Too odd?!

[LissieJess]

I'm currently 34+1 with a little girl. I love the name Megan, but I prefer it pronounced in the American way. So to make it clear, I'm planning to spell it Maygan. Or is that too weird??

I don’t like this spelling, it’s odd! I like forkhandle’s spelling Maegan.

No it's not! M-egg and M-ay are not the same sound.

M-egg and M-ay are not the same sound.

Yes they are, in my accent. Yours isn’t the only right accent you know!

Maygen? Never heard of that one. I’ve heard it pronounced Meegan.

Best bet to stick to Megan

You pronounce egg and ay the same way?

What the fuck accent do you have?

God, how rude, ShowofHands

My brain does something weird and when I see Maygan I read Gayman.... sorry but Maegan is prettier I think.

You pronounce egg and ay the same way?

Obviously I meant MayG with the G on the end.

But yeah, the “e” in egg and “ay” are pronounced the same if you want to do it without the “g”s.

Much too weird OP. Spoils a lovely name.

@JoxerGoesToStuttgart I'm NI too and can't tell the difference either Us and our weird accents, eh

OP for t his whole thread

If you want the Maygan pronunciation then I would spell it Maegan

I'm NI too and can't tell the difference either grin Us and our weird accents, eh

Good username @UpTheLaganInABubble!

Magen - I know one. Very easy

@JoxerGoesToStuttgart Thanks

I laughed when I read it. Sorry

I think you should spell it correctly.

Well don’t mo e to NZ or Australia where Megan is generally pronounced mee - gan !

I don’t like it, sorry OP

@JoxerGoesToStuttgart you pronounce them the same ?? What accent is that? I keep trying them in different sounds & just can’t work out who they’d be the same for?

Lay with a g & leg are identical to you??

@AverageMummy say it again but in a Northern Irish accent and bingo!

OP, a million reasons not to do this. Your child's school mates will take two seconds to jumble it and call her Gayman for a start. This spelling is right up there with Ezzmay for me.

It’ll always be pronounced May-gan, which is ridiculous.

Just spell it properly.

Lay with a g & leg are identical to you??

Yep. Northern Ireland.

@Frith2013. She wants it pronounced Maygan. Hence the spelling

Don’t ask mumsnet. They hate Americans. People pronounce words wrong all the time. Lots of mumsnetters put R’s in words that aren’t there so I don’t know why they would be bashing this pronounciation. If you like it, go with it