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[Opinions] Betrys (f)
This name has been floating around in my head for a couple weeks now. I want to pronounce it so it rhymes with 'tetris', although the real pronunciation is BET-rees. So I have a couple questions:1) What do you think of Betrys pronounced as BEH-tris? Do you prefer BET-rees?2) Would giving this name to a child and purposely pronouncing it wrong make me annoying?*
Thanks!*ETA: I've just been informed by Pie that BEH-tris is actually a legitimate pronunciation. So, what do you think of the name in general?- Hola

This message was edited 9/8/2014, 3:58 PM

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I want to like it because im always on the lookout for names that could be shortened to Betsy- but unfortunately all I can think of when hearing Betrys is "buttress"
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Glad about that - I'd always heard it as BETris. BETrees sounds as if it was falling flat on its face in a vain attempt to seem French.I think that, if Beatrice wasn't a family name going back generations, I'd prefer Betrys. Neat and tidy and quirky, and couldn't shorten to the dreaded Beattie.
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BET-rees does sound very unnatural, especially in my English Canadian accent. Sounds a little pretentious. I never considered the nn Beattie in all my years of liking Beatrice…that's awful. I don't know how I feel about Betrys potentially being shortened to Betty.
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I had a distant aunt who was always known as Beattie; I think it's a UK peculiarity. But it is very dreadful. My Beatrice daughter goes by Bea very happily. I asked her if anyone ever called her Honey, and she smiled menacingly and said "It has been tried occasionally, but never twice by the same person".
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My inclination has always been to pronounce Betrys to rhyme with 'tetris'. I don't feel like that will be an issue at all.I like it. I think it's classic but quirky with a bit of a modern twist.
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I agree about it having a quirky/modern twist. I've always liked Beatrice, but there was always something a little too classic about it for me. I didn't like the harsh 'trix' in Beatrix. Beatrice + Beatrix = Betrys? haha
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I'm Welsh and I'd pronounce it to rhyme with tetris - more or less, I roll my 'r's.
The end is like Carys, which you can hear here pronounced by a Welsh person:
http://www.forvo.com/word/carys/#cy (top two pronunciations)
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Really? That makes me feel so much better! The only pronunciation this site lists is BET-rees. Thanks for the link!
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