[Facts] just a few...
in reply to a message by Maeve Celyn
Scottish:
Adair (m)
Daividh (m)
Iain (m)
Jewish:
Adi (f)
Ahuva (f)
Chava (f)
Dara (f)
Natan (m)
Orah (f)
Oren (m)
Perle (f)
Shir (f)
Tova (f)
Scandinavian:
Andor (m) --- Sweden/Norway: UN-door (oo like "poor"), Denmark: UN-dor (o like "ox"
Klair (f) --- I've never seen that one anywhere in Scandinavia; usually the form Klara is used. Klair would probably be pronounced like the French name "Claire".
German:
Anneliese (f) --- UN-neh-lee-zeh
Beate (f) --- beh-AH-teh
Kerstin (f) --- Germany: CARE-steen, Sweden (it's a Swedish name actually): CHAIR-shteen
Kirsa (f) --- I've never seen that anywhere in Germany, but it would be pronounced like in Finland: KEER-sah
Irish:
Bedelia (f)
Cailin (f)
Tallula (f)
Welsh:
Catrin (f)
Carwyn (m)
Rhosyn (f)
Swedish, Danish:
Christer (m) --- KREE-stair
Slavic:
Danika (f) --- DAH-nee-kah
Dijana (f) --- dee-YAH-nah
Greek Myth:
Hera (f)
Ianthe (f)
Roman Myth:
Jove (m)
Finnish:
Kaarina (f) --- KAH-ree-nah (with a really long first syllable, even longer than the "a" in "father")
Saara (f) --- SAH-rah (see Kaarina)
Polish, Scandinavian, Hungarian:
Karolina (f) --- Finland: KAH-ro-lee-nah, Sweden/Norway/Denmark: kah-ro-LEE-nah
German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian:
Katarina --- Germany/Sweden: kah-tah-REE-nah
Hawaiian:
Lani (f)
Esperanto:
Miela (f)
Rava (f)
Arabic:
Nada (f)
Indian:
Nila (f)
Italian:
Oriana (f) --- oh-ree-AH-nah
Spanish:
Sarita (f) --- sah-REE-tah
Regards, Satu
Adair (m)
Daividh (m)
Iain (m)
Jewish:
Adi (f)
Ahuva (f)
Chava (f)
Dara (f)
Natan (m)
Orah (f)
Oren (m)
Perle (f)
Shir (f)
Tova (f)
Scandinavian:
Andor (m) --- Sweden/Norway: UN-door (oo like "poor"), Denmark: UN-dor (o like "ox"
Klair (f) --- I've never seen that one anywhere in Scandinavia; usually the form Klara is used. Klair would probably be pronounced like the French name "Claire".
German:
Anneliese (f) --- UN-neh-lee-zeh
Beate (f) --- beh-AH-teh
Kerstin (f) --- Germany: CARE-steen, Sweden (it's a Swedish name actually): CHAIR-shteen
Kirsa (f) --- I've never seen that anywhere in Germany, but it would be pronounced like in Finland: KEER-sah
Irish:
Bedelia (f)
Cailin (f)
Tallula (f)
Welsh:
Catrin (f)
Carwyn (m)
Rhosyn (f)
Swedish, Danish:
Christer (m) --- KREE-stair
Slavic:
Danika (f) --- DAH-nee-kah
Dijana (f) --- dee-YAH-nah
Greek Myth:
Hera (f)
Ianthe (f)
Roman Myth:
Jove (m)
Finnish:
Kaarina (f) --- KAH-ree-nah (with a really long first syllable, even longer than the "a" in "father")
Saara (f) --- SAH-rah (see Kaarina)
Polish, Scandinavian, Hungarian:
Karolina (f) --- Finland: KAH-ro-lee-nah, Sweden/Norway/Denmark: kah-ro-LEE-nah
German, Swedish, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian:
Katarina --- Germany/Sweden: kah-tah-REE-nah
Hawaiian:
Lani (f)
Esperanto:
Miela (f)
Rava (f)
Arabic:
Nada (f)
Indian:
Nila (f)
Italian:
Oriana (f) --- oh-ree-AH-nah
Spanish:
Sarita (f) --- sah-REE-tah
Regards, Satu