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WDYTO Psamathe? How would you pronounce it? (I pronounce it SAM-uh-thee.) Do you find the silent P- to be a little pretentious (coupled with the pronounced -e) or do you think it could still work as a first name? Any combos? Do you like the nickname Sam? Any other nicknames?
Thanks :)
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To me it looks like a bastardized version of Samantha (minus the 'n') and I'd pronounce it as such. "sah-MATH-e" - (the e being a schwa)
Your pronunciation reminds me too much of Timothy...
Don't like it one bit
Your pronunciation reminds me too much of Timothy...
Don't like it one bit
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There's an Egyptian fairy with attitude in some of the E Nesbit books; he was a Psammead, and that's all I can think of. Good character, but definitely not human in real life.
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I don't like it at all. The silent P is pretentious looking. And it just looks completely made up and random. I actually thought this was a kre8tyve spelling of Samantha at first...
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hahah
Very goofy! Nickname should be Psam. Never Sam, but Psam.
or Psandy, since it means Sand goddess.
Very goofy! Nickname should be Psam. Never Sam, but Psam.
or Psandy, since it means Sand goddess.
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I like it, but I prefer the Greek pronunciation of PSAH-mah-thee (yes, the P sound is pronounced Greek). Sam is ok, but one would automatically assume the full name was Samantha instead.
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I dislike it. I get that it's an actual name, but I feel like I'm looking at one of those word scrambles.
My first thought on the pronunciation was SAHM-ahth (sorta' like and odd combination of Psalm and Sabbath). I don't think it would work as a first name.
My first thought on the pronunciation was SAHM-ahth (sorta' like and odd combination of Psalm and Sabbath). I don't think it would work as a first name.
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Ouch!
That looks like a very silly kr8tiv spelling of Samantha to me.
That looks like a very silly kr8tiv spelling of Samantha to me.
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Just my opinion, but I just don't like the look or sound of this name. I would pronounce is Sam-ah-thee, like Timothy.
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Oh my god
I had totally forgotten about Psamathe! I used to have such a big crush on this name. Love it! I pronounce it the same way you do. I like the nickname Sam, as well as Thea or Tea (TAY-ah...I know there's no A, but if people can add an -ie to nicknames, I can add an a).
I had totally forgotten about Psamathe! I used to have such a big crush on this name. Love it! I pronounce it the same way you do. I like the nickname Sam, as well as Thea or Tea (TAY-ah...I know there's no A, but if people can add an -ie to nicknames, I can add an a).
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I'd pronounce it sam a thee. It's interesting, but for real-life use outside Greece, too potentially problematic for my liking.
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Um...Psamathe is in no way related to Samantha. It's a name in its own right.
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but to the average westerner, that's what it'll look like.
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When reading it, my first thought was suh-MAAT, which doesn't sound all that bad. I'd just remove the P from the beginning.
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I think it sounds cool, but would always be assumed to be a Samantha variant. I also have a love/hate thing with the Ps-. It seems cool, unusual, but classic, but it reminds me of psalm- meh.
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I would pronounce it like Sam-uh-thee. It looks nice, but I don't think I could get used to saying/hearing it without thinking it's some trendy variant of Samantha. Sam is a cute nickname for it though.
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