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Help[Opinions] Re: Amana and Amara
in reply to a message by Pink Princess
I still want to pronounce Amana as uh-MAN-uh, even though I know mana is pronounced mah-nah. This may be a problem for others as well? Amana doesn't appeal to me though because it just looks like "a man a". Man is too obvious in it to make it attractive for a girls name. I'd give it 2/10.
I pronounce Amara as you do. I find it the better option of the two. It has a strong beauty to it. I'd give it 7/10. It fits nicely with Eden :)
(I just googled it and apparently there's an online rug store in Australia called Miss Amara...)
I pronounce Amara as you do. I find it the better option of the two. It has a strong beauty to it. I'd give it 7/10. It fits nicely with Eden :)
(I just googled it and apparently there's an online rug store in Australia called Miss Amara...)
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That’s my concern with Amana, that people would pronounce it as uh-MAN-uh. I like the Biblical connection to this name though and the fact that it’s the name of a mountain in Lebanon, as my DH is Lebanese. Here in Australia though, I do think uh-MAN-uh may be inevitable :(
Amara is lovely and it does sound very nice with Eden. I forgot about the Miss Amara rug store! I like their stuff actually.
ETA: Do you think people in Australia might pronounce Amara as AM-uh-ruh? Or even A-Mara?
Amara is lovely and it does sound very nice with Eden. I forgot about the Miss Amara rug store! I like their stuff actually.
ETA: Do you think people in Australia might pronounce Amara as AM-uh-ruh? Or even A-Mara?
This message was edited 6/14/2021, 4:13 PM
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Maybe you could use Amana in the middle name spot? Posy Amana? ;)
I think uh-MAR-uh is the most intuitive pronunciation of Amara to most Aussies with English as their first language. I don’t think you’d get many saying uh-MARE-uh like some Americans would (like RoxStar mentioned). I don’t think the other two pronunciations you mentioned would be too common either. Overall I think Amara is a safer bet pronunciation wise over Amana.
I think uh-MAR-uh is the most intuitive pronunciation of Amara to most Aussies with English as their first language. I don’t think you’d get many saying uh-MARE-uh like some Americans would (like RoxStar mentioned). I don’t think the other two pronunciations you mentioned would be too common either. Overall I think Amara is a safer bet pronunciation wise over Amana.
This message was edited 6/14/2021, 6:37 PM
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