Strangest pronunciations

[Meo]

Well, I have one of those awesome Irish names too. Only it's not a name, it's just a Gaelic word so it's even more frustrating sometimes!

It's Ceilidh - pronounced kayleigh. And I'd go by my middle name but I hate it more and changing it's too much effort! lol

I did spell it phonetically for a while when I was in high school but decided it looked ugly (no offence to those who have Kayleigh as a name), and now it's a bit of a game to see who can say it when it's written, or who's heard it properly 'coz I often get Kylie or Hayley or Celia . . .

[tattoo_mama]

I went to school with a girl called Xime...pronounced Hee-may...apparently one of her parents was mexican and the other japanese and it was mexican spelling of a japanese word? She was always so frustrated about it, teachers called her Zy-eem or Ex-mee or zimmy....lol

There's one welsh name that's pronounced Mee-van-wee but im sure the spelling is totally different.

My sisters name is Verity and she got called Variety by so many people growing up (and they weren't kidding!)

And she went to school with twin asian girls called Cam-mai and Cam-truc which I thought was funny caus it sounded like Camry and Cam truck...

[{sarah}]

A friend of a friend's name is Regina, but the g is pronounced like in gun not the usual gee sound.

I have a customer who we thought was very posh in pronouncing her name Suzarne, but that's actually how it's spelt.

[Sequoia]

There's one welsh name that's pronounced Mee-van-wee but im sure the spelling is totally different.

Do you mean Myfanwy? I thought that was pronounced Meh-fan-wee. Well, that the way it's said on Little Britain.

[Campari]

I went to primary school with a Phoebe, who pronounced her name "fobe"... I always thought that was the normal way to say it until the TV show Friends started!

[sconeonamission]

My name's Rhianon and answering the phone I get Leone (lee-own-nee)... How do you get Leone from Rhianon? I've had 2 of my bosses (totally different industries) call me Row-an-non. Also had Ree-ah-non. Oh and the countless ways that people spell Rhianon. It's crazy. My name is Rhianon... with one N.

My son is Jensen with an E. Listen to the way I pronounce it.
My married surname has 4 letters (think rent-a-car) and I have to spell it AND ppl still misprounce it.

I also had no idea how to pronouce Arimeh's son's name (Aricyn) till I heard her say it!

[Tinks]

My best friend is Bianca pronounced Be-unka, which I think it the correct way to pronounce it anyway. She gets so angry when people pronounce it Be-Anka. I just call her Biancs lol.

[Sequoia]

My best friend is Bianca pronounced Be-unka, which I think it the correct way to pronounce it anyway. She gets so angry when people pronounce it Be-Anka. I just call her Biancs lol.

On our honeymoon in Hawaii there was a little American girl whose mother called her Be-unka, so much prettier than Be-Anka.