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babynamesA girl in one of my classes yesterday-- Hazelle (pronounced Hay-zell). I think it's terrible. I couldn't stop accidentally pronouncing it like gazelle.
Some other names names that I thought were very different popped up last week. I try to be sensitive and not to judge a lot of the names where I teach because I realize they're cultural names, but the spelling/pronunciation just kills me sometimes. There's also just what seems to me to be a lot of butchering of more common names. There's usual cultural names and then there's being kr8tyve while following cultural naming structures. So anyway, three girls in one of my classes last week: Kissaria, Keviona, Andrinae-- all three of which have '-ay' sounds on the end. Aside from Andrinae, I never would have pronounced them that way. I thought Kissaria was weird but kind of cute, Keviona was way too masculine for my tastes, and I was neutral on Andrinae. Misuse of a's is somewhat rampant. I had a girl awhile back named Asia. I pronounced it 'Ay-zhuh' and the kids laughed at me. No no, it's pronounced Ah-zee-ay! I get kids named Davonte all the time and I pronounce it correctly. Not so with Davonta. :P
Opinions?
Some other names names that I thought were very different popped up last week. I try to be sensitive and not to judge a lot of the names where I teach because I realize they're cultural names, but the spelling/pronunciation just kills me sometimes. There's also just what seems to me to be a lot of butchering of more common names. There's usual cultural names and then there's being kr8tyve while following cultural naming structures. So anyway, three girls in one of my classes last week: Kissaria, Keviona, Andrinae-- all three of which have '-ay' sounds on the end. Aside from Andrinae, I never would have pronounced them that way. I thought Kissaria was weird but kind of cute, Keviona was way too masculine for my tastes, and I was neutral on Andrinae. Misuse of a's is somewhat rampant. I had a girl awhile back named Asia. I pronounced it 'Ay-zhuh' and the kids laughed at me. No no, it's pronounced Ah-zee-ay! I get kids named Davonte all the time and I pronounce it correctly. Not so with Davonta. :P
Opinions?
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