Pronouncing names

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

I was wondering if you have a name that might be confusing to pronounce at first to others in other country's could you please write your name and how to pronounce it? especially if your going to the world meeting, i would like to be able to say everyone's name

[Loren]

Loren;

Lor (Pronounced to rhyme with "door") en (pronounced to rhyme with "pen")

Slightly more emphasis on the first syllable.

I have noticed that usually, when used for a man (thats what I am- 100%), it has emphasis on first syllable, but for women, it has emphasis on 2nd syllable (like Sophia Loren)

:D:D:D

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

sweet i pronounced it right in my head :)

Loren;

Lor (Pronounced to rhyme with "door") en (pronounced to rhyme with "pen")

Slightly more emphasis on the first syllable.

I have noticed that usually, when used for a man (thats what I am- 100%), it has emphasis on first syllable, but for women, it has emphasis on 2nd syllable (like Sophia Loren)

:D:D:D

[Stefan-A]

I think that our Dutch members may have the trickiest names. ;)

[adamanteus]

James... pronounced 'Sir'!:)

[Stefan-A]

Mind if I call you 'Jim'? Or 'Jimbo'?

[adamanteus]

Stefan, you can call me 'Boy' if you want!:rolleyes:

[drache]

'Ray-ah
although anyone whose native language is German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, may call me Claudia - not English or French speakers though

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, you can call me 'Boy' if you want!:rolleyes:
Which reminds me, if I hear anybody pronounce my name 'Stef-aan', like I've heard English speaking people pronounce it, nasty things will happen. ;) Short a-sound, please.

[Snake lover 3-25]

my name is pronounced Shan-ley (ley as in greatly):D

[reptileparadise]

Well, I have no idea how I could say how YOU should pronounce my name. If you just say, "Hey, you, tall one!" I'll probably react...


James... pronounced 'Sir'

Will do Sir!

[Snake lover 3-25]

how tall are you????? my dad's 6'3" amd my mom's 4'11" LOL what a difference!!!! i'm 5'3":D

[adamanteus]

Sjoerd is over 9' tall!;)

[Snake lover 3-25]

:eek::eek:omg james i seriously believed you for a sec.... till i saw the smiley!!!!!:eek::eek:

[adamanteus]

No, he really is!

[gregmonsta]

Greg .... an angry egg ... as in GRRRRRRR egg

[adamanteus]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//536/Greg.JPG

[Snake lover 3-25]

did you draw that?????? lolol JK:D

[adamanteus]

did you draw that?????? lolol JK:D

No. It's real egg.

[Snake lover 3-25]

oooooooooo i see it now!!!!!!!!:D:D

[Elliot]

I think my name is pretty self explainatory. :)

[Zephyr]

Kyle.
As in smile. :D

Edit- Zeph/Zephyr (Zeffur) works too. :P

[gregmonsta]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//536/Greg.JPG

ROFL :D classic!!!

[adamanteus]

Kyle.
As in smile. :D


I thought it was Kyl-ee ... as in Minogue.:D

[Zephyr]

I thought it was Kyl-ee ... as in Minogue.:D
You should see the combos people make out of my last name. .-_.-

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

HAHA i was 5'3" a month ago then i had a growth spurt im 5'5" now and my spines slightly twisted to once the chiropracter straightens me out i might be 5'6" :D

how tall are you????? my dad's 6'3" amd my mom's 4'11" LOL what a difference!!!! i'm 5'3":D

[Snake lover 3-25]

eeek!!! i hate doctors!!!!:( that must SUCK!!!!!:(

[reptileparadise]

Sjoerd is over 9' tall!;)


And whats that in Mainland europe size? :o

Ah, well, Doesn't matter. Scream something my way, and I might listen!

Wow, that Grrrrr-egg made my day, Hahahaha...

[adamanteus]

And whats that in Mainland europe size?...

That would be about 3m, Sjoerd!:D

[reptileparadise]

Ah...You're close...3.20 now :D

[jeanette]

Jeanette...........Usually pronounced Oi You!!!!
lol

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

shannon.

SH-AHHH-NUN.

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol i want to know how to pronounce the HARD ones!!!!!:D:D:D

[todaelaguadelmar]

SARAHI
Like SARA and then E!!!!!
:)

[Stefan-A]

Stefan, you can call me 'Boy' if you want!:rolleyes:
Which reminds me, how do you pronounce your last name? :)

[adamanteus]

Exactly how it looks, Stefan.

[Stefan-A]

Good. :) I would've gotten it right, then. :)

[adamanteus]

Apparently my name is originally 'Nordic'....Swedish, Norwegian or similar. I heard we're named after a Fjord somewhere!

I'm pining for the fjords!:D

[Stefan-A]

Apparently my name is originally 'Nordic'....Swedish, Norwegian or similar. I heard we're named after a Fjord somewhere!

I'm pining for the fjords!:D
Pinin' for the fjords? What kind of talk is that? :D

[Zephyr]

Pinin' for the fjords? What kind of talk is that? :D
I did that skit for acting. XD It's on Youtube somewhere.

