Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A cat named Khaleesi. Both children and pets worldwide were named for the character Daenerys Targaryen.. Khaleesi is a feminine given name derived from the Dothraki title meaning queen that was used for the fictional character Daenerys Targaryen in American author George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books and in Game of Thrones, the television series based upon the novels.
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).
The term Khaleesi was not the only "Game of Thrones" reference inspiring parents after the popular show's release; the character names Arya, Sansa, and Daenerys also saw spikes.
One name that features on both the US and UK lists is award-winning Irish actor Barry Keoghan. “His name is pronounced ( key-OH-gin) , with a clear “g,” unlike many Irish variations where ...
A mispronunciation of "polyglot", as if it were spelled "polyflot" In linguistics, mispronunciation is the act of pronouncing a word incorrectly. [1] [2] Languages are pronounced in different ways by different people, depending on factors like the area they grew up in, their level of education, and their social class.
A Stephanie’s first name was pronounced “Eff-uni,” and a Jessica, “Jay-sic-u.” At one point, the speaker mispronounced “Thomas” as “Tom-mu-may” — before the graduate can be ...
Personal names and surnames may be pronounced like a standard English word, but with different spelling: "balance" and "John Ballance"; "war" and "Evelyn Waugh" (if spoken with a non-rhotic accent); "marshal" and "George Marshall"; "chaplain" and "Charlie Chaplin". Personal names do, of course, generally start with a capital letter.
Meaning and tradition are two factors that greatly influence Indian baby names. When naming our first child 24 years ago, I quickly realized there is another huge factor at play: pronunciation.