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Help[Opinions] Ariarne
Was catching up on Olympics news and saw a headline mentioned Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus winning her second gold medal.
I thought it was a typo at first but the whole article spelled her name that way, and then I googled it. It's not Ariadne or Ariana, it's Ariarne. I've tried saying it out loud and it's so awkward. Maybe because of my American accent? I sound like the Swedish Chef from Sesame Street when I attempt it.
What do you all think of it?
My PNLs = http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/37275
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last updated 07/2021
I thought it was a typo at first but the whole article spelled her name that way, and then I googled it. It's not Ariadne or Ariana, it's Ariarne. I've tried saying it out loud and it's so awkward. Maybe because of my American accent? I sound like the Swedish Chef from Sesame Street when I attempt it.
What do you all think of it?
Top: Henry and Clara (main) / Sirius & Guinevere (GP) / James & Charlotte (top25)
Bottom: Delsin and Brisen (main) / Dinadan & Ninniane (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
last updated 07/2021
This message was edited 7/27/2021, 8:24 PM
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It looks like a typo of Ariadne.
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That's what I thought it was at first!
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Arianna is far better!
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It's definitely an Australian thing. From what I gather, sticking either an R or H in that spot would draw out the preceding vowel - it's basically making sure that the name is pronounced more like the French Ariane rather than the English way (which would usually have a short-A sound for the second A).
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It’s a good example of a name variation that could basically only be Australian. We saw similar evolution in the 80s and 90s as Tiana led to Tiane and then Tiarne; Ariana has been popular in Aus for long enough now to have spawned Ariane -> Ariarne.
I think it’s cute, though not something I would personally use.
I think it’s cute, though not something I would personally use.
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How does it sound in the Australian accent?
You can hear how it sounds when I say it here: https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/qv4mskl7331csmvo
I couldn't help but go Swedish Chef at the end lol
You can hear how it sounds when I say it here: https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/qv4mskl7331csmvo
I couldn't help but go Swedish Chef at the end lol
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It's a bit hard to describe, and no use recording myself because my accent no longer knows where it belongs lol.
If you listen to how the Australian says "darn" on Forvo (https://forvo.com/word/darn/#en) and then imagine taking the 'd' off and putting 'Ari' in front, that's pretty much it.
If you listen to how the Australian says "darn" on Forvo (https://forvo.com/word/darn/#en) and then imagine taking the 'd' off and putting 'Ari' in front, that's pretty much it.
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Ok, so it's not like a hard r on the second r. Easier to say that way lol
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Lol, yep. The Australian accent is non-rhotic, meaning that we mostly don't voice the /r/ sound at the end of syllables. You could spell it Ariahne for exactly the same pronunciation.
(Another good example of this is when smart TVs first came out: one of the TV brands advertised theirs with the slogan "we put the tuner inside" with an animation of a (tuna) fish swimming around inside a TV. Tuna and tuner sound exactly the same in my accent.)
(Another good example of this is when smart TVs first came out: one of the TV brands advertised theirs with the slogan "we put the tuner inside" with an animation of a (tuna) fish swimming around inside a TV. Tuna and tuner sound exactly the same in my accent.)
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