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There is a name my husband and I really like.
Except when I first saw the name it was under a spelling in which the correct pronunciation is not the way I like to pronounce it. I love the meaning of the name, full of joy, bc what more do I want for my child than for her to be happy in life? It's also of Gaelic origin and my husband is German/Irish so I love that it's from her ancestry.
The way I like to pronounce it there is a name out there pronounced that way. But I do not like that spelling, I find it to be old fashioned. And she already will have a old fashioned middle name. The middle name is after my husband's maternal grandmother so we are not changing that. I don't want to give her a old fashioned first and middle name.
What are your thoughts on pronouncing a name differently than the masses will?
I know people will get it wrong but hey people get my name wrong all the time as well and it's not a big deal to me.
My husband is still pondering so just curious what the Bee's opinion is!
@regberadaisy:i'm a little confused as to what you are saying. but i think it's silly for parents to name their kids a name that is pronounced differently from how it's spelled unless it's spelled and pronounced differently historically... if that makes sense. like, like naming your kid kharisteen and say it's pronouned christian... that's just weird.
you may not mind that people would get it wrong but your kid might mind.
I'm sorry, but words cannot describe how much I hate this. I'll be brutally honest because this is a major pet peeve of mine. My mom is a teacher and every year it gets worse, this year we were in like hysterics going through her class list. You'll get annoyed at the way people are pronouncing it, and they'll basically be like, "Gee, sorry for following the rules of phonetics and pronouncing things the way they are spelled..." I think it's quite annoying.
My nephews and niece have Gaelic names, and I am going to be perfectly honest, they get made fun of ALOT because of them. If you do it, you may want to look at the names from a 4th graders perspective. It really made my nephews and niece huge targets that stayed with them and shaped their HS experiences.
I do have to say that my whole family thought my sister was nuts for using those names, but we are not Irish! so the names had no history or family tradition with us.
Sorry I don't like this either. To me this is way to trendy and your child is going to hate having to say no my name is pronounced this way even though it is spelled this way.
Don't think of it from your POV, think of it from the POV of your daughter. She is the one that is always going to have to correct people.
I know parents like to give their children unique and different names, but they are the ones that have to live their lives correcting people.
I find it a pain to have to correct people when they say my last name incorrectly, I don't think i'd like to do it with my first name.
Just some food for thought!
Maybe you can say the name? I'm generally not a fan of pronouncing names differently than the usual pronunciation. DH works with a guy- Ryan and he pronounces it ReeAnn.
From someone whose name has multiple spelling and pronunciation options...proceed with extreme caution.
I'm not a fan. But I'm interested in finding exceptions - What's the name?
Wow! I really appreciate everyone's opinon.
For the record I'm not doing it because it's "trendy".
Without googling how would you pronounce Meara?
As someone who has a last name that is pronounced differently than it is spelled, your child will live a lifetime full of awkward moments where they have to correct every person they meet because they just, understandably, butchered their name. I have a very simple one syllable name, but it's pronounced like something you would never think and I've hated it since I was born, but it's not like that name was chosen for me. If my parents actually intended to put me through this, I would have changed my name.
I'm also a teacher, and I second the comment about the names. I hate those parents.
This is interesting bc 60% of you are pronouncing it the way I want to! :) But not the "proper" Gaelic way.
It depends. If it exists is a phonetic form I think I prefer that. Think: Alice versus Alys. It's just pretentious.
My-rah?
I had a friend in high school named Meara. I pronouce it Mee-rah.
@Wonderstruck: Not to be rude ... but not every name is English in it's pronunciation ... welcome to the modern world where cultures are colliding!
@CrystalBlackheart: Nowhere in my post did I say it had to be English pronunciation, phonetics involve all different languages and roots! But many names out there don't make sense phonetically in any language...which also seems to be how the modern world is lately! Oh well.
I hate names that are prononuced differently than they are spelled. Plus, it is a pain having to correct people all of the time. I had to do that with my maiden name and it would be way more annoying to have to correct people on my first name.
@regberadaisy: I'd say Meer-uh probably. I waffle between that and Mee-a-rah.
I'd probably pronounce it Meer-ah.
We're having the same discussion, currently. DH loves the name Isla (pronounced Ay-lah) but I keep telling him I don't want her to have to deal with people calling her Iz-la for the rest of her life.
That is such a beautiful name =) I would say it like Mira (sounds like Meer-ah) I used to know someone named Mira.
I say proceed with caution, but the name you posted doesn't seem all that odd to me. I would say...Meer-ah. But that may not be how you'd want it said. I don't know. Lol. I think it's one of those names/spellings people would guess at. So it would be: Meer-ah? Me-ar-uh? My-rah? I think people would say her name with a question in their voice at first, but it isn't totally outlandish.
I know someone with that name and I also looked up the pronounciation on a baby site and my friend and the site both said it was pronounced 'Meeruh'. You're saying that IS the way you want to pronounce it? That shouldn't be a problem at all.
@regberadaisy: How are you wanting it to be pronounced?
I also would pronounce it Meer-ah. How do you want it to be pronounced? If you are spelling the name differently than it would be pronounced in Gaelic but the way that most people in the U.S. would pronounce it, I think it would be fine.
Just know that the child will have a lifetime of correcting people's pronunciation of her name.
I don't quite understand - you want to pronounce it in a different way than it is supposed to be? That I would find annoying.
However, if it is just that it is a name not in English (like Meara), then people should just suck it up and you should name the child whatever you want! A friend of mine is named Siobhan (it is pronounced shuh-vaughn), and she had some trouble in school, but what can you do? It is a family name and she loves it!
I agree with pp's... I would say it Meer-uh. If that's what you want it to be/sound like then I would say go ahead with it, unless you live in Ireland most people will say it that way. If it were the other way around, say you wanted her name to sound like Meer-uh but wanted to spell it Muireh then I think it would be a problem.
I agree with pp's... I would say it Meer-uh. If that's what you want it to be/sound like then I would say go ahead with it, unless you live in Ireland most people will say it that way. If it were the other way around, say you wanted her name to sound like Meer-uh but wanted to spell it Muireh then I think it would be a problem.
@zippylef: I think your safe with the name Isla... the actress Isla Fischer has made that name quite recognizable I think...
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