Pamela H in Texas Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My daughter's name is Kimberly. It is amazing to me how many people shorten it to Kim without asking her (btw, she hates the name Kim). When I was growing up, people would ask me if I went by Pam or Pamela. I didn't particularly LIKE that question, but I appreciated them asking rather than assuming. Though seriously, if I introduce myself as Pamela, then why do you assume Pam anyway? Anyway, none of my little boys or the baby have shorten-able names (imo. I guess you could call them weird things like just the first syllable or something, but those aren't really names). The oldest girl does and she has shortened it. When she got here, I tried really hard to use it. I love her full name; in fact, it's a name I would have chosen for a girl myself. But she's fine with me using her full name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I cannot pronounce the names both ways either. I also feel like I am trying to fake an accent and really do not recall hearing them pronounced that way around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Carrie is pronounced like carry (short "a").Kerry is pronounced to rhyme with berry (short "e"). The first syllable in Aaron is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in arrow (short "a"). The first syllable in Erin is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in error (short "e"). I grew up in New England. But see, carry and berry rhyme! And arrow and error start out exactly the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Youngest dd is Alexandra. The number of people that called her Alexandria was staggering. I finally started just telling them that I had not named her after a city in Eygpt. (Yes, I got strange looks for that :lol:) Among Orthodox Christians, there is a St. Alexandria. The name is not often chosen, but it is a real "people" name ! Most likely, people are not listening carefully when you provide your daughter's name. We don't use nicknames for our boys, but do use "Katie" for our Katherine. People can be sooooo lazy about learning an unfamiliar name. I do consider it laziness. Our eldest son is named Vasilios. When he was a teenager, a few of his friends decided to call him "V", rather than learn his name. [scowl. . .] Edited July 9, 2011 by Orthodox6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I have a Luke that sometimes people call Lucas, which makes no sense to me, but whatever. My other 2 have short names, it would be hard to mess them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Carrie is pronounced like carry (short "a").Kerry is pronounced to rhyme with berry (short "e"). The first syllable in Aaron is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in arrow (short "a"). The first syllable in Erin is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in error (short "e"). I grew up in New England. I grew up in New England, also, but I don't see how "carry" and "berry" sound different. Same with the "a" in arrow and the "e" in error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 carry and berry rhyme Arrow and error have the same first syllable. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I named all my chilren so as to nOT have a nickname. But my neighbor (whom I love) has managed to make Duncan into Dunc---thats just wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My brother from the Boston area would pronounce "carry" like "CAR-ee" so is that how Carrie is pronounced? The first syllable sounding like "car"? Otherwise, I can't figure it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 What I find funny is that sometimes the KIDS change it! One of my DD's friends is named Ashlyn. She came to camp with my DD for a week, and to make it easier on her mother, I drove the girls both ways, so was signing Ashlyn in and out. And every single day, her name would change on the sign in sheet to Ashley-and I'd change it back. About Wednesday, I finally caught the girls' coach to ask. According to her, one of the assistants called Ashlyn Ashley the first day, Ashlyn decided she liked it better, and wanted to be called Ashley from then on. The coaches, who are pretty experienced with little girls, decided that it wasn't worth fighting her :). My daughter, though, considers it a mortal sin if someone puts an e at the end of the shortened version of her name-because there's no E in the long version. It doesn't matter to her that the added e at the end is actually the more common spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My husband's name is Jonathan. He does not go by Jon. That is what we call his little sister's husband. When we were looking at cars, he would introduce himself and many salesmen automatically said "hey, Jon!" They did not ask to call him that, they just did. We did walk out of a few that did that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Carrie is pronounced like carry (short "a").Kerry is pronounced to rhyme with berry (short "e"). The first syllable in Aaron is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in arrow (short "a"). The first syllable in Erin is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in error (short "e"). I grew up in New England. Just out of curiosity, do you pronounce Mary and merry and marry differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My husband's name is Jonathan. He does not go by Jon. That is what we call his little sister's husband. When we were looking at cars, he would