Names

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

I've got a list of my favourite names. I'm not planning on actually having any children, and even if I do, I'll make sure they're not stuck with a horribly uncommon name - so most of the ones below are really out of the question, even if I love them. Also, being Norwegian I a) have to make sure that the names work in both English and Norwegian (even if Norwegians can pronounce English names approxomately right) and b) I still don't like nick names all that much because I'm used to people actually being called Jonathan, Christian, Christopher, Alexander etc. I do use Chriss myself, though, because English people have problems pronouncing my names correctly.

Comments and thoughts are appreciated.

Alvienne (al-vee-ENN) Alice -> Alvean -> Alvienne, works in N/E.
Ann-Charmaine Ann-Cha for short. I knew a Chinese girl by this name. Works in N/E
April - Works only in English
Autumn Lee/Gale - Too fanciful and only works in E.
Belissa - Turkish name. Works in N/E.
Egwenne - From The Weel of Time, and only works in E.
Meiling (May-Lynn/Mai-Linn) first alternate spelling works in E, the second in N, but it sounds tons better in E.
Nyneave (Nigh-NEEV) From The Weel of Time, and only works in E.
So-Yun Korean name from one of my favourite books, but doesn't really fit. Works in N/E.
Thi-Ha (TEE-ha) Vietnamese and works in N/E.
Vienna Works in N/E, in N Vienna's called Wien, so it loses it's city refernece.

Ash - Sounds like the word for 'yuck' in N.
Ashley, - I realise it sounds too feminie, and only works in E.
Ask - The a's pronounce like 'a' in 'part,' but really short, it only works in N.
Cassidy - Works in E
Disraeli - (dis-RAY-lee) Just too weird, but perhaps as a middle name. It's the surname of a British Prime Minister from the 19th century. Works in N/E.
Dmitri - Quite normal and works in N/E, but perhaps Dimitri is a better spelling.
Jace/Jaycee Works in E.
Julian - Works in N/E, but there's something a bit off about the name.
Justin - Works in E.
Kaycee Works in E.
Nikita - Favourite boys names and works in both E/N, but it sounds much better in accents wich are not American.
Raphael - Spelling is a problem in N, and it's a bit too... I don't know, formal.

E=English
N=Norwegian

Comments

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

How do they mess up the "ks" sound? Do they confuse it with "sk" or something?

[candyshowers.livejournal.com]

They sort of ignore the 's'.