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Help[Opinions] Re: How would YOU pronounce
in reply to a message by Lily8
Anything that ends in -anna or -annah has a short a for me.
-ana is AWN-a (ON-a) to me.
I knew a Hanna who pronounced it HON-a and I struggled for years to say it right, but that was probably because I saw her name written long before I met her, and had a preconceived idea about it for a long time.
And I had a school friend named Alana in the 70s who pronounced it A-lan-a. So... I'm not that attached to the pronunciations of that name either.
I think if you wanted to avoid all rhyminess, you wouldn't name the second girl Alanna OR Alana OR Alannah. But I'm not sure rhyminess really matters very much. It's not a big deal. I'd choose Hannah and Alana if I wanted the different pronunciations.
-ana is AWN-a (ON-a) to me.
I knew a Hanna who pronounced it HON-a and I struggled for years to say it right, but that was probably because I saw her name written long before I met her, and had a preconceived idea about it for a long time.
And I had a school friend named Alana in the 70s who pronounced it A-lan-a. So... I'm not that attached to the pronunciations of that name either.
I think if you wanted to avoid all rhyminess, you wouldn't name the second girl Alanna OR Alana OR Alannah. But I'm not sure rhyminess really matters very much. It's not a big deal. I'd choose Hannah and Alana if I wanted the different pronunciations.
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