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Help[Opinions] Re: Cynric
in reply to a message by quintus
It's of Celtic origin and most likely would have been pronounced, like others have said, like KOON-reek or KOON-rik. One source I looked at (don't know how terribly reliable it was, but it was a historical website) said that "Cynric was sometimes spelled Kendrick or Cymric". No idea if this is true, but it would seem to uphold these pronunciations.
Note: I have seen it used (in Laurell K. Hamilton's books) as SIN-rik, as well as on one baby name site. This annoys me. "Cs" were not pronounced softly in ancient/olden times, and I wouldn't pronounce Cynric that way at all, even now.
But what do I know? haha!
Today, I'd probably pronounce it either like KOON-rik or KIN-rik, and probably the latter.
Note: I have seen it used (in Laurell K. Hamilton's books) as SIN-rik, as well as on one baby name site. This annoys me. "Cs" were not pronounced softly in ancient/olden times, and I wouldn't pronounce Cynric that way at all, even now.
But what do I know? haha!
Today, I'd probably pronounce it either like KOON-rik or KIN-rik, and probably the latter.
This message was edited 3/14/2012, 1:47 PM
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