To tell my friend she is pronouncing her (future) DD's name wrong?

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More of a what would you do but friend is due next month and she has the name picked out.

It's a nice name but here's the thing, it's not a common name and the way she is pronouncing it is wrong.

Would you tell her?

(It's kind of not that stupid though, if you've never heard it pronounced Day-na before)

No I've never heard it pronounced that way before. I have actually known quite a few people called Dana. Just not pronounced like that.

I'm going off to Google. Which I probably should have done in the first place instead of making a stupid post.

Tara and cara are more to so with English vs American accents.

Whereas Dayna is a perfectly legit pronounciation for the name Dana regardless of accent.

There's no such thing as a stupid question.

Ok, that's not quite true, but if you've never heard it before it's a perfectly reasonable thing to ask the MN collective. Much better than putting your foot in it with your pal!

I know one pronounced Dan-ner (female).

There is a Day-na in The L Word, I think it's much prettier than Dah-na.

The "Dar-na" thing only works with a certain English accent, I'm Scottish so I don't ever make a "dar" sound, always "dah".

Isn't this person on here? I'm sure I saw a post the other day saying "I want to call my DD Dana but pronounced Day-na - is this terrible?" Oh and most people said no because of X-files Dana Scully.

Tara and Cara - yes more to do with the accent than pronunciation.

Eg "bottle" with an American accent sounds like "boddle".

I always thought it was Day-nuh

Didn't know we said it differently over here.

OK so Tara and Cara is accents. See I don't know much .

Callani I hope not.

I would have said Day-na. I don't know any in RL so I'd be going off Dana Scully.

Has she been watching Homeland?

I think yabu. Either way is acceptable.

This is all I can think when I hear the name Dana.

:) Why would it be pronounced "Darna?" Where does the "r" come from, when there's no "r" in it?

I've only ever known Dana pronounced DAY-na. I'm thinking Dana Scully from X-Files and Dana Brody from Homeland.

There was a thread on exactly this topic on here recently, except the OP was naming her child Dana and surprised that people pronounce is darn-ah.
She was going for day-na too.

I went to school with a Dana, 20 years ago in England, and her name was pronounced Day-na.

But Americans don't pronounce Montana 'Montayna' do they? Or Louisiayna?
I don't much like Dayna, but I do feel a parent has the right to name their child and pronounce that name how they wish.
As a teacher, I came across some really funny names, but you had to keep a straight face. I had a Paul Small and a Mark Clark in the same class. And a Mhairi Grubb (who was always called 'Hairy Grub' by the others, poor lass.)
The worst was Dwayne Pipe. His mates called him 'Gutter'.

OP I don't think you have been stupid
I'm from Canada and it is always Day-na over there. I would have written your post about Dah-na TBH!!!

Arf @ Dwayne Pipe

My Real Name is Dana, I hate being called day-na.

The Irish singer is called Dana as in Dah-na not Darna.

Although I like Dana as in Dayna.

I'd say Dah-na for Dana as I am N.Irish. I think most Irish people would pronounce it thus.

I can see issues with Ciara in years to come. Kear-ra vs See-ar-a.

I have heard it pronounced

Dana as in (ba)nana

And as Day na