Help regarding how to change name?

seven-day-weekend

MrsTine wrote: »

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...)

Although I agree with you, I would like to add that Mercedes IS a traditional name in Spain and means 'mercies'.

My son's name is Ben (just Ben) and although people have no trouble with the spelling or pronunciation (!), some often lengthen it to Benjamin. He just points out that it is not his name and requests that the call him by his correct one.

If you like the name and that is a traditional way of spelling it, I would just keep it.

By the way, I know how to pronounce Siobhan and Niamh but haven't a clue about the others (how do you pronounce them?) and have only recently found out that Aisling is pronounced Ashleen!

shellsuit

Siobhan - sha-vorn

Niamh - neev

Sian - Sharn


My daughter is Sian

seven-day-weekend

shellsuit wrote: »

Siobhan - sha-vorn

Niamh - neev

Sian - Sharn


My daughter is Sian

Thanks!

I actually knew those ones, but there were some others in the thread that I can't even remember how to spell, let alone pronounce!

Caoimhe Aoife Eilidh (a bit of cut and paste!).

Does Eilidh = Eileen?

I know Diarmuid is Dermot though!

My own name is Belinda, which seems easy enough to me, but I am often called Brenda, Beverley or Barbara and many people spell it Berlinda or Berlinder or even Balinder.

shellsuit

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks!

I actually knew those ones, but there were some others in the thread that I can't even remember how to spell, let alone pronounce!

Caoimhe Aoife Eilidh (a bit of cut and paste!).

Does Eilidh = Eileen?

I know Diarmuid is Dermot though!

My own name is Belinda, which seems easy enough to me, but I am often called Brenda, Beverley or Barbara and many people spell it Berlinda or Berlinder or even Balinder.

Omg I wouldn't have a clue how those are pronounced lol!!

Belinda is such a pretty name!!! How the heck can people get that wrong?!

Mind you, I'm Michelle and I've been Michele, Mishell and the best one was Michael....and that was someone in a bank trying to open an account for me! I had murder with them because they wouldn't open the account as I didn't have a credit score ~ well doh! :rolleyes:

Years ago a lady I knew used to call me Rochelle?

The mind boggles :rotfl:

AlwaysWorking

I've spent my whole life telling people how to pronounce 'Ciara' only for that American popstar to make up her own way to say it....:mad:

shellsuit

AlwaysWorking wrote: »

I've spent my whole life telling people how to pronounce 'Ciara' only for that American popstar to make up her own way to say it....:mad:

Is it pronounced keera?

jinky67

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Caoimhe Aoife Eilidh (a bit of cut and paste!).

Caoimhe......is said as http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Caoimhe

Aoife....is said as http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Aoife

Eilidh....is http://www.forvo.com/word/eilidh/

skintscotslass

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks!

I actually knew those ones, but there were some others in the thread that I can't even remember how to spell, let alone pronounce!

Caoimhe Aoife Eilidh (a bit of cut and paste!).

Does Eilidh = Eileen?

Caoimhe = kwee-veh (ROI) kee-vah (N Ire) Irish Gaelic meaning beautiful
Aoife = ee-fee Irish Gaelic I'm not sure of the meaning. I thought it was the Irish Gaelic for Eva but it's not.
Eilidh = ay-lay Scottish Gaelic for Helen (Eileen is also derived from Helen, so you were close )

HTH...I'm better with Scottish Gaelic pronouncation though. I'll stand corrected if my Irish Gaelic isn't spot on

ETA Jinky...excellent links!

seven-day-weekend

Thanks.....being an English Midlander who has lived for five years in Spain, I'm better with Spanish names than either Scots or Irish Gaelic, although I am interested in both the languages.

Unlike Spanish, Gaelic is not phonetic!:rotfl:

pollypenny

Some of these names make Welsh look positively simple!

Stand up Angharad Ffur Llewellyn.