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Help[Opinions] Re: Does Anouk sound weird to most American's?
in reply to a message by babyZsazsa
Me too. Anouk Aimee's timeless beauty is what I think of foremost.
I'm in the U.S. so I hope I can answer this accurately. I agree with Llewella that "Chocolat" made the name Anouk / Anoushka (sp?) much more visible. I see Vianne pop up every now and again on these boards and I can only think of the same influence being responsible. Personally it sounds more Dutch than French. But for most Americans the French / Chocolat connection is what will come to mind, if anything.
That said, we also give names to children like L'mauisfwe89r3ijbfs and pronounce it Ava. (I should talk. I'd name a nn Niamh, Aoife, Sinead or Mairead.) So why would an Anouk feel out of place in all of that? Why bother worrying about what a name looks or sounds like in an atmosphere of, "We named her Desstineigh because it's yooneek." At least Anouk's pronunciation is apparent from the spelling.
If you're still not completely comfortable, you could name her Anne and use Anouk as a nn. Or not.
I'm in the U.S. so I hope I can answer this accurately. I agree with Llewella that "Chocolat" made the name Anouk / Anoushka (sp?) much more visible. I see Vianne pop up every now and again on these boards and I can only think of the same influence being responsible. Personally it sounds more Dutch than French. But for most Americans the French / Chocolat connection is what will come to mind, if anything.
That said, we also give names to children like L'mauisfwe89r3ijbfs and pronounce it Ava. (I should talk. I'd name a nn Niamh, Aoife, Sinead or Mairead.) So why would an Anouk feel out of place in all of that? Why bother worrying about what a name looks or sounds like in an atmosphere of, "We named her Desstineigh because it's yooneek." At least Anouk's pronunciation is apparent from the spelling.
If you're still not completely comfortable, you could name her Anne and use Anouk as a nn. Or not.
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