How do you say your name? (Voice Clips, too!)

[Roxyluvsme13]

So, we had one of these for our pets, so let's have one for ourselves :D. You say my name..
Bree-anna (but spelled Briana of course)
Anddd.. Let's hear you speak your name ;)

[Miss Z]

LOL, good thread:D

Mine's simple, Zar-ah :)

[Husky_mom]

I just had to laugh at this as I always said my name is like saying:

Is a bell ............LOL or .......Is a belle much cuter LOL

[k9krazee]

Ash-lee, not too difficult ;)

[sparks19]

Tan (as in sun tan) ya Tanya :D not Tonya :mad: lol

[Roxyluvsme13]

Everybody's always pronouncing my name wrong.. :rolleyes: I get frustrated.

[Miss Z]

Everybody's always pronouncing my name wrong.. :rolleyes: I get frustrated.

Same here. If I had a penny for everytime I'm called Zair-argh I would be living a multi-million pound mansion :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :p

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Mine's pretty hard to mess up, since it's so short, although I do get asked if I spell Jill with a "J" or a "G." :D

[cali]

lol as my name gets more common and rarly have to correct people anymore, but I used to have to correct EVERYONE, or people would not even try lol

its Shayna, and its pronounced the way its spelled Shay-nuh. not "Shianna" for heaven sakes dont ever call me "Shianna" I have been called that SOOO many times throughout my life lol I dont even know how that heck you get Shianna out of my name lol

[catlover4ever]

Mine is pretty simple...Meg...but I always get asked if I'm sure my name is not Margaret or Megan....now did I just say my name was Meg...I know it's not Margaret or Megan :rolleyes:

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Mine is difficult for non-Dutch-speaking people...! During our 2 years stay in the USA, not 1 person pronounced ot correctly... :(

So it is LUT The problem is that the "u" is NOT pronouced like the "ue" in "due"!
For those who ever learned some German, the "u" in my name is pronouced exactly like the¨ü" ("u" with "umlaut" on it( two dots).
Maybe we better start a thread where we actually pronounce our name, so everybody can hear it!

[Roxyluvsme13]

Maybe we better start a thread where we actually pronounce our name, so everybody can hear it!
Ooh, yeah! I'll edit the title, everybody speak your name! :D

[flamepony12]

Mine sounds like Dev-inn, NOT Dev-OHN!

[Husky_mom]

Mine sounds like Dev-inn, NOT Dev-OHN!

i really thought it was Dev ON. :p ........thanks fr clearing that up for me ;)

[flamepony12]

i really thought it was Dev ON. :p ........thanks fr clearing that up for me ;)

haha! it's all right ;)

[Roxyluvsme13]

I thought it was Dev-on , tooo :o

[Anita Cholaine]

Mine is, as Lut also said, hard to explain for non spanish-speaking people... It's not stressed in the first syllable (like you would normally pronounce Natali) It's stressed in the last syllable, and it's actually written Natalí...

I'll try to make a voice clip later...

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Mine is also pronounced Dev-inn and I constantly get called Dev-ANN (which is kind of understandable) or Dev-ON...which is pretty weird, considering I don't even spell my name with an 'o'.

[davidpizzica]

My name is easy! DA-vid. I like to be called Dave, but don't ever call me Davie OR Davey! I hate both of those names! It's my Last name everyone butchers, that's why I'm David P!

[.sarah]

Sarah. I'm always called Sair-uh or Say-ruh. Either one is fine.

[mustlovedogs]

My nickname is Dani, pronounced Dan-ee. :)

My real name is Danielle, it is pronounced Dan-ee-elle :)

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Julianne. It's pronounced like Julie-Anne.
You wouldn't believe how many times my name has been mispronounced. :p

But, most people call me Julie. ;)

[Alysser]

Mine is pretty common and spelled like, Alyssa.
Pronouced A-lis-sa. People ALWAYS call me Alice or Alicia. :p

[My Peanuts]

Mine is pronouned DI-ana or Die-anna, just like Princess Di. It's spelled Diana.

[gemini9961]

Amber......Am-ber or maybe Am-bur would be clearer.

I haven't heard anyone get my name wrong. :)

[Tralee]

Ni-cole pretty easy not Ne-cole
Someon at a camp a few year ago, her name was Siobah (I may have spelt it wrong) and it was pronounced Shh-Vaan

[Danegirl2208]

Syd-Nee (Sydney)..really not that hard, just think of Australia :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Sevaede]

Very rarely do people pronounce my name correctly. It's not that hard. ;) :p

It is Angelique. It is pronounced as Anne-juh-leek. People used to call me Angel all the time and it would irritate the crap out of me now I really don't care. :p My last name and my maiden name get messed up all the time. My middle name is pretty normal, Noel.

[Dorothy39]

It's Kath-Leen ( Irish :D ) but I am not red headed!!!! :D
Just a llttle on the lean side. ;)

[luvofallhorses]

Kris - tah not too hard ;)

[luvofallhorses]

Very rarely do people pronounce my name correctly. It's not that hard. ;) :p

It is Angelique. It is pronounced as Anne-juh-leek. People used to call me Angel all the time and it would irritate the crap out of me now I really don't care. :p My last name and my maiden name get messed up all the time. My middle name is pretty normal, Noel.

I think you have a pretty name. :)

[cyber-sibes]

P-a-t
about as simple as it gets. People mess it up when I say my whole name over the phone - my last name starts with "St.", (Pat St.) they think I'm saying "Patsy"

[Dorothy39]

"Crazy"--------------(Patsy Cline song!!!! :D )

[Roxyluvsme13]

It's Kath-Leen ( Irish :D ) but I am not red headed!!!! :D
Just a llttle on the lean side. ;)
I always thought your name was Dorothy, :p.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My name is Kari (care-ee). Usually people pronounce it right.
I do some times get car-ee.
When I was in school I on occasion was called Carl by substitute teachers because they thought the i at the end of my name was an l, they read "Karl" instead or "Kari".

