[Opinions] Re: It does come from Tiana (m)
in reply to a message by Amphelise
Ok, I took a quick look through 1995 and here are some other homophonic ‘a’ vs ‘ar’ examples:
Shana & Sharna
Shani & Sharni
Alana & Alarna (and Alahna for good measure)
We also leave off the terminal /r/, so you get Tayla / Taylah for Taylor, Tyla / Tylah for Tyler, etc.
https://nanowrimo.org/participants/christine-seaforth-finch
http://christineseaforthfinch.blogspot.com/
Shana & Sharna
Shani & Sharni
Alana & Alarna (and Alahna for good measure)
We also leave off the terminal /r/, so you get Tayla / Taylah for Taylor, Tyla / Tylah for Tyler, etc.
http://christineseaforthfinch.blogspot.com/
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Nice! This is pretty supportive.
It’s a very Aussie thing lol. Now I want to do a full study of it!