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[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Myfanwy ? It's Welsh and it's pronounced
Mih-FAHN-wee
Meh-FAHN-way
Muh-FAHN-oy
Mah-VON-wee
depending on where the pronouncer is from lol.
It means "my beloved one", "my sweet woman".

I think it's rather entertaining, but probably makes for a good middle name, if it's your taste.

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[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I don't hate it. And I like it best pronounced Mah-VON-wee or Meh-Fahn-way, because I don't like the 'mif' sound.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-----citylight/]

Have a friend with this name who goes by Miffy. She prn it as Mif-fahn-wee, but unfortunately when she first started school, she was intrduced as My-Fanny. Poor kid. =(

[roifosch.livejournal.com]

It looks like "My Fanny" to me too. Or "My Fan Why"

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

I'm not a big fan of Welsh names. If they're being used anywhere except Wales, they will be inevitably pronounced wrong. I do think that Myfanwy pronounced Mah-VON-wee is nice, though, but I'd never use it because it would never be said correctly.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I think if used anywhere outside of Wales, it's going to be pronounced/spelled wrong ALL THE TIME. Same thing with the Gaelic versions of names (like Siobhan, etc).

That said, Myfanwy is...well, I'm going to have to agree with _____citylight and roifosch that it looks more like "My fanny" than any of the pronunciations you have listed.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I really didn't think of 'my fanny' until everyone started to mention it. Maybe it's because I'm not a native English speaker.

[venicecalling.livejournal.com]

i think its wretched, tbh.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I know a girl called Myfanwy but she goes by Myffie. I really like Myfanwy but I hate Myffie.

[xo-inthered.livejournal.com]

I love it, but because of the horrible mispronunciations, I'd never use it. I know a girl called Myfanwy, who goes by Miffy.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

Is this the name of one of the characters on Little Britain??

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

haha, yes it is :)

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

First thought - Little Britain.
Meh-FAHN-wee is how I pronounce it.
I could use it, as I live in Wales, and I don't think it'd get mispronouced/misspelled here, but I could never ever get past the Little Britain connection!

[easter.livejournal.com]

It doesn't look strange to me but I bet most Americans would have no clue how to say it.