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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah I find it ridiculous both when Irish Americans call their kid Caoimhe and other Irish names no one can pronounce.  I also find it annoying when Indian Americans insist on naming their kid a Hindu sounding name that no one can pronounce!

Doesn’t matter if the kid is brown or white. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine either way![/quote]

I am an Indian-American and my husband and I picked names that we knew would be easily pronounceable for Americans who are not used to the sounds in our families' languages. We did this more for the children than for other people - as a child, it was always SO annoying that nobody even made an effort to try to pronounce my name properly (or even CLOSE to properly) and just shortened it to an American nickname by default.

Which leads to my pet peeve - at least TRY with foreign names, people.  Most names, even if they're using sounds you're not used to, can be practiced or slightly westernized.  But please don't mangle a name just because you're too lazy to put any effort into it.  It's so insulting.[/quote]

Agree 100%. [/quote]

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