favorite uncommon baby names
- Thread starter Doberluv
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We are Croatian so most of our names are weird. 
I haven't decided if I will go with our traditional spelling or Americanize the names...I guess it will depend on what my husband wants!
My favorites are Ljiljana (L-yil-yana) and Danijela (Dan-yela). For boys I've always liked Goran.
I haven't decided if I will go with our traditional spelling or Americanize the names...I guess it will depend on what my husband wants!My favorites are Ljiljana (L-yil-yana) and Danijela (Dan-yela). For boys I've always liked Goran.
Don't feel bad. The only difference I can pick up is that she opens her mouth to say "Carrie", and keeps her mouth pretty much shut to say "Kerri". The only way I can immitate that sounding is to keep my mouth half open and not move my lips at all. :rofl1:
It must be a southern thang.opcorn:
It must be a southern thang.
opcorn:
You guys like your "A"s. Even in Virginia. (Yes, VA is south to me. )
I have no names to add, and I didn't listen to Jessie's clip....but, there is a difference between Carrie and Kerri... lol. It's a difference in the the vowel sound. The a in Carrie is the same as the A in Apple, and the vowel sound of the e in Kerri is the same as the E in Elephant. It's a diffent inflection, and it's slight, but it's there. I can see a thick southern accent masking it... but it's still there. lol.
How my name, Carrie is pronounced is with the vowel sounding just like air, care, carry, spare, wear, tear, fair...etc. lol. Then finished off with ee, as in fee, me, wee. That's with west coast accent tendencies, I suppose. With some east coast, where I was born, it might have a more splattered sound, like after, apple, attaboy
Then just keep saying apple and elephant to yourself until you go insane but can hear the difference. lolololol.
If it really matters to you and you actually want to hear the difference in sound, I find that switching them helps me hear sounds a lot. say apple a few times and then start it again but switch the word so you end up saying alephant. Then do the same with elephant but switch it so you say epple.
If it really matters to you and you actually want to hear the difference in sound, I find that switching them helps me hear sounds a lot. say apple a few times and then start it again but switch the word so you end up saying alephant. Then do the same with elephant but switch it so you say epple.
Two of my cousins are Misty May and Amber Shell, their middle names are both family surnames. They love their names too. lol, one of my ancestors full name was Pearl Shell (she was born in the civil war).
My name was pretty uncommon when I was born. The only other person I've met with it was a teacher at the school and a little old lady neighbor after I grew up. It never bothered me though. People always misspelled it too, but meh.
My name was pretty uncommon when I was born. The only other person I've met with it was a teacher at the school and a little old lady neighbor after I grew up. It never bothered me though. People always misspelled it too, but meh.
I like more common names and mostly older names. William, Christopher, Zachary, Matthew, Amelia, Elizabeth, Natalie, Lynn, Renee. And Hannah. I love that name.
I love the name Summer but obviously can't name my kid that. My sister have BOTH gotten on to me for naming Mia Amelia Renee because I apparently 'took their baby names'.
I love the name Summer but obviously can't name my kid that. My sister have BOTH gotten on to me for naming Mia Amelia Renee because I apparently 'took their baby names'.
