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[Opinions] Re: Kazakh and Mongolian names
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Thanks for the questions! I totally agree with you about Isa, Aizereh, Tokash, and Akböbeh - they were some of my favorites. I also wondered if Dela was a nickname, I'm not sure.Aigerim was pronounced EYE-gheh-reem (that's a hard G, like in 'goat').Shinggisgul = SHIN-ghiss-guhl, with the 'u' sound like the u in 'current.' I wondered if this was related to Chinggis at all (Chinggis Khan is definitely still a big deal in Mongolia), but I only heard Chinggis pronounced with a CH (like in 'chalk'), so no idea.Gemira also has a hard G sound: gheh-MEE-rah. I *think* I heard this one correctly, not 100% sure.
Erhanbulgan = AIR-hawn-BOOL-gawn
Erhanbayir = AIR-hawn-BAH-year

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Yaay! You replied! It seems a lot of times when I ask people for pronunciations, I never get a reply so thank you for your response. :)I really like Aigerim. It sounds like a male name to my stupid, American ears, but I like it anyway. I may even like it more for that. Not sure.I'm not a fan of Shinggisgul. The "ghiss" part is throwing my off somehow. I do like the "guhl" part on the end a lot though. More names should have that sound. That would be cool. I bet you're correct in assuming it's linked to Chinggis. I mean, I have no proof, but it looks highly probable.Gemira is kind of pretty. It sounds like a name you'd hear in a fantasy novel, but that's okay. And as I suspected, I like Erhanbayir, but not Erhanbulgan. I like the "Erhan" parts of both, but "bayir" is a more pleasant sound than "bulgan" to my ears.Thanks again for these! It makes me so excited to see people on these boards discussing names beyond just everyday English names.
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