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Here's another non-database name I like that I didn't think of when I answered the thread about it. It's a place name in the Bible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherith, and is rarely used as a first name.
I gather it's usually / properly pronounced (and sometimes spelled) Kerith, but some have said it with a SH sound like Cheryl, and some with a CH sound like Cherry.
WDYT? How would you pronounce it?
Is it too much like Cherish? Too much like Cheryl?
for those of you who are familiar with the Bible story - considering that, do you think it's name-y enough?
I gather it's usually / properly pronounced (and sometimes spelled) Kerith, but some have said it with a SH sound like Cheryl, and some with a CH sound like Cherry.
WDYT? How would you pronounce it?
Is it too much like Cherish? Too much like Cheryl?
for those of you who are familiar with the Bible story - considering that, do you think it's name-y enough?
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Most people will probably pronounce it like Cherish with a lisp at least initially. I think you'd be better off spelling it Kerith.
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To me it sounds like someone saying Cherish with a lisp.
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Prefer Kerith
And I love it.
And I love it.
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I pronounce it CHAIR-ith. It reminds me of "Arrested Development", because Michael (the main character) tells a woman his name is Cherith Cutestory in a bar, and it became a running gag on the show.
As a real name, I think it's okay. Not bad, not great. It doesn't remind me of Cheryl at all, but I does sound like Cherish.
As a real name, I think it's okay. Not bad, not great. It doesn't remind me of Cheryl at all, but I does sound like Cherish.
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Without reading your post, I was pronouncing it like Cherish with a speech impediment. Kerith looks and sounds more namelike.
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I think it sounds ridiculous, because it sounds like Cherish with a lisp. Ghastly!
It reminds me of this flamboyantly gay, but lovable cook I saw on a show whose name was Christopher Thames. I thought that lispy name must have been such a cross to bear.
It reminds me of this flamboyantly gay, but lovable cook I saw on a show whose name was Christopher Thames. I thought that lispy name must have been such a cross to bear.
This message was edited 11/22/2011, 1:53 PM
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Upon seeing it I want to pronounce it "CHAIR-ith" but I think I like "KAIR-ith" better. But then I think Kerith is pronounce "keh-REETH" so I suppose Cherith would be pronounced the same?
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Admittedly, I first thought of Cherish, but I've been spazzing over names that end in -th lately, so it instantly grew on me. I pronounce it ker-eeth. It's from the Hebrew word karat, meaning to cut, so I'm not sure if that's a good connotation for me or not depending on how one thinks about it. If one means to cut through something, like a seasonal spring cutting through parched, dry land, that's a good connotation and I'm all up on that. Symbolic cutting away flaws and ills or what not, that's great imagery. Not so big on the first thing that probably comes into people's mind, which is cutting of actual things in a violent or purposeful manner. (I hope this makes sense, because I'm flying by the seat of my pants here, giving you the first things that come to mind.)
I think this is name-y enough. I want to use it and pronounce it cher-ith.
I think this is name-y enough. I want to use it and pronounce it cher-ith.
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