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Sheep · 26-30, M
very, norwegian name :p
Sheep · 26-30, M
Øyvind
NorthernRoses · 26-30, F
@Sheep Holy shit, hold on, are you Norwegian?

I can just imagine how they'd attempt to pronounce that and fuck up. Ooih-vinddd, Oivin, etc

People just can't seem to nail the Ø :( They get close sometimes but turn it into a like, Øe thing
Sheep · 26-30, M
Haha ye! You`re norwegian aswell?
They usually just give up and say Oyvind or my last name. I usually say its pronounced like the "i" in flirt.;)

SW-User
Yeah. Most English speakers aren't as verbally excellent or sometimes even aware of the sounds in my name :v
It amuses me sometimes XD
NickiHijab · F
@SW-User Oh dear. They tried.
SW-User
@DDonde yep. The "kh" or خ sound is in German, though :3
SW-User
@NickiHijab it hurt to try ;_;
NickiHijab · F
There’s people here (England) that seem to get it wrong too. It’s honestly not that complicated.
SW-User
Nah. My name is Emily, lol. Maybe my chinese name? But there isn't anything tonal about it, so I can probably just teach them in ten seconds.
SW-User
@SW-User that is definitely it cuz her name was moon. That 月 be mad cute 😏
SW-User
@SW-User I'm cuter.
SW-User
@SW-User >_____>
Is you cute?
CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M
Yes, those stupid fuckers 🙄
DDonde · 31-35, M
@CrustyDDingus What language is yours from?
CrustyDDingus · 36-40, M
@DDonde English of course, I'm american after all 😂
SW-User
Apparently.
Regularity · 26-30, M
My real name is only 4 letters long
SW-User
yes some people pronounce my name like it's spelled female but it's a male name. 😭 the way it's spelled is the way it's pronounced yo!
cheesyAF · 31-35, M
I don't think so. It's spelled differently but still pronounced the same.
Melpomene · 22-25, F
I haven't talked to Americans irl but I guess they would get it wrong too.
butterfly1013 · 26-30, F
I am an America and have a pretty common name so it should be easy for anyone to pronounce.
CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M
Only Japanese people.
NorthernRoses · 26-30, F
@CheshireCatalyst Like, only Japanese people can pronounce it or...?
CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M
@NorthernRoses they can't at all. There's confusion between L and R in Japanese, and every consonant has to have a vowel sound after it... And my last name is all consonants.
NorthernRoses · 26-30, F
@CheshireCatalyst Japanese and western names rarely mash well. They couldn't pronounce my name right either, but at least it sounds a bit better from them than it does from English speakers 😭

Yeah, Syllabic languages are tricky like that, lots of interpreting and altering to fit the consonant-vowel or consonant-consonant-vowel thing they got going on
DonaldTrumpet · 70-79, M
EaiserZ to Sayz tahNz JesUZ oRz YalyeaH oRZ MuuuHooMud
Sammyk · F
First and middle name no last name maybe
Batman · 41-45, M
It appears my last name is impossible
TAReturns · M
Surprisingly so for some
SW-User
My last name seems to be.
popmol · 22-25, M
me last name xD
caccoon · 36-40
Not really, but people tend to call me everything BUT my name.
NorthernRoses · 26-30, F
@caccoon Oooh what do they call you? Is it nicknames, or just like... the wrong name?
DDonde · 31-35, M
Nah, it's pretty easy. Also helps that I'm American.

 
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