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[Opinions] Re: Aaliyah
A little OT, but I Watched this really good YouTube video a while back on Lifetime films based on real celebrities and it includes an analysis on the one they made of Aaliyah and had archived clips of her saying how to say her name the desired pronunciation, you should check it out Perrine :) It's called Aaliyah, Britney and the Apathy of the biopic on a channel called Yhara ZaydYeah just in general the think about Aaliyah was that even tho people sometimes got her name wrong she was really proud of and loved her name.. and what mom doesn't want that? I'm sure her mom was happy she liked what she picked and glad she knew it was done with loveAs for the exact pronunciation I'm not a hundred percent sure but I do know it's one of the two you said where the emphasis is on the very first syllable and not the Lee portion. At least for that specific individual who had the name. I heard it a few times in the video I'm not sure how to duplicate it in writing.. I'm dyslexic I'm just happy to be here lol!Please rate my "Names I would use" list if you have a spare moment, feel free to rate other lists too if you want but ik there's a lot, thank you :) https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/223226/138473

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Yes, I will! I like documentaries, thanks :)It's nice that she liked her name so much. It is all we can hope for when we choose names for our kids. As AH-lee-ah I actually find it nice and way more substantial because it doesn't sound so much like Leah+A. Here many people add As to already popular names (e.g. Alena, Alina, Alisa, Arina, Alea) and even though some of them have their own etymology I get a bit tired of them. But AH-lee-ah is cool.
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A is a bit over used as an initial right now. You know which initial I wish would get a little bit more attention just because it's kind of cool? H. H needs more love.
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Definitely! It's one of the nicest, softest letters.
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