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[Opinions] Re: Wikipedia says...Another question
How on earth do people stumble over Kristiana? It's common enough that nobody should be mispronouncing it. I can see them getting it confused with Christine or Kristen though.I think a lot of Americans would probably have some difficulty figuring out how to say Maile by just seeing it written down, unless they're familiar with Hawaii or tropical flowers. (Maile is a flower, I believe.) Byt the pronunciation itself isn't hard.
The Maile I know has lived in Delaware her whole life, mayber her way of saying it is more "Americanized?" She has a big family and they all have Hawaiian names too. I know one of her sisters is Keahi, said like Kay-Ah-Hee. Maile has a daughter named Leilani too.
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ThanksFrom what I can tell its a vine or something used to make the lies.As far as screwing up Kristina, I have no idea. Most people pn my name Kristen or Kristine, or will write it that way after I say Kristina. I grew up with quite a few of them, so it wasnt a problem in school - but people I met randomly would question it.
Thanks again!
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