Cool! My aunt is "Anne" pronounced the Finnish way (because she is Finnish). I always am confused at first sight of her name because I also have an Aunt Anne whose name is not Finnish, but obviously they are spelled the same.Tally M. wrote:It's the Finnish pronounciationSquirrel wrote:Curiosity piqued. Please explain!Tally M. wrote:Mine...is technically Anne. But it's pronounced abnormally.
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Mico, you have a Finnish aunt? Why are you so awesome!?mic0 wrote:Cool! My aunt is "Anne" pronounced the Finnish way (because she is Finnish). I always am confused at first sight of her name because I also have an Aunt Anne whose name is not Finnish, but obviously they are spelled the same.Tally M. wrote:It's the Finnish pronounciation
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It must just be that my uncle is awesome for marrying a Finnish woman? And she is pretty awesome, too. Or maybe I'm awesome? Maybe everyone is awesome once you get to know them? Oh man, so many questions.Tally M. wrote:
Mico, you have a Finnish aunt? Why are you so awesome!?
WAIT, why are YOU so awesome to have a Finnish middle name??
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Family connections.mic0 wrote:It must just be that my uncle is awesome for marrying a Finnish woman? And she is pretty awesome, too. Or maybe I'm awesome? Maybe everyone is awesome once you get to know them? Oh man, so many questions.Tally M. wrote:
Mico, you have a Finnish aunt? Why are you so awesome!?
WAIT, why are YOU so awesome to have a Finnish middle name??
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How is it pronounced in Finnish?Tally M. wrote:It's the Finnish pronounciationSquirrel wrote:Curiosity piqued. Please explain!Tally M. wrote:Mine...is technically Anne. But it's pronounced abnormally.
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*tries to remember IPA*Katya wrote:How is it pronounced in Finnish?Tally M. wrote: It's the Finnish pronounciation
[ɑnnɛ]
You pronounce both Ns
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Oh, I figured the e was pronounced, but that's cool about the Ns!Tally M. wrote:*tries to remember IPA*Katya wrote:How is it pronounced in Finnish?Tally M. wrote: It's the Finnish pronounciation
[ɑnnɛ]
You pronounce both Ns
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pssh, ann is such a common middle name, I had mine changed to my awesome maiden name
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You know what, next time I run into you, I'll just pronounce it for you =P Phonetics wasn't my strong suitKatya wrote:Oh, I figured the e was pronounced, but that's cool about the Ns!Tally M. wrote:You pronounce both Ns
That's why I like my middle nameWhistler wrote:pssh, ann is such a common middle name, I had mine changed to my awesome maiden name
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I started counting how many people I know or have met who have names from that list, and had to stop at 30 because my head was going to explode.