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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I'm really curious as to what you guys think of the names

Esmé
Sorcha (SOHR-ra)

I personally like the latter better, but the former is pretty nice.

My mum says Sorcha is terrible, especially if you ever try to apologise to her.

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[greeneyednobody.livejournal.com]

I've always loved the name Esmé. Not too sure about Sorcha, though.

[straight-outta.livejournal.com]

i love esme

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Esmé's really nice.
Haha, I don't know what else to say.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Isn't it beautiful?

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

Sorcha can also be pronounced Sor-ka, though, and that would be the favoured pronunciation in some parts of Ireland. I quite like that pronunciation, but find Sor-ha a bit limp.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd never heard Sor-ka before.
That's actually pretty nice.

Why would it be the favoured pronunciation, just out of curiousity?

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

I think it's just regional variations - some parts will be more familiar with one pronunciation than another. I'd hazard a guess that places with a higher proportion of Irish speakers or more of a Gaelic influence would favour Sor-ha, as it looks like the more Irish pronunciation (like Meadbh/Niamh being Meve/Neve). That's just speculation, though.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Ahh, okay.
Sor-ka's actually growing on me, though, thanks for introducing it to me. :)

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

If it's pronounced "Sore-ah" then WHY does there need to be a C in there?
Why not just... Sora?

I like Sora though, and Esme (little thingy on top of the E) is cute as well.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

My friend says the same thing.
She hates the -cha because it'd mess her up.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Sora's the Japanese version, and my best friend likes that better.
And Sorcha's Irish.

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

(I'll admit it. Sora makes me think of Digimon, LOL. That is the only place i've ever heard the name)
But i really like it.

With the other spelling, i'd be tempted to say "sor-cha"

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

I recommend looking on the Irish names section of behindthename. Irish spellings are obviously so different from what we're used to. Some are so beautiful, though: Eimear (Ee-mur), Eilís (Ie-leesh) and Caoimhe (Keeva). Not spellings for anyone with no recent Irish heritage, though!

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Sora's nice, but I think I like Sorcha better.

Yeah, it seems like that's a popular bit- the mispronunciation.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Sascha's really pretty.
But Sascha, Sorcha, both look similar.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I love behindthename.com
I go on that everyday.

Caoimhe keeps making me want to say KY-oh-mee, though, which I pointed out on the site in a comment.
I'm definitely Irish. Looks, personality, haha. It's all there.

You're Irish?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

You love SOHR-ra?!

Yay!

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

Hah, funny but offtopic story. When i was younger, i refused to see the logic in putting letters in words which would be silent.
So for at least a year i went around pronouncing everything as it was WRITTEN.

soooo, psychic would become "pee-sy-chick"

(i was young and stupid ok, haha)

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's definitely not silly.

It really grows on you though. I only discovered the name today, and as of this evening it's one of my favourites.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

No, ahha, like last week I thought epitome was eh-pit-to-mee.

Well, not last week, but you know what I mean.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

WAIT.
I meant
ep-it-tome.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

God, when I point out my mistakes, I still come out wrong!!

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

lol!!
it's ok. *gives you an e-cookie*

Seriously though, i was sent to a shrink because everyone thought i was mental.
I rarely talked much, kept things to myself. So obviously when i did talk, and i talked weird like that.. people just sort of avoided me. :)

OH AND I HAD A LISP TOO.
I swear, i was a loner for years. What amazing memories, lmfao.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Really?
Lisps are cute though.
My mum knew a girl named Elsie Frances who lived on Cicily Circle and she had a lisp. :(

[imaloserbabyxx.livejournal.com]

I like lisps too, i'm just too self concious.

Once i got over my weird stage, i got REALLY self concious of myself, and constantly started working on my lisp..
Now i can talk pretty normally, if i watch what i'm saying.. which is pretty much a habit now.
But every once in awhile, i slip up.

but lol, so many "s" sounds.. poor girl!