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[Opinions] Ąžuolas
I came across Ąžuolas today.To me, it sounded like...adj-o-lahs...with the 1st syllable being similar to the 'adj' in adjacent or the 'ag' in agile.I know the pronunciation's obscure for English speakers, but beyond that, what would you think of it, if you heard it as a name?
Also, would you like it more, or less, if it were spelled differently?
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It is pronounced more like ahzh-WOH-lahs. Kind of hard to write phonetically.
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There will definitely be pronunciation issues for English-speakers, and it would look kinda strange on someone who isn't Lithuanian.I've never particularly cared for Lithuanian names. (I am one-sixteenth Lithuanian, though I never really identified with the country.)

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Since I love Lithuania names, I am biased and I love the meaning too.
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I think ž would be more like... zhhhhh, like in "measure". It's really beautiful looking, like Elven almost! Sounds Elven too. I wouldn't know how to spell it any different without it losing it's appeal. I'd be jazzed if I heard it... I tend to be jazzed at anything unusual. I wonder how popular it is in Lithuania.
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I believe it is in their top 20.
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I like it through any spelling for either gender.
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