Cari

[LittleMonster100]

I'm English and my partner is originally from turkey. Our surnames are hyphenated so a mixture of both and expecting our first baby a girl and trying to look for names that would fit well in both cultures.

Found the name Cari - is this pronounced like carrie? Ae there any turkish speakers out there that can help?

Any other suggestions welcome.

If you're in the UK then people will pronounce it Carrie. Alternative is Car-ry - either way its a nice name.

No idea about the Turkish pronunciation - could your partner not tell you?

Don't know, sorry - but I really like Carrie.

He's never heard of it before and doesnt speak the language so trying to find someone who can prnouceit.really like the pronouncation carry/carrie but think it could be pronounced jari or chari which I dont like.

Turkish boy's name "Cem" is pronounced like English "gem". Sorry, don't know any more. If your dp doesn't speak Turkish, isn't it a bit odd to use a Turkish name that neither of you knows?

I like Cari, or how about Callie or Callia? (means beautiful apparently!)

In Turkish the C is pronounced 'j', it is not a name I have heard before (Live in Turkey with Turkish DH) but I would pronounce that Jari. There are so many lovely Turkish girls names, I like Irem, Ayla (pronounced as Isla), Sevil, Sevda, Leyla, Emel, Selen, Ela, Melisa, Melek, Melis could go on and on....

thanks sparkling i do like Ela but MIL insits its not a turkish...i've gogled and it says it is a means hazel.

can you confirm? thanks.

I went to school with a girl called Cari, it was pronounced Car (ie automobile) ee
We called her brm brm (affectionately)

I can't help with the questions sorry, but I think it's a lovely name!

Yes Ela does mean hazel colour in Turkish. I know quite a few people here called Ela.