"Name" masters, post here.. calling all experts!!

[fire400]

SERIOUS POSTERSSSSS onnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyy PLZ_!!!!

how would you say...

the name Jolin, Moeniagh, Lucrias, Leighdon, Lucas, Jahn, Ellena, Foren, Keyla, Gyzla, Thommohn, Firoja, Lena, Wychola

Please help me, someone save my tounge from getting steamed by the devil~

 

[myusername]

why are lucas, ellena and lena up there?

 

[JoeKing]

bah don't worry. First time you call role just quickly say, "I'm sorry I'm probably going to butcher a few names. So just tell me how they're supposed to be pronounced." You can even break the ice a little by throwing in a few "oh boy... manamtamulama" type quips to break the ice.

 

[fire400]

anyone else

 

[bigrash]

just call everyone dumbass. they'll get used to it after a while

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: fire400
SERIOUS POSTERSSSSS onnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyy PLZ_!!!!

how would you say...

the name Jolin, Moeniagh, Lucrias, Leighdon, Lucas, Jahn, Ellena, Foren, Keyla, Gyzla, Thommohn, Firoja, Lena, Wychola

Please help me, someone save my tounge from getting steamed by the devil~

What i would assume:
Jolin = Jo-lynn
Moeniagh = Monet (like the artist)
Lucas = ummm loo-cuss
Jahn = John
Ellena = El-lay-na
Keyla = K-la
Lena = Lay-nah

The rest...i have no idea.

 

[her209]

I'd rename them.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: fire400
how would you say...

the name Jolin, Moeniagh, Lucrias, Leighdon, Lucas, Jahn, Ellena, Foren, Keyla, Gyzla, Thommohn, Firoja, Lena, Wychola

Jolene, Monet, Lou Crias (rhymes with ludicrous. or ludicris. whatever), Lay Den (or possibly a "misspelling" of La Don), Lucas, John, Elena, Foreign, Kayla, Jizzload, Timone, Ferrari, Lena, Wachovia

 

[fire400]

I know there is someone around here who's read the dictionary left to right without skipping any pages, right now I need that kind of person's wisdom;>

 

[Howard]

Jahn might be Yawn.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: fire400
I know there is someone around here who's read the dictionary left to right without skipping any pages, right now I need that kind of person's wisdom;>

That person's wisdom is udeless in the face of deliberately misspelled names.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: myusername

Originally posted by: fire400
I know there is someone around here who's read the dictionary left to right without skipping any pages, right now I need that kind of person's wisdom;>

That person's wisdom is udeless in the face of deliberately misspelled names.

Yeah, no kidding. What kind of parents give their kids names like these?

My guesses: Joe-Lynn, Mona, Luke-ree-uhs, Lay-Dun, Lucas, John, Elena, Foreign, Kayla, Jiz-Ella, Tom-mon, Fi-ro-ja (not ha), Lena, Why-cho-la

 

[maddogchen]

Just remember the maximum number of times you can ask how to pronounce a person's name is....................as many times as it takes to get it correct!

 

[IAteYourMother]

I thought Jahn was Yawwn

 

[fire400]

besides the people that are trying to help, are there any serious AT members here? thx

 

[dawnbug]

Ask people to introduce themselves.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Ellena = Ellen + a . Accent would go on the first syllable, methinks.

 

[notfred]

I think that if you don't already know how to pronounce "Lucas", then your English is probably bad enough that no one will know the difference, anyway.

 

[fire400]

anyone else

 

[FoBoT]

some of those are not names, they are random letters in random order

 

[fire400]

anyone in AT who is inciteful and want to help, please post~

 

[Vinny N]

Don't be so hard on yourself about this name stuff. Even if people posting here have the same names as some of the ones you've listed, there's still a good chance it will be pronounced differently by the students.

Without hearing it at least once from the person the name belongs to, you've done everything you can already.

My two cents:

Jolin JOLE-lynn
Moeniagh MOIN-ya
Lucrias LUKE-CREE-US
Leighdon LAY-DUN
Lucas LUKE-cuss
Jahn JOHN or YAWN
Ellena ell-LAY-na or ELL-len-na
Foren FOREIGN
Keyla KAY-la
Gyzla GUISE-la
Thommohn TOME-IN
Firoja FEAR-ro-ja
Lena LEE-na or LAY-na
Wychola wick-CO-la

 

[Eli]

Only a couple of those names are actually hard to pronounce.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: myusername

Originally posted by: fire400
how would you say...

the name Jolin, Moeniagh, Lucrias, Leighdon, Lucas, Jahn, Ellena, Foren, Keyla, Gyzla, Thommohn, Firoja, Lena, Wychola

Jolene, Monet, Lou Crias (rhymes with ludicrous. or ludicris. whatever), Lay Den (or possibly a "misspelling" of La Don), Lucas, John, Elena, Foreign, Kayla, Jizzload, Timone, Ferrari, Lena, Wachovia

LMFAO!!!!!

😀

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: fire400
SERIOUS POSTERSSSSS onnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNLLLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYyyyyyyy PLZ_!!!!

how would you say...

the name Jolin, Moeniagh, Lucrias, Leighdon, Lucas, Jahn, Ellena, Foren, Keyla, Gyzla, Thommohn, Firoja, Lena, Wychola

Please help me, someone save my tounge from getting steamed by the devil~

Joe-lynn

Moe-naug

Lay-don

Lou-cuss

Yawn

ee-LAY-nuh

For-wren

Kay-la

Gizz-luh (???)

Tom-men

Fee-row-huh

Lean-nuh

Vee-cola

That's how I would say it, or I'd apologetically ask how...