Warwick

[krosp.livejournal.com]

What do you all think of the name Warwick? (pronounced Worrick, at least in my Australian accent- it's not like the beginning of the word "worry" btw, my phonetic spelling is meant to be the same "o" as in "hot")

It sprung into my head suddenly yesterday and hasn't left. I dont mind it, but I don't love it. Maybe that's just cos the only person I've met with that name was a bit mean.

Comments

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

I think of Warwick Davis and the castle (it's just up the road from me, relatively speaking). I don't really like it but it's the first name of a friend's husband so I should get used to it over time... :-)

NB Your phonetic rendering works for the English & Australian pronunciation but not everyone says 'hot' with the same vowel. The Americans who say 'haaht' will now be saying 'waahrrick'. But maybe they'd be doing that anyway. ;)

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Yeah I agree with you, I think they would pronounce this name as waah-rick

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I quite like it, alhtough my first thought is for the town and county!

[jordle.livejournal.com]

i think of Warwick Capper, who is an idiot. So I could never use it as a name!

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Makes me think of the psychic that used to have late-night T.V. adds-- Deonne Warwick.

[godmod.livejournal.com]

Do you live in Australia? Around here it would be pronounced Wore-wick.

I'm not very fond of it right now, but I definitely see it growing on me, especially if there was a cute little boy attached to it.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Yes I do live in Australia

[slicesmissus.livejournal.com]

It made me think of Warwick Davis first, Warwick, UK second.

Oh and if you were in Rhode Island, USA, they'd pronounce it as godmod indicated.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

Funny.. when I posted this it was partially cos I've hardly ever seen this name in this community

And it turns out that almost everyone has some strong association with it (although I know none of the Warwicks mentioned lol)