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Zebulon, as in Zebulon Pike, the explorer Pike's Peak is named for?
Don't confuse people with facts! There are just people in the world that want everyone named John, Mary, George and Jane so their delicate sensibilities are not touched.
My kids name are Ringo, Rocco and Rafaella. How do you guys perceived these names in America? We will be moving to the US soon (from Southeast Asia) and I'm a bit concerned of their names in the US. These names were actually cool fro the place we come from and never realized we will be heading to US (company transfer).
Is it true that Ringo and Rocco are mostly used as pet names in US?
I don't know how you could pronounce Harry that didn't sound like "hairy."
Well...it would rhyme with "Marry". Which you probably pronounce the same as "Mary". Hehehe.
There have been endless threads on this on the General U.S. forum. This might come as a shock, but for people in many parts of the country, the words "Merry, Mary, and Marry" are all pronounced differently from one another, while in other parts of the country, the words have merged to sound the same. It's the same with "fairy" and "ferry", which are different to me but probably the same to you. I know a woman in Vermont who says "Barry" and "berry" the same way, but she says both like "Barey", and I don't say either word that way.
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I'd like to name my kids Jacqueline, Frances, and Kerry (like Kerry Washington). The problem with Jacqueline is that for some sites, it's too many letters to personalize things (and I hate Jackie). For boys, I like Joseph, Anderson, and Ashton.
If I were to go to trendy/modern route: Girl
Brynn
Dallas
Reese
Boy
Zane
Roman
Jace
Cannon
Kellen
Oh! Well, if it were a boy his nickname could be Trey.
Cannon, Roman and Dallas sound like two cities and a very big gun with a ball.
Well...it would rhyme with "Marry". Which you probably pronounce the same as "Mary". Hehehe.
There have been endless threads on this on the General U.S. forum. This might come as a shock, but for people in many parts of the country, the words "Merry, Mary, and Marry" are all pronounced differently from one another, while in other parts of the country, the words have merged to sound the same. It's the same with "fairy" and "ferry", which are different to me but probably the same to you. I know a woman in Vermont who says "Barry" and "berry" the same way, but she says both like "Barey", and I don't say either word that way.
We say "Harry" to rhyme with "Marry" in the video.
Ok I get it now! And you're absolutely right, I do say Mary, marry, and merry all the same way.
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, but for people in many parts of the country, the words "Merry, Mary, and Marry" are all pronounced differently from one another, while in other parts of the country, the words have merged to sound the same. It's the same with "fairy" and "ferry", which are different to me but probably the same to you. I know a woman in Vermont who says "Barry" and "berry" the same way, but she says both like "Barey", and I don't say either word that way.
