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Help[Opinions] WDYT of these Portuguese Names?
Here is a list of Portuguese Names I really like, WDYT?
Ones marked * I really would use.
Some have accents over the names but I cannot do them.
I asked for the correct pronouncations from my mother on how to say them in Portuguese.
Yes Cruz, Joaquin (this spelling, and Joaquim), and Antonio are also Portuguese :).
I would use the portuguese pronouncations if I ever used: Joaquin, Cruz, possibly David (I do like the English version too), Neves, and Rui. Although I don't expect people to say them correctly, lol.
GIRLS
Augusta (ah-goosht-uh)
Clara (cl-uhra)
Diana (dee-auhna)
Fia (fee-uh)
Iris * (not sure how to say it, didn't ask)
Isadora (same as Iris)
Ligia (lah-gzhee-uh)
Neves (nehvsh) *
Rio * (hre-oo)
BOYS
Abel (a-bell)
Antonio * (an-toe-nee-ooh)
Cruz * (croosh)
David * (dah-veed)
Elias * (eli-esh)
Felipe (I forgot how it's pronounced, I didn't ask)
Gabriel (gab-ree-el)
Joaquin * (zho-ah-kee)
Rio * (hre-oo)
Rodrigo (roo-dree-goo)
Rui (hrooy)
Ones marked * I really would use.
Some have accents over the names but I cannot do them.
I asked for the correct pronouncations from my mother on how to say them in Portuguese.
Yes Cruz, Joaquin (this spelling, and Joaquim), and Antonio are also Portuguese :).
I would use the portuguese pronouncations if I ever used: Joaquin, Cruz, possibly David (I do like the English version too), Neves, and Rui. Although I don't expect people to say them correctly, lol.
GIRLS
Augusta (ah-goosht-uh)
Clara (cl-uhra)
Diana (dee-auhna)
Fia (fee-uh)
Iris * (not sure how to say it, didn't ask)
Isadora (same as Iris)
Ligia (lah-gzhee-uh)
Neves (nehvsh) *
Rio * (hre-oo)
BOYS
Abel (a-bell)
Antonio * (an-toe-nee-ooh)
Cruz * (croosh)
David * (dah-veed)
Elias * (eli-esh)
Felipe (I forgot how it's pronounced, I didn't ask)
Gabriel (gab-ree-el)
Joaquin * (zho-ah-kee)
Rio * (hre-oo)
Rodrigo (roo-dree-goo)
Rui (hrooy)
This message was edited 3/18/2007, 8:55 PM
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I like:
Clara
Fia (although this seems slightly nicknamish to me)
Iris
Isadora
Ligia - there is a girl on Janice Dickenson's modeling agency wit this name, she pronounces it Lee-juh I believe
Abel
Antonio - Whch syllable is stressed here? is it an-TOE-nee-ooh or an-toe-NEE-ooh?
Cruz - but not that pronunciation just because it sounds like crush
David
Elias - is the first syllably pronounced like Eli or Ellie? Either way I like this one best
Rio - nickname for Rodrigo perhaps?
Rodrigo
Rui - same as Rio. Also is this one syllable or two?
Clara
Fia (although this seems slightly nicknamish to me)
Iris
Isadora
Ligia - there is a girl on Janice Dickenson's modeling agency wit this name, she pronounces it Lee-juh I believe
Abel
Antonio - Whch syllable is stressed here? is it an-TOE-nee-ooh or an-toe-NEE-ooh?
Cruz - but not that pronunciation just because it sounds like crush
David
Elias - is the first syllably pronounced like Eli or Ellie? Either way I like this one best
Rio - nickname for Rodrigo perhaps?
Rodrigo
Rui - same as Rio. Also is this one syllable or two?
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Whch syllable is stressed here? is it an-TOE-nee-ooh or an-toe-NEE-ooh? an-to NEE- oh
Elias - is the first syllably pronounced like Eli or Ellie? Like Eli
Rio - actually no Rio means River it's a whole different name :), river also has another name in Portugese but i don't know how to spell it it's pronounced hre-bay-duh though.
Rodrigo
Rui - Has two syllabels, and yes this is a short from of Rodrigo
Elias - is the first syllably pronounced like Eli or Ellie? Like Eli
Rio - actually no Rio means River it's a whole different name :), river also has another name in Portugese but i don't know how to spell it it's pronounced hre-bay-duh though.
Rodrigo
Rui - Has two syllabels, and yes this is a short from of Rodrigo
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GIRLS names I like:
Clara (cl-uhra)
Fia (fee-uh)
Isadora (same as Iris)
Ligia (lah-gzhee-uh) - this is great
Neves (nehvsh) * - prefer the spanish Nieves "Nee-EV-ESS"
Rio * (hre-oo)
BOYS
Abel (a-bell)
Cruz * (croosh)
Elias * (eli-esh)
Gabriel (gab-ree-el)
Joaquin * (zho-ah-kee)
Rio * (hre-oo)
Rui (hrooy)
so nice to see people sticking to original spellings and pronounciations!
Clara (cl-uhra)
Fia (fee-uh)
Isadora (same as Iris)
Ligia (lah-gzhee-uh) - this is great
Neves (nehvsh) * - prefer the spanish Nieves "Nee-EV-ESS"
Rio * (hre-oo)
BOYS
Abel (a-bell)
Cruz * (croosh)
Elias * (eli-esh)
Gabriel (gab-ree-el)
Joaquin * (zho-ah-kee)
Rio * (hre-oo)
Rui (hrooy)
so nice to see people sticking to original spellings and pronounciations!
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