Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:26     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and my husband and I have decided to name our baby boy Wesley (we already announced his name). We didn’t think we would run into any problems with this name, but unfortunately, some family members, especially my mother-in-law, keep pronouncing his name as Wez-lee instead of Wess-lee. We have politely corrected multiple times, but they continue to mispronounce it.

I'm not sure if it's just my pregnancy hormones or if I'm overreacting, but I really dislike the "z" sound and prefer the "s" sound in his name. I know it seems like such a minor difference to some, but ever time I hear his name mispronounced, it makes me consider changing his name altogether. FWIW my husband and I usually refer to him as Wes.

Should we go ahead and change his name or should I try to let it go? Please let me know your thoughts.


Are you Methodist?

But yeah, you have gotten a glimpse of what will be a lifelong phenomenon.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:25     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:Definitely reconsider the name. I’m from the Midwest and would absolutely pronounce it wezley.


I’m from New England, same.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:22     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
If this will bother you, change the name. Many people would say wezley. And if your kid turns out to have a lisp or if his friends do, they will say wethley.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:22     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:I mean, people should be better at matching your pronunciation, but they aren't...and most people don't care. I have a name that people mispronounce all the time. I correct them, and done, and most of the time it's fine, they start saying it correctly.

A Matthew I know was startled recently when I asked if he preferred Matt or Matthew. He said the latter...in any case, once kid is old to talk he can correct people.


I think this is true for Matthews and Michaels. Most assume Matt and Mike.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:21     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:I am confused. I've never heard Wesley pronounced any other way than:
Wes - Lee (Wes as in West)

Are people saying it as:
Weas - Lee



No, they’re pronouncing the S like a “z”. Like some people do with Leslie, they actually say Lezlie.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:16     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
I mean, people should be better at matching your pronunciation, but they aren't...and most people don't care. I have a name that people mispronounce all the time. I correct them, and done, and most of the time it's fine, they start saying it correctly.

A Matthew I know was startled recently when I asked if he preferred Matt or Matthew. He said the latter...in any case, once kid is old to talk he can correct people.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:14     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
I am confused. I've never heard Wesley pronounced any other way than:
Wes - Lee (Wes as in West)

Are people saying it as:
Weas - Lee

Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 21:08     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:My son is named Martin and when he was a baby it drove me crazy when people would pronounce it "Mar-in" with a glottal stop, to the point where i wanted a different name. Now I realize I was just hormonal. This won't bother you in a year or so.


This is literally why I nixed Martin, it would absolutely drive me crazy
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 09:30     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You’re going to have to let it go. That’s a very common pronunciation. It’s more of regional thing than an actual pronunciation, but also you can correct them by saying Wesley like Elvis Presley.


Won't work. I say Elvis Prezlee...it must be a regional accent.


Well, you are wrong. Do you call a pez dispenser a piss dispenser?
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 09:21     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Considering that Wesleyan University has the argument over the s or the z on campus, you can expect same.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 09:20     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Pick a different name.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 09:17     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You’re going to have to let it go. That’s a very common pronunciation. It’s more of regional thing than an actual pronunciation, but also you can correct them by saying Wesley like Elvis Presley.


Won't work. I say Elvis Prezlee...it must be a regional accent.


+1 OP, this is a whole life thing. Either you get used to the occasional z, and accept that corrections will be required that don't stick anyway, or you change the name.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 05:28     Subject: Re:People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
sounds like you’re having your first.


Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 05:17     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Definitely reconsider the name. I’m from the Midwest and would absolutely pronounce it wezley.
Anonymous
Post 09/27/2024 01:13     Subject: People not pronouncing unborn baby’s name right
Change his name. It is going to bother you forever. In Britain it is Wez ley as in Wez rhymes with Pez.