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[Opinions] Take a whack at this pronunciation........
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Chin-weigh-oh-tu-toe???Nikki :)
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Could be an ethnic name. Mom's name is Crisoilla. Or maybe her parents liked Crisco oil? Who knows.... Naomi is nice, at least. And the baby is adorable. :) She has that going for her, lol.
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It's Igbo Nigerian"Chinwe" means "God owns", and "-otuto" probably comes from "Otutodilichukwu" meaning "Glory be to God" (see here: http://snipurl.com/cy4s).I don't have any problem with it since it's ethnic and presumably from the parents culture. Combining it with Naomi is unusual...but at least it's a great name! And since the father's name is Alex, and presumably they're African-American, maybe Naomi is even a family name.~ Caitlín
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Chin-wee-oh-too-toe.Haha! That's bad.Not quite as bad as Urhines Kendall Icy eight Special K, but a terrible one anyway.-Seda*
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Chin-We-Ot-U-Toe?
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Whoa, that's a long name
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I don't know...I mean - just think about WHERE the parents come from. Don't "americanize" everything. The name might be common where they come from!My name "Katharina"...I mean when I was over in the US - NOBODY (not even my father) could say it right! So? I still love my name. :)
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I'd have to agree. I've seen the "Chinwe" component in a lot of names with African origins so I don't think it's too weird. And I think if one tried pronouncing the name phonetically he/she would probably be pretty close.And asujakin, how do you pronounce Katharina?
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"Kah-tah-ree-na" - not too hard you may think, BUT Americans just can't roll the r...so it's sounds pretty funny :)It's actually pronounced with no english accent whatsoever :DWould sound funny if a German would try to say Ryan :)I hope you get the point :)
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My friend's name is pronounced the same way as your name, but her name is Katerina.
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And I can pronounce that name wonderfully! I don't americanize it, I talk goodAnd I didn't say the name was weird, all I said was that it's long, there's nothing wrong with what I said. And no, I don't americanize everything, alrihgt? And yes, I do respect where names come from. Geese.
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that's what I thoughtBut...1. I've heard the German pronunciation before.
2. I know you live in Germany so I assumed the German pronunciation.And that information made all the difference. Without it I would have americanized the pronunciation.I like how you related it to a German saying Ryan. I completely get your point :)
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