Would you please tell me how you would pronounce this name?

[PrometheusB]

We are expecting a baby boy next month. DP is very keen to call him Ares (should add, DP is Greek, pronouncing it over in Greece wouldn't be a problem at all).

My only concern is that we live in England, and I have a feeling he'll spend the rest if his life correcting people. Would anyone mind telling me if they read Ares, how they would pronounce it?

We do have a couple of very pronoucable back ups if required 😁

@PrometheusB

Are we all in agreement that Alex would be far kinder for my poor child?

Alex is a lovely name!

Alex a million times over

I think it's a really cool name and would have pronounced it Ar - ess if I read it before hearing it. I think you should use it, it's cool, a bit different, and your DH is Greek.

If your child is going to be teased, other kids will find things to tease them about. If it's not the name, it will be something else. I wouldn't let the fact that it's an anagram of arse put you off a pretty cool name.

A (as in baby language, abc) Rez

I would say Airs

hard A - Rez. Knew a Spanish girl with the same name. I love it.

AH-rez

I’ve heard arris used as slang for arse too . It’s too much of a risk when it comes to unpleasant nicknames or bullying . Alex is lovely or even Harris .

Air-eez

Child will be called Arse. First thing I thought ' kidsxsre cruel. I'd change the name.

Aris is Cockney rhyming slang for arse

Alex is a great name

I wouldn't know how to pronounce as I would assume it wasn't 'arrs' so I would ask.

If I’d only seen it written down I’d pronounce it air-eez. I know a Greek Aris short for Aristides (I might have spelt that wrong! I’ve never seen his full name written down). Alex is nice too but honestly English people should just have to learn to pronounce foreign names without foreign people having to give their children more English sounding names to help them fit in.

In my accent ah-ris is virtually the same as arse.

Alex is a lovely name.

OP yes arris means arse. My mum always says Toyota's strapline should be "Put your arris in a Yaris". Some ppl will definitely hear "arris" rather than "Ares".

Alex is kinder unless you're in Manchester where every other boy was called Alex because of Mr Ferguson!

air- rees

or spell it the English way Aries like the star sign?

Alex is infinitely kinder for a child raised in the UK

Alex is beautiful. Ares is also beautiful, but far too close to arse to get away with in the UK. Especially where accents include a rolled 'r' (e.g Scotland.)

Like Aires the start sign. It's terribly close to Arse tho op and people are dicks

People are being rubbish. Alex is an ok name but a tad dull! The UK is an international place. I have met a ridiculous number of names. Are you in a multicultural area?

DP won't accept my suggestion of Aris, to ensure it's pronounced the way he would like it. But I've been totally put off by the idea he may be called Arse so I'm glad I have some back ups!
I have a friend of Greek origin called Aris , I assume because Ares is going to be provided badly and is close to bottom in spelling. Aris or Alex are lovely

Aires (like the star sign)