introduce himself and many salesmen automatically said "hey, Jon!" They did not ask to call him that, they just did. We did walk out of a few that did that. :) My DH, Michael, has the same problem with being called "Mike" by anyone who hasn't known him since he was in elementary school. Salesmen tend to be the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I grew up in New England, also, but I don't see how "carry" and "berry" sound different. Same with the "a" in arrow and the "e" in error. Why would they be spelled with different vowels (a vs. e) if they are pronounced the same way? Carrie, carry, Aaron, and arrow have the same short "a" sound as hat. Kerry, berry, Erin, and error have the same short "e" sound as pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Just out of curiosity, do you pronounce Mary and merry and marry differently? Yes, but the difference between the first and the third is subtle. The "a" in Mary is kind of in-between a long a and a short a. It isn't quite MAY-ree but it's definitely different than MAH-ree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Why would they be spelled with different vowels (a vs. e) if they are pronounced the same way? There are many words in the English language that are pronounced the same way but spelled differently. In any case, it's fascinating to consider how differently that Americans say the same words, even when it's not specifically related to different accents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Just out of curiosity, do you pronounce Mary and merry and marry differently? Mary - like air Merry - like excellent Marry - like apple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 you keep using short vowel sound examples to describe words with a vowel modified by r. it's making it very hard to understand what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Mary - like airMerry - like excellent Marry - like apple Here's what Merriam-Webster says (first one listed is the preferred pron. and is the same for all three): marry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē\ merry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈme-rē\ Mary: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē, ˈmā-rē\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Here's what Merriam-Webster says (first one listed is the preferred pron. and is the same for all three):marry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē\ merry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈme-rē\ Mary: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē, ˈmā-rē\ That's fine and dandy for Webster. Just like it's fine and dandy for Bostonians to pahk their cahs or Georgians to praise the lawed. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Kerry/Carrie = sameDawn/Don = same Hayley/Hailey = same Laurie/Lorie = same Aaron/Erin = same You guys are just weird. :tongue_smilie: :iagree::iagree::iagree: EXCEPT... I do know the difference between Dawn/Don. And I have known many, many Lauries who were lore-ee. Never heard anyone called law-rie. For those of you who are regionally unable to pronounce "dawn," do you also say "Don is when the sun is just starting to come up." Is that an east-coast thing? Sounds like Boston to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I am so not a nickname person! I named my children Erik, Nichole and Jamie-Lynn and that is what I like to call them. My mom wanted to call them Ricky (for Erik, really???), Nikki, and Jamie. I quickly put a stop to that. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Lori, Don, and Carrie, that's who. :tongue_smilie::lol: :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 For those of you who are regionally unable to pronounce "dawn," do you also say "Don is when the sun is just starting to come up." Is that an east-coast thing? Sounds like Boston to me... Yes, that's what I say. And I'm no where near Boston in the fall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Carrie is pronounced like carry (short "a").Kerry is pronounced to rhyme with berry (short "e"). The first syllable in Aaron is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in arrow (short "a"). The first syllable in Erin is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in error (short "e"). I grew up in New England. Carry and berry rhyme to me... And arrow and error have the same beginning sound... :confused: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Why would they be spelled with different vowels (a vs. e) if they are pronounced the same way? Because this is America, and English is just confusing!!! :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Kerry/Carrie = sameDawn/Don = same Hayley/Hailey = same Laurie/Lorie = same Aaron/Erin = same You guys are just weird. :tongue_smilie: :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 But see, carry and berry rhyme! And arrow and error start out exactly the same! Carry and berry rhyme to me... And arrow and error have the same beginning sound... :confused: :lol: :iagree: They sound the same to me. I can pronounce them differently, but I don't CAR-e things, I Care-e them. I care-e the bear- ez in a bunch, which I ate for lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Because this is America, and English is just confusing!!! :lol::lol::lol: This is exactly what I tell my ds. He says we should all speak Latin instead, it's easier. