Help regarding how to change name?

tandraig

taney - I would leave spelling as is - other people will mis-spell it but thats their prob! its a beautiful name and one you CHOSE. my kids all got welsh names the correct spelling on birth certificates passports etc. but the variety of spellings we have had from other people causes great amusement in the family.
if anyone wondering my kids (grown up now and their names become more common) are Bronwen, Hywel and Rhodri

MrsTinks

I think if there is a good reason for the name Muizz then stick with it. My name is never pronounced correctly but it's an old traditional Danish name - however it's always incorrectly pronounced here in the UK... It's not the end of the world and it's often a great conversation starter
It's an arabic name and if your heritage is Arabic then I think you should stick with it It's traditional and there is nothing wrong with keeping traditional names alive (as opposed to Mercedes and lord knows what mis-spellings of "normal" names...)

MrsTinks

Oh and if you aren't from the UK - how would you pronounce Siobhan? I got this one VERY wrong when I first moved here

jinky67

MrsTine wrote: »

Oh and if you aren't from the UK - how would you pronounce Siobhan? I got this one VERY wrong when I first moved here

or even
Caoimhe:D

jinky67

taney wrote: »

Thanx for the replies...his name is MUIZZ...wonder how would you pronounce it?

I think that's a lovely name, I wouldnt change it;)

tandraig

the point here taney - the indiginous population is multi cultural! english irish scots welsh cornish and we all had our own language and names! as long as you are happy with the name and the spelling - DONT change it for others convenience. when the child goes to docs or nursery or whatever you can quietly tell people the correct pronunciation - or just get used to some (very funny) versions of it. if its your heritage be proud of it. you never know - it may top the most favourite names poll one day!

sunshine_shell

As a teacher i prefer the traditional names what ever culture that might be compared to some of the 'modern' names (is traditional names spelt differently) I teach alot of Polish children and i always try and get their names right, might take a few tries but i think it helps them settle into my class by laughing at me!:D:rolleyes:

skintscotslass

MrsTine wrote: »

Oh and if you aren't from the UK - how would you pronounce Siobhan? I got this one VERY wrong when I first moved here

My Dad refuses to believe that its not pronounced see-o-ban!

jinky67 wrote: »

or even Caoimhe:D

Nice one Jinky but I prefer Aoife

OP - stick with your baby's name. I love traditional cultural names. My daughter has a traditional Gaelic name, Eilidh, and despite her being 16, people are still mis-spelling it. Pronouncation was tricky to begin with, but its really popular now, so most people can say it.

jinky67

skintscotslass wrote: »

Nice one Jinky but I prefer Aoife

But Aoife I feel is very easy to figure out
It was only this year I learned how to pronounce Caoimhe when I heard someone call their DD it in a shop and a little went off in my head:o:D

nikki702

I think his name is nice, I wouldnt change it because people cant pronounce it... my daughter has a funny surname with a silent T and people struggle with that... Just correct them each time and they will get used to it