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Help[Opinions] Ąžuolas
I came across Ąžuolas today.
To me, it sounded like...adj-o-lahs...with the 1st syllable being similar to the 'adj' in adjacent or the 'ag' in agile.
I know the pronunciation's obscure for English speakers, but beyond that, what would you think of it, if you heard it as a name?
Also, would you like it more, or less, if it were spelled differently?
To me, it sounded like...adj-o-lahs...with the 1st syllable being similar to the 'adj' in adjacent or the 'ag' in agile.
I know the pronunciation's obscure for English speakers, but beyond that, what would you think of it, if you heard it as a name?
Also, would you like it more, or less, if it were spelled differently?
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It is pronounced more like ahzh-WOH-lahs. Kind of hard to write phonetically.
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There will definitely be pronunciation issues for English-speakers, and it would look kinda strange on someone who isn't Lithuanian.
I've never particularly cared for Lithuanian names. (I am one-sixteenth Lithuanian, though I never really identified with the country.)
I've never particularly cared for Lithuanian names. (I am one-sixteenth Lithuanian, though I never really identified with the country.)
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I think ž would be more like... zhhhhh, like in "measure". It's really beautiful looking, like Elven almost! Sounds Elven too. I wouldn't know how to spell it any different without it losing it's appeal. I'd be jazzed if I heard it... I tend to be jazzed at anything unusual. I wonder how popular it is in Lithuania.
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I believe it is in their top 20.
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Since I love Lithuania names, I am biased and I love the meaning too.
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I like it through any spelling for either gender.
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