Opinions on Sorley?

[DoveDave]

Thanks!

I'm Sorley tempted to say I like it but no, just no.

I still don't understand the correct pronunciation?! Anyone?

Ah, got it now! Agree with those who say it depends where you live.

It's like scone - it should have a hard o....as in gone

English peeps - it's like sorry with an 'L'.

So do you mean it's pronounced like Solly?

Sounds like a Home Counties suburb...

DH is Scottish and he's never heard of it as a name (although he started trying to crack a joke about having once been to a funeral of someone of that name...could see where that was going.)

Also don't get the pronunciation but either way it will invoke connotations of pain

My first question about it was "like Somerled?" But I've been off to Google now and see there are many many spellings. I'm from lowland Scotland, I perceive it as a fairly unusual but well accepted name. I quite like it, it has quite a 'surname'-ish feel to it, although I don't think it actually is. Those surname names in Scotland seem to me to be quite elegant and grown-up names.

How is Somerled pronounced? I had a book when I was young with a character called Somerled, and I have always pronounced it Summer Led in my head.

I must admit I'd not heard of it before.

But even if it's not pronounced like sore-ly but more like solly, I can't see what's lovely about it?

NOT like sore-ly I mean.

English peeps - it's like sorry with an 'L'.

So do you mean it's pronounced like Solly?

No, like sorry with an L added in; sorrLy.

Apologies for not being clear!

Just to clarify - somhairle is pronounced sorley too, exactly the same.

Just to clarify - somhairle is pronounced sorley too, exactly the same.
I imagine somerled is the same too, although I'm unfamiliar with that spelling personally

I think the pronunciation confusion is to do whether you have a rhotic 'R'. If you don't (most English accents) then it does sound like sore-ly. If you do (most Scottish accents) then it sounds quite different because of the 'r' sound.

So it sounds like Solly then?

I imagine somerled is the same too, although I'm unfamiliar with that spelling personally

Not at all. The pronunciation is actually prett different.

Lovely, strong Scottish name - i like it!

YNK or actually. I think it depends. Seeing as the name is Norse in origin I (Swedish is my dad's first language) kind of automatically used that pronunciation when I saw the name for the first time (some time ago now, in a baby name book we got from MIL.) but I guess one could still use the pronunciation of Sorley?

It's awful. 'You're sorely mistaken' is all I can think about. It's just a negative word.

What about Sorrel?

maroon - it's pronounced sorr-lay like all these other names. It goes with Chummly and Fanshaw (which I won't be trying to spell out) in my head, although not from the same places.

Sounds like an affliction where you're sore and poorly. Sorry.

I guess it depends where you live? I'm in Scotland but have never heard the name.

Absolutely love it, I'm Scottish though