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03-12-2004, 10:00 AM
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Hi CT4,
I know that you weren't screaming. I laughed when I read your email. It's not pronounced with a long i sound in the middle. It's the way that you would think that it was pronounced. I was trying to indicate that the i was a short i sound that's why I wrote "i (short i)". 
Have a good one,
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03-12-2004, 10:59 AM
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how wonderful to put goverment names to GC names
My name is Adaora pronounced Adora, but you have to spell it with the second "a". It's Nigerian for First Born 
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03-12-2004, 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by treblk
how wonderful to put goverment names to GC names
My name is Adaora pronounced Adora, but you have to spell it with the second "a". It's Nigerian for First Born
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I really like that name.
My name is Krystal. 
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03-12-2004, 02:18 PM
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Originally posted by carolyne
I really like that name.
My name is Krystal.
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da hayle? your name ain't carolyne?!?!? That is false advertising. 
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03-12-2004, 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by SummerChild
NoworNever,
My neice's middle name is similar to yours. It is Chaiya - it means "life" in Hebrew.
I like your name.
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Yeah! I'm surprised you got that. Only Jewish people have been able to pronounce my name correctly and say, "that means life, right." Chaiya, Chava, Chaya and all similar spellings mean "life" in hebrew. I've been thinking of chopping off the "La" in my name and just going by Chaya. Your neice must be a very special girl.
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03-12-2004, 05:42 PM
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My name is Arlanna.......pronounced Ar-LaY-nA
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03-12-2004, 11:51 PM
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been gone for a minute...
mi nombre: tanesha (the "t" of tld, in case ur wondering)
and through life, i realize the "right way" to spell my name is with an "I" instead of the "e" and i am not feelin that!
so, tanesha with an e will do just fine.
p.s. oh yeah! senior member status! happy 100th post to me.
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03-13-2004, 01:10 PM
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Well folks...the name is Typhanye. The "e" is crucial, as are the "ph" and don't forget the first and last "y's".
We won't even discuss the numerous mispronunciations, misspellings and mistakes. It's pronounced Tiffany but not spelled that way, nor is it Tiffani, Tifane, Tifany....
I have been called Tyrone, Typhoon...by teachers for Pete's sake.
Sometimes, when I am really tired and fed up, I just let folks spell it any old way they feel. The major indicator is when I say "Typhanye" and the person says "how do you spell that?" I think "dang, if you didn't even try the old T-i-f-f-a-n-y routine, then I can't even be concerned with trying to get you to be down with my itsh."
It's a pretty common name but spelled differently. Moms was trying to be creative all up in the city of Compton...shoo!
The strange thing is I am really what my friends call the "anti-Tiffany." Tiffany means princess...of course and I think my mom intended on me being really prissy (and it worked for the most part until I got older) now I tend to be a bit rough around the edges at times...loud, vulgar, crazy, you name it,
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03-13-2004, 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by SummerChild
See Epitome, your post is informative b/c I've always wanted to name my daughter (whenever I have one ) Laila but wondered how it would be pronounced. I actually prefer the "Leilah" spelling but that would be *totally* mispronounced.
Love your name!
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Thanks! People will usually spell it Leila or Layla. My sister's name is Sadikia, pronounce Sah-dah-kee-yah. And I can't even begin to list the ways people have butchered her name. 
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03-13-2004, 05:53 PM
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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
da hayle? your name ain't carolyne?!?!? That is false advertising.
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Carolyne is a nickname that one of my friends gave me a long time ago. I got this account when I was still a prospective. There was no way in h-e-double hockey sticks I was gonna put my real name out there! ~lol
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03-13-2004, 07:58 PM
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Originally posted by DELTABRAT
Well folks...the name is Typhanye. The "e" is crucial, as are the "ph" and don't forget the first and last "y's".
I have been called Tyrone, Typhoon...by teachers for Pete's sake.
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...Tyrone?
It is a different type of spelling but how do you get Tyrone from that?
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03-13-2004, 08:16 PM
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Originally posted by NOWorNEVER
Yeah! I'm surprised you got that. Only Jewish people have been able to pronounce my name correctly and say, "that means life, right." Chaiya, Chava, Chaya and all similar spellings mean "life" in hebrew. I've been thinking of chopping off the "La" in my name and just going by Chaya. Your neice must be a very special girl.
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Oh, she most definitely is!! Thanks!
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03-13-2004, 08:19 PM
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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Thanks! People will usually spell it Leila or Layla. My sister's name is Sadikia, pronounce Sah-dah-kee-yah. And I can't even begin to list the ways people have butchered her name.
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You're welcome Epitome!
Yes, I can imagine the misspellings that your sister must see.
So when you say your name, people normally spell it "Leila" or "Layla?" If so, this would be good news for me b/c I really like the "Leila" or "Leilah" spelling. It means "black beauty" in Arabic I believe.
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03-14-2004, 11:45 PM
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Originally posted by De6
My first name is, Deirdre, it is pronounced Dear-dra and it means "sorrowful." I asked my mom why she chose my name, she said, "I just threw a name book up in the air, it landed on the page with that name on it, it sounded cute, so, I gave it to you." As you can see, my name is NOT spelled how it sounds. So, you can only imagine the many different names that I have been given. But, I love my name, because it is UNIQUE
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My little cousin has your name and it's pronounced the same way. She is quick to correct someone if they call her Dee-dra! lol
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03-14-2004, 11:55 PM
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Oh yeah....
I'm Shannon!
I'm surprised I'm the 1st one on here! I used to be the only Shannon I knew, but as I get older, I meet more! So much for individuality...lol
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