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There are generally two choices for immigrants to any country really. You either keep the spelling of your name or you (try to) keep the pronunciation. The fir
by Broken_Hippo 5y ago
There are generally two choices for immigrants to any country really. You either keep the spelling of your name or you (try to) keep the pronunciation.
The first is the only realistic choice in a lot of areas - if you are going from latin alphabet to latin alphabet. I'm not even sure how to spell my name to get a Norwegian-speaking person to pronounce it correctly, honestly, though a few folks that know it is a common American name do well. Even then, I'd have to first change it on my American passport and documents first. It isn't worth the trouble at all.
- elygre 5y agoHit me! (But seriously, I'm curious. But also, out of privacy, don't.) I presume that your name is then not a typical English name?
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoMy name is very, very common! But it starts with an American "a" sound and I'm not even sure there is an equal in Norwegian. Sometimes folks recognize it and pronounce it correctly, especially if they've spent time in the US.
- smcl 5y agoAh I forget sometimes that Americans have an extra pronunciation of "a" - so the name Andy would be "Endy" while in UK English and probably Norwegian, we'd say "Ah-ndy" (while I guess we both say "heart" with the same "ah")