WDYT??

[sian-y.livejournal.com]

I've been lurking on this comm for forever lol.

But I finally decided to post something. 

what are your opinions on these names.

Sian (pronounced Sharn) thats my name.

Bethan (pronounced Beth-anne) my  13 yr old sister

Riona (rhymes with Fiona) my 11 yr old sister.

EDIT: I am British, Sian & Bethan are both Welsh names and Riona is (i think) Irish


Also one of my mums hairdressers relatives has a little girl called:

Heaven-Leigh (pronounced Heavenly) 

WTF????

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[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Hehehe. I just saw this post come up and instantly did a head-desk, imagining all the Americans saying "Sharn" to themselves. Totally, incredibly different!


That's what I get for being an American living in the UK... hypersensitivity to these issues. I remember once somebody in this community asked how to pronounce a name. It might have been Yanni or something like that.

A couple of Brits responded with "Yarni", which for them is correct, but to Americans isn't, because British R equals American H — and I swear dozens of Americans jumped on them all like "WTF?! YARNI? Are you on crack?" type of things.



And so yes. Thought I'd nip that one in the bud.