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[Opinions] Re: Maali?
by WinterWonderland
9/19/2020, 9:30 AM
in reply to a message by Amphelise
I looked it up on PronounceNames.com. It would sound pretty much the way I'd say Molly, according to that. But I don't think the sound is what you are specifically attracted to, and I can appreciate that. Changing the spelling to Molly would defeat the whole purpose. I was not previously familiar with it. But I didn't necessarily think it looked made up. Just unfamiliar. I think it's visually kind of pleasing. And since you are thinking of it in the middle spot, it's easier to be a bit more fanciful than it might be as a first name. I think it's absolutely usable.

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- Amphelise (Chrisell)   +5
9/19/2020, 2:24 PM
It wouldn’t sound like Molly in my accent :)
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- WinterWonderland   +4
9/19/2020, 3:58 PM
OK. I'm a little confused, I guess. Would you pronounce Molly the same as us, but pronounce Maali differently from us?
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- Amphelise (Chrisell)   +3
9/19/2020, 4:07 PM
English and Australian phonics have a very short /o/ sound which doesn’t exist in most North American accents. If you’ve ever heard a British person say “lorry”, it’s that /o/ sound which we use in Molly. Maali on the other hand would have a longer /ah/ sound, like the /a/ in “fast”. It would be indistinguishable from Marley but distinctly different to Molly.
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- WinterWonderland
9/19/2020, 6:25 PM
OK. Thank you. I understand what you mean now. Anyway, I do still like the name!
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