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[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

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

1. I pronounce Dinah like "dee-nah" but it appears I'm in the minority.
2. No comment.
3. Yes.
4. My first thought was 'eev'.. but I guess *if you made it up, you can pronounce it how you want.
5. I love Adeline, with the line pronunciation. I do foresee it becoming somewhat popular, since it has the same 'feel' as Madeline and Addison.

[sayga.livejournal.com]

2. no comment cause you hate all of them? you can say it if you do. if i didn't want ANYONE to tell me they hated it, i wouldn't've posted it in here.

4. no, i didn't make up Evalena. it was in the top 1000 names in the 1880s. #850.

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

2. No comment 'cause I couldn't think of anything really nice to say. LOL Kessa *sounds nice, but I wouldn't dream of using it on a real person. But if you want the nn Kess.. Kessa or Kessandra would be my vote.. Kessandria is a little.. well.. much.

4. I wasn't saying you did, I just wasn't sure and was too lazy to look it up, LOL Evalena.. hmm. I'd still prnounce it Ee-va.. I like it better that way. =D