To pronounce this name differently

[babynameconfusion]

DH and I like the name Felicia. But we would pronounce it 'Fuh-liss-ee-a'
rather than like Feleesha. What would you think if you saw a baby with this name? Would people always pronounce it wrong?

[BertrandRussell]

That's interesting. I have never heard Katerina with a short -i sound. What language is it from?

[Soubriquet]

I love Katerina

Isn't it Russian?

[1horatio]

Katerina is lovely!

DD nearly became Carina :)

[BertrandRussell]

Yes, Katerina's a lovely name. But what language does the short -i pronunciation come from?

[1horatio]

Azerbaijan?

Several languages, probably,

[Soubriquet]

Macedonia, Russsia, Bulgaria and Greece apparently

link

[1horatio]

Yeah, but do all of them pronounce it that way?

[Beebeeeight]

Id pr Katerina Kat er EEN a

What ina names ever have the in sound?

[aimrica]

how about 'Fellatio' LOL

[SoupDragon]

What ina names ever have the in sound?

Oh, I don't know... how about lots of foreign ones that don't follow English phonics? Just a thought.

[BertrandRussell]

I agree. Katerina is a common name in many languages and cultures. I am just interested in finding out in which it is pronounced Kater-I-an, because a pp said it was the correct pronounciation.

[Soubriquet]

Inez?

That's an In sound isn't it? Or is that Ee-nez?

[BertrandRussell]

Inez is Eenez.

I'm not saying it can't be Kater-I-na. I just have't heard and wondered which language pronounces it that way. It's a name common in two languages/cultures in my heritage, and is Kata-reena in both.

[Soubriquet]

I suppose it's different strokes for different folks then really isn't it?

Like Felicia

[1horatio]

People form Azerbaijan do pronounce it with a short i.

[BertrandRussell]

That's interesting. Is Azerbaijani not a Russian type language then?

[1horatio]

It's a Turkic language.

[BertrandRussell]

So how would an Azerbaijani say Katerina? Kater-ryne-a?

[1horatio]

I mean really bad at writing names phonetically in English. My English isn't that great, so... wait. It exists online 😅

forvo.com/word/katerina/


I think at least that this is how polly meant it. Probably...

[1horatio]

*
I'm really bad at. Not I mean.

[Natsku]

Katariina was almost my name, its nice. If I was to use Finnish pronunciation rules I'd pronounce Katarina as kat-a-rin-a (one I is a short i sound and two Is is the long ee sound)

[Natsku]

Oops, Katerina so kat-eh-rin-a.

[wictional]

I've never heard of it pronounced "fuh-Liss-ia", only "Ful-eesha" as in "bye Felicia" - and I'm British. I would pronounce Alicia as "Alice-ia" though, rather than "Alesha"

[1horatio]

I've honestly never heard anybody say Feleesha.

[EmmaWoodlouse]

I've only heard feleesha in Pricilla Queen of the Desert - otherwise it's been felissia. I definitely prefer the felissia pronunciation anyway.