[GreyhoundGirl]

Mine isn't mis-pronounced very often :) . In English it's pronounced Mich-elle.

In french it's more of a mee-shelle. :rolleyes:

[GreyhoundGirl]

P-a-t
about as simple as it gets. People mess it up when I say my whole name over the phone - my last name starts with "St.", (Pat St.) they think I'm saying "Patsy"

Oh, I get it. I thought you were making a joke.

I saw the ( Pat St. ) and thought you mant St. Patricks. :o Sorry.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Ooh, yeah! I'll edit the title, everybody speak your name! :D
:confused: How?

[Argranade]

Chri-sti-na

Pretty easy. :rolleyes:

[cmayer31]

Mine is easy enough, Craig. Pronounced just like it is spelled. Whenever someome takes my name for a reservation or something I have to say "Craig, with a C, not Greg." People also spell it Kreg a lot and I have no clue where that comes from.

The one that use to drive me bonkers is my last name: Mayer pronounced May-or, not My-er. Now I just respond to either because it happens all the time. Even close friends still say Meyer. I blame Oscar Mayer Weiner for the entire mispronunciation. And yes, school was a blast; I know every version of the Oscar Meyer songs.

[Husky_mom]

how´s this

ETA: haha it worked!!! (took me a while but it worked)

[cyber-sibes]

Oh, I get it. I thought you were making a joke.
I saw the ( Pat St. ) and thought you mant St. Patricks. :o Sorry.
LOL! I just noticed you are Canadian - my grandparents were French-Canadian, the "St." is part of a French name (I'll pm it to you)
BTW, I love your name, it's beautiful!

[joanofark]

Sarah. I'm always called Sair-uh or Say-ruh. Either one is fine.

Well she covered my name, I'm Sarah too. I hate how it's so popular!! :p

[Flatcoatluver]

Mine is said how it's spelled. Breanne, Bree-anne.
People constantly make it seem like a hard work. Bree-anna is mostly what they call me. It doesn't drive me crazy. But when I do correct them, and they still call me Bree-anna that kind of gets on my nerves. If they have such a problem saying it, I just tell them to call me Bre. Otherwise, through all of that pain, I love my name because it's not too common.

[Roxyluvsme13]

how´s this

ETA: haha it worked!!! (took me a while but it worked)
It doesn't work for me :(

[Husky_mom]

It doesn't work for me :(

oh man........i thought i had it this time :( , does it work for anyone else??

[Flatcoatluver]

oh man........i thought i had it this time :( , does it work for anyone else??
Yes it works for me.

[Dorothy39]

I always thought your name was Dorothy, :p.
I was (I still am) mourning the death of my Dogs, Foxy Jean and Katie Lynn when I registered on Pet Talk. When ever I am bewildered, frightened, or , likewise, joyous or optimistic, I remember Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz!!!!

hence, Dorothy, (MGM movie studio filmed their version in 1939) ;)

I just want to get back home, and now, the song, "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen", is on my mine again. ;) :D

Thank-You for that quote!!!!!

[CatLuvrs]

Mine isn't mis-pronounced very often :) . In English it's pronounced Mich-elle.

In french it's more of a mee-shelle. :rolleyes:

I have the same name!

[Roxyluvsme13]

I was (I still am) mourning the death of my Dogs, Foxy Jean and Katie Lynn when I registered on Pet Talk. When ever I am bewildered, frightened, or , likewise, joyous or optimistic, I remember Dorothy, from the Wizard of Oz!!!!

hence, Dorothy, (MGM movie studio filmed their version in 1939) ;)

I just want to get back home, and now, the song, "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen", is on my mine again. ;) :D

Thank-You for that quote!!!!!
Ahh, I love the Wizard of Oz :D.

[Dorothy39]

Your are very young, and I pause and wonder:

What does Dorothy Gale , (that character,) mean to YOU?

To me, her character represents self discovery. She embodies feminitity, in that, she actually goes "Over The RAinbow" on her own!!!

I am so thankful that MGM spent a lot of time and money making that movie!!!! ;)

[catnapper]

I actually was pronouncing everyone's name properly in my head! :D

Lut, I never thought of making sound like the U in due... so that would sound like loot?

Mine is pretty easy -- Kim. I don't know how to even break that down! :D

[dionne]

my name is pronounced "dee-on". i use to get very irritated at folk for pronouncing my name wrong, saying such things like "dee-own"
"dye-oh-nee."

and then theres my last name. Verba. when people dont have a hard time pronouncing it, they have a hard time spelling or understanding it. especially when i say it on the phone or to another person...they think i say "berva" or "verva" or even "berba" it is pronounced like its said. ver-bah. i dont understand how this is hard for people, but it is. it complicates things, and i get bills and mail, and even my college information on kinds of messed up because people dont hear it right.

i have long since even started to get angry or frustrated with people spelling or pronouncing it wrong. theres no point, because it happends so much, and will continually happen for as long as i have it. no sense getting my heart rate up or stressed about it. i just tell people to think of dionne warwick or celine dion, when they cant pronounce it. or that it rhymes with "neon" as for my last name, thats harder, theres nothing to rhyme it with. so i just say it slowly and hope people get it right.

it still amazes me to this day when people pronounce it RIGHT though.... :D

[I_luv_rusty]

Jen-na

Jenna :p


Mine easy and simple. :D

[Roxyluvsme13]

bump.. :)

[dionne]

bump some more! :D

[Roxyluvsme13]

bump again.. :)