How Do You Pronounce Your Name?

[Bella Bizkit]

Well, my name is so hard to say (J/K)

Well to be the big smartypants I am I'm going to tell you guys how to say my name---

Bell- (As in Ding-dong)
a (As in sound of the letter 'a')

Biz (Just pretend your a bee from a different country then say 'Buzz' but replace the 'u' for a 'i' and the 'zz' with 'ss')
kit (as in First aid 'kit')
-also you can say the word Biscuit as in mmmmm yum choc-chip Cookie!
There you have it......

Bell-a Biss-kit

[Irix Nuit]

Also simple...

Irix like the flower iris, with "ks" instead of "s" (eye - reeks)

Nuit like the French word nuit - not sure how to write the transcription - something like nwee

[Nagini Black]

well i pronounce it
Na (rhymes with la)
g (not like the g in grand...u know like the j in ja)
ini (like ee-nee)
so in the end it's na-jee-nee but u'd have to ask JKR if that's right. maybe it's actually na-gee-nee

and black is just black, like the color.

~Nagini Black~

[Tamica Sedai]

ok... I never heard my name- I just read it (it's not a common one here).
But I pronounce it like this:

Ta: like pa, ma etc.
mi: me(the word)
ca: ka, pa, ma etc.
(For Tammy just miss the 'ka')

Se: like the ce in cent(the coin)
dai: d and I (like the word)

I stress the mi in Tamica and the dai in Sedai /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Tammy

[Irix Nuit]

QUOTE so in the end it's na-jee-nee but u'd have to ask JKR if that's right. maybe it's actually na-gee-nee[/quote]

Actually, according to JKR it's na-GEE-nee : see http://www.theblanchards.com/hp/n.html
(Harry Potter pronunciation guide)

[Rana Rahal]

Since my name is foreign, it's kinda hard to pronounce. People who I even tell my name to still sometimes can't get it.

It's in between Rah-nah and Reh-nah... you guys figure it out

[Zerah Mandragoran]

I like this thread, learned something new here, that's for sure....
I don't really care how people pronounce my name. After all, the possibility that I'll ever hear you say it is very small..... /biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> But I suppose it won't hurt to let you know how I say it... /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Ze - rah (ze rhymes with the, and rah is like the LA in laugh)
Man - DRAG - or - an (each is a word in itself I guess.... The pressure is on the drag part)

-Zerah

[Sherry Black]

Okie dokie, never really thought about a topic like this, but it's a neat one! Mine is really simple...


Sher- like please share with your brother
y- like pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

And Black. Like Sirius. *swoons*

SB

[Elizabeth Myst]

Hm...

E - like the e in eek
Liz -rhymes with fizz
a - as in when you cant think of anything you say Uh
beth - i have no idea what this rhymes with or reminds me of..anyways.

Myst- pronounced like mist. Incase you forgot what it was..its the foggy stuff on your mirror when you get out of the shower

~~Lizzie~~

[Duniper Bay]

Oy..

Du- Doo (how DO you DO that?)
Nip- Nip (rhymes with tip... ship...)
er- er (rhymes with her)

Doo-nip-er

Rhymes with Juniper

Bay- bay. (like say or way...)

Doo-nip-er Bay Duniper Bay...

[Ms. Michaela-Delenne Potter]

lol, I like this thread a lot. I have even seen a few places where I would have asked for clarification due to the gepgraphic pronunciation of the sound being provided as an example (eg j in ja - is it like ya or j in Jerry? is the pronounced "thuh", or "thee"?)

I have been asked a few times how to pronounce my first name, so here it is (though there are a few similar variations that I cannot often distinguish between):

Delenne:
Duh - like the North American use "well, duh"
or Deh - as in heh like laughing or more like the french deux
Lenne - Len the name, the "e" is silent

And there you have it, Delenne

If you can't pronounce Potter, I think you've stopped into the wrong web site. /wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />

[Alcyone Bay]

here's mine:

Al -- as in, well, al in albert... /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />
SA -- as in satin (accent here)
yo -- as in yodel
nee -- as in needle

hope that helps /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

~alcyone

[Prof. Nina Messersmith]

Oh i also like this topic!

Mine is :

Knee- na

Mess- ER - Smith
Pretty Easy i think.

[Clover O'Riely]

Clover

Clo- um clo
ver- ber, mer
O-o
Riely- riley
/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Pretty simple!

[Celeborn Dumbledore]

here's mine:
Cel - Rhymes with shell, with a hard "c" sound, like a "k" in Kelly
e - not sure how to put this one into words.....kinda like and "eh" sound
born - as in "hey look at that giraffe that was just born!"

Dumbledore should be self explainatory /rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> I know lots of people pronounce it differently in their heads, so I'll leave it to personal preference!

[Athena O'Neal]

That's actually a preety interesting post... Anyway it's time to add my reply...
Athena is pronounced «A-thi-na». It's easy, you see. The accent is on «na»
O'Neal is pronounced «O' (exactly like you pronounce this letter on the alphabet)- Nil»
You see, my name is really name to pronounce. But noone can prononce my real name: Angeliki. Everyone accents «li» but the in right pronounciation the «ki» is accented... Anyway, online keep calling me Athena but in real life I would prefer «Angela» or my name correctly pronounciated.

[Serenity Castigione]

I hope I get my name pronounce right.

Se - Sea
re - Re
ni - knee
ty - tee

Cas - as in Cast
ti - tee
gio - gi as in "giant" o - oh
ne - knee

/wub.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wub:" border="0" alt="wub.gif" />

[Alicia Comaneci]

Alicia:
a-lee-sha
Comaneci:
co- mah- nee-chee /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" />

[Malien Clementielle]

I never knew this would get so many replies...LOL. Thanks for "breaking it down," now I know how to pronounce more names...lol.

[Adele` Baudelarie]

My name is all french:

*Adele` Margarett Baudelarie
Adele` prono:
A = Ahh or Aww
dele` = dell
soooo:
Adele` : ahh - dell

*Margarett prono:

Mar: mor (not mar)
ga: guh
rett: wett
This is kinda tough to say together: mor-guh-wett

Baudelarie prono:

bau: beau or bow (like a bow in her hair, not bow and arrow)
del: duh or duw (like the word "duh)
arie: lar-EE (or luh-ree)

This one is quite tough aswell.
sooo:
Baudelarie: bow-duh-luh-ree

Altogether now /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
Adele` Margarett Baudelarie
Ahh-dell Mow-guh-wett Bow-duh-luh-ree

not so hard, oui?