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From the IPA, it's soft like “yo”. (And the “e” is not silent, so the word has three syllables.)
by xigoi 4y ago
From the IPA, it's soft like “yo”. (And the “e” is not silent, so the word has three syllables.)
- wink 4y agoAs a German proficient in English that name just makes my head hurt, no matter how the real pronunciation is. Maybe I'll go with a combination of Jorge and rojo (in Spanish) out of spite... Also, missed opportunity, Codeberg folks. Why Not "Erika"? ;)
- mhd 4y ago> Also, missed opportunity, Codeberg folks. Why Not "Erika"? ;) Oh wow, that's a deep cut. I'm deeply impressed and amused. Almost to the point of yodeling ;) (For those lucky enough not to be this old and/or German, there once were two sisters called "Gitti & Erika" who made some horrible, yet famous Schlager songs – folksy chansons. Including the title melody of the local dub of the "Heidi" anime, triggering basically every "80s/90s kid".)
- xdennis 4y agoIsn't Erika a nazi song about flowers, bees, and maidens?
- mhd 4y agoI think it's male name -> female name -> flower named after that -> song named after that. I honestly doubt that that's the first thing that comes to mind and thus would besmirch the good name of, erm, git. ;) (Not that I'm suggesting actually naming something after a boomer-level German in-joke in the first place.)