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[Arch]

Are they Spanish by any chance? That's how it would be pronounced en Espanol...

No, I don't think they had that excuse...

 

[andyoxon]

Somebody's already noted how biblical that list is. Also a bit Norman-French. Definitely not good.

AiS, Norman - French...?

 

[Landslide]

Growing up in Liverpool, kids' names invariably got shortened and an "ee" sound added at the end (e.g. Chris > Chrissy).

Therefore I suggest immediately ignoring the following:
Ruby
Elly
Cassy
Rocky (though if the parents are happy with the name Rocco I doubt they'd mind Rocky)

Haydon or Lewis would probably condemn the kid to a life of spelling their name out over the phone (or indeed getting confused with a popular brand of kettles and toasters...)

Out of the remaining names, I reckon Miles Anderson could work quite nicely. I can imagine him having a long and happy career as a jazz muso...

 

[punkypossum]

I voted Luke, but do quite like Miles as well...

 

[Fnaar]

Rhydian. Boris. Telecaster. Hugo. Diarmuid. Bilbo. Mauve. Norbert. Snodgrass.

 

[Andy in Sig]

AiS, Norman - French...?

Er ... you're going to have to expand on that cos I don't understand.

 

[ajevans]

How about:

Batman Q. Jesus Anderson

 

[ajevans]

or

Baron von HeMan Anderson

 

[gavintc]

OT a bit, a friend of mine was telling the story the other day of a child who was being taught by a friend of his. Asked his name, the boy said "Goo-ey". Thinking this was unusual, the teacher checked again, to be told "Goo-ey" again. "How do you spell that?"

"G-U-Y..."

NO one had thought to point out to the child, or parents that they were pronouncing his name wrong, for five years.... And the parents had CHOSEN to call him Goo-ey!

My brother was telling me about a woman he worked for recently. Her name name was Yvonne, but she pronounced it Y-Vonne emphasising the Y.

 

[postman]

Andrew Anderson.pronounce it like Bond James Bond.Strong and precise.