Pronunciation

[Jolivette]

I'm sure this has been done before but it's always interesting... how do you pronounce your character's name?

I attended a simucon years ago and was horrified when I found that some people thought my character's name was pronounced Jolly-vette, it just conjures up the image of santa claus or something for me: so wrong. There are plenty of names that I can't figure out how the hell to pronouce so I just make up my own version in my head anyway.

Oh, and it's Joe-le-vette by the way.

Joli (Joe-lee) ;)

[Askip]

My RL nickname is Skip and I rolled up Askip as my first PC assuming he was a throwaway just for testing. So, to myself he was "A-skip".

However, at Simucon Y2K everyone was saying "Ask-ip" so I've mentally been pronouncing it that way since.

:D

[Jolena]

Jolena:

Joe - lay- nah

Though, I've found that most people pronounced it Joe-lee-nah

[Landrion]

Landrion Land - Dree - On
Katryn Cat - Trinn

[Fallen]

Evarin - ev-R-en

[StrayRogue]

Heh, I always said Ev-A-Rin

[Skeeter]

I found out last night that I've been mispronouncing Shroedinger all these years.

I assumed it was Sh-row-deenger like stinger. apparently it's Sh-ra-dinger like ginger.

My gs chars are all easy to pronounce.

[The Ponzzz]

Dhask - D-Hask, It's kinda snakish, breathy.

Sorhn - Sore - hin

Darloon - Dar - loon

Rahl - Rah - all

Zhell - Zell

I have a 5 letter rule generally. If my name is over 5 letters, I generally try for a different name.

[Elvenlady]

Rohese .... Roe (as in sew) -hay - s

Merelle ... Myrrh (as in purr) - rell

Cappyn ... Cap - eeen

[Methais]

Methais - Meth-eye-iss (stolen from Monty Python's Life of Brian, not that Mathias character or whatever the hell his name is. What book is that from anyway?)

Some dude when I went to Simucon a few years ago thought my name was pronounced "Me-thee-iss."

What I never got though is even if I was in-game talking to someone so obviously they can see my name on their screen, they'd still get it wrong...Methias, Mathias, etc. How do you misspell a word when it's spelled correctly right there in front of your face already?

But anyway...yeah.

[Gan]

Gan-a-lon (vowels are short)

Ja-ken (jay-ken)

[Aphyd]

Rad-deck

[Sean of the Thread]

Yer Mammy.

[Warriorbird]

Jacinto

Ha-cent-oh

Adaun

Add-on

[Nieninque]

Gan-a-lon (vowels are short)

Ja-ken (jay-ken)

Was Ganalon one of the ATK?

[The Ponzzz]

Jacinto is SO:

Ja Sin Toe.

[Mesaphe]

Vaedalis = Vay-dah-LEESE

My others are pretty easy to pronounce, I think.

Calamintha= Cal-a-MIN-tha
Maisha= MAY-sha
Etka- Et (short e)-kah
Isathrae- Is-ATH-ray
Frini= Frin-ee
Avanine= Av-a-neen

[Augie]

Augie = Aww-gi (like a karate gi)

Dionyses = Dye-oh-nie-sees (nie like pie)

[Ignot]

Zademus - Zah Dee muss (demus should sound just like nikademus that old rat from the rats of nim.)

People always pronounce is Zade muss....its really annoying.

[Bobmuhthol]

It's hard to expect people to pronounce a fictional word in the same manner that you do.

Technically, by the convention (barring the fact that z is not a letter in Latin), that's a pretty Latin name.. it would have 3 syllables all right, but the e is soft. The first syllable would be stressed. Alternatively, the e could have a macron, but that would make a long "a" sound.

Everyone has their own take on things based on the language they think it comes from, etc.

[Ignot]

It's hard to expect people to pronounce a fictional word in the same manner that you do.

Technically, by the convention (barring the fact that z is not a letter in Latin), that's a pretty Latin name.. it would have 3 syllables all right, but the e is soft. The first syllable would be stressed. Alternatively, the e could have a macron, but that would make a long "a" sound.

