I'd much prefer
Avner. Avnir makes me think it's some sort of French -ir verb. Which makes me want to conjugate it. That's probably not a good thing if it's someone's name. Plus, because of this association, I would pronounce Avnir av-NEER.
Avner, on the other hand, would be, AV-ner.
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"The dog is a gentleman; I hope I go to his heaven, not man's."
- Mark Twain.This message was edited 7/21/2006, 11:14 AM