(no subject)

[palepachyderm.livejournal.com]

just a few names i have been pondering:

girls:
tula
ruby
iris
ginevra
maya
amelia
melanie (this is boyfriend's fave, it might be growing on me)

all of the above would have my surname as the middle name.

boy:
charles (would be charlie)
oliver
william (would be will)
jackson

all of the above would have michael as the middle name

can't seem to think of more boy names that are sweet but not too "bronx mowgli"-ish.  i like classic names, especially for boys, but i don't want anything too stiff, you know? any thoughts?

Comments

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like:

Ruby
Iris
Ginevra
Amelia
Melanie

Oliver
William

How are you pronouncing Ginevra? It didn't occur to me that there might be multiple pronunciations, but we studied a book with a character named this in one of my classes, and half the class, including the prof, pronounced it differently than I do.

[palepachyderm.livejournal.com]

gin-eff-rah i guess?

how was the class pronouncing it?

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

About half of them were saying it similarly to you, like Gin-EV-rah. I and the rest of the class said Gin-EVE-rah.

I didn't like Gin-EV-rah at first, although it is growing on me. I still like my way better though hehe.

[biogas.livejournal.com]

hmmmm...interesting...

i never even thought about saying it your way, but i kinda like it both ways.

[biogas.livejournal.com]

i......really suck at having a sock puppet account.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Just to bring an example, it's Gee-NAY-vrah in italian.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Isn't it an Italian name originally? Would that make other pronunciations incorrect or regionalized?

I go back and forth between gin-EV-ruh and ginnuh-VRUH.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

In this spelling, it is definitely a legit italian name.
And in this case there aren't any differences between regions, that can happen with other names (ie: Francesca is Frahn-ch-EH-scah in some places and Frahn-CHAY-scah in others, Stefano can be STEPH-ah-no or STAY-fah-no).

It's Gee-NAY-vrah up and down Italy! Not so much Gin-EV-rah, but I guess it's close enough.
The second prn you mention, on the other hand, doesn't exist :)