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfamilygal Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 :DMany people pronounce my dd's name HAY lee. We've always pronounced it HAIL ee. I'd chalk it up to a regional thing if, you know, we weren't all from the same region! To me, that's like calling me Kerry. Which is a nice name, but not mine. Unless you ARE from a different region, in which case I understand the difficulty. Though I don't believe that should excuse MY OWN MOTHER, lol. Oh, well! Both those names sound the same to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 :iagree::iagree::iagree: EXCEPT... I do know the difference between Dawn/Don. And I have known many, many Lauries who were lore-ee. Never heard anyone called law-rie. For those of you who are regionally unable to pronounce "dawn," do you also say "Don is when the sun is just starting to come up." Is that an east-coast thing? Sounds like Boston to me... I grew up on the East Coast (MD)... it's not Don... you hear the aw in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The only way I can get Hayley to sound like Hail ee is to do a fake southern accent. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Carrie is pronounced like carry (short "a").Kerry is pronounced to rhyme with berry (short "e"). The first syllable in Aaron is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in arrow (short "a"). The first syllable in Erin is pronounced the same way as the first syllable in error (short "e"). I grew up in New England. I pronounce the 1st syllable of arrow and error exactly the same. It truly must be a regional thing. The thing with these words is they are r controlled vowels. There really isn't a short a sound with ar. It's either pronounced like star or stair. Isn't it? Am I missing something? Do you pronounce the ar in arrow like the ar in star? Is Carrie prounounced like car as in automobile with a long e sound at the end? The babysitter in the Incredibles is named that but I have no idea how to spell it. So I'm not going to attempt it. That's the only time I've heard that name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I pronounce the 1st syllable of arrow and error exactly the same. It truly must be a regional thing. The thing with these words is they are r controlled vowels. There really isn't a short a sound with ar. It's either pronounced like star or stair. Isn't it? Am I missing something? Do you pronounce the ar in arrow like the ar in star? Is Carrie prounounced like car as in automobile with a long e sound at the end? The babysitter in the Incredibles is named that but I have no idea how to spell it. So I'm not going to attempt it. That's the only time I've heard that name. Tee hee. No. *MY* name is not pronounced like the automobile. I obviously disregard any r controlled vowel rules (which makes teaching phonics REAL fun in my house!) Seriously, it's the a that's in apple. Of course, I do not speak for all the Carries of the world. I know we have quite a few here. They can call themselves whatever they like. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Here's what Merriam-Webster says (first one listed is the preferred pron. and is the same for all three):marry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē\ merry: \ˈmer-ē, ˈme-rē\ Mary: \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē, ˈmā-rē\ Whew, Thank You!!! I thought I was losing my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 One of my children has an 'unusual' name. Amazingly, many children are just fine about figuring it out and pronounce it exactly right. They're much better than adults. I'm sorry, I don't understand the difference between Hay-lee and Hail-ee unless I pause weirdly between syllables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I hate when people don't call my kids by the names I gave them. I think parents put a lot of thought and effort into their kids' names, it's just rude to call them something else. My grandma called Katie "Summer Dawn" for the longest time. That's nothing like her name, but because she was born at around 4:30 on the first day of summer, she thought she had the right. I set her straight. Mom calls my Caeleigh (pronounced KAY-lee) "Leigh" (Lee). Irritates me to no end. If I wanted her name to be Leigh, I would have named her Leigh. Next card she sends to "Leigh" is going to be returned with "No such address" on it, I swear. Funny thing is, she was anal about people calling my brother by his given name (Michael, instead of Mike, which is what everyone shortened it to). It drove her batty when they didn't. Frankly, I'm the only one allowed to give my kid's nicknames. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I do nicknames a lot. My oldest goes by Steph. My youngest has started telling people her name is "Vick" when people ask her. They pretty much always get really confused since she's not real clear speaking (she's not yet 4) and that would certainly be an unusual name for a little girl. We actually call her Vicki most of the time but in the past few months she went through 3 weeks of insisting everyone call her Victoria and then switched to wanting everyone to call her Vick. I'm kind of hoping its a phase that ends soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I pronounce the 1st syllable of arrow and error exactly the same. It truly must be a regional thing. The thing with these words is they are r controlled vowels. There really isn't a short a sound with ar. It's either pronounced like star or stair. Isn't it? Am I missing something? Do you pronounce the ar in arrow like the ar in star? Is Carrie prounounced like car as in automobile with a long e sound at the end? No, no, no. It's not "aw" like car or star. It's the same short "a" sound as in hat, apple, bag, cab, etc. CAH-ree, AH-row, MAH-ree, AH-run. Just like you'd say AH-pul for "apple". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Oh my....I have no time to read all the pages of comments. I don't know if this fits in with this thread or not....but my oldest daughter's name is Tabitha. I can not tell you how many times in the past 18 years people have called her.....Samantha. :001_rolleyes: ETA: without giving it away....I'm curious who all here would get that connection....or can you not figure it out? Edited July 9, 2011 by ~AprilMay~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My name is Beth. That is on my birth certificate. I've had people want to call me Elizabeth. One woman argued with me that Elizabeth was obviously my given name and it would be proper to use it instead of Beth. She didn't believe me when I told her that Beth truly was on my birth certificate. Me, too. And all my life I've been asked, "Is that short for Elizabeth?" Me: "Nope, just Beth." Them: "Oh, well then it must be short for Bethany or Beverly or something." Me: "Nope, just Beth." Them: "Oh, well then, Betty (or Betsy or Bethy :glare:), you just come over here and...." You would not believe what people do to our simple surname. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My name is Astrid. When shortened to a first-syllable nickname, well, it's not good. :D astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbhoward Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 No, no, no. It's not "aw" like car or star. It's the same short "a" sound as in hat, apple, bag, cab, etc. CAH-ree, AH-row, MAH-ree, AH-run. Just like you'd say AH-pul for "apple". I cannot say those words that way with out looking really really strange. It is almost physically impossible. If I were to call someone Carrie with a short a sound to their face, I am afraid they would run away screaming in fear. :lol: ETA: I just tried it on my 4yo and she jumped! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My name is Stephanie. Not Stephy, not Stephcha (only my father can call me this), and not Stefanya (I don't know how to spell it, but our Polish landlord called me that). I don't mind when people call me Steph, but for some reason, Stephanie seems a lot more personal and I prefer it over Steph. Probably because Steph is one syllable and it just seems quick and choppy and a bit cold to me. I would love to be known by my middle name (Elizabeth), but it would be weird to ask others to call me that after almost 18 years of going by Stephanie. Maybe I'll try it at college :D My cousin's name is Stephanie, and as an adult she started going by her middle name, Allison. It was a little strange at first, but we got used to it quickly enough. If you like it better, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Oh my....I have no time to read all the pages of comments. I don't know if this fits in with this thread or not....but my oldest daughter's name is Tabitha. I can not tell you how many times in the past 18 years people have called her.....Samantha. :001_rolleyes: ETA: without giving it away....I'm curious who all here would get that connection....or can you not figure it out? :lol: I get it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Oh my....I have no time to read all the pages of comments. I don't know if this fits in with this thread or not....but my oldest daughter's name is Tabitha. I can not tell you how many times in the past 18 years people have called her.....Samantha. :001_rolleyes: ETA: without giving it away....I'm curious who all here would get that connection....or can you not figure it out? Oh, I get it :001_smile: My husband has repeatedly called one of my daughter's preschool teachers Michelle, just because her last name is Pfeiffer. Not-Michelle is not amused. :lol: Edited July 9, 2011 by Kebo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Mom calls my Caeleigh (pronounced KAY-lee) "Leigh" (Lee). Irritates me to no end. . At least it is a deriviative of her name. My mom called my Ceilidh(Kaylee) Katie for the first 3 months of her life because she wanted me to give her up for adoption and thought that calling her a different name would make me do so :glare: but that is a whole different thread. Then again no one ever pronounces dd's name right the first 1-10 times they read it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 My name is Astrid. When shortened to a first-syllable nickname, well, it's not good. :D astrid True!!! :001_huh: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 ETA: without giving it away....I'm curious who all here would get that connection....or can you not figure it out? Like mother, like daughter. . . I get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Then again no one ever pronounces dd's name right the first 1-10 times they read it lol My daughter has the same problem. I get the whole Samantha/Tabitha thing. I thought of it right away when I saw that. I have a cousin and a bil both named Todd and a husband named Scott. You would really be surprised how when you're talking about both you can easily mix them up when speaking. I do it all the time. Yet, if I were talking to someone who didn't have a Todd in their life, I would never call my husband Todd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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