Thoughts on the name Alejandra and how you would pronounce it

[KarolGFan]

Alejandra, wdyt
i pronounce it aley-han-drah or ale-han-dra
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I've always loved Spanish names and culture, and this name is particularly good in my opinion so far! Elegant, passionate yet recognisable
Thoughts Not asking if you would name a kid that, just ur opinion on the name and if you know anyone with that name

Have you considered therapy, @KarolGFan ?

AllayANDra is the closest to how I would say it on seeing it and without any knowledge of how it should be said.

Yes this is right. People saying it's like the ch in loch are not correct. In many parts of Spain the J would almost be silent it's such a soft sound. The DR would also be pronounced differently, almost like 'th-rrr'

Yes ~ we've been asked for our thoughts, in multiple threads, on ~

Priyanka
Adriana
Lorena
Carolina
Martina
Ariadna
Neelam

And there may have been some others that I've missed. As another PP mentioned, OP has also posted in Creative Writing

I cannot imagine what sort of 'book' is being written that only includes girls names and requires the reader to know the correct pronunciation of them all

There are far better ways of finding names that fit specific ethnicities and age groups than posting threads on here

I don’t think the OP is a writer. I think she’s the (possibly) older equivalent of eight year olds picking out names for their future children. ‘I’m going to have six little girls called Mia, Wren, Topsy, Jennifer, Emily-Leigh and Briar Rose!’

I think there are definitely less problematic Spanish names to choose
And everyone will just call them Alex 🥰 anyway

Alley- handro

I like the name although I’d assume you were Spanish with choosing that name

I agree she's not an author although she has stated in one of her previous many threads that she is writing a book.

Previously she has used the word "hypothetical" to describe the various names she wants opinions of

All very bizarre . . . .

Alay-han-drah but with more of a 'ch' or j sound in the middle. I'm Scottish so it would be close to the soft ch in loch in my accent.

I would pronounce it “Ali - handra” - no idea if that is correct!

What’s the weird obsession with not using names from other countries all about on here sometimes, I do not get it.

Well, she’s not responded to questions on Creative Writing about how old the character is, where she’s from etc — anything that would allow anyone to determine whether RandomName is appropriate, so I don’t think there’s any worked-out character that she’s naming. And given the amount of time she’s wasting on starting endless threads about names, I can’t imagine there’s a lot of writing going on.

It’s a fairly rare name. In both the UK and US. Some more stats on it here: https://nameinclass.com/names/alejandra.html

This reminds me of the poster who kept posting AI pics of people asking for opinions on what they were wearing. That was repetitive & pointless too.

@Epicuriouss, It's because it is unusual. If you meet someone and their name is one that you recognise as belonging to another language or culture you'd expect there to be some connection.

It gets tedious if you are asked 'Are you Spanish/Indian/whatever?' almost every time you meet someone new, and you reply 'No, my mother just liked the name'.
Also, the name will probably be dated in the original culture and you might be mispronouncing it.

Yes I "do realise", however I imagine there are lots of Scots (which is why I mentioned the word "loch"), indeed lots of Brits, who are unaware of how the j sound is pronounced in Spanish.

I wasn't referring to you in particular despite your beloved relative!

It's not really like the Scottish or Welsh ch softened. The voiceless velar fricative covers a range of sounds.

Yeah it's softer. But produced in the same part of the mouth.