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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. This may refer to generally agreed-upon sequences of sounds used in speaking a given word or language in a specific dialect ("correct" or "standard" pronunciation) or simply the way a particular individual speaks a word or language.
This list of Scottish Gaelic given names shows Scottish Gaelic given names beside their English language equivalent. In some cases, the equivalent can be a cognate , in other cases it may be an Anglicised spelling derived from the Gaelic name, or in other cases it can be an etymologically unrelated name.
And yet, her first name still trips people up. Back in 2016, when she was running for Senate, Harris' campaign made a video featuring kids pronouncing her name — correctly. People pronounce my ...
Afua (/ ˈ æ f w ə /, AF-wə) or Efua (/ ˈ ɛ f w ə /, EF-wə) is an Akan day name traditionally given to girls born on a Friday; the equivalent male name is Kofi. Given name or day name [ edit ]
When a non-English name has a set English pronunciation (or pronunciations), include both the English and non-English pronunciations; the English transcription must always be first. If the native name is different from the English name, the native transcription must appear after the native name. For example:
Siân (also Sian, Shân, Shahn; English: / ʃ ɑː n / SHAHN, Welsh:) is a Welsh feminine given name, equivalent to the English Jane, Scottish Sheena or Irish Siobhán. List of people with the name [ edit ]
Eloise is a female given name, the English version of the French name Éloïse or Héloïse. It is of uncertain meaning but may be derived from the Old German name Helewidis, which meant "healthy" and "wide". [1] The name has increased in usage and ranked among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States in 2022. [2]