Pronunciation
2 years ago
General
“Things don't go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.”
- Samuel Johnson
- Samuel Johnson
♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ ✐ ♡ ✎ ♡ I actually meant to do this before, but people ask me how to pronounce the names of characters in some of my series. Mostly, my Lion Paws series. So, here's a few names that I often get questioned about and some that I just put in here to complete the set ^_^:
Aadi: AH-DEE
Adohi: UH-DOE-HEE
Adon: AY-DUN
Ajamu: UH-JA-MOO
Ajua: AH-JOO-UH
Amarah: UH-MAR-UH
Arjuna: AR-JOO-NUH
Ayele: AH-YAY-LEE
Catriona: CAT-REE-OH-NUH
Darmok: DAR-MOK
Davu: DAH-VOO
Delu: DAY-LOO
Dumi: DOO-MEE
Farah: FAIR-UH
Jabari: JUH-BAR-EE
Jabulani: JAH-BOO-LON-EE
Jamila: JUH-MILL-UH
Janae: JUH-NAY
Jasmine: JAZZ-MIN
Jayesh: JAH-YESH
Keemeome: KEE-MEE-OH-MAY
Kendi: KEN-DEE
Kichoro: KEE-CHAR-OH
Leilani: LAY-LON-EE
Malki: MAL-KEE
Mari: MAR-EE
Mhina: MEE-NUH
Miele: MY-LEE
Mikaili: MEE-KII-LEE
Neha: NEE-UH
Okanu: OH-CON-OO
Omari: OH-MAR-EE
Oslan: OH-SLON
Panthros: PAN-THROWS
Rina: REE-NA
Rohan: ROW-HON
Sasha: SAH-SHUH
Savannah: SUH-VAN-UH
Seiya: SAY-UH
Tahir: TAH-HEER
Tamzuuri: TOM-ZOO-REE
Tambo: TOM-BOW
Yaro: YAR-OH
Yashvi: YOSH-VEE
Zafia: ZAH-FEE-UH
Zafua: ZAH-FOO-UH
Aadi: AH-DEE
Adohi: UH-DOE-HEE
Adon: AY-DUN
Ajamu: UH-JA-MOO
Ajua: AH-JOO-UH
Amarah: UH-MAR-UH
Arjuna: AR-JOO-NUH
Ayele: AH-YAY-LEE
Catriona: CAT-REE-OH-NUH
Darmok: DAR-MOK
Davu: DAH-VOO
Delu: DAY-LOO
Dumi: DOO-MEE
Farah: FAIR-UH
Jabari: JUH-BAR-EE
Jabulani: JAH-BOO-LON-EE
Jamila: JUH-MILL-UH
Janae: JUH-NAY
Jasmine: JAZZ-MIN
Jayesh: JAH-YESH
Keemeome: KEE-MEE-OH-MAY
Kendi: KEN-DEE
Kichoro: KEE-CHAR-OH
Leilani: LAY-LON-EE
Malki: MAL-KEE
Mari: MAR-EE
Mhina: MEE-NUH
Miele: MY-LEE
Mikaili: MEE-KII-LEE
Neha: NEE-UH
Okanu: OH-CON-OO
Omari: OH-MAR-EE
Oslan: OH-SLON
Panthros: PAN-THROWS
Rina: REE-NA
Rohan: ROW-HON
Sasha: SAH-SHUH
Savannah: SUH-VAN-UH
Seiya: SAY-UH
Tahir: TAH-HEER
Tamzuuri: TOM-ZOO-REE
Tambo: TOM-BOW
Yaro: YAR-OH
Yashvi: YOSH-VEE
Zafia: ZAH-FEE-UH
Zafua: ZAH-FOO-UH
This is a handy guide, thanks for this!
Thanks for being interested in these stories. ♡
Skyfox1
~skyfox1
The last two names have the same spelling but different pronunciations. Is that correct?
No, I think my phone auto-corrected. Thanks. It's fixed now.
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