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How do you pronounce

41 replies

LadyEloise1 · 14/07/2023 07:15

How do you pronounce
Gaia and Anaïs ?

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DisplayPurposesOnly · 14/07/2023 07:16

GUY-ah (Guy as in Fawkes)

Ann-AY-iss

Beginningless · 14/07/2023 07:17

Guy-ah
An-eye-eese

LooseInTheCity · 14/07/2023 07:19

Guy-ah

Ann - eye - EES

Thelastofbus · 14/07/2023 07:25

Guy uh

anne ay iss

It’s only fairly recently that I learned the correct pronunciation for Anais though.

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LadyEloise1 · 14/07/2023 07:44

Thank you

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Dacadactyl · 14/07/2023 07:45

G-eye-a

Ann-aise

DuchessOfSausage · 14/07/2023 08:08

Guy-ah
Anna-Ees

Hollyppp · 14/07/2023 08:28

Anne ay ees

guy uh

Plymsoul · 14/07/2023 19:55

The Anais I know pronounces it ‘Ann-iss’ (iss like hiss without the h)

charlestonian · 14/07/2023 19:56

Dacadactyl · 14/07/2023 07:45

G-eye-a

Ann-aise

Those are both incorrect.

PickledScrump · 14/07/2023 20:06

Guy-a
A-nay

Ifyouknowyouknowyouknow · 14/07/2023 20:11

Guy-a
Anna-ees/anna-y-ees

I know kids with these names.

Ontopofthesunset · 14/07/2023 20:13

Guy-uh
An-eye-ees

Spreadbed · 14/07/2023 20:14

Guy-a
An-eye-eese

HeddaGarbled · 14/07/2023 20:19

Same as everyone else for Gaia.

I don’t know how to pronounce Anais (and don’t know how to do the dotty thing).

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 14/07/2023 21:04

HeddaGarbled · 14/07/2023 20:19

Same as everyone else for Gaia.

I don’t know how to pronounce Anais (and don’t know how to do the dotty thing).

It’s called a diaeresis and is often confused with an umlaut. If you’re using an iPhone or iPad you will see it as an option if you press and hold the i key.

AuntieStella · 14/07/2023 21:07

Guy-a

Ann-eye-ees

Fivebeanchilli · 14/07/2023 21:12

Guy-a.
Ann- AY-iss

Retrievemysanity · 14/07/2023 21:18

The 3 Anais I know all pronounce it Anay.

Guy-a

Whatisityoucantface · 14/07/2023 21:24

I always thought Anais was Ann-ay

HeddaGarbled · 14/07/2023 21:31

@ZoyaTheDestroyer

ï

Thank you 🙂

zurala · 14/07/2023 21:34

Guy-uh and Ann-eye-ees

Juanmartinez · 14/07/2023 21:36

Whatisityoucantface · 14/07/2023 21:24

I always thought Anais was Ann-ay

Same here , my mum always wore Annay Annay 😁

I would pronounce Gaia - Gaya , I'm obviously wrong though.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/07/2023 21:40

"Guy-ah" (lovely choice!) and probably "An-nay"? (less sure about this one but that's the way everyone pronounced the perfume when I was growing up).

JanesBlond · 14/07/2023 21:41

Guy-uh
Anna-ees