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How to spell..

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RoamSeeker · 20/01/2023 07:37

Hi,
The name I want to call my daughter would be pronounced Rome-E…how do you think I should spell it to try to minimise it being pronounced wrong
Romee or Romie (other suggestions welcome)
thanks

p.s my username is not related, the name of the pram I got her is Roam 😂

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Pinkdafodils · 21/01/2023 10:58

This sounds like Roamy though so doesn’t make your point ?

As ZoyaTheDestroyer pointed out, the pronunciation of Romy (Schneider) does not include any 'oa' sound. It is simply a longer 'o' sound. If you listen carefully you'll hear the difference.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 21/01/2023 08:56

RoamSeeker · 21/01/2023 08:38

This sounds like Roamy though so doesn’t make your point ?
I watched something else yesterday about her that definitely said Roam-y too

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The ‘o’ is very very slightly shorter but it’s really hard to hear. It’s because Romy is short for Rosemary (or Rosemarie in Schneider’s case) and so the ‘o’ sound will be the same as in ‘rose’ in either language. I don’t speak German but in French it is a slightly shorter sound.

In English, because ‘rose’ has the same /əʊ/ sound as ‘nose’, Romy also has this same sound. See also Roman.

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RoamSeeker · 21/01/2023 08:41

DillDanding · 20/01/2023 20:04

It’s Romy. Don’t tit about with spellings and make it annoying for her for her whole life.

No I won’t, I genuinely didn’t know how best to spell it. In my head I’ve always thought of it like Rome - e so that’s why Romy was so hard for me to get my head around, I guess I’m just not very clever, but I get it now.

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RoamSeeker · 21/01/2023 08:38

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 20:04

Romy Schneider:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De-atRomyy_Schneider.ogg

This sounds like Roamy though so doesn’t make your point ?
I watched something else yesterday about her that definitely said Roam-y too

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RoamSeeker · 21/01/2023 07:36

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/01/2023 19:30

No it isn’t!

The standard pronunciation is Row-mee and has been for years. Same as Roma is Row-muh and Roman is Row-man

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This makes sense to me now!!

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RoamSeeker · 21/01/2023 07:36

ScruffMuffin · 20/01/2023 22:06

It's Romy. Please don't spell it with -ee on the end. Most names spelt with -ee instead of their usual -y look daft. I'm a teacher and have come across Haylee, Bethanee and Cassidee. Romee is on a par with Jennee, Emilee etc..

I did originally feel like Romee looks a little try hard trendy 😂

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ScruffMuffin · 20/01/2023 22:06

It's Romy. Please don't spell it with -ee on the end. Most names spelt with -ee instead of their usual -y look daft. I'm a teacher and have come across Haylee, Bethanee and Cassidee. Romee is on a par with Jennee, Emilee etc..

CharitySchmarity · 20/01/2023 21:58

Romy. I've only ever heard that pronounced with the long O in the UK. I think Romie would get you the pronunciation you want too, but when it's the other way round - people having heard it and guessing at the spelling - I think you would find a lot of people assumed it was Romy.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 20/01/2023 21:53

Ah, @Pinkdafodils I've just seen your link. The German sounds kind of in between the two. But I contend that the English and US pronunciation is Roam-y even if she pronounced it more as Rom-y.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 20/01/2023 21:48

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 20:03

Nooooo she definitely 100% pronounced her name Rom-y Schneider!

Definitely not Roamy!!!

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I've only ever known her name to be pronounced Roam-y. She's the only person I knew of with the name until recently, so I must've heard her name mispronounced on TV and in interviews. Apologies.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 20/01/2023 20:14

PP are absolutely correct: Romy is pronounced to rhyme with ‘show me’ in the UK. I suspect this comes from the fact that it was traditionally a diminutive of Rosemary.

DillDanding · 20/01/2023 20:04

It’s Romy. Don’t tit about with spellings and make it annoying for her for her whole life.

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 20:04

Romy Schneider:

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De-atRomyy_Schneider.ogg

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 20:03

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 20/01/2023 19:42

There was an actress called Romy Schneider. Pronounced Roam-y. So yes. Romy.

Nooooo she definitely 100% pronounced her name Rom-y Schneider!

Definitely not Roamy!!!

MelchiorsMistress · 20/01/2023 19:52

RoamSeeker · 20/01/2023 09:59

I don’t understand how Romy doesn’t seem like Rom-y but Romee does 🤯

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Technically it does work, but it equally it could be pronounced with a long o sound with that spelling. It looks like a made up name that people won’t automatically recognise so if you spell it Romee, it will be read and pronounced in the way you’re trying to avoid.

If you go for Rommy, people will automatically read it along the same lines as Tommy or Jonny and think of it with a short o sound. And it looks better.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 20/01/2023 19:42

There was an actress called Romy Schneider. Pronounced Roam-y. So yes. Romy.

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/01/2023 19:32

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 15:49

econOMY is pronounced economy and not econoamy

So Romy should be Romy and not Roamy

Should pony be pronounced ponny?

English doesn’t work like that.

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/01/2023 19:30

Pinkdafodils · 20/01/2023 07:43

Romy is definitiv Rom-y ans not Roam-y

No it isn’t!

The standard pronunciation is Row-mee and has been for years. Same as Roma is Row-muh and Roman is Row-man

Happygone · 20/01/2023 19:10

I would say Romee as Rom eeeeee

WhatDoYouWantNow · 20/01/2023 17:03

Boris Johnson's little girl is named Romy

ShowOfHands · 20/01/2023 17:03

(not saying that's definitive btw, just acknowledging that's how I hear it used on an almost daily basis. In fact, I had a colleague Romy who was roam ee as well so it's my experience that the "oa" sound is prevalent)

ShowOfHands · 20/01/2023 17:01

Romy is definitely "roam ee" ime. I teach two of them.

Much like pony isn't pronounced pon-y.

Airymanning · 20/01/2023 16:47

Romy, as in Romy and Michelle's high school reunion!