Siriol. Manon is nice.

ShoppingPrecinctPrincess · 01/05/2021 23:55

I've never encountered it before. It sounds like a brand name, for kitchen appliances or something.

Thedogscollar · 01/05/2021 23:45

Something else.

user1493494961 · 01/05/2021 22:05

I would choose Tesni, if you are in England Siriol will be pronounced cereal.

CaffiSaliMali · 01/05/2021 21:50

Tesni Ela for me. Tesni has such a beautiful meaning and she has the option of Tess and Tessa as nicknames if she wants.

Siriol risks being called cereal.

The other four girls names on my list with Tesni were Alys, Eira, Mari and Morwenna.

LovelyBranches · 01/05/2021 21:37

Siriol is my least favourite name on your list. I once worked in an office and a new mum brought her beautiful newborn into the office. Baby was called Siriol and everyone joked after they left that the baby was called cereal.

How about Teleri, Celyn or Mari?