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, I have it somewhere among my favorites on YouTube. :)

[Gijs & Sabine]

I think Gijs has the hardest name to pronounce right :D
It's like growling or like there's somethink in your throat.....GGGGGG and than i, but without the whawha......Gijs. You guys probebly don't understand it anymore :D :D (except for the Dutchies)

It's sooooo funny to hear an English person say Gijs name !!
Last year an English guy came to visit us, but at the end he gave up to say it right and he called Gijs just "G"
So if you can't figure it out, just call him "G" ;)

And my name, Sabine, is quite easy.

[KITKAT]

We need you to make a youtube of yourself, pronouncing it right!


I think Gijs has the hardest name to pronounce right :D
It's like growling or like there's somethink in your throat.....GGGGGG and than i, but without the whawha......Gijs. You guys probebly don't understand it anymore :D :D (except for the Dutchies)

It's sooooo funny to hear an English person say Gijs name !!
Last year an English guy came to visit us, but at the end he gave up to say it right and he called Gijs just "G"
So if you can't figure it out, just call him "G" ;)

And my name, Sabine, is quite easy.

[Gijs & Sabine]

I don't have a camera with sound :(

[Stefan-A]

Do you have a microphone? :)

Do you pronounce Sabine with a silent 'e'? :D

[Gijs & Sabine]

Do you have a microphone? :)

Do you pronounce Sabine with a silent 'e'? :D

I do have a microphone, but I'm not much of a technicus :confused:

And if I understand you right I think Sabine is with a silent e.

[Stefan-A]

And if I understand you right I think Sabine is with a silent e.
In that case, it's not so easy. Sabine doesn't have a silent 'e' in most of the languages I'm familiar with. :)

[Gijs & Sabine]

Than I probably did misunderstand you :D
You say the 'e' but not like the 'e' like in the alphabet.

I don't know how to explane better :p James know how to pronounce it right :D

[adamanteus]

Sa-been.:)

[anji1971]

That's easy for me............it's also a French name!:)

[Snake lover 3-25]

how do you pronounce thamnophis?????????:D

[Zephyr]

how do you pronounce thamnophis?????????:DI believe
Tham-NO-fiss.
Possibly Tham-no-feez.

I'm wondering on sirtalis...
Is it
Sir-tale-iss?
Sir-tal-iss?
Sirtle-eez?
Sir-tal-eez?

[Stefan-A]

Tamn-ofis and sear-tahl-is. :)

Doesn't really matter how it is pronounced, as long as people know what you mean. It's a dead language with no native speakers, so it's okay to abuse it. ;)

[count dewclaw]

Doesn't really matter how it is pronounced, as long as people know what you mean. It's a dead language with no native speakers, so it's okay to abuse it. ;)

My son would cry heresy at that statement! But then again he always was a bit different. :rolleyes:

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

i pronounce it tham-naa-phis sir-tal-iss

[Stefan-A]

My son would cry heresy at that statement! But then again he always was a bit different. :rolleyes:
I know many who would do the same. :D But I find it a lot more liberating to just accept that nobody really knows how it is supposed to be spoken.

[HazAnga]

I know this is an old thread but i feel that I need to add my own name
Nick (not hard) Huizenga (Hue-zing-ga) the last name is dutch and they would probably pronounce it like this (hi-sin-ka) or close to anyway.

And as for my screen name Haz Anga, some people like to pronounce it as (Haze-Anga) But it's actually (Has-Anga)

[guidofatherof5]

People have always had trouble pronouncing my last name. My first name doesn't seem to be too difficult, STEVE.
The last name is Gilfillan.(Scot/Irish) 3 syllables Gill fill an
As for my screen name Guido. That was my nickname given to me by my supervisor at the Sheriff's Office.
Now that I'm retired, I like being called by my real first name, Steve.
For 27 years it was Guido.

[RedSidedSPR]

I've always wondered about your screen name, but never asked...

[Mommy2many]

Latin is so under-appreciated.

[Didymus20X6]

"Thamnophis" is not Latin. It is Greek.

[flickerfriend]

Ah-nick-Ah (the end ah is shorter then the first)
Annika

[flickerfriend]

Sorry. did i go off the current topic :p

[Mommy2many]

"Thamnophis" is not Latin. It is Greek.


mea culpa:rolleyes:

[Stefan-A]

"Thamnophis" is not Latin. It is Greek.
It's both. That's the problem. Pronounciation should follow Latin rules, but the words it's composed of are Greek.

[Mix]

No-one ever gets my surname right.
It's Eyland, pronounced ee - land. Not eye - land (or 'island'!) as most people say.

My first name should be no trouble. ;)

[Stefan-A]

No-one ever gets my surname right.
It's Eyland, pronounced ee - land. Not eye - land (or 'island'!) as most people say.

My first name should be no trouble. ;)
Would have said eh-land. :D

[Mix]

That, I would allow. :D