Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

Oh, thats a good one. Canadians pronounce "Dawn" (among other things, a girl's name) and Don (among other things several rivers) identically.

So what?

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

I get Kyle (Carl) and when I correct them they say "Charles". And I go: "Yeah. Its Kyle" :D

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

I've heard Gaylord before, but never Gaynor.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

I've seen Gaynor - on another forum. This Gaynor happened to live in Australia (don't know whether born there or expat).

How is Gaynor pronounced "properly"?

My name is very common in the US ("Amy") and I get Ammy, Emmy, Annie, Emily and more chucked at me. With three letters, you'd think people would write it correctly, but I've seen anything from Amie (with a little heart instead of a dot over the 'i') to Any.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

Was called that many a time when I was younger:blink:

"Gay""nor" :rofl::rofl:

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

My husband is called Graeme and he get the same thing. Or Americans or Canadians pronounce it 'Gram' too?!? :blink:

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

No doubt my son (Charles) will get called Kyle then! :lol:

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

God help them when my family come along ;)

My name is Kirsty

My 2 year old son is called Archie (after his grandfather)

couldn't get anymore Scottish if you tried

Hubby is called Stephen - very world wide I suppose

Daughter is Aimee - spelt the French way, always get it spelt wrong by others even though its very common worldwide

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

My first name isn't a problem because it's pretty common, even in Quebec.

My surname is a nightmare. It's very rare in Quebec. There is only one other of me in Gatineau and he must be quite new to the area. The problem is compounded by the way my name is spelled. It begins with a string of letters that is very familiar to the francophone eye but pronounced differently. People invariably get it badly wrong.

I had the "love your accent" bit yesterday.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

My work colleague's first name is Lloyd and many of our francophone clients call him 'Lloyds' as in the bank....his name is often spelt 'Lloyds' on documents etc from people in QC.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

Do you pronounce it as the Anglicised version "Amy" or as in French, roughly eh/ah-MAY? (can't get the vowels transliterated quite correctly)

Aimee is a perfectly acceptable spelling and the original spelling of the name. I like the way the British pronounce "Amy" - it sounds a LOT better than the American pronunciation. The same holds true for "Bernard" - sounds okay in British English but not so much in American English where it is pronounced as bur-NARD. I have an English friend called Irene who prefers the American pronunciation of "eye-REEN" to the British "EYE-reen".

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

In the highly unlikely event that I have more children, I will not call them Basil, Herb or Oregano.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

:rofl:

No, but sounds like a good set of names for pet rabbits.

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

:rofl:

nice one

Aimee - as were Scottish/British just gets pronounced Amy, I just wanted a different spelling to others, so far at my daughters school their is an;

Aimee
Amy
Ami

lol

Re: Why is my name so difficult for the Canadians?
 

Glad I'm not the only one, people seem to 'taste' my name like they've never heard it before and repeat it over and over:unsure: Then they call me Tarshar or my fave which is Taysher:curse: Its TASHA with a Ta sha, I've met some Russians who say 'oh that's my name too', and proceed to call me Natalia:confused: Maybe I should revert back to the full version Natasha but I haven't used it since I was 5, unless of course I was in trouble:(