Jalita

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

Could you please tell me how much you like the name 'Jalita' (ya-LEE-ta) based on a scale from one to ten where one is not at all and ten is absolutely love it?

[Poll #1017012]

Comments

[mmmrorschach.livejournal.com]

Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

It sounds better than I thought it was going to sound - I would initially have pronounced it ja-LEE-ta - but still, I only gave it three.

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

Hm... It does sound slightly better with 'ha' in the American pronounciation, actually.

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

?

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

Well, many probably do, but since I'm Norwegian, I pronounce it with a Norwegian 'j' which is 'y' in this instance. With the English 'j' it'd be absolutely dreadful. Still, I don't particualy like how my name sounds in English.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I also hated it when I read it as JAL-ee-ta, but I think I quite like it as ya-LEE-ta...

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

Oh, GOSH! JAL-ee-ta! That's absolutely horrible! heh