IfIOnly Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I like to actually look at the poster's name and pronounce it, if possible, in my thoughts before reading posts, and after wondering for years how to say some usernames, I'm just going to ask! Negin and Halycon come to mind, but many others do too. Please, feel free to post if you think your name might be a harder one to figure out. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 MAINEmama. Lol. :) I often wonder too--this should be a fun thread! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 MAINEmama. Lol. :) I often wonder too--this should be a fun thread! Ah, it never occurred to me that ME was for the state but rather initials. I'm quick like that, apparently. LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Sparkly Unicorn pretty straight forward...LOL 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Very boring, but you have to put on a Downton Abbey accent. It's LAW-ruh COH-rin. The 'a' and the 'o' are completely different sounds. The 'r' in each is very light - my Scottish colleagues tease me about my mixy r/w sound. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Good to know, LAW-ruh! All this time, you've been LORE-uh in my head. I didn't know until I had a Texan roommate in my early 20's that Laurie could different from, say, Lorie. To me, both were always the same (LORE-ee). She said nope, she was LAW-ree. In my head, mine is mil-oh-VON-ee, however, the place where I got this name* had an accent over the y so it maybe is better pronounced mil-oh-von-EE. I used to have the accent on the y here at WTM, but it apparently caused something in the PM feature to glitch so I removed it. *I had done a search for the meaning of my given name -- beloved -- and came up with a web page that showed the words for "beloved" in numerous other languages. It said milovany was the Romanian version. I chose that and have been using it ever since, although I've been completely unable to find that same information again, LOL. So hopefully I'm not named after something, well, un-beloved. :D 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 MooooooooooCow😀 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Very boring, but you have to put on a Downton Abbey accent. It's LAW-ruh COH-rin. The 'a' and the 'o' are completely different sounds. The 'r' in each is very light - my Scottish colleagues tease me about my mixy r/w sound. Okay, that's a bit diff. then how I thought. In the U.S. I would think both the a and o would have sounded like or. Got it now though! My MIL is half Welsh and half English, and I love her accent. It's a bit softer she says than full English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Alley in Oregon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 ess kay ell. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 oom sam ee (Means Mother of Sami (my eldest)) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Fun thread! I assume everybody can figure mine out. But . . . Paws For Me. Alternatively, I'll accept Pause For Me if you prefer. ;) I used a "z" instead of an "s" because a long time ago I stumbled across a board that already had a Paws4me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 butt er :leaving: 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Very boring, but you have to put on a Downton Abbey accent. It's LAW-ruh COH-rin. The 'a' and the 'o' are completely different sounds. The 'r' in each is very light - my Scottish colleagues tease me about my mixy r/w sound. I wish I could hear a recording of you pronouncing it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 You should always roll your Rs when pronouncing Word Nerd. ;) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Beebeesh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 oom sam ee (Means Mother of Sami (my eldest)) I've wondered about yours, unsami! I only had the last syllable right. Ha! Thank you!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 In my head, mine is mil-oh-VON-ee, however, the place where I got this name* had an accent over the y so it maybe is better pronounced mil-oh-von-EE. I used to have the accent on the y here at WTM, but it apparently caused something in the PM feature to glitch so I removed it. I have always pronounced your name as mil-AW-vaa-nee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 stay shuh 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 No pronouncing here. Just say the letter h-j-f-f-k-j. h-j for short if you want. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 math+marm = mathmarm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I wish I could hear a recording of you pronouncing it! I don't know if this will work. When I listen, there's more of an 'r' in the first syllable than I thought. The vowels are quite distinct though. https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/mytccqntyced3xy8 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't know if this will work. When I listen, there's more of an 'r' in the first syllable than I thought. The vowels are quite distinct though. https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/mytccqntyced3xy8 :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Lol. Well, only people in a few northeastern states pronounce mine properly despite it's normalcy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Lol. Well, only people in a few northeastern states pronounce mine properly despite it's normalcy. Let this Old Englander have a go. CA (wide short 'a' like 'cat') - ree. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 MER-gath. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 MER-gath. MER like Mermaid? Long or short 'a'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 winter + mom = why did I pick this username when I really don't like winter anymore? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 You have to sing it... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Let this Old Englander have a go. CA (wide short 'a' like 'cat') - ree. YES! I don't know why so many people have such difficulty with it. Even my own MOTHER's pronunciation has changed since she moved down south. :huh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It looks like mine is I M Rich. it is not; it is l m rich - my initials and shortened last name. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Click on the speaker icon on this page of the dictionary, or click on the bottom link to go directly to the pronunciation. http://dict.longdo.com/search/%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B3 http://translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=th&q=%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%99%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B3 ETA: Please note that Thai is a tonal language, so using the wrong tone is going to change my name into something else entirely. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 purr-pull owl. Actually, my first thought was "em-em-ee-blue," but then I remembered that I had to switch usernames here a while back. On most of the internets I'm mmeblue, lol. Although "Madame Blue" works for that one, too, as it's short for Madame Blueberry. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I love this thread! For all of you who are wondering, I know you would never, ever figure it out on your own … /twiɡz/! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Arc-tick-mah-mah. Hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 stay shuh Ah! Ove been saying it with the broad a sound, not the long a. Whoops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Well, * I * pronounce it as written ~~ wild cat ~~ but since I live in the deep south, those around me would say "Whilecayat" ( while cay at) all smooshed together like that. LOL. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It's very complicated... ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I say Li-bRare-E not Li-Berry Momma 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't pronounce it. Y'all can do that however you like. Some could be rather ingenious... :lol: Ok, perhaps we do pronounce it once in a while as there's a road with that name that we often walk on and it's the name of our pony farm... but I rarely pronounce it as a "User Name!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Throatwarbler Mangrove. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 You can pronounce mine different ways. My two year old nephew says Lu with a growl that makes me sound like a waitress at a hole in the wall trucker stop. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Mine is short for Rachel, with a long 'a'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Throatwarbler Mangrove. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I tend to pronounce mine as Karen Eye. Regards, Kareni 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Litt-ull Niss-a 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Lol. Well, only people in a few northeastern states pronounce mine properly despite it's normalcy. Let this Old Englander have a go. CA (wide short 'a' like 'cat') - ree. I grew up in MA and my sister's name is care-ee Mine is: ICK sloe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Big Mama Bird. :laugh: My oldest used to call me that when she was about two and would pretend she was a little sparrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I tend to pronounce mine as Karen Eye. Regards, Kareni This one I had wrong. You've always been kare-ee-nee to me. :) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Zoo Keeper. :) Growls, howls, and yells in the background are optional. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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