Profile for hebeCotogna

Akira
I feel like this argument happens on every single unisex name—yes this name is mostly masculine in Japan, but it *is* unisex and there are women in Japan with the name, without searching too hard I found actresses Akira Sekine, Akira Saitō, and Akira Matsuoka, and a female politician Akira Matsu.... [more]

Awilix
According to Wikipedia, and my very basic knowledge of how Maya and other Mesoamerican words are pronounced, this name is pronounced [ah-wee-LEESH].... [more]

Mayson
This is also a surname meaning ‘son of Matthew’ (‘son of May’ with May being a nickname for Matthew).... [more]

Zipporah
I didn’t know that [ZIP-or-ah] or so was the more correct pronunciation, I only knew [zip-POR-ah]—the more you know! I like the traditional pronunciation a lot, though I disagree that the less correct pronunciation is worse, moreover that the [POR] sound has a negative connotation, since it sounds more to me like ‘pour’, giving it a watery feeling.... [more]

Bertha
It is such a shame that people have to be so ageist and fatphobic about this name.... [more]

Clytemnestra
I love this name! It’s so pretty and elegant and I love the mythological feel.... [more]

Reality
A famous bearer of this name is Reality Winner, a US Air Force veteran, former NSA translator, and whistleblower who leaked the report on the Russian interference in the 2016 US election.

Nichelle
I thought this was just a variant of Michelle but with an N, but I really like the connection with Nicole/Nicholas/Nike! The intended meaning of ‘victorious maiden’ is lovely too, not to mention that Nichelle Nicols was a wonderful, brilliant person and she absolutely bestows this name with a lot of power, meaning, and grace :)

Xbalanque
I was thinking this might be a name that really only exists in mythology, but there are people around today with this name! I don’t know how common it is, but I love that! It has a nice melodic sound with a good internal rhythm that makes it lovely to say, and the mythological history gives it a lot of meaning and power I feel.... [more]

Xbalanque
This is pronounced roughly [shih-ba-lahn-kay] or [sh-buh-lan-keh].
(Source: https://youtu.be/zwyaZl6_3oc as well as a lot of Quora answers and Reddit threads.)