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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).
In the Latin alphabet, the name is commonly spelled in multiple ways, including Leila, Layla, Laylah, Laila, Leyla, and Leylah. The Indian version is "Leela" or "Lila." Some people of Indian origin use the spelling "Leila." The name in Sanskrit loosely translates to "divine play."
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and derives from the Old French Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης ...
Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). [1]It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey (or Geoffroy), Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end ...
Caitlin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈkatʲlʲiːnʲ]) is a feminine given name of Irish origin. Historically, the Irish name Caitlín was anglicized as Cathleen or Kathleen.In the 1970s, however, non-Irish speakers began pronouncing the name according to English spelling rules as / ˈ k eɪ t l ɪ n / KAYT-lin, which led to many variations in spelling such as Caitlin, Ceitlin, Catelynn, Caitlyn ...
Louie is a moderately common given name, related to the more common name Louis. It originated in the United Kingdom (where Louis is pronounced / ˈ l uː i /) as a more regularly-spelled version without a silent s . In 2011, it was the 74th most common forename for births in England and Wales, with Louis only slightly more common at 68th. [1]
Joanne (alternate spellings Joann, Johann, Johanne) is a female name derived from the Greek name Joanna (Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized: Iōanna) via the French Johanne. [ 1 ] In modern English, Joanne has sometimes been reinterpreted as a compound of the two names Jo and Anne, thus forming the name Jo-Anne , or one of its variants ...
Shaun is an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán.Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean, and Shawne.. Along with spelling variants Shawn and Shaun, the name was among the top 1,000 names for American boys by 1950 and, with all spellings combined, was a top 10 name for American boys in 1971.