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Help[Opinions] Re: Mesha
in reply to a message by Joan-Ay
Misha is masculine, like all the other Russian nn (Vanya for Ivan, Sasha for Alexander, etc.). I understand that English speakers don't get the whole 'male name ending in-a thing', but incorrectly spelling a name does not make it female.
I guess her mother did Francis / Frances thing, but with names from other languages it doesn't work that way. You can't just do Sofia / Sofea and call it masculine in English, so why would you be able to do it in a Russian name?
Mesha just looks like a kre8atyve spelling and I would never pronounce it 'mee-shah', but 'me-shah', which is not the same name.
I guess her mother did Francis / Frances thing, but with names from other languages it doesn't work that way. You can't just do Sofia / Sofea and call it masculine in English, so why would you be able to do it in a Russian name?
Mesha just looks like a kre8atyve spelling and I would never pronounce it 'mee-shah', but 'me-shah', which is not the same name.
This message was edited 11/14/2007, 8:10 AM
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