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[renishas.livejournal.com]

A friend of a friend had twins the other day. 

Malici and Messiaha

Pronounced Malachi and Messiah. Both boys.

Comments

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

ACK I knew what the names were but I still read mal-EE-chee and mess-EE-ah-ha.

If you're going with Biblical names, spell them right!

[vanish.livejournal.com]

I never would have gotten "Malachi" and "Messiah" based on the way those were spelled.

[renishas.livejournal.com]

I really want to pronounce it messy-ha.

[vanish.livejournal.com]

I got "mal-LEE-chee" and "messy-ah-ha"!

[fullcollapse.livejournal.com]

Hope they're ready for mallacy and messy-ah-ha.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Nope. Neither one of those names can be pronounced the way the parents want. Do they not teach the basics of English grammar in school anymore? >:(

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

noooooooooooo!

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

And you associate with this person why?




ETA-- Ah, I see you said friend of a friend. Still... ;)

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

That is definitely Mal-eh-see and Messiah-Ha Why would you add the extra A if it was silent?

[byfaith.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. terrible.

Ek.

My forehead is wrinkled and everything. :(

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

LOL I pronounced Malici like "mah-lee-cee." Hahaha. I pronounced Messiaha correctly, somehow.

Tragic names...

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

That's how I said them too.

I hate to see that done to such a wonderful name as Malachi. Messiah I think is pretty bad no matter how you spell it. :\

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

True! I like Malachi.

[arrien.livejournal.com]

me too! The first one anyway. The second has too many random vowels to make sense. The a at the end? What???

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

haven't they seen children of the corn????

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I was pronouncing them Mah-LEE-cee and Mess-EYE-ah-ha. Not good.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Ack! Those are terrible!! And before I read your explanation, I assumed Mailci was a girl as it was something like Mall-lee-sea, maybe a nod to the popular Malia or something. Messiaha I still want to say like Messiah-uh.

Blech. Both are terrible, and how awful to be called Messiah your whole life. That other twin is going to have a major inferiority complex that his name isn't as elevated. ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

YEEOOOUGGGHHH.

I like Malachi spelled properly and don't care for Messiah either way...but WOW. Just, why?! They're GOING to be constantly 'mispronounced,' and 'cr8iv' spellings often don't really seem to make a name more different or unique...they tend to just hurt it. >