Names on here that you say 'wrong'

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So, it turns out that Calliope is pronounced kah-ly-ah-pee - I just assumed is was "cally-ope" and was thinking, what an odd name to give someone

Any others?

Saoirse can also be pronounced Sor-sha. (I'm from an Irish family full of crazy Gaelic names!). I also first read Hermione as her-me-own. Calliope and Persephone I've always got right.

Naomi - nay-oh-mee. Personally can't stand it when people say ny-oh-mee.

I once lived with a Keira who pronounced her name ky-ra.

Other (also Gaelic) names in my family which have often stumped people are Máire (which we pronounce more-a), Mhairi - Var-ee, Caiomhe - Kee-va.

These days if I'm stumped by a name it's usually because the parents, wanting to be trendy, have taken a fairly ordinary name and given it some ridiculous spelling!

lostlala that reminds me of a colleague of mine who had read the name Persephone, having never heard or seen it before. She said, in all seriousness, "Purse-phone, why the hell would you call your child that?" "What's her sister called? Keys-fags? Is it to remind her mum what not to forget when leaving the house?"

The Caoimhe I know is kwee-va. I think they're both acceptable pronunciations aren't they? I love the name. It's like Esme though, two pronunciations, both widely used.

Is Caiomhe pronounced Kee-va?

I know of a little one (about 6 months old), pronounced Kee-vee - so had assumed that was right .

Oh yes and how is maeve pronounced

Mayv

I think it's kwee-va if it's got a fáda (the little accent thing above the i) so if the name is spelt Caíomhe then it's kwee-va, without it (Caiomhe) there's no w sound.

Don't think it's traditionally pronounced kee-vee though...

I have trouble with Maeve and Anais. Is it Mayve to rhyme with wave? And is it Annay, Annayse or Ann-eye-ees?

Well this thread has been a revelation. I was sure Calliope was pronounced Cally-ope.

Mairead always confuses me too. And I have no idea about Anais.

Yes, Maeve thymes with wave

Anais - Ann-ace

I didn't know that about Calliope! I always thought of it as call-ee-OH-pee!

It is

Penelope, Persephone, all those classical Greek names work the same way.

Calliope is ka-LY-oh-pee, like Hermione is her-MY-oh-nee

maggie

no its cal-lie-oh-pee

And Mari? Is it M-are-ee? Or Marry? Or like Marie?

Isn't Mairead like Marayd?

Anais is French and pronounced ann-eye-ee.

fags-keys

Giles

no its cal-lie-oh-pee

I'm not going to fuss to much about where the stress goes, but lie not lee? (!)

Well that's how Dr torres and arising pronounced it

arizona

Who?

greys anatomy characters

arizona robbins and callie torres.

they pronounce it call-lie-oh-pee

Oh Americans

My 1 wk old DS is called Eli which we pronounce "Ee-lie" (which I think is right!) but I've just had a card from an old friend which is pink and says "Baby Girl" on the front so she must have been thinking "Ellie". It's made my day tbh