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How do you feel your accent or speech affects your name choices? I am from Alabama. And though I would rather be stuck with a hot poker, I will admit that I have a Southern accent. Not a redneck or hick accent, but its there for all the world to hear when I talk. Some of the names that I have seen posted are wonderful names with beautiful meanings but when I pronounce the name it sounds awful and therefor I would never pick it. For example, in my area the name Lorelei is pronounce with only two syllables, LOR-LIE. I know its wrong and so do a lot of others, but it comes out that way anyway. Personally, because I hated correcting people about my maiden name, its important to me that others be able to pronounce a name without correction. I was just wondering how everyone else felt...