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Help me come up with a nickname for a difficult-to-pronounce Scandinavian name

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hejdu · 20/09/2021 15:24

My daughter's name is Mette which is pronounced Meh-deh.

We relocated to the United Kingdom a while ago and have yet to meet anyone who's been able to pronounce her name correctly, hence the need for a nickname.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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toastofthetown · 20/09/2021 16:23

Not perfect but maybe May or Mimi? How old is she as there be a nickname that she can choose?

Is that that people aren’t reading her name correctly, or that they physically can’t get their mouth around the sound of name? I’ve just been on Forvo and listened to a few different pronunciations and it doesn’t seem like there’s anything that’s difficult to pronounce. So it just seems like people are being lazy and not even trying.

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