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I could be here all day....
I'm a family law barrister - we get some doozies...
Try - Symyn, Tysyn, Chynn'nah-bloo, Daihseiy, Jayscyn, Jaxscyn, Shannylle, Klover, Jaiyhe, Jalymz
Also known as (pronounced as)...
Simon, Tyson, ChinaBlue, Daisy, Jason, Jackson, Chenille, Clover, Jay, James (yes that's a SILENT "l")....
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So Cai if we work out how to pronounce yours do we get to call you that?
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The Gaelic names get me everytime. When said they are lovely but when I look at them I get tongue-tied!
I am confused by this one - Nicola. I have always pronounced it 'Nickolah' in one mouthful (IYKWIM) but twice recently I have heard people pronounce it as 'Nicole-ah'.
My name is Julia, but I get Julie and sometimes Joy-a ?!
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I think 'Nickolah' is for a girl and 'Nicole-ah' is for a boy. Nicola Finetti the fashion designer is a guy and his name is pronounced 'Nicole-ah'.
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I found another irish name I like on tv the other day. Roisin pronounced Row-sheen. I dont know that I would use it though. I do love some of their names but Aussies seem to have no idea how to say them. Probably a hundred years ago when half the population was Irish decended you would have had no trouble...
As for the Grant (Gr-ANT vs Gr-arnt) I think that is to do with the state you are in. In SA we all say the latter but notice the eastern states say the former. NB we aren't ALL Hyacinths here lol.
My married surname is a womans first name and I find it ammusing when people who I dont know all that well try to be familiar by calling me an abbreviated name, except they use the surname not my first name!
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They are appauling!
THey remind me of the episode of Kath N Kim when they are trying to decide on a name and 'unusual' spelling for Kim's baby. There were apostrophes, umlauts (sp?) and slient letters flying all over the place.
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Do children with 'normal' names end up in family court? If not we may be onto something!
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sazza- we get the same thing! My son's name, Jensen, is a surname, and our surname is a girls name (from way back- have'nt met any lately cept for an 80-something woman when i worked in a dr surgery), and we get Jensen's name reversed. Last name first, them first name!
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