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[Opinions] Re: Zaida
by queenv
3/3/2011, 7:17 AM
in reply to a message by Orsino
I like the way it sounds but I prefer the spelling Zeta. I know a woman named Zeta. I do know that they are two different names with two different etymologies, but, hey, they sound exactly the same and I like the way Zeta looks much more. But if one is looking for an Arabic name in particular, then I can understand going for Zaida rather then Zeta.
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- Opalescence (JHK)   +4
3/3/2011, 10:25 AM
How do you pronounce Zaida and Zeta?Just asking because I admittedly don't know how to pronounce Zeta in English (I'm guessing ZEE-tə) but I'm pretty sure it's not said zah-EE-dah or zah-EE-də which is how I'd pronounce Zaida.
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- Sofia   +3
3/3/2011, 12:19 PM
Yup, I was wondering the same thing. Zeta and Zaida don't sound the same at all (assuming that Zeta is ZEE-tah).
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- queenv   +2
3/3/2011, 8:29 PM
I pronounce both Zeta and Zaida ZAY-dah. The Zeta I know pronounces her name ZAY-dah. Perhaps I'm wrong, or in a very small minority, in pronouncing Zaida ZAY-dah, but I look at it and that's what I think. This site isn't helpful in this regard, as it doesn't give a pronunciation of Zaida.
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- kudriashkajo (jodirae)
3/4/2011, 5:14 AM
I also pronounce Zaida ZAY-duh.
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- Sofia
3/4/2011, 4:54 AM
Zaida is with a EE sound (ZAH-ee-dah), but ZAY-dah isn't too far off. It's the Zeta part. I go by what this site says and what Catherine Zeta Jones uses and that's ZEE-tah (makes sense if it's a form of Zita).
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