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in reply to a message by Llewella
On pronouncing Llewelyn, seeing that you live in the States (likewise here), I think it'd be wise to just use the English pronunciation. I don't know how many Americans are familiar with Welsh, but I can't see it being too many. That doesn't mean you can't teach him the Welsh pronunciation of his name, or use it at home, etc. When I started using my MN Fiammetta, I accepted the fact that it would be fee-ah-MET-tah (or in our lovely New England accent, Fee-yuh-medduh *cringe*) if people even attempted it. However, that spawned the NN Fia - I think Llew would be just as snappy and intuitive for Llewelyn.
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Well yeah
I would definitely introduce him to others just saying the Ll as an L. But at home I might pronounce it correctly for fun.
I'm just not sure what my favorite nn is. I went to high school with a Llewellyn who went by Lynn (spelled it that way for some reason). I think Llelo is really cute for a little boy though. People will call your kid whatever you introduce them as, so I'm not concerned with it not being that intuitive.
How is Fiametta said if it's not fee-a-MET-a? Fia is super cute though. :)
I would definitely introduce him to others just saying the Ll as an L. But at home I might pronounce it correctly for fun.
I'm just not sure what my favorite nn is. I went to high school with a Llewellyn who went by Lynn (spelled it that way for some reason). I think Llelo is really cute for a little boy though. People will call your kid whatever you introduce them as, so I'm not concerned with it not being that intuitive.
How is Fiametta said if it's not fee-a-MET-a? Fia is super cute though. :)
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I'm kind of obsessed with intuitive nicknames. It bothers me when I can't figure out how the NN comes from the full name. Silly, I know.
It's more like fyah-MEH-tah (3 instead of 4 syllables):
http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Fiammetta/ (click on the "Listen to this name" button)
I love how on the name entries on that site there is a "Buy this name" link. "HAHA, I'm buying Fiammetta so nobody else can use it!!!11" How much money do you need to buy a name? I'm surprised I haven't heard of celebrities doing it. They sure can afford it, and they'd get all kinds of lawsuits out of it... :-D
It's more like fyah-MEH-tah (3 instead of 4 syllables):
http://www.namepedia.org/en/firstname/Fiammetta/ (click on the "Listen to this name" button)
I love how on the name entries on that site there is a "Buy this name" link. "HAHA, I'm buying Fiammetta so nobody else can use it!!!11" How much money do you need to buy a name? I'm surprised I haven't heard of celebrities doing it. They sure can afford it, and they'd get all kinds of lawsuits out of it... :-D
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