Everyone has their own take on things based on the language they think it comes from, etc.

Thank you captain obvious.

[Bobmuhthol]

If what I said is so obvious, why are you pronouncing your own character's name against the rules of the apparent origin...?

[Gan]

Was Ganalon one of the ATK?

Was, is, yes.

[Ignot]

It's a text based game Bob. A game. Try not to take it so serious. Not everything has to be some big debate with you so you can prove to yourself how smart you think you are.

Dork...

[Bobmuhthol]

... what the fuck are you talking about?

[Czeska]

Czeska = CHESS-ka (not that I've played her for more than 5 minutes in 2 1/2 years)

[The Ponzzz]

What can you expect from a GMILF

[Shari]

Jes-say

[Renian]

Renian - Ren-ee-en.
Thalish - Thal-ish.
Adokas - Add-oh-kiss
Tiad - Tee-add

[drigore]

I get called Drig-Or all the time and it drives me nuts.

Dry-Gore

Nyrithorn ~ Nigh-ri-thorn
Baktu ~ Bahk-too
Omartikk ~ Oh-mar-tick

[Daniel]

never taken the time to say my name outloud.

[Daniel]

Gan-a-lon (vowels are short)

Ja-ken (jay-ken)

You're Jaken???

Lol.

[Gan]

You're Jaken???

Lol.

Have been for about... 4 years now. Its not a big secret. Why so funny?

[Trouble]

Methais - Meth-eye-iss (stolen from Monty Python's Life of Brian, not that Mathias character or whatever the hell his name is. What book is that from anyway?)

Some dude when I went to Simucon a few years ago thought my name was pronounced "Me-thee-iss."

What I never got though is even if I was in-game talking to someone so obviously they can see my name on their screen, they'd still get it wrong...Methias, Mathias, etc. How do you misspell a word when it's spelled correctly right there in front of your face already?


I always mentally pronounced yours as Meth-Ice, which now that I look at it, is a redundant name for a drug. D'oh.

[vontez]

Originally Posted by Methais View Post
Methais - Meth-eye-iss (stolen from Monty Python's Life of Brian, not that Mathias character or whatever the hell his name is. What book is that from anyway?)

Redwall book series, about mice and other woodland creatures in a medieval fantasy world. it was my prelude to gemstone!

[ViridianAsp]

Hadya: Hay-dee-yah

Fidelty: Fid-el-tee...NOT Fidelity.

Mayuko: May-oo-koh

[Martaigne]

The 'g' is silent. You figure it out.

[CrystalTears]

Haven't played in a while but...

Karystal - Ka-ris-tle
Karystina - Ka-ris-tee-na
Gemlynn - Gem-lin

[mgoddess]

Cylnthia - Sil-n-thee-uh
Jezria - Jez-rye-uh
Lyghtia - Lye-tee-uh (apparently this one gets pronounced wrong a lot)
Bravlyn - Brav(like bravo)-lyn
Ryahna - Rye-ah-nuh
Nyris - Nye-ris(like risk)

[Ilvane]

Ilvane--Ill--vain
Saisha--Say-Shah

That's about all for now.:P

Angela

[Xanator]

Xanator -- Ell-vinn-yooth

[Pyper]

Augie = Aww-gi (like a karate gi)

Dionyses = Dye-oh-nie-sees (nie like pie)


Aw, come on, it sounds much cuter with a hard g. Oggie.

[Misun]

Misun = Meh soon or zoon... depending on how you accent it.

Not Miss sun. or My sun.

:welcome:

[Faent]

faint

[Drew]

Well my character's game name is Chivalrous which is pretty easy but his real name is Olivier which is like the actor's last name. O-live-E-A

[Gammit]

Gammit -- Zham-miee (soft 'g', double-pronounce the 'm', silent 't' with long vowel 'i' sound).

Just kidding, it sounds like it's spelled. ("Gammit, dammit!")