Random Stuff

[sayga.livejournal.com]

1. So, you know on Alice in Wonderland, her cat's name is Dinah (Dye-nuh). Is that how you spell it? Or is Dinah pronounced like Dee-nah? How about Dena or Dina? Are all of these pronounced Dee-nuh? And once you get the right spelling for DYE-nuh, does it sound like you're saying "diner" with a British accent, or does it actually sound like a name?

2. Which of these is better, if any (for someone hoping to get the nickname "Kes" out of it):
Kes
Kessa
Kesana / Kesanna
Kesandra / Kessandra
Kesandria / Kesandrea or Kessandria / Kessandrea

3. Is Anice or Annis too close to "anus" to be a good name?

4. How would you pronounce Evalena? I'm thinking ehv-ah-LEE-nuh, but maybe the first letter says eee instead of eh.

5. How about Adeline? ah-dah-lynn, ah-dah-leen, or ah-dah-line (line as in clothes line)? It isn't a terribly common name, but it's very close to Madeline. Like Addison to Madison. I think I'd avoid using either of those, just because they are so close to a popular name. (well, Addison is #107 for 2005, so still popular, but no where near as popular as Madison is).

Comments

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

haha I didn't think of Dinah being Diner until you said it. Now it sounds like Diner to me..

For Kes i like Kessa or Kesandria. However Ive met someone named Kezia and people call her Kez. You could make is Kesia though.. wait people may pronounce the end like Asia.. Ke-SIA..maybe not. idk..

Are you saying Anice/Annis like "AH-niece (like the spice)" or "anne-nis"? Annis is too ugly and close to anus. But Anice pronounced like the spice is fine.. except its a spice. Better than Anus though.

I say Evalena the same way as you, but this is my first time seeing it. I do like it though.

Im not sure about Adeline..

[sayga.livejournal.com]

see, i say ANN-iss for the spice, not aw-niss or aw-niece. i meant anice like the spice, but obviously you and i pronounce that word differently!

thanks for imput on the other.s

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

haha yeah we must say it differently. I probably say it wrong. I cant say I talk about the spice on a daily basis.
Oh my , I totally probably was watching a cooking show and some french chef said AH-niece.. and now i say it with a terribly hidious english accent!

ANN-iss is a bit to anus sounding for me.