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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

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

1. In Alice she does call her cat Dinah and it is spelled Dinah. But perhaps Dye-nuh is a British pronunciation because the actual pronunciation of the Biblical name Dinah (as in Jacob's daughter) is Dee-nah, Dina and Deena would just be alternative spellings of Dinah.

2. I don't really like any of the "Kes" begining names you listed. I think Kessia is nice though.

3. Yes it is too close to Anus, in my opinion.

4. I'd say Ehv-ah-LEE-nuh

5. I'd say ah-duh-LINE, unless the person were french in which case I'd say ah-del-een.