Scheherazade

[HoneyandRum]

How should this name be pronounced?

She he ri zad

But it's not a great name to actually call someone if you don't know how to pronounce it.

Have you considered 'Bob'

How are you sure of the pronunciation?

Bob lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.......

It's ssshe heeeee to rime with hair

I'm very sure of the pronunciation

Shuh Heh Ruh Zahde

We have one in the family. They pronounce it she-her-rer-zard.

I say it like Greythorne - shuh heh ru zah dee

Well, in my head. Don't think I've ever said it aloud!

I think I'd probably pronounce this to rhyme with Lucozade.

I have never come across this name before. Is it male or female?

Female. Legendary Persian Queen and a character and storyteller in "One Thousand and One Nights" complied in Arabic.

Sorry for typo: compiled.

OK I'll bite. Please, OP, please don't give your daughter a name you can't pronounce. There's a reason why some names aren't popular.

If you click here you'll hear it pronounced.

I'm not giving it to my daughter, never said I was.

Love the name, but it's spelt Sheherazade.

It's perfect name.
For a cat.

I do like it actually.

I really like it, and I'd agree with fairycake on the pronuncation.

I presume that the OP has met someone with a baby/child called this, rather than actually considering it for themselves!

She will probably get "Sherry" for short....

I bet 90% of people would get the pronunciation wrong.

Reminds me of Zac Goldmsith's ex wife.

And her given name was Sharon.

Affected.

And apparently I can't spell it either!

I don't know the pronunciation, but my cousin emailed me that she'd named her pet rat this!

Like in this song -

m.youtube.com/watch?v=YXf6fZPW2gU

She heh reh zaad.

Please don't.