Romilly, Juno or Elke?

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I've narrowed it down to these three and love them all. Which do you like best?

Oh and I agree Elka would be an option to avoid this if it matters to you! I find that a lot of people spell my name with -a when they have only heard it, so that seems natural.

think Elke would be pronounced like Elkee
(like Elkie brooks the singer) (london if that helps with accent)

knew a really nice Romilly but her mum did say it was often misspelt and they had Rommel comments ....wouldnt have crossed my mind til she said it but then couldn't unhear..

Juno - the film or junoesque but also a Nasa spaceship- but it seems to be quite popular here if that makes a difference- often younger sib of Noah.. ......any others to consider????

Not ‘the whole of Britain’, though, because there are some people in this country who are cultured or know an Elke or have connections to the origins.

Cultured? Gosh, I never thought it was uncultured to mispronounce a foreign name, before someone has told you what it should be! It's not an insult, just a fact about different phonological systems and spellings. Just something to be aware of I think, as you can't expect every random person calling your name in a waiting room to get it right because they happen to have encountered the name before. I know many Dutch people with more unfortunate examples of this, like Freek, Geke and Joke.

Juno.

Total badass in mythology

Also, I didn't say 'the whole of Britain'... That would sound a bit mean! I just said 'most people' as that's exactly my experience. Anyway, let's not fight. I think the OP gets the point!

Just so you know, most British people will pronounce Elke as either 'Elky', 'Elkay' or 'Elk'. The schwa sound at the end doesn't seem to be an option to them.

How is it supposed to be pronounced?

I’m not keen on Romilly.

Juno is quite cool. Not yet popular in my neck of the woods :)

In Dutch and German, closest to what in English would be spelled Elka. Or, like the last sound in 'ever' in a non-rhotic English accent.

Thanks!

We all have Irish names so I get it!

I like Romilly.

Is Elke pronounced like Elkie or Elkay? Just curious as never heard it before. x

I know an Elke but she spells it Elka to avoid all the mispronounced starts

"Cultured" lmao

Juno
(And not Elke)

Elke is hipster in the UK and 'late middle-aged lady with dyed red hair and a rucksack with little mirrors on' in Germany.

This. Not great and unlikely to make a comeback in Germany or the Netherlands ever any time soon.

This is the correct pronunciation by the way:

de.forvo.com/word/elke/

All horrible, Juno just about passable